Purely Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2009)

I went into Watchmen with seemingly unreachable expectations, but miraculously they were met. Snyder somehow basically transformed, nearly word for word, the book into a movie.
The visual effects were spectacular. To those who said the violence was over-the-top, I agree, but I think it just added to the incredible effect of the movie. One thing I didn't like was the sound effects during the fight scenes. It sounded like martial arts, but that's just quibbling, so I'll just stop right there.
The actors were awesome, Especially Jackie Earle Haley and Jeffery Dean Morgan. The atmosphere was very well done, giving an excellent 80's feel with the music and such. The tone set in the first sequence was held throughout the entire movie, which is great.
One thing though that scares me is that those who haven't read the book may be very confused. I went with my friend who had not read the book besides like 10 pages before we left, and he said he was pretty confused for some of the time. But this is better than having it made mostly for those who haven't read the book. I just hope the people who haven't read the book won't dislike it because they were confused most the time.
Many people complained about the ending, and personally I like the ending in the book better, but it was a good move to change it because the audience that hadn't read the book would've been totally confused if the original ending were chosen. I showed my friend the ending and he said he would have been laughing if the original ending were in there instead. Plus, the effect is basically the same, so it doesn't REALLY matter.
So, this has to be one of the best movies I've ever seen, especially being adapted from such a great and complex book. I respect Zack Snyder much more now, he has proved that he can direct great movies. Watchmen earns a perfect 10 for me, a wonderful movie!