If you weren't a fan of the graphic novel....

Rating: 6/10 (6 March 2009)

You may not like the movie. I hadn't even heard of Watchmen until one Simpsons episode and even then wasn't sure what the big deal was when they were filming right outside my house. I went expecting loads of action, great story lines and just all around mouth dropping greatness. I was honestly sorely mistaken. I feel as though the previews took every good scene of the movie and the rest were just filler. There are some really good scenes that weren't from the trailer, particularly those of Rorschach but other parts just seemed so useless.
The action was great when it was there, and the graphics were amazing, but that seems like all it was. I felt they were trying to hard with the slow-motion shots and the dramatic effects. It was almost like they were using it solely because it was what made 300 so popular. But it was overdone, I believe. The acting I felt was great, but I could have done without the sex scenes (one in particular) It just felt silly to watch really. Maybe its more of a GN fan kind of thing, because some people really enjoyed it *rolls eyes* The soundtrack was interesting, it was appropriate when you stopped to think about it, but when you first heard each song it sort of made you pause and ask, "really?" Overall I suppose its a decent movie (though 3 hours may have been too long), but it wasn't worth getting home at 3:30 this morning.