Malin Akerman,
Patrick Wilson,
Billy Crudup,
Jackie Earle Haley,
Matthew Goode
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When an ex-superhero is murdered, a vigilante named Rorshach begins an investigation into the murder, which begins to lead to a much more terrifying conclusion.
DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
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April 11, 2009Truly a powerful superhero movie that's darker than "The Dark Knight" and more thrilling than any other superhero movie in recent memory.
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December 8, 2009I have to say I knew nothing of the Watchmen graphic novel before seeing the film. Overall it's a very interesting film with a good, dark and violent story. This has more in common with Sin city than Superman if you are not sure what to expect. Yes it's slightly long at two and a...( read more)
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December 5, 2009A masterpiece. It's The Godfather of graphic novel movies. It burst off the screen with astonishing speacial effects, mind-blowing suspense and incrediable action. A groundbreaking film, a work of psychological realism in a world as real as our own. It's a dazzeling visual treat ...( read more)
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November 7, 2009So chock full of incredible action, dialogue, great production values, and philosophical pondering that I wouldn't have eve stopped even to pee during the extended 3 hour version if my cousin hadn't gotten me to pause the film.
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October 10, 2009I had been waiting to see this movie for ages but when I finally came across it at a reduced price in a second hand shop I thought nothing could ever beat The Dark Knight as the greatest comic book movie ever made but 'Watchmen' certainly gives it a run for its money. Drawing awa...( read more)
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December 22, 2009Without the giant squid this movie can get no higher on my list
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December 21, 2009I only had a vague idea of what to expect with this movie and having seen it, it's difficult to describe. Visually very engaging, the story is quite strong but there's no strong empathic connection to the characters and you start to wonder why you should care. I guess it's just a...( read more)
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December 21, 2009Too much to fit into one movie. It would have been better as a trilogy. However, I can't help feeling there's a mad genius to this movie that drags me back to it.
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December 20, 2009A quite literal translation of the original graphic novel, however a bit too literal.
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December 20, 2009It's been 9 years since I last read Watchmen so I was looking forward to seeing it up on the big screen. I'm glad to say it was fantastic to see that it stays mostly faithful to the graphic novel. It's a unique superhero tale. The characters come alive so brilliantly from the nov...( read more)
Critic Reviews
March 6, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
March 6, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Zack Snyder's film version of Watchmen is a grim and grisly excursion into comic-book mythology. full review
March 4, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Another bold exercise in the liberation of the superhero movie. full review
March 4, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
It should have remained what it was from the start: a masterpiece of vicious Cold War paranoia, completely and gut-churningly rendered on the printed page. full review
March 4, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
As the story proceeds, however, it grows plodding, convoluted and forgettable. full review
March 4, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
You have to go back to the comic to learn that the freaks in Watchmen are not only for geeks, maybe that's not so bad. Just sayin'. full review
March 4, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
So what is missing? A little of the original's madness and a lot of its aesthetic high-wire walking. full review
March 4, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Neither political satire nor camp, it fails the unique, fantasy mix of classicism and modernism that distinguished both 300 and Vin Diesel's The Chronicles of Riddick. full review
March 2, 2009
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
Incoherent, overblown, and grimy with misogyny, Watchmen marks the final demolition of the comic strip, and it leaves you wondering: where did the comedy go? full review
March 2, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
They've made the most reverent adaptation of a graphic novel ever. But this kind of reverence kills what it seeks to preserve. The movie is embalmed. full review
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April 20, 2009I haven't even seen the movie...but in my city...I have yet to find even 1 person that liked it!!! I have heard comments like, "Do not waste these three hours of your life that you can never get back!!" That is pretty rough. Also, the guy at the movies said, "If you are not a fan of the books...then you probably won't like the movie". So I will be skippin this one. One person might be wrong...maybe two or three....but my whole city seems to say, "SAVE YOURSELF!"
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April 4, 2009WASTE OF PRECIOUS TIME....... i mean seriously what was the point to this movie? watching a bollywood movie would have been far rewarding.
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its crap..
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March 24, 2009with characters that are no more than takeoffs of the different Batmen over the years (the Bob Kane Batman = NiteOwl, the Frank Miller/Dark Knight Batman = Rorshach, played to Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry perfection by Jackie Earle Haley i have to say), Superman (Dr.Manhattan), and a Catwoman/Batgirl clone (Silk) this film is more 70's/80's era social commentary than adventure epic: do we live in a bad world? what can we do about it? don't women only like a guy if he's man enough to take what he whats from her? i wonder what the adventure epic would've been like? while 100% watchable (a pun, huh?), nonetheless disturbing...
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March 21, 2009I see a lot of people expecting a MARVEL movie giving this one bad ratings...
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March 15, 2009Greatly overrated. This film was mostly a waste of time...and it is based on the greatest graphic novel of all times!!! What a pity to have missed such a great chance.
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March 13, 2009Waste of time, the odd action sequences are not worth your while. The script was incoherent and the acting performances inconsistent. And the torture of seeing the big guy with the blue p*nis for practically the whole movie didn't help either.
I should have probably walked out like the two people sitting next to me, and seen something like The Combination or Changeling instead.
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