no superhero here-

Rating: 8/10 (31 March 2009)

I've been using IMDb as a reference on movies for a long time now, and Watchmen is by far the most interesting movie- people either give 0-2 stars or 8-10stars- i don't see a 5,6-ish score in like 10 pages.
just to express my gratitude to the society, i'm writing my first comment ever. there are lots of good comments written- along with the bad ones. i'll try to be brief and helpful, to those who aren't sure what to expect-
this is Not a superhero movie- even if the marketing guys decided to make it look that way. (for obvious reasons)
alright. its not superman or spiderman, there is NO good guys beating up bad guys, NO superhero crisis. No superhero comebacks. -hel the only guy with the super power wasn't even sure which side he was going to help.
so why 8 stars? cos its a great movie to watch. its got depth. great atmosphere and the universe its created, its R-rated, its dark, its violent, the characters are real, and strong, complex characters- not perfect, some better than others, thats why i give an 8.
and i, among others do think the ending could be better too, but as Daniel Anderson(We All Watch the Watchmen)said in his great review- the cinematic film is in itself an unique media- i do admire and appreciate the director's work on this one.