Still Zack Snyder's hallmark movie nearly 10 years after it came out.

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2019)

Long before he helped create the ill fated DCEU with Man of Steel and ended it with Justice League, Zack Snyder, known for making a hit remake based on a classic horror film called Dawn of the Dead and making 300 the biggest graphical novel movie of all time, went on to direct a long movie based on the classic DC comic called Watchmen, which came out during the height of the Cold War and became a cult comic among gen xers. A teaser was shown before another DC movie, The Dark Knight, and there was lots of buzz. When it finally came out during March of 2009, it didn't break records like 300 did but made a profit at the theater as well as on home video, where a director's cut was released along with an extended version that included the Tales of the Black Freighter cartoon within the movie that was sold seprately on dvd and bluray in tandem with the film's theatrical release. A videogame composed of chapters was released around the same time on ps3 and xbox 360 to much fanfare, and a soundtrack came out which was pretty good and had My Chemical Romance at its peak. As for the movie itself, it's quite possibly the best epic R Rated comic book movie ever made with an eclectic cast and amazing effects. A TV series based on the franchise is coming out soon on HBO, so watch the movie first and make sure you read the comic book to get your Watchmen fix.