Same director did last years hit film '300' this is even better.

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2009)

I did not know of the graphic novel by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons,thusly never read any of it.
As many know I am not a huge fan of 'sci-fi'movies. Then why you may ask that I am giving this a rating of 10.
To me the answer is simple,I like to be entertained when I watch a film. I was hypnotized, mesmerized & enthralled at the vivid imaginings created. The DVD is the extended directors cut, it runs a very smooth fast 162 minutes.
David Hayter & Alex Tse fashioned a remarkable script under the brilliant direction of ZACK SNYDER (last year he made the excellent film '300'.
Watchmen is a much more involved story, we are in an alternate universe (for example Nixon is serving his 5th term in the White House)(year is 1985 by the way.)
We may or may not agree with some of the political type statements,we just must remember that this is fantasy & science fiction.so sit back & just enjoy.
Thankfully there are no big name recognizable stars,we can just] pay close attention to the story & not a well known body or face.
The large cast includes Billy Crudup,Carla Gugino, Patrick Wilson,Malin Akerman & Jackie Earl Haley, They & the rest of cast are ALL excellent.
There are many superb special effects (CGI), excellent make-up,art & set decoration, cinematography, etc.
The editing is tight, much happens but it is easy to follow.
Music score is top draw & a very good song score.
The film was made mostly in the Vancouver are.
The last 'sci-fi' movies that impressed me so much was
THE MATRIX & that was on my 10 best list of the year. WATCHMEN will be a leading candidate for this years list.
The rating is a very just R. this is a very adult film not for small children, parents should see it first.
Ratings: **** (out of 4) 97points (out of 100) IMDb 10 (out of 10)