Who Watches The Watchmen? I Do!!!!
Last night I went to see Watchmen. The very fact that I went to the cinema speak volumes about how much I wanted to see this film as I usually avoid the place like the plague. Full of other people, sound usually wrong, sticky floors, too expensive etc etc.
Watchmen however was different. I had first read the book around 22 years ago and since then have read it many many times. It is the story of a bunch of dysfunctional ex-masked superheroes, only one of which has any superpowers, and how someone is killing them.
This film was pure genius. I would have never thought that they could successfully turn it into a film but they have done it.
If you want to see a very clever, intelligent film that just happens to be about superheroes, go and see this one.
Close enough to the original book to please the fan boys? - Check
Cool throw-away one liners? - Check
Extreme violence? - Check
Very sexy girl wearing latex? - Check
Looks like it ticks all the boxes. :-)
Watchmen however was different. I had first read the book around 22 years ago and since then have read it many many times. It is the story of a bunch of dysfunctional ex-masked superheroes, only one of which has any superpowers, and how someone is killing them.
This film was pure genius. I would have never thought that they could successfully turn it into a film but they have done it.
If you want to see a very clever, intelligent film that just happens to be about superheroes, go and see this one.
Close enough to the original book to please the fan boys? - Check
Cool throw-away one liners? - Check
Extreme violence? - Check
Very sexy girl wearing latex? - Check
Looks like it ticks all the boxes. :-)
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