moriath

Saw Watchmen on Friday. I wasn't entirely sure what I was getting into - I haven't read the graphic novel, and damn the previews don't tell you a damn thing (other than Zach Snyder is allegedly a visionary director. Dude, I love Dawn of the Dead, and 300 is pretty darn nifty, but "visionary" seems like a stretch - don't you generally need to be able to produce your own ideas in order to be said to have "vision"?). I knew there were non-super superheroes, the Comedian was Not A Nice Guy (that the actor thinks we shouldn't hate at the end), there was a rape scene and...yeah. That about sums up what I knew going in.

I was all set to view this as I believe all film adaptations of other media should be viewed: as a stand alone film. And when you dump $120-200 million into a film, you need to attract the attention of more than just the fanboys.

And after watching the whole thing, wanting to like it...I left disappointed.

( Full thoughts under here! )

Okay, I'm running out of stamina to keep bitching. Fanboys/girls - feel free to flame me now ;-)