Watchmen Review (SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2009)

I recently saw the movie "Watchmen" with two friends, and this is what I have to say about it. I am currently half way through the book, and I have to say that, so far, the movie matches up perfectly. Every street sign, and every book can be spotted on the set. I loved the reference to the book "Under the Hood." In the opening credits, you can clearly see the stack of books with the same title. The opening credits were very good, although they lasted WAY too long. Every time they did a transition I asked myself "Is it starting yet?" Many people know that CGI was used on "Watchmen" (the same technology was used on "300"). The effects were VERY, VERY good. The scene were Jon Osterman is disintegrated is so genuinely done. They even had the hair on his arms stand up to show his fear and the process that is happening. Although this scene was good, the use of slow-motion in the rest of the film was WAY over done. Every 3 seconds something would move in slow-mo. Another thing I would like to comment on is when Dr. Manhattan is on Mars and he makes all of the cogs come out of the ground. That was very well done.
I thought that the costumes were a little bit cheesy. Silk Spectre II's was probably the most pleasing costume, because it wasn't entirely super-hero-ish. The Comedian's costume is also very good.
As far as acting goes, this movie was great! Malin Akerman made a perfect Silk Spectre II. She really dedicated her life to this role and it showed. I personally hate the show "Gray's Anatomy" and I hated Jeffrey Dean Morgan on it, but he really out-did himself as The Comedian(Edward Blake). From his evil looks, to his devilish laughs, he made the movie seem "real". Jackie Earl Haley is the only character I have a complaint about. When he had his "face" on, he sort-of over did the Rorschach voice. It sounded almost like he had throat cancer. But, in the interrogation scene, the way he responds to the pictures is outstanding! Also, in the scene where he is killed by Dr. Manhattan, his facial expressions and the the way he dramatizes the lines is AMAZING!
All in all, "Watchmen" is a GREAT movie, with very few flaws. In my opinion, if "The Dark Knight" was Oscar worthy, so is this. "Watchmen" beats The Batman series by a LONG-SHOT! If you have not yet seen this movie, see it. It will absolutely blow you away.