I didn’t read the Watchmen novels, but I started reading them ever since I saw the movie. The stories are a little more in-depth—that’s usually the way it goes—but for the most part the movie was pretty accurate. The film had the same presentation and technology used in movies like 300 and Sin City, and Watchmen did a really good job in that aspect, it had some really cool sequences. I’ve always enjoyed CGI—it’s always been really cool to me—so I don’t think they went overboard with it for this film.
Dr. Manhattan was my favorite character because he was the ultimate superhero. I’ve watched a lot of superhero movies and no one can do the things he can do. He was pretty impressive. I also liked The Comedian, even though he was the one that got killed in the beginning, and Silk Spectre II.
The storyline was good. I think they made it kind of long and it got drawn out a bit at the end. They could have sped it up a little bit, but I think the ending was very good in the aspect that it didn’t end like you really thought it would.
My favorite scene was where a bullet was shot at Ozymandias—he was one of the fastest of the Watchmen—and they showed him dodge the bullet in slow motion. It was different than how they did it in The Matrix. Overall, I would give Watchmen 3.5 stars. It’s a film I would recommend to my teammates and to anyone if you’re into the whole superhero thing. I love superheroes and I definitely think that this a movie to see, even if just for the CGI effects.
Other Choice Cuts:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Paramount Pictures
Brad Pitt stars as Benjamin Button, a man who ages backwards, growing younger instead of older. Button is raised at a Seniors home, and meets a young girl named Daisy (Cate Blanchett). The two form a bond through the years as they age in opposite directions. Button’s life is filled with journeys that reflect love and hate, life and death, and everything in between.
Taken
20th Century Fox
Liam Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, a retired CIA operative whose worst fear is realized when his daughter is kidnapped in France. Mills begins to piece together the clues that will lead to his daughter’s whereabouts and sets out on a one-man search and rescue mission.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Sony Pictures
After failing in his attempt to join the New Jersey State Police, Paul Blart (Kevin James) settles for a security officer job. His mundane gig receives a surprise jolt when a gang of robbers seize the building on Black Friday. As the lone patrolman on site, Blart sets out to thwart the crooks and free the hostages, while police attempt a rescue from the outside.
