1/4  Didn't finish.
I simply could not finish watching this, so perhaps it's unfair to rate it. But I did get 1.5 hours in, and I just felt like watching another hour would be a waste of time. The story was somewhat interesting, but the acting left me cold.... (read full)

3/4  Graphic Novel/Graphic Movie=Masterpiece
Watchmen surpasses entertainment. It is a punchy, gutsy piece that's not afraid of being horrible,or of being gaudily superhero-y at times. It is a plethora of stories all perfectly entwined together with slick confidence. It's well acted,... (read full)

4/4  I'm Watching the Watchmen
What a brilliant endeavor, Zack Snyder. "Watchmen" is by far one of my favorite graphic novels of all time, next to "From Hell" by the same author, and I was slightly skeptical when entering the theatre at our employee showing this night.... (read full)

3.5/4  Watchmen
An overall outstanding movie with Great Direction and Sub par writing. The film is PERFECTLY cast and everybody does a great job, specifically Jackie Earl Haley and Malin Ackerman, who are both incredibly underrated talents. The Visual Eff... (read full)

3/4  May not be true to original but still good
I really enjoyed this movie. I haven't read the graphic novel but I thought there were a lot of strong characters including Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, and the Comedian who had very good roles and pulled them off well (did anyone else think ... (read full)

3/4  Blue balls flaws
ok cmon now i have read the graphic novela dn it's A great book I get that and i think the film was very closely resembled to the novel but I think that they should have changed one thing................. The blue dick all the tie now A... (read full)

1/4  Watchmen Quick Review
I didn't care for the graphic novel and I don't care for the movie. I find the story to be boring and the characters to be unappealing. The special effects of the movie was great as was the casting.

1/4  Watchmen Quick Review
I didn't care for the graphic novel and I don't care for the movie. I find the story to be boring and the characters to be unappealing. The special effects of the movie was great as was the casting.

3.5/4  Watchmen Quick Review
This film has wide appeal. You get a lot of entertainment value out of this. It's just great.

4/4  Watchmen Quick Review
Great cast and very faithful to the source material. It was all that i could hope for and much more! You win this time Snyder!!!

2.5/4  Watchmen Quick Review
I never read the GN. But it's some above average (better than Hellboy and most others). That doesn't mean it's good. 0 character development and an ending that is as dated as '85. Rorschach and Dr. M are the only two interesting characters.

1/5 The Watchmen
  by J. Hendersin (Dallas Texas)
This movie was a drag. It literally dragged on forever and ever with no real story line, no interesting characters either. I finally just quit watching it, it was so boring.

5/5 alt. reality.....
  by Albert Sawyer (nyc ny usa)
nixons 5th term tht sez it all 4 me engrossing luv it disc qual. is exc so far bt yess i had a good time chkn this 1 out.....

5/5 Who Watches the Watchmen
  by Ioana A. Braga (CA)
"Who watches the watchmen" is one of the most memorable lines smeared across the buildings and lips of citizens in the graphic novel Watchmen. The graphic novel that went far beyond its time thanks to writer Alan Moore, it has since been turned into a popular movie phenomenon by director Zack Snyder, who managed to capture the pure essence of the novel straight to the core, leaving out what some believe are important components in the novel, yet still maintaining the overall message. Watchmen presents the story of a group of masked heroes who live in an era where the world is on the brink of nuclear war. The six masked heroes Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl, Rorschach,The Comedian, Silk Spectre and Ozymandias each represent the six ways to view the world in the radical time period it is set in. What ties this movie into a cultural phenomenon is the way in which it presents the solution and struggles of the Cold War era. The line "who watches the watchmen" is a sort of an irony that can be seen at the end of the movie. The masked hero, also portrayed as the smartest man in the world, Ozmandias, plans to save the human race, and unite the nations against a common enemy, by faking an alien invasion that ultimately killed half of the population in NY, yet no one knows of this secret conspiracy. Although this ending was cut from the film, and substituted with a giant explosion, it still presented the same message, that chaos that endangers the lives of friend and enemy alike, will result in union against this common enemy.
Although many skeptical fans believed that Snyder would not be able to capture the comic book in all of its glory, the outcome however begged to differ. Watchmen came out as an incredible watching experience, full of violence, drama, love and conspiracy. Each characters development is brought into focus on camera, what they discover about themselves and the world around them makes for an explosive emotional movie that captures young and old audiences alike.


2/5 upon further inspection, disapointing
  by Poshu Oshu (Dallas, TX)
when i first saw this movie i enjoyed it, there were a few things i didn't like. but overall it was fun. the change up of the ending was even understandable as a sign of changing times.

but upon watching it again i realized that while this movie here is not terrible, they changed enough key scenes of this where the spirit of "watchmen" is just not here. by showing the fight where the comedian gets killed they more or less give away the bad guy in the opening scene and thats one of the biggest mysteries of the book. the actor playing ozzymandus wasn't so much poorly chosen as poorly directed. ozzymandus is suposed to be unasuming and tame making the final reveal beyond shocking. but the way this guy plays it he might as well be stroking a curly mustache everytime you see him. it just screams bad guy. it's wrong.

rorchact overall is well done in this movie but they changed some things about his "birth" story that while they made it more visceral and apealing for a movie, changed the tone of the scene in a bad way.

the fight scenes are a little bit crap, part of the genius of watchmen is that no one has super powers, but the fight scenes seem to suggest they have super strength or speed in some way. zack snyder is an excelent director but he's more geared towards action movie style. and watchmen is not an action plot, it's a story epic. infact alot if not all the fight scenes could've been taken out of this movie.

the change to the ending is particularly crappy. i understand the motivation to it and it's not so much a bad ending in itself. but the original ending was designed to band humanity together for survival's sake, america and russia join forces against a bigger threat. but the ending in the movie is more like a religous message. "be nice to each other kids or dr. manhatten will come down and blow you up." which is totally crap. or at the very least not on topic at all.

this movie by itself is entertaining enough, but it's not good, just fun, and for what is one of the best stories ever written, this is a poor representation.

5/5 Stunningly good
  by T. Johnson (Portland, OR)
I had never heard of the Watchmen before seeing the movie, so I have no preconceptions on that front. I did read comic books as a kid.

One warning prospective viewers should be aware of: there is intense graphic violence in this movie, along with some male frontal nudity. This is NOT your standard superhero movie suitable for children, this is a movie for adults.

I loved this movie. For me it is completely unique, I can't even compare it to any other movie I've seen. A unique style, a unique story, I found it confusing but fascinating to watch. It sticks in your head. I'm going to have to watch it again just so I can pick up a more of what I missed the first time around. I guess for a general description of the movie it is a highly stylized, morally ambivalent version of the "what if super heroes were real?" premise, mixed with some retro and detective storytelling. But that doesn't do it justice - this is a fantastic movie experience. It's funny, dramatic, violent, and it has all kinds of intrigue and fascinating characters.

Frankly, the lead (Rorshack) should have been nominated for an oscar. He was great. Best Line Ever comes when he is sent to prison and must deal with all the people he sent there who want their revenge and think they have him right where they want him: "You don't understand... I'm not locked in here with YOU... you're locked in here with ME."

This movie should go down in history as a true classic on the level of Blade Runner.