You won't understand this if you haven't read the graphic novel? BS!

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2009)

When I saw this I hadn't read the graphic novel and was expecting a good superhero movie. Ya know like the Dark Knight, or Iron Man. But I was surprised to find that it more than just a good superhero movie, in fact it transcended the superhero genre! It revealed the darker side of the superheroes, it showed us why they were invented, they were right-wing, pro-American propaganda figures. We kinda reflect on that with brutal superheroes (more like superanti-heroes!) like ever vigilant Rorschach and the nihilistic Comedian. That scene where The Comedian burns the one-legged Viet Cong soldier alive, shocked the hell out of me! Along with the expose on superheroes, these are some of the other pros of this movie. The visual effects were amazing! I couldn't believe it them! The soundtrack was great! Simon and Garfunkel, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, all awesome! It goes for 3 hours and it doesn't get boring. I needed to urinate for half of the movie, but I didn't wanna leave the theatre it was so entertaining. The acting wasn't really what I'd call Oscar worthy (in fact those top-knot thugs were terrible actors) but most of it wasn't bad. The film style was awesome. I nearly cried a few times throughout the movie, like the first scene with the superhero days rising and falling to the tune of "The Time are Changing" and the scene in which Hollis has the flashbacks I loved it. It was one hell of thought provoker, especially with the ending where you can't tell who's good or bad.
Now I'll leave the rest to you thank you for reading I hope you enjoy this movie as much as I did.