One of the most cerebral and moving superhero Epics ever made!

Rating: 10/10 (1 July 2012)

I am a huge fan of superhero stories on film but I have never been into comics. I am very impressed by the quality of medium but they don't fascinate me as much. When I went to see The Dark Knight in theaters the Watchmen trailer took me completely off guard. I had never heard of the Graphic Novel prior to that moment but I was immediately interested. The trailer and the look and feel of the world had a truly epic feel to it that I have never seen in a Superhero adventure story. It appeared to be a completely different world that I could have imagined yet the griminess of it seemed to be genuine. The Strangeness of the world that was being shown on screen was more like a Dramatic alternate history/Science Fiction story than an action film. I expected the film to be a Darker and more realistic take on superheros as promised But nothing could have prepared me for The Mindblowing and Unfathomably Epic cinematic experience that this was.
This for me is an Unquestionable Masterpiece. Not Only does this meet every requirement necessary to make a good movie in the history of Mankind But it goes much further and deeper than that and presents the audience with Moral questions that most films are too afraid to ask. My experience watching this film is unique and an experience I have only had for a few films. In my opinion their is no Superhero film that can match this except The Dark Knight. It is because of This that I have committed to Reading The Graphic Novel in its entirety. After finishing it I could not be more pleased with How This turned out as an Adaptation. It did the book Justice in my opinion. One of my Favorite films and Books of all Time. It gripped me like no story has ever done.
The Casting is Spot on and absolutely Brilliant. Malin Akerman looks like she walked straight out of the novel. She fits the caricature of Laurie very well. Matthew Goode Performance was very intriguing and handled with perfect Finesse. Many fans complain that his performance was took dark and brooding and portrayed the character as completely evil. While I can certainly see where they are coming from I must respectfully disagree. The Character was certainly more sinister than he was in the Novel but I think Goode managed to convey a perfect counterbalance to that by also being friendly and charismatic at times. He was also very self reflexive and took responsibility for his actions at the end of the Film. He was actually less corrupt than some of the other characters until he decided to take matters into his own hands. Patrick Wilson was the perfect Nite Owl. I could feel the actors enthusiasm and passion for the Character in every single emotion that he conveyed. Jeffery Dean Morgan was born to play The Comedian. The life and Raw emotion that he brought to the role is Uncanny. Even Better than all of the actors above is Billy Crudup as Dr.Manhattan. The Man is a legend. Take all of these amazing Performances and multiply it times ten and you get Jackie Earl Haley's Performance as my favorite character Rorschach. I would put Jackie's performance on the same level as Health Ledger as the Joker. He was beyond mesmerizing and somewhere along the way he forgot who he was and became Rorschach. Every scene that he was in was a Joy or frightening to watch and every line he delivered will be quoted as an iconic classic. Nearly everything about the film was amazing from the cinematography to the production design and the obsessive attention to detail. The Soundtrack is unreal and The Score is truly moving. The Ending is the one aspect of this film that while being Faithful to the spirit of the Novel received many major changes all of which I thought were for the better. I am a huge fan of the Squid but Framing Dr.Manhatten in order to create world peace makes just as much sense. Also having Nite Owl see his old Partners death is much more fair to the character. It add to what was in my opinion the best scene in the movie and one of the best Tragic Death scenes that I have ever seen in my life. A lot of people were upset that nite Owl beats up Ozy after this scene and tells him that He "Mutilated Humanity". I didn't think he ruined the ambiguity of the movie at all. I think people think this because Nite Owl/Daniel is the heart of the story and many people see it through his eyes. He tells OzyMandias that he was wrong in blind fury and beats him up(which was awesome) but When continues life quietly with Silk Spectre he begins to consider that maybe the plan worked out for the Best. Overall this film is an Unforgettable experience unlike any other. If you are too immature to see a Naked blue man than skip it. But if you looking for a thought provoking and geo political film that questions whether or not Heroes can exist in a real an complicated world than look no further.