WATCHMEN

WATCHMEN- I had the joys or viewing Watchmen last night at another advanced screening. I will try to be nice about this review, since some are very excited to see this film. I on that note, was one of them, but I can honestly say do not waste your money or the 163 minutes of your life. Granite I have never read the book, but I figured it would be okay. The film was very slow pace and I personally felt as though it dragged on FOREVER! There was no real climax to the film, and the there where flashbacks constantly and for me it was difficult to figure out what was going on.

I will say that the sound effects where good (even though the theatre had the volume up way too high, most of the audience had their ears covered), and most of the special effects where amazing, even for a film that was set back for the 80’s. That would be the only reason why I would say go see it in the theatre’s if it is a must see, but really I had the hardest time sitting through it.

This film should have been rated at least NC-17, I knew for a while they where trying to decide what the rating would be, and I surprised it got even an R rating. Nudity is one thing, but full frontal shots of the male anatomy not one or twice, but at least 10 times was uncalled for.

The other thing about this film that was disappointing was that there was no real conclusion. It did not make you feel like there was a sequel on the way by any means, but the ending was just strange. It felt like the conclusion to Pirates of the Caribbean 3, where it circled around back to the beginning.

Personally, I would not even recommend this film at the dollar movie, or Redbox, not even on HBO/Starz if it is on. Save yourself, and take my word that it is not worth it. It cost over 100 million to film and lots of legal battles, yet I would be surprised if it makes what it cost to film, this will flop in the box office after the word gets out.