A Masterpiece of the comic book genre

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2009)

First off, I have not read the comic book, I was not sucked into the hype, simply because I thought the trailer made the film look so CGI packed and ridiculous. Saying that, maybe that is why I loved it. Just a year after the fan and critically acclaimed The Dark Knight, which really took the superhero and comic book genre to another level, Watchmen achieves great heights as well. It is another Masterpiece of this genre, and to me, it was pretty much perfect. It is not the realistic, gritty drama that The Dark Knight was, and for that reason some will not take it seriously, but I really thought it was just an amazing film. The acting was great, as was the writing I thought. It really should not be compared to Zack Snyder's other films. It puts 300 to shame. The visual style is just as great and surreal as any other epic, and the visual effects are outstanding, flashy, but not too realistic, which is the only way that it could have worked. I find it sad how many critics have dismissed it for being too long, and too much of a mess and dull. I can see why they said that, because this film is sure to dismiss a lot of people off. But I thought it was genius, and this is certainly the best superhero film ever made, next to The Dark Knight.
10/10 Seriously, go watch it!