Forgive me if this has already been talked about but I didn't see it anywhere.

I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this movie. Having never read the book before the movie, I couldn't WAIT to see this one. I love almost every comic book movie (with the occasional exception of Daredevil and Fantastic Four).

After watching it, the first thing I did was buy the book. I am very impressed with the level of respect the filmmakers paid to Moore and Gibbons here. Not only did most of the dialogue and scenes come straight from the book, but as different as the ending was in the movie, it was genius! I could completely see it happening in the book as well. I actually liked the ending in the movie better but I'm not sure if that's because I saw the movie first.

I guess the only problem I had with the movie was how little they developed Ozymandias' character.

Anyways, I haven't seen a response on this site yet and I hope you guys have some strong opinions about what you saw and I look forward to hearing them!

I didn't like this film very much. I read the book about a year before I saw the movie, but I don't think it was that that ruined the film for me. I think it had more to do with the fact that at best the movie was a direct copy of the book and at worst the movie was laughable and annoying.

Even if I took how it didn't follow the book (character and plot changes) out of my mind I still can't see it as close to being a good movie. The dragging out of making over the top of all the fight scenes got old quicly and confused me because they didn't have much role in the theme of the story. Also the terrible use of songs in the film much have had Wes Anderson turning over in his grave. Me and my friends were almost shaking with laughter when Sound of Silence or Flight of the Valkyries. It seemed really hacky.

being such a massive comic book nerd (and more specifically an Alan Moore nerd) i had my doubts about a movie adaptation of Watchmen ever being possible.

i did not like From Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or V for Vendetta (aside from Natalie Portman and her sexy shaved head) and i didn't like 300

so i was a skeptic. but i'm glad to say i was completely blown away. Zack Snyder is a fantastic director and has a right future in front of him.

most of my friends would call me a heretic for saying this but the film end in Watchmen was a million times better than in the comic. it was so much more poetic.

I have to agree there, the ending made a lot more sense in the film.

*Spoilers below*


The original ending would have probably required the exposition of the whole parallel sub-plot of the pirate ship, and the missing scientists, writer, and artists in the creation of the cthulu thing. Probably about 45 minutes if you didn't want it to seem completely random. Maybe less. I'm no filmmaker. I liked that you saw the paper-man and the kid reading the comic in the scene of the explosion. The film was more poetic, in many ways. I do, however, love the way Doc Manhattan's chapter in the book is set out.

And Jitterbug, I think V for Vendetta is a good movie, but not a great adaptation. If you know what I mean. Stephen Fry's character was good, and very concisely brought the vaudeville element, and showed us the public view of the government as we could guage their reaction to his show - something which I think would have taken a lot of dialogue from bit-players otherwise. Obviously the scene where the girl dressed as V is killed also gives us the climatic "Moral event horizon" for the general public and thus sparks off the third act. I also think in movie terms it was wise not to blow parliament at the start.

Anyway, back to Watchmen, does anyone else find the level of fan worship for Rorschach to be slightly alarming? In terms of the real-life vigilantes on the DVD extras who say they "are" Rorschach and the like? While his conviction to the truth is laudable, his moral compass is all over the place.