Around the water cooler on Monday (that's just an expression, there are no water cooler's in HELL) i heard simpletons, cretins and meat heads alike complaining that the movie was weak. On the contrary, Mr. M and i left the theatre on Sunday feeling happy that the movie was not a complete bastardization of the novel. Unfortunately, this is not a made for big screen story. The novel's subtlety, sarcastic irony, and political commentary are lost in its big budget celluloid counterpart. This is not to say that we loved the movie, we liked it, we were happy with it, disappointed at times and relieved at others.
It's clear to me that Director Zack Snyder is truly a fan of the 80's "comic" and that he tried to make the movie as true to the novel as Hollywood would allow him to. 'Watchmen' has a great soundtrack and the R-rating promises Gorey violence, lots of full frontal blue nudity, and sexy results. over all i give the movie a solid B. I give the novel an A+
NOTE: remember when you first watched a colorized version of 'It's a wonderful life' and felt that the color looked unnatural and weird and that maybe the original Black and White version was better? I do.
