I went to see The Watchmen last night with my friend Keith and his sons. And I can safely say that it's feckin' great. It's the real deal, the whole enchilada. It's all that and a truck load of chips. It's the bee's knees, the ant's thorax, and dog's bollocks.
And as a fan of the original comic book series/graphic novel, I know where of I speak.
I'm not about to cannonize the film's director Zack Synder, but holy heck he did a superb job with this comic book property. The adaptation is so close to the original work it's stunning. Every actor has been cast perfectly and they all shine. Alan Moore, the reclusive genius who wrote the original series/graphic novel, has always been a twat when it comes to film adaptations of his work but in this case there's really no need because this film is so good. I'm glad I got to see this movie on the big screen and maybe I'll go again. And of course I'll get the DVD with all the extras when it hits the stores because I liked it that damn much.
Listen to me when I tell you that if you have read the comic, you will love this adaptation. If you have not read the comic, then read it and then go see the movie, you'll love it and appreciaite the film all the more. And if you never read the comic and don't know what the hell it's all about, see the film when you can because it stands very well on it's own and you'll like this movie.
A word of warning though, just because it's based on a comic book/graphic novel doesn't mean it's a movie for little children, it's not. It's violent, there is senseless brutality in it, and there's sex, explicit sex, in it, so leave the under 12 year old set at home and the rest of you go see this or get it on DVD when it comes out.
