I kind of sort of almost DIED of happiness last night. Watchmen was appropriately epic, and one of the best adaptations I've ever seen. Quite possibly THE best comic book/graphic novel adaptation ever. Rorschach was incredible. Dr. Manhattan was PERFECT. Laurie was bitchy but loveable. Sally really does love The Comedian, who was slimy and gross. Ozymandias was the image of cheap, sleazy buttface who happens to be a genius. Nite Owl II was adorable, and Hollis was such a cute old guy. ^-^
Zack Snyder's stereotypical sporadic slow motion moments during the fight scenes came off much less cheesy than they did in 300. The sex scene was drawn out WAY too much - half a panel does not translate to five minutes - but the Silk Spectre I/Comedian incident was perfect. I'm really happy with the way they showed the history of the Minutemen/Watchmen, and glad that they pointed out the comic boy even if we didn't get the comic-within-a-comic in the movie.
I am saddened by the lack of squid, however. The alternative ending was well-done and made much more sense as an ending. However, it lost some of the gritty feel because things wrapped up a little. Heehee, I love that Silk Spectre I flirts with Nite Owl II even though he's dating her daughter. ;D I also love my amazing friends that didn't kill me for giggling my way through the movie.
Whoever sang Hallelujah in that movie was creepy as hell, though. I really disliked that version of the song. The rest of the soundtrack was divine. ^-^ I especially loved the cover of Desolation Row that played during the credits.
I'm going to stop squealing about this amazingness and take bio notes now. =D
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