Watching the Watchmen.

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2010)

In the late 1980's my dad arranged the first Comic Book festival to be held in the area. Having sold comics for years,my dad asked fellow traders if they knew anyone who could be a guest,which led to my dad getting Alan Moore's home phone number.
Taking a gamble,my dad phoned Moore and found him to be extremely friendly,with the only "payment" Moore took being a bundle of old British comics that my dad gave him. When i heard that Snyder had been hired to make this,i had some mixed feelings,but after seeing it,I am now thrilled to say the Snyder has made the film which reveals who watches the Watchmen.

View on the film: Note i am reviewing the ultimate cut.
The first thing i have to mention is the inclusion of the Tales of the Black Freignhter into the film,which has a rough Anima look and a very morbid story,that helps at unrolling some loose links and making a stronger foundation of understanding the moods that the characters are feeling.
The voice of the film,Jackie Earle Haley gives a tremendous turn as Rorschach,with Haley giving a huge amount of dept,and expressiveness to someone who is (mostly) behind a mask in the film,and he also has a deep 1940s film Noir style voice. Billy Crudup gives an unnerving performance as Manhattan,,whose voice Crudup keeps calm,and his attitude collected,whilst the eye-catching Malin Akerman brings the sensitivities and frustrations Spectre has towards her fellow superheroes.
With the violence in the film,Snyder stylishly mixes the rough style action of Bourne films,with the smooth- slick refined Slo-Mo action . Although there are a few small flaws with the action, (The prison scene had way too much slow-mo)the main thing Snyder does well is being able to handle such a complex story and still keep it cinematic,even with "strange" edges in the panels (Manhattan sees hope in mankind,due to a girl forgiving an attempted rapist,and having a child with him!) Snyder grips the vast story in a strikingly confident manner, with the story going back-and-forth between the 1940's and 1980's,Snyder gives each era a different appearance,with the 40's having an ice cool post-WWII shine,and the 80's having a bit of a bright neon crisp,as the Watchmen find out who watches them.