I went to see Watchmen this weekend. Wow. Iwas very excited about this movie. Yes, I was entertained but the violence and gore was way over the top for me. The goods: Many of the scenes were really fantastic and visually cool; Max Headroom (remember from the 80s) played a supportive character and that was fun to try and connect the dots; loved some of the costumes (like the first Silk from the 40s) and well the lack of costume w/Dr. Manhattan; I liked the many layers to the story as it keeps you interested; Dr. Manhattan's monotone calmness was cool; liked 80s setting and outfits/lifestyle; The bads: gross out stuff was sooooo sick - breaking hands, arms, cutting off limbs, hands, shooting people left and right, dogs eatting bad stuff, so much that I had my coat over my head a lot; bad makeup on some of the actors in some scenes like the lead actress had dark circles (why would they let that happen???); way too long - 3 hours (if you include 8 previews); silly love scene that made me think that yes, this film is geared towards comic and treky geeks of all ages; needed more funny moments; and the silly purple tiger w/antlers - what was that? Anyhow, anyone that goes to see this should be ready with a fun go there attitude but bring a coat like I did to put over your head. One last thought. It amazes me that a movie like this is rated R with so much violence including a scene where a woman gets beat up and a pregnant woman gets shot. Too much violence towards women in films and those movies should be NC17 not the sexy ones. The Europeans have it the opposite - violent movies get the stronger rating while the provacative sexy movies get lesser. Love good, killing bad. I bet Mr. Headroom would agree.
