It's true what they say. You will either not like it, or REALLY Like it.

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2009)

I saw a screening of Watchmen today, and I knew walking in that the reviews were a bit mixed because of the idea of it being based off of a graphic novel. So I walked in forgetting that a novel existed, and I watched it as it's own individual movie. In this case, I happen to enjoy it very much.
Why I liked this film: First off, Zack Snyder is a genius when it comes to artistic film making. His idea of fast motion to slow motion fight scenes, and artistic motion capturing is phenomenal. It felt like 300, which I assume what going to happen when they said "Visionary director of 300" in the trailer. Along with an artistic environment, I also enjoyed the idea of a whole bunch of new faces that Hollywood hasn't paid much attention to. It was good to see some fresh new unknown faces on screen to play these roles instead of out commonly own overused actors today. They all did great with their roles and brought some fresh blood to the movie. Overall, what keeps this movie on the positive side is it's artistic value (Just like 300).
The negatives about this film: Yes I enjoyed the film, but the most important base of a film is the plot. The movie was way too plot heavy and had too much going on at once, I lost track half of the time. I also don't think they spent enough time on the past of the Watchmen, like how did they all learn to fight and get their high tech gear? truthfully, I think this film should have been split into 2 films. there would have been a lot more room for plot explanation, and a lot more could have been done. It was just too plot heavy. That's the major criticism Overall this is a good film. HOWEVER, you WILL NOT enjoy this film if you go into the theater expecting a perfect adaptation of the graphic novel because to be honest, it doesn't follow it that well. Take it for it's own movie. Go and watch it for the soul purpose of seeing it as it's own movie, not to relate it to the novel, otherwise you will not enjoy it for silly reasons.