Watchmen

Pros: Intriguing characters, well styled, good action shots, gratuitous sex and nudity
Cons: Weak acting, long screenplay

I felt like something of a virgin going in to see Watchmen. Apart from taking a casual glance at the book on the shelf in Border’s, I really had no idea what this was all about. I enjoyed the superhero TV shows and cartoons as a kid, watch pretty ...

Pros: Very entertaining movie.
Cons: Not for everyone.  Very violent at times. Not enough character development.

There have been many movies made that were based on comic books or graphic novels, with some being much better than others.  I tend to enjoy those types of movies and will see any of them at least once.  I've been hearing things about ...

Pros: Visually amazing, great performances from Haley, Wilson, Crudup, solid adaptation
Cons: Excessive in a lot of ways

When I was taking a screenwriting course in college, the professor went around asking if there were any books you'd like to see adapted into movies that hadn't been yet.  The two I mentioned (back in 2001, I think it was) were The Hitchhiker's ...

Pros: Gritty realism, not your average comic book movie.
Cons: Drags at times, graphic sex and violence.

The great fun of escaping into a comic book movie (or, for that matter, the very pages of a comic book itself) is the heroes: larger than life icons, we look to these shining examples as the best of what we could be. But what if they really weren't much ...

Pros: Good casting, faithful to the comic book, interesting issues of morality and faith.
Cons: Graphic violence, possibly confusing edits, the Big Blue Wang.

For the record, in the Watchmen graphic novel, there is a big blue penis. Well, I wouldn't say it's big.  In fact, it's probably average.  When the guy it's attached to grows to fifty feet tall, of course...that's a different issue.  But ...

Pros: ambitious, some good sfx, some good scenes
Cons: confusing, disapointing, inconsistent acting, over-use of slow-mo to fast-motion ala 300.

In case you are still wondering... Watchmen is exactly the kind of ambitious mess fans of the comic book/ graphic novels  figured the movie version would be.   And if you aren't fans of the D.C. comic cira 1985 to 1987 the film will ...

Pros: Wonderful acting, Interesting characters, Well-conceived plot, Amazing effects (CG, costumes, everything!), Pacing.
Cons: None that I could find!

Every year, it seems like there are some films that are hyped so much that one either goes into the film feeling like there is nothing left for them to see of the actual movie or that the movie cannot possibly live up to the hype and greatness the viewer ...

Pros: Style, characters, fascinating story, action, FX, visuals, music
Cons: Wilson, Akerman, Love triangle, poor makeup, weak villain

Despite a visual design that suggests 40s noir mixed with 50s glamour, the story is an alternate take on the 1980s in which President Richard Nixon (a pretty unconvincing Robert Wisden) is still in office in 1985, having won the Vietnam War (no, not ...

Pros: Excellent photography and special effects, and good (not great) acting.
Cons: Overpopulated, convoluted, and not particularly attractive.

So many people enjoyed WATCHMEN that it must be my fault that I didn't think much of it.   I thought it was overly complicated, over populated, and just plain over the top.To begin with, it runs 2 hours 42 minutes.  It is ...

Pros: None
Cons: Too long,
too violent
depressing
man nudity
horse voice man was annoying to listen

My husband and I went to a movie theater in Huston (while we were over there on a business trip), late at night. There was only 1 choice left - The Watchmen. I didn't have any idea what it was about. I didn’t see its trailer, I never heard about it ...

Pros: Nothing.
Cons: Horribly long.  Sex.  Blue Penis.

I've been waiting in eager anticipation for the release of Watchmen on DVD.  I don't think I could be any more disappointed.  Watchmen may be one of the absolute worst movies I've ever had the displeasure to view.  Plan Nine From ...

Pros: Exellent movie that I am bound to watch over and over again.
Cons: Dr.Manhatten's nakedness or near nakedness !! Just oh so very wrong !!

I was excited to see this movie, and I came out a happy person !! Nearly three hours long, I cannot usualy sit down for this long, but I managed to do it because the movie had me hooked to every second. Ofcourse apart from when Dr.Manhatten walked around ...