Watchmen

[Gemini Cricket]

Late to the party as usual, but tonight I saw Watchmen finally. I liked it. I didn't love it, but I thought it was a good adaptation of the GN.

I liked the casting a lot. The more I see of Patrick Wilson, the more I like him. And, wow, Jackie Earl Haley - what brilliant casting that was. He was awesome. As for Matthew Goode, he's much more attractive as a brunette. He's hot, imho. If you get a chance to see My Family and Other Animals, he's finer than frog hair in that one.

Now I really liked the GN and was wondering how it was going to translate into film and I was mostly pleased. There were some actual sets in this film which was nice. For some reason I was expecting the 300 or Sin City treatment where most of the film felt like it was actors in front of a greenscreen.

I actually liked the credits montage. It was stunning, imho.

I also liked the music choices in the film. They must have paid a lot for some of those songs. I mean, Dylan and Hendrix... those must have cost a fortune.

Lots of blue peni. Wow! I was surprised that they showed Dr. Manhattan's "him" as much as they did.

I'm glad they cut the pirate ship story. It would have seemed like a sore thumb in the film, because it kinda felt that way in the GN. That part reminded me of Stephen King in a way.

I was bugged by the wigs and old-age makeup in this film. Silk Spectre I has terrible old-age makeup and Veidt had a bad blond wig.

All in all, I liked it. Rorschach made the movie for me.