Who watches the Watchmen? - I do, and I love it!

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2009)

As many have all ready said, this isn't the graphic novel, its the movie. Alan Moore himself says that his work wasn't meant for the big screen, it was written for comics, and thats why he disassociates himself with the medium - And it's true! The comic can't be put onto the big screen, it would be impossible. Small things had to be cut from the story, they had to be slightly revised, in order for it to work in a motion picture! And for all the people comparing it to the Dark Knight, the Dark Knight wasn't an adaption, it was a completely original story. And I'll say it again, comics don't work as films, thats why they're comics! A Watchmen movie could never do the comic justice, but it sure as hell has done itself justice.
Aaannyywaayy...I went to see the first showing at my local cinema, and there were around 20 people in that showing at the start, but by the end there were only 10. This is not a bad thing! - it proves how although they have had to make some compromises (how else would they make their money back?) they have stayed faithful to the source material and not completely butchered it. I'm already a fan of the comic, so you can't accuse me of not knowing it.
The film is beautifully shot with Snyders personal fanboy touch shining through. I would recommend reading the book first because you will appreciate the movie experience even more (unless you're the kind of person who tricks themselves into thinking they're a pretentious fanboy just because they've read it, whether they like it or not). The attention to detail is spot on, the film is chock-a-block with nice little touches that any normal trailer whore would turn a blind eye to. Casting is great, especially Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach. Matthew Goode is an interesting choice for Ozymandias, he didn't seem like the right one to me at first, but he grew on me. Patrick Wilson is fantastic as the loser of the heroes; Nite Owl (2nd gen). Billy Crudup pretty much captured the character of Dr. Manhattan, although you could say the visual effects team pretty much captured him. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was great as the Comedian. And Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre (also 2nd gen)...well...she was just kind of 'meh' - but considering that even in the comic shes a walking talking blasé cliché, it doesn't make that much of a difference.
All I can say is thank God that DC have the rights to the comic and not Moore himself, because if that grumpy old genius did we wouldn't have the Watchmen movie. Go watch it, you might like it, I certainly did.