Top Gap. See more gaps ». Watchmen Did You Know? Create a list ». Watched Movies. Watchmen does not suffer this fate. This is the most bloated version of the picture, and stripping the allegorical pirate tale about a shipwrecked captain who goes murderously mad leaves viewers with more ambiguity as to how we are meant to feel about Ozymandias and his plan.
More on that in a moment. Plus, as the name suggests, it is the preferred version of Snyder himself. So if you want to see Watchmen as the director intended it and are willing to jettison some of what made the comic so unique, this minute cut is the way to go. The larger question, then, is whether or not you should watch any version of Watchmen. Modestly reviewed 64 percent fresh from Rotten Tomatoes; 56 from Metascore upon release, the choice to keep the film in an alternate version of the s — one in which Nixon served five terms and the blue-skinned Dr.
Manhattan helped the United States win the Vietnam War a matter of weeks after entering it — may have limited its appeal. The opening sequence — featuring a cameo by the McLaughlin Group explaining the stakes of our imagined past and then a montage of tableaus featuring costumed heroes showing how we moved from the s to the present — condenses 40 years of fake history into 10 minutes of screen time, capably laying out the emotional mood of the picture.
Goofs at around 1h 8 mins Doctor Manhattan describes a "circulatory system" appearing on the grounds of a government base. However what is depicted is clearly the nervous system, as it features a brain and spinal cord, but no heart or lungs.
This error is repeated from the novel. Quotes Rorschach : I heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Crazy credits The opening credits themselves often cast shadows in the frame that correspond with the flashes from photographer's bulbs. Alternate versions In Thailand the genitals of Dr Manhattan are masked and where Rorschach attack with an ax the victim's head is heavily blurred.
Connections Edited from Tales of the Black Freighter User reviews 1. Top review. We All Watch the Watchmen. Let's get this out of the way - Watchmen the movie is not as good as the graphic novel. Zack Snyder's Watchmen is not your average graphic novel adaptation. Unlike with , which was short and sharp and shallow and easy to adapt, the original Watchmen is incredibly dense and, as written, unfilmable. So Snyder did something very smart - he didn't even try.
What he did instead was to take the world of Watchmen and rebuild it in a way which made a virtue of this new medium film rather than try to cram the graphic novel into a cinematic form. Nowhere is this approach more obvious than in the film's title sequence. A wonderfully composed collage of images depicts scenes from the universe of Watchmen in a way which is only possible in the movies.
In this way, we are subconsciously introduced to a world where costumed heroes are a part of everyday culture and brought, in a stylish and fluid way, from the original days of the Minutemen to those of the Watchmen. This introduction is cinematically perfect and is indicative of the heights which the Watchmen movie is perfectly capable of achieving but not quite capable of sustaining.
Watchen is a brave film for a major studio to make and without a doubt it would not exist in its present form without the success of It is incredibly dark both in tone as well as shooting style with events that would be anathema to any other superhero story. The less you know about the story, the better so there will be no spoilers here but suffice to say Watchmen's version of a happy ending is a far cry from the Hollywood norm. Snyders brings his unique approach to action to bear on Watchmen, expanding on the action scenes in the comic without making it feel too redundant.
His efforts are ably supported by the incredibly game cast, excellent cinematography and near perfect visual effects - this film is incredible to look at but also manages to create an entire world in a way which most superhero stories never do.
The attention to detail in even the smallest scenes is commendable and the dense flashback structure means the same attention is paid to the presentation of full and complex characters. Snyder has made a film which is gorgeous to look at, agreeably violent, well written, wonderfully designed and features some of the best small scale action sequences ever committed to celluloid.
But, naturally, not everything is perfect. Most of the performances are excellent, with a cast of relative unknowns who manage to distinguish themselves despite constantly competing with overbearing effects and design.
Patrick Wilson, in particular, does great work with a difficult role as Nite Owl, while Jackie Earle Hayley is blistering as Rorschach.
Unfortunately in a film which could have done with a strong female presence, neither Carla Gugino nor Malin Ackerman make much of an impression, despite having quite a lot of screen time. Synder's musical cues are another bone of contention - often pushing the tone of the film into the realm of parody.
Written by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub. Look for an update soon. First - Here's exactly what Zack said. Here are the quotes:. Third - I just posted 9 movie clips from "Watchmen" so click on the link to check them out!
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