Watchmen Review

So I saw Watchmen last night...all 163 minutes of it. DO NOT TAKE YOUR KIDS TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!! Yes, it is a DC Comic book adaptation, but a cute little fun cominc book movie this is not! It is rated R for everything that R rated movies are rated R for...yes everything.

Now, as far as the movie goes...to sum it up...bizarre. I was a big fan of director Zack Snyder's other stuff, like most recently 300...which was very cool...and of his earlier work on a little video back in 1990 he directed called "Michael Jordan's Playground" for obvious reasons. This is a perfect representation of a graphic novel, or in this case comic book, because this movie my friends...is graphic. From the opening scene to the end credits, all your senses will be tested...from the likes of power tools to butcher knives...you will see...well...you will see lots.

I was pleased to discover that one of the heroes, Dr. Manhatten, is played by Billy Crudup, whom was great in Big Fish and Almost Famous. Two movies you must see, if you have yet to enjoy them. you get to see Dr. Manhatten quite a bit...too much of him as a matter of fact...in all his blue glory.

After leaving the theatre without a solid opinion, and letting the images I absorbed over the coarse of the near three hours settle in, I would recommend going to see this one on an empty stomach, and an open mind.