Amazing Movie

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2009)

First I would like to get one thing straight... This is the WATCHMEN, not a 300 follow up. Why is everything done in this movie directly compared to 300. Snyder has done another work besides that known as the remake of Dawn of the Dead. I mean no one bashed 300 for not having the same feel as DotD. Everyone feels like 300 is his only good work due to the cinematography and the visual presentation. My God no one that is a director wants to do the same thing over and over and if you are someone looking for that just start 300 over after you watch it.
Now for my own review... I felt this movie was amazing. The alterations from book to movie did not disappoint. Such as how Jon became Dr. Manhattan and the ending itself did dignify the novels original events. The music was amazing from Dr. Manhattan's time on Mars to playing Bob Dylan for the opening credits. Also the fact they had Veidt's "Nostalgia" playing in the background during the Comedian's murder. The movie itself cut out stuff that makes one think there will be a much more extended edition DVD. People complain about time but, if this movie was cut any shorter it would not allow for any character development or a plot to develop. The couple things I feel they should have explained better was the Keene Act, Manhattan's past, and Rorschach's past. Also taking some scenes and expanding them with action that was called for was something Snyder saw was needed and was perfect. Perfect examples were: Rorschach beating up the cops after falling out of the window instead of falling on his face and Veidt's associates being used as human shields as he made his move on killing the assassin instead of just taking him down after he shoots just Veidt's secretary. Last, my favorite shot in the entire movie was the ending, when Rorschach was killed by Manhattan, and his blood made a trace of an angel... Great visual Snyder.
Snyder is a director to be recognized as both amazing and one to make graphic novels take new beautiful form.