Do not watchmen

Rating: 1/10 (7 August 2009)

Or just watch the trailer and the opening. They're much more enjoyable than the movie. Jeez I'm so disappointed... When I saw the trailer, I thought it would be a good movie. Not as great as the comic (adaptation is a hard exercise), but not that lame... See, I quite liked 300, Snyder respected the original, and it was possible because Frank Miller's work is more graphical, and does not suffer from exaggeration since it is inherent to it. While Watchmen is a much more subtle and intellectual work. and it DOES suffer from trying inadequately to turn its characters into teenage-version of "cool". Man, I almost cried when Laurie and Nite Owl dressed up for their outing. Watchmen characters HAVE a sense of ridicule. They wouldn't think themselves "hot". And though I can understand the need to add some action scenes to make the movie more attractive to teenagers, there was no need to all those slowing downs... As for the music... urrrgh! cliché upon cliché. I cannot list all the reasons why this movie is bad. Really, it was a painful experience. Awkward, silly, and an insult to the original.