One of the best superhero movies i have ever watched!

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2010)

Forget Daredevil. Forget The Hulk. Forget the Fantastic Four. Forget even spiderman. Watchmen has the best plot, excellent action scenes and the aesthetics are very much pleasing to the eyes. I have never read the comic book nor have i ever heard of Watchmen therefore i couldn't have high expectations as most fans of the comic book would have. Alan Moore the creator or watchmen might have been disappointed that his 'baby' had been disfigured and mutated by Hollywood but i believe Zack Snyder and David Hayter the main scriptwriter did a wonderful job of turning the comic book into this great film.
First off, the characters. Each one of the watchmen have interesting and their own unique personalities and the movie tells the audiences their background by shifting the focus of a particular scene on their perspective. Rorschach's is through the dialogue in his journal, Jupiter is through the flashbacks she has, Mr Manhattan is through his own internal thoughts and reminiscence. The two characters that didn't really intimately reveal their past was Dan and Adrian. Though we all get to know about each one of them. That's the whole charm of Watchmen as i've heard. The story within the story. Well the movie managed to accomplish that. By shifting the perspectives to each of the watchmen, we feel as if we get to know each one of them and understand their personalities.
The fight scenes are spectacular. I love the how Zack directed it. It's not cheesy, its not dull and its not over the top. To give a better example, its not like batman forever nor is it like superman returns or the hulk. It's more like the dark knight only with a Zack Snyder style to it just like in 300. The whole story is great and like i've said its not a regular superhero movie. Most of them don't have special powers so it's a little like the Christopher nolan's batman. The whole world is dark and pre-apocalyptic. It's like the x-men plus spiderman and with the darkness of batman. Thats basically the world of watchmen adding in politics and war.
This movie is a must watch because it will stimulate all your senses. It's not a mindless action movie nor is it too dull with a lot of talking. It has a perfect balance of dialogue, story and action. It's also a good way to introduce people to the watchmen comic which i now am interested to read.