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Synopsis

In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot. –IMDb

Director

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Zack Snyder

When Hollywood tapped wunderkind director Zack Snyder to guide their big-budget FX-heavy epics Dawn of the Dead (2004) and 300 (2006) through to fruition, they pulled him straight from the pinnacle of the advertising world. Snyder already had a veritable plethora of Clios under his belt, thanks to his fluidly filmed, ingenious spots for Corona beer, Nokia cell phones, and other products. He typically held double-duty on the ads as both director and cinematographer, and culled a healthy amount of Tinseltown recognition as a result. Dawn of the Dead represented Snyder’s debut. An effects-heavy remake of George A. Romero’s 1979 sequel — about hordes of flesh-hungry zombies storming a shopping mall — the picture starred Ving Rhames and Sarah Polley. The independent production banners Strike and New Amsterdam co-produced the splatter movie; Universal released it. Unsurprisingly, the film grossed a whopping amount at the box office, enabling Snyder and his wife to run their own shingle, Cruel… read more

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Chris Jones

5May12

Alan Moore has often stated that he wrote "Watchmen" in a manner that was intended to make it unfilmable. Clearly, he succeeded.

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tnzk

14Feb12

Visually taut, dogmatically faithful, thematically imbecile

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NoOneJones

3Jan12

Malin Akerman is pretty terrible at everything except perhaps being a mannequin. Billy Crudup doesn't sound emotionless but like he just got turned down for prom. Zack Snyder should go back to directing music videos that nobody watches anymore anyway.

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WATCHMEN review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
The comic book series was a jarring, mature-themed milestone. Its effects on popular culture have been undeniable. And now, finally, after many aborted attempts to bring the landmark story to the big screen
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Review: WATCHMEN

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Walking into Zack Snyder’s expensive big-screen version of the seminal 1980’s graphic novel, Watchmen, I knew two things: The story fused superhero lore with Reagan-era cold war paranoia and a Dashiell
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WATCHMEN

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
DIRECTOR’S CUT 2 Disc Digital Copy Special Edition Warner Home Video RELEASE DATE 7/21/09 This has been available for download and DVD since July 21. I’ve wrestled with the review, caught between liking
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WATCHMEN

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
DIRECTOR’S CUT 2 Disc Digital Copy Special Edition Warner Home Video RELEASE DATE 7/21/09 This has been available for download and DVD since July 21. I’ve wrestled with the review, caught between liking
read on Twitchfilm.net

Review: WATCHMEN

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
Walking into Zack Snyder’s expensive big-screen version of the seminal 1980’s graphic novel, Watchmen, I knew two things: The story fused superhero lore with Reagan-era cold war paranoia and a Dashiell
read on Twitchfilm.net

WATCHMEN review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
The comic book series was a jarring, mature-themed milestone. Its effects on popular culture have been undeniable. And now, finally, after many aborted attempts to bring the landmark story to the big screen
read on Twitchfilm.net

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Style over Substance.

By Dav I.D. on August 18, 2011

The skeptics (and everyone, really) argued that 80’s heralded graphic novel WATCHMEN was impossible to translate to film. Both true, and false. I’d more readily agree with this: Watchmen is impossible…  read review

From my post in 'Watchmen Appreciation Thread'

By Johnny DuBiel on January 18, 2011

Zach Snyder did a serviceable job at the helm here. Of course, the subject matter is so rich that it would be near impossible to make a bad movie, only a poor adaptation. While I wouldn’t necessarily…  read review

Watchmen

By Mike Millan on July 13, 2010

Watchmen Movie review——Millan
Watchmen is the newest expansion in the superhero movie franchise, with all of the ingredients such as costumed superheroes, intense action, and great special effects…  read review

Not so good...

By Drew Gregory on June 26, 2010

I wrote an in-depth review on why I loved this movie… but that opinion quickly changed. It’s actually pretty mediocre. The book is just so good that I couldn’t see the film’s mediocrity. Ah well, anyways…  read review

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Watchmen

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Best Part of "Watchmen": The title sequences.

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Watchmen release date

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Watchmen

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