I watched Watchmen

Let me just get something out of the way.

I've read Alan Moore's Watchmen about forty seven times (give or take). I've based personal philosophies on the musings of some of it's characters. I've used their names when I've pranked called restaurants. I love everything about Watchmen.

I first found out about the MOVIE version right around the time 300 came out. Zack Snyder had infamously snuck a still of one of his prop hands in a Rorschach costume in between the frames of 300's redband trailer.

I spotted it. Then I started to worry. I worried through the first rumblings from Fox, to the night I saw the teaser trailer.

I worried about Malin Ackerman and Matthew Goode. I was right to, because they were the weakest links in the film (aside from the comedically exaggerated Nixon and Kissenger). I never once worried about the other cast members, and again I was right not to.

I continued to worry until the fateful night that I gathered up my smiley face pin, and headed into the theatre.

My thoughts:

Well Done Zack Snyder. You didn't make me cry with agony once. I actually sat through this movie without feeling THAT violated.

I did have some issues, however.

-They gave Dr. Manhattan's best line in the whole book to Laurie. FAIL

-They had Bubastis, but zero mention of how easy genetic engineering was in this alternate time line. I think they brought up four legged chicken during the restaurant scene, but just having a giant purple lynx in the film made things... odd.  You see, the point of SEEING (as opposed to just hearing,) a four legged roast chicken, and Bubastis is to reinforce the notion that the plan Ozymandias put into motion in the comics is plausible.  Basically, no squid=out of place lynx.

- I know why these were cut, but I missed the side plots dreadfully. And Hollis' death.

-Black Freighter. A lovely parallel to Adrian's descent. Gone. It's important dammit. Hopefully that ultra sexy directors cut makes it work.

(Keep in mind I liked the movie, btw.)

-The fighting was too polished and the sex scene was ri-god-damn-diculous. A relatively beautiful moment in the comics, spoiled by weird slow motion buttocks clenching.

Fanboyish Bitching aside. It's a good flick. 7/10.