Good movie, but certain parts of the film seemed to keep me in the dark.

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2009)

This movie was really quite enjoyable...its long runtime was a no issue for me. The main problem I had with this film is that I have never read the graphic novel that it is based on and certain parts of the film had me going "huh, what, who?". Do not get me wrong though, still a good movie and I got it enough that I was not totally lost or anything. The movie starts with a bang with the murder of a former superhero known as the Comedian. Well not to super as you will see through flashbacks this guy was a bit brutal, yet he also seemed to get it in ways most do not. He was the Comedian, a punchline of the American people almost a caricature of its worst. Through the story you meet others from the days of superheros as for some reason they are outlawed during the time of this world a strange 1985 parallel world where Nixon is the president still and the world is on the brink of a global nuclear war that would seemingly end most life. The only thing that seems to prevent this is one of America's strongest superheros a person who is seemingly close to being a god, Dr. Manhattan. Well he and another former superhero, Ozymandias is trying to create a limitless amount of fuel that would help rid the need for war. Well the death of the Comedian does not sit well with another superhero known as Rorschach who is a rather brutal hero in the same mold as the Punisher. He warns Nightowl, and Dr. Manhattan and his girl the Silk Specter. Through all this you know all is not as it seems and you are heading to some strange revelations at the end. Good action scenes as I loved watching the opening battle and the Rorschach prison escape...actually I loved everything about him being in prison as he was by far my favorite character cause even though he seemed the weakest of the bunch he still persevered and even though he seemed a tad off he still kept to his principles. Suffice to say I did not care for the ending to much. However, this was a very fun ride and my main complaints come from the fact this movie could have actually used a longer runtime. There was this cat that was with Ozymandias that came out of nowhere and talking to some who have read the novel was actually a lot more developed. I wanted to know why superhero vigilantes were banned as well. I have so many other stuff I wish they had developed as Ozymandias is almost a no show in the movie especially in the flashback scenes, I would have liked to see him in action as a superhero. So I liked it for the most part, I do want to read the graphic novel that I am told is a lot better than the movie.