i'm not going to tell you any spoilers, I'm not going to give you my complete opinion, I'm just gonna let you know a few things about this Watchmen movie.
If you've never read the graphic novel, it's too late to start. You're going to watch it, and you're going to be corrupted by the movie version first, just as I was corrupted by the graphic novel. So, that said, here we go:

Best CGI: Dr. Manhatten. They got his glowy skin deal going on pretty accurately
Worst CGI: Bubastis. I mean, a snow leopard with deer antlers would've been more believable.

Best Sticking to the plot element: The characters. Absolutely spot on. Dan's still a wimp, Rorschack scares the poop out of me, and the Comedian, actually if anything, improved.
Worst Sticking to the plot element: Everything after the sex scene.

My favorite moment: Rorschack's "Never compromise" speech
My least favorite moment: Everything after the sex scene.

So yeah, I haven't wanted to walk out of a theater in a long time, so that was a cool experience. I loved that it stuck to the time period. I loved that the comedic element was expounded upon to make its point about human nature. I hated that the point came at the price of a rather ridiculous film.

Also, There's a lot of penises. It came to the point that a guy in front of us shouted "NO MORE NAKED MEN". Which gained a round of applause from the audience.
Okay. That's my review.

I hope you read the graphic novel.
<3 V

So wait.. the movie was a failure?

Unbreak my heart...

i never said that.

So yeah, I haven't wanted to walk out of a theater in a long time, so that was a cool experience.

Was there female nudity?

I've not read the graphic novel, although I have heard great things about it. I'm tempted to pick up a copy, when I have money again. Not sure about the film, though...

Virago said:

"Also, There's a lot of penises."

"I've not read the graphic novel, although I have heard great things about it. I'm tempted to pick up a copy, when I have money again. Not sure about the film, though...

Virago said:

"Also, There's a lot of penises."

This makes it sound like there are penises in the film just for the sake of having penises in the film. Is this the case? Is it overly gratuitous with penis-screen-time? Does it (forgive the expression) thrust them in your face? If so, this is something I would probably feel very uncomfortable watching. Like, Brokeback Mountain levels of discomfort."

Dank: not THRUST (lol at that, btw) but it's definitely like "really? do we HAVE to see more nudie boys?" and Jayge: yeah, there's some boobies.

I thought people on the West Coast were supposed to be into penises and sausage-like appendages...

"I thought people on the West Coast were supposed to be into penises and sausage-like appendages..."

I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall...I can handle some naked guys and not be offended.

God-damnit, Zach Snyder better not have fucked up, DOTD 2004 was epic.

The title of your post tripped me out. With GTA IV: The Lost and Damned having full frontal "naked man", I thought I would throw up a youtube clip with an old band I liked in the 80's, one of the guys played naked, in my blog. It did not go over well, so I took it down. No more naked men for me either, I guess it's been played out.

"There's a lot of penises. "

"if you see someone elses penis it will not bite you."

Wut. The only penis was Dr Manhattan's. There was a lot of Dan's butt, but whatever, all that stuff was in the comic, and the guy shouting sounds like a prude, stereotypical "I AINT NO FAG" idiot.

The movie was good. It could have been so much worse. But it wasn't as good as the book, obviously, as it's far too dense to all be put in one movie.

Fair enough, oni. I'm glad you liked it. At least you can sleep at night.

Ah, too bad you (somewhat) decided to no show your opinion. I was curious to see what someone that knows it's only an adaptation would think.

I don't know if I'll watch it or not. The thing is, I most definitly will hate it. I know it's stupid to form an opinion before watching the movie, but it's an adaptation of something that should've never have been adapted. No matter how good it turns out to be, it'll always be worse than the graphic novel.

On the other hand I HAVE to watch it. Within two days I'll start hearing from people it's the best movie they've ever seen, and I HAVE to be able to argue against that.

I'm really torn apart.

Were the boobies the Silk Specter's?

zitosilva, you should see it. It's far from terrible and mostly faithful. I've heard some musings from like, super buffs that it betrays some of the comic's most important themes towards the end, but I think the message comes across, and I wasn't offended by it. Like I said, the book is better, but as long as you go in knowing that, and not intent on nit-picking every little difference, you'll be fine. Worth seeing.

"Ah, too bad you (somewhat) decided to no show your opinion. I was curious to see what someone that knows it's only an adaptation would think.I don't know if I'll watch it or not. The thing is, I most definitly will hate it. I know it's stupid to form an opinion before watching the movie, but it's an adaptation of something that should've never have been adapted. No matter how good it turns out to be, it'll always be worse than the graphic novel.On the other hand I HAVE to watch it. Within two days I'll start hearing from people it's the best movie they've ever seen, and I HAVE to be able to argue against that.I'm really torn apart."

On the nudity scale

Virago, what did you think about the "revised" ending? That's the part I'm worried about the most.

"What did you think about the "revised" ending? That's the part I'm worried about the most."

Yeah, dude... I don't know about this movie. I was finally starting to get interested in it, but with all the male nudity, maybe I'm better off just waiting until it's severely edited on TV someday.

"Were the boobies the Silk Specter's? "

"Yeah, dude... I don't know about this movie. I was finally starting to get interested in it, but with all the male nudity, maybe I'm better off just waiting until it's severely edited on TV someday. "

"MB said:

"What did you think about the "revised" ending? That's the part I'm worried about the most."

I think it's not a huge deal. What they replaced it with, story-wise, has the exact same effect. They basically exchanged it for something identical. Like I said, the message is the same."

"Jayge said:

"Were the boobies the Silk Specter's? "

I haven't seen the film, but I assume Carla Gugino bared some during the rape scene with the Comedian?  I only say this because she went topless in Sin City, so she's not averse to doing that sort of thing.  "

"Jayge said:

"Was there female nudity?"

Malin Akerman (Silk Spectre) gets it on with Patrick Wilson (Nite Owl) in Archie.  So yes.  It reminded me a bit too much of the sex scene in 300, though...but that's okay.  Whatever.  She's still smoking fucking hot, and for an R rated movie, it was damn near softcore porn.  The amount of sex, blood, and violence in this movie really surprised me for a theatre release...which is a GOOD thing given the source material.

"

I hope it's not like full-on rape."

If only all this was happening 15 years ago. We'd have probably got to see James Cameron's Spider-Man.

"Jayge said:

"Was there female nudity?"

Malin Akerman (Silk Spectre) gets it on with Patrick Wilson (Nite Owl) in Archie.  So yes.  It reminded me a bit too much of the sex scene in 300, though...but that's okay.  Whatever.  She's still smoking fucking hot, and for an R rated movie, it was damn near softcore porn.  The amount of sex, blood, and violence in this movie really surprised me for a theatre release...which is a GOOD thing given the source material.

As for the amount of dong...whatever.  There was just as much dick in the graphic novel, so I don't see what everyone's problem is.  Snyder could've been a pussy and had Dr. Manhattan be flat...but he didn't.  This is like the same controversy that was around the troll in the first LOTR movie having twig and berries.  Fucking who cares?!  It's an R rated movie.  Everyone knew going in that there was a naked blue man.  If they were surprised by it, or disgusted by it...then walk the fuck out.  If someone seriously wants to complain about the amount of male nudity, then I would also suggest for you to STOP GIVING MONEY TO JUDD APATOW, YOU FUCKS!!!  Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Walk Hard, and a plethora of movies have come out lately with dick in it.  Guess what.  You have a dick that you see everyday, so it's not like you don't see it.  Hell, you probably beat off plenty.  You watch porn, where you see a dood's dick.  So whatever!!!  The fact that Snyder wasn't willing to cut it out makes me happy, as it meant that he wasn't going to cheapen the experience for the die-hard comic fans.

Personally, I thought the movie was fucking marvelous.  Yeah, after the sex scene, everything started deviating a bit much from the graphic novel...but the same impact and tone was there...and that's all that mattered.  I like how Snyder handled the material, and I think he did the graphic novel as much justice as he could.

Also, remember...we've still got the DVD edition coming, which will cut The Black Freighter back into the flick, as well as additional stuff.  With as great as it is now, I can't wait to see it with everything in there.

@Bulldog - they keep to the way the "rape" scene was in the graphic novel.  There's no actual rape.  He beats the shit out of her, though, which was still just as uncomfortable.

"

"Damn right dude. People get so bend out of shape at the sight of a penis on screen, you'd think the world was ending. That's good about the rape scene. Rape is pretty high on the list of things that disturb me, and I was always glad that they didn't go all the way with it in Watchmen."

"Bulldog19892 said:

"Damn right dude. People get so bend out of shape at the sight of a penis on screen, you'd think the world was ending. That's good about the rape scene. Rape is pretty high on the list of things that disturb me, and I was always glad that they didn't go all the way with it in Watchmen."

I feel the same way about rape scenes.  They are ALWAYS uneasy for me to have to watch.  The two that really made me incapable of keeping my eyes on the screen were in Once Upon A Time in America and The Midnight Meat Train.  Well...the one in Meat Train wasn't really a rape scene, but she definitely wasn't enjoying it.  The Outlaw Josey Wales was another one, but again, it never really goes too far.

Despite the fact that Watchmen follows the graphic novel and doesn't have an actual rape occur...the scene is still disturbing as Hell, thanks to a great performance by Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian.  He sold that character wholeheartedly.  Oscar worthy?  Pushing it, but not quite there.  Still, he was excellent in that flick.

"

"Yeah, dude... I don't know about this movie. I was finally starting to get interested in it, but with all the male nudity, maybe I'm better off just waiting until it's severely edited on TV someday. "

This board has been amazing me lately...first their are folks who listen to the 2+ hour Bombcast more than once in a single week...now their are people disgusted and or made uneasy by a CGI penis.

Sadly, I am not shocked....meat cleavers to the head...bones being ripped through flesh...no problem

Penis wobbling in and out of scenes...cause for alarm...this country is sad.

no offence to everyone, but Dr. Manhatten was supposed to represent the perfect human form and that why he eventually went around naked, except for the camera. If people are too immature to handle some flashes of male nudity throughout 3 hours of entertainment, then you dont deserve to watch the movie.

Penis wobbling in and out of scenes...cause for alarm...this country is sad."

I haven't seen the movie, but several of my friends have. They all had more problems with the ending than anything. 

Seriously, it's just male nudity. I could get on a soap box about it, but I doubt anyone would care.

"

"Mercator said:

Penis wobbling in and out of scenes...cause for alarm...this country is sad."

Hey, take your generalizations about my country and shove them up your ass.  You're dealing with a lot of 14 & 15 year old males...of course they're uncomfortable about seeing male nudity."

Wow, I must be hanging around the wrong parts of the internets. I could have sworn that I was the only human being alive who read the novel and enjoyed this film. I'm so glad that I'm not the only one.

I feel like my life would be so much easier if I hated it though. Defending something you like against wave after wave after endless wave of naysayers gets so tiring. It's really starting to bum me out.

I think i'm just gonna put Watchmen on my "stuff I will try to avoid talking about on the internet" list for now.

I plan on seeing the film with my brother.  He's read the graphic novel and I haven't, so I'm guessing we're going to have somewhat differing opinions on it (especially since he wasn't a huge fan of Snyder's 300).  Hope a good time is had by all, though.
As for the penis... c'mon.  Are we REALLY talking about this like it breaks the film?  If we all played the Lost and Damned and have not gone blind, I think we can deal with a little bit more (and may I add, more tasteful) male nudity.  It's the year 2009, guys...

"MB said:

"Mercator said:

Penis wobbling in and out of scenes...cause for alarm...this country is sad."

Hey, take your generalizations about my country and shove them up your ass.  You're dealing with a lot of 14 & 15 year old males...of course they're uncomfortable about seeing male nudity."

Well now, when the whole country gets in an uproar over a single boob that eventually leads to a live sports event being delayed by around 10 seconds, I think it is a fair generalization to make! You can't sit there and tell me that America, and Western culture in general, to be fair, doesn't maintain double standards when it comes to nudity versus violence."

"i'm not going to tell you any spoilers, I'm not going to give you my complete opinion, I'm just gonna let you know a few things about this Watchmen movie.If you've never read the graphic novel, it's too late to start. You're going to watch it, and you're going to be corrupted by the movie version first, just as I was corrupted by the graphic novel. So, that said, here we go:Best CGI: Dr. Manhatten. They got his glowy skin deal going on pretty accuratelyWorst CGI: Bubastis. I mean, a snow leopard with deer antlers would've been more believable.Best Sticking to the plot element: The characters. Absolutely spot on. Dan's still a wimp, Rorschack scares the poop out of me, and the Comedian, actually if anything, improved.Worst Sticking to the plot element: Everything after the sex scene.My favorite moment: Rorschack's "Never compromise" speechMy least favorite moment: Everything after the sex scene.So yeah, I haven't wanted to walk out of a theater in a long time, so that was a cool experience. I loved that it stuck to the time period. I loved that the comedic element was expounded upon to make its point about human nature. I hated that the point came at the price of a rather ridiculous film. Also, There's a lot of penises. It came to the point that a guy in front of us shouted "NO MORE NAKED MEN". Which gained a round of applause from the audience.Okay. That's my review.I hope you read the graphic novel.<3 V"

"This board has been amazing me lately...first their are folks who listen to the 2+ hour Bombcast more than once in a single week...now their are people disgusted and or made uneasy by a CGI penis.Sadly, I am not shocked....meat cleavers to the head...bones being ripped through flesh...no problemPenis wobbling in and out of scenes...cause for alarm...this country is sad."