Makes you want to watch silent films again.

Rating: 8/10 (7 March 2009)

First of, I read watchmen the week before I saw it. It was damn near perfect. The ending is... indescribably perfect. So with great expectations, I sat down in the cinema to see what Mr. Znyder could deliver, or if he could deliver.
He did. Mostly. The film starts off excellently with the killing of the comedian(played to perfection by Jeffery Dean Morgan), and is a superbly shot scene. Then, as the opening title appears, Bob Dylan is played. Yes, that is right. The opening title itself is a terrific, funny, helpfull and cool. But for god's sake, a man was just thrown out the window, Bob Dylan is not appropriate!
The film continues, Roarshach is introduced & played perfectly, and the plot evolves. Just a wee bit slow. We get introduced to all the characters, most of whom play their part excellently. The only one I didn't quite like was Ozymandis.
As the film progresses it look gorgeous, and contains all the key scenes and quotable comments. But also dreadful music. The most obvious scene that springs to mind is sex scene with Nite Owl & Silk Spectre, with a horrid verison of Hallelujah in the background.
As a conclusion, the movie looks and feels like true Watchmen. They DID manage to film it. But, despite the promising music in the trailer, it chose poor music at vital moments, making it feel a bit campy.
Yet, Watchmen is worth watching.