Easily the best movie of 2009 so far!

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2009)

There were many of comic books adaptations lately (some good, most below average) and I was expecting something of the same quality from Watchmen, boy was I wrong! It's been weeks since I've seen the movie and I'm still under impression.
To start I must say I don't like comic books in general. Most of them use simple plots, camp humor, unrealized sexual fantasies of the author, cheap tricks, deus ex events and half-intelligent punch lines to deliver their message (if there is any at all). But put some red ink-splash and write "BOOM" here and there and you get a bestseller.
Watchmen had none of it!
The plot, the depth, the sub-stories, the characters, the premise, the impact of choices, the moral questions, the setting and environment had a quality of those found in the finest literature masterpieces this world has to offer. I was especially impressed by the actual amount of the ideas you can find in this movie. Too long? I still think it was next to impossible to put all of them inside such a small period of time.
I realize that the plot is mostly amazing because the graphic novel itself was great (the first comic book I liked and I read it after watching the movie). But you can't doubt the talent that brought it on-screen and turned static frames into moving pictures. Visually it is outstanding, soundtrack and sound effects are simply mind-blowing. Actually any part of the movie I can think of is of the highest quality.
Watchmen is a great event both for your senses and for your mind alike. It is one of those few movies that deserve to be called art.
P.S. The ending in the movie made way more sense and I applaud for the courage it took to alter it.