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Sneak Peek: Watchmen the movie

by PJ Hruschak on Mar 4, 2009 at 01:14 PM

watchmen movie posterI attended an advance screening of Watchmen last night and, while I cannot give you a full review yet (that’ll come soon enough), here’s what I can tell you about Warner Bros. latest comic book-based flick without (major) spoilers:

  • You will be siting for at least two hours and forty minutes (minus the few fanboy seconds where you jump out of your seat). The director’s cut is even longer.
  • “Tricky Dick” Nixon is president.
  • There is nudity of both boys and girls. (Read: Dr. Manhattan’s suits and loincloth are only for TV appearances.)
  • Heroes die.
  • Heroes do ‘it.’
  • The US won the Vietnam War but the Cold War is still on.
  • The Comic still ain’t funny.
  • You will not see the comic-within-a-comic interludes. You’ll need to check that out on the direct-to-home-video release, Tales of the Black Freighter.
  • Spot the plastic face parts and win a prize.
  • It’s like, totally ‘80s. And some ‘70s. And a wee bit of groovy ‘60s. Listen and you’ll know what I’m typing about.
  • There’s some slo-motion (but not nearly as much as 300).
  • There is plenty of blood. And guts. And bloody guts.
  • Things go boom.
  • Loads o’ action.
  • Animal lovers will probably not like this movie.
  • Smileys galore.

Warning: Like Dark Knight, this comic book-based flick is not for kids. The R rating is well deserved.

Check back at midnight, Friday, March 6, 2009, (when the film begins showing in theaters) for a full review.

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