I just watched...

They did leave out some of my favourite parts, like where Rorschach sets that guy on fire and he's standing against the smoke, instead he just chopped that guy with an ax. I really liked the imagery of the original. Also, they did have the scene where R goes to jail and has to see the Psychiatrist and the shrink totally breaks down at how terrible and bleak the world is.

His and Dans characters were amazingly realised. They were by far the stand out actors and characters in this movie. The Comedian was done very well, he was just as brutal and horrible as in the original story. Silk Spectre II came across better than most of the reviews I read implied, Malin Akerman was fine in the role. She wasn't as great as the actors who played Dan and Rorschach, though. Dr Manhattan was good too, and his blue wang wasn't that distracting. They explained his origins pretty well.

The only character who really pissed me off was Veidt. The actor was cringe-worthy, he had very little screen presence (where in the original story he is a larger than life, philanthropic, show off-y kind of guy), and sounded like he was just reading lines the whole time. There was no emotion. Also, the guy had a really mangled Americany British Germany accent. That was my biggest gripe.

I'm glad they didn't do the squid. I though the film handled what they did well.

The film, for some reason, still left a slightly bad taste in my mouth. While it is more or less the comic realised on the big screen, it lacks the emotional core that movies need. The scene right at the end where Manhattan confronts Rorschach as he's leaving Antarctica was great, though, perfect. I think the scene where Laurie learns that The Comedian is her father could have been done better... but I don't know how. I'm just being picky.

Ultimately, I liked it, and I'll definitely go see it again. Probably in a few days. I think most people will be satisfied, but not awed. It looked pretty, but it didn't feel as epic as it should have. Maybe the Directors cut will clear up some of the problems I had with it. The opening credits were AMAZING, and probably one of my favourite parts of the movie.

And also, Tales of the Black Freighter was cut out completely in this version, but when the shitstorm happens in NY, you can see the kid and the news stand guy being obliterated. That was cool.

Should also mention; there are HEAPS of easter eggs in this movie that are cool if you're a fan of the GM. There are lots of posters and stuff everywhere that you'll notice, both from the comics and the little bits in between chapters. Very cool.

Okay, I think that's it.

When I first came out the cinema I was just kinda meh. I think I had too high expectations (even tho i never read the novel) and initally the film never met them. But then I was thinking about all the parts of the movie I liked....and it was pretty much the whole film! lol. I thought Rorshach was the best character aswell. He was a real kind of anti hero. I couldn't believe it when they took his mask off and reveiled him to be this ugly smelly ginger guy. That was one of the things I liked best about the film. That when they took their masks of they were just normal people, not like chiselled CK models. How disturbing was that part were the Comedian trys to rape the first Silk Spectre??

"I'm not locked in here with you, YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME"

Face in the fryer. Epic. Lol.


What the hell was that midget thinking?