Words By Frederick Mobley
Review: 4.5 out of 5
Favorite Scene: When Dr. Manhattan tells Adrian ” The smartest man on Earth
is no more significant to me than the worlds smartest termite”
Getting There
Where do I start? How about hype? I first saw the preview for Watchmen when
I went to see The Dark Knight at IMAX theater in Harrisburg and my mouth
just dropped. Especially when I noticed it was coming out a few days after
my birthday. I set a mental note in my head that I was going to go to the
IMAX that weekend and see this crazy,over-the-top looking flick. Well guess
what? Due to the gore and family setting of the Whitaker Center (Harrisburg
IMAX) they didn’t get the movie. Instead they chose to go with the 3D Jonas
Brothers movie. Pussy’s.
Well I wasn’t gonna let them get me down. I just Googled to see where
the next IMAX was. Wouldn’t you know…an hour down the Highway in
Reading,PA and I was there.
Not Your Typical Superhero Movie
I want to start by saying that Watchmen is not your typical superhero
movie. For one this movie is rated R. Two…this movie takes place in 1985
around the Nixon era and during ACTUAL events in US history. Its as if
superhero’s really existed in our everyday lives.
It starts out showing you that in the 1950’s there was a superhero group
called the “minutemen”. This superhero group eventually gets old and fat or
mentally insane and they pass the torch to new heroes who name themselves
The Watchmen.
A member of this group is murdered after the Watchmen retire and it turns
into a murder mystery. And that slightly sums up how you should think of
this movie. Confused yet? -spoiler alert- If you haven’t seen the movie
and plan to go see it I suggest you don’t read any further.
Spoiler Alert City
Ok….we all here now? I haven’t read the graphic novel of this movie but
after going to see it I think I may have to read it. It seemed at times in
the movie that they were rushing through the storyline to fit everything
into the already long two and a half plus hour movie. I had a million
questions.
How did they get their powers?
In the 1950’s the first “Watchmen” were called “Minutemen.” Why the change
in name?
Dr.Manhattan would dress in a suit and tie when he was on TV…meeting the
President and even at the funeral for The Comedian. Why every other scene
that we see him in were his blue balls hangin out? He’s supposed to be one
of the most powerful beings in this movie. You think the nigga would’ve made
at least a loin cloth?
Rorschach is that N*gga
But I digress…I want to take a moment to talk about my favorite character
in this movie. Rorschach. He’s like The Punisher meets Spiderman meets
Christian Bale’s dry ass voice as Batman. Rorschach was easily the star of
this show. His demented evil sense of sarcasm humor had me in the theater
buggin! And when they finally took his mask off I thought it was Danny
Bonaduce.lol It’s fucked up that Dr.Manhattan killed him in the end. “Ror”
was the one who unfolded the whole damn plot!
And the Verdict Is:
Anyways…this was a movie that was supposed to have a lot of big named
actors in it. Having some no name actors was the best thing that happend to
this flick. I’m thoroughly impressed that there wasn’t much corny dialogue.
Blood and guts and a fairly interesting plot…A chick in leather that gets
naked…an atomic explosion that kills millions of people in New York but
still leaves the twin towers standing…(you see me tryin to sum this up
right)…did I mention dismemberment and bones popping out of peoples
limbs…spontaneous combustion of people?
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?!? Damn you bastards are spoiled!
I give this movie a healthy 4.5 Hurricanes outta 5.
GO SEE THIS MOVIE IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT! This will be best watched in an
IMAX theater if you can get to one.
