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2009

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After the success of 300, director Zack Snyder turns to another comic adaptation with WATCHMEN. The smart series from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons centres on a group of masked heroes who find their talents banned in a fictional America. Someone begins to take down the former heroes one by one, and a strange character named .. Read more

Starring	Carla Gugino, Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Patrick Wilson
Director	Zack Snyder
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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  Zack Snyder doing his usual stuff
  
  Zack Snyder is not an intelligent man.
  
  This statement may seem controversial , but if you were to form an opinion of the man from his films only, it ... read more »
  
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  - DeeDeeG
  - 14 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 08 Mar 2009 at 22:15
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  At last! A comic book action hero movie for adults
  
  WATCHMEN is a comic book action hero movie for adults. Set in an alternate 1985 where the Cold War still rages and Richard Nixon is still in power as President ... read more »
  
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- - MAXIMILIAN
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  - BURNHAM
  - 28 May 2012 at 23:00
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  Unwatachable Men
  
  Long, hard to follow and a little boring!. Despite being a Mavel Comic fan, this was not the best comic conversion I've seen.
  
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- - Routemaster
  - 74 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 22 Apr 2012 at 19:31
- - 4
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  Awful Film!
  
  A new entry on to my top 10 worst films of all time. An absolute bore of a film that is so slow and dull. And what is that bizzare glowing blue character (that ... read more »
  
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- - JMCKC
  - 7 reviews
  - Derby
  - 17 Mar 2012 at 16:02
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  - 2
  Silly nonsense
  
  Excruciatingly SLOW. You deserve a well done if you can get past the first 50 minutes. Dreadful 'movie'.
  
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- - David Cooper
  - Edinburgh
  - 23 Feb 2012 at 08:58
- - 4
  - 1
  Hard to follow
  
  I watched this film not having read the book, I found it over long and hard to follow, the effects were good if a little graphic.
  
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  - 28 Jan 2012 at 17:54
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  1st time hated it...3rd time loved it
  
  I have not read any Watchmen comics so cant comment on how true it stays to the story. However, the first time I watched it I was simply trying to understand ... read more »
  
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- - Bluejuice
  - 18 reviews
  - Ringwood
  - 19 Jan 2012 at 23:13
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  - 4
  Not for me x
  
  Not for me ... I couldn't be bothered to watch it all. I'm not a fantasy lover but do LOVE Harry. Not for me, but is obviously cult viewing for others x... read more »
  
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- - RubyX
  - 10 reviews
  - 13 Jan 2012 at 13:44
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  Not faithful to the graphic novel; good despite this.
  
  It was better than the butchering the Wachowski brothers made of Alan Moore's fantastic V for Vendetta, but still nothing on the original graphic novel.read more »
  
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  - 16 Dec 2011 at 21:14
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  Best comic to film conversion ever
  
  Absolutely brilliant film. So close to being a 5star rating but not quite. Brilliant acting, great script and fantastic special effects; even better than films ... read more »
  
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- - MattyH123
  - 1 review
  - 13 Dec 2011 at 18:32
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  - 3
  Heart of Darkness
  
  I'm not a comic fan-boy, and I am sure that helped a good deal with my enjoyment of this dark, gritty story of everyday 'super' 'heroes', ... read more »
  
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- - Robinski
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  - 27 Nov 2011 at 21:53
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  Zack Snyder doing his usual stuff
  
  Zack Snyder is not an intelligent man.
  
  This statement may seem controversial , but if you were to form an opinion of the man from his films only, it ... read more »
  
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  - DeeDeeG
  - 14 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 08 Mar 2009 at 22:15
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  Pants
  
  Watched this last night and was litterally peed off i'd wasted 2 half hours of my life. visually it looked pretty fantastic. plot and cast seriously lacked ... read more »
  
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- - bumbaklart
  - 6 reviews
  - Solihull
  - 07 Mar 2009 at 20:23
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  Don't Watch-Man!!!!!!!!!!
  
  Don't be fooled by all the hype, this is two and a half hours of absolute rubbish. It may look good, but this doesn't hide the fact that this is 100% c... read more »
  
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- - Maynard
  - 124 reviews
  - Gillingham,
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 17:12
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  Who's watching the Watchmen?...Not me!
  
  'Who's watching the Watchmen?'... I wouldn't if I were you It's so bad I'd rather watch dog turd dry than $150 million flushed down the... read more »
  
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  - Middlesex
  - 07 Mar 2009 at 20:35
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  Hideous
  
  I cant believe i had to sit through a torture for 2 1/2 hrs. Its got graphics but seriously how can you expect someone to enjoy something so horrible.
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- - RohitG
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  - Malvern, Worcester
  - 14 Mar 2009 at 12:23
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  Kill me....Kill me now!!!
  
  Now, I've got to admit that I'm not a big fan of comic books but I've always enjoyed comic book movies but this one is the worst one I've ever ... read more »
  
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  - Chesterfield
  - 12 Mar 2009 at 13:56
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  - 5
  Id rather watch men watching men than watch watchmen again.
  
  3 Hours of sex, violence, nudity, Superheroes, Nuclear explosions and prison riots. Plus more Pre relaease hype than you could shake a stick at. Who wouldnt ... read more »
  
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- - poochini
  - 10 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 09 Mar 2009 at 11:26
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  watch me fall asleep
  
  Completely and utterly BORING. The director wouldn't know how to put emotion and humanity into a film if he went to Ethiopia on red nose day!
  
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- - lizturner
  - 49 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 22 Mar 2009 at 19:45
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  Unbelievably long and boring.......
  
  I have to disagree with several reviewers.A reviewer said Snyder did not make this film with a comercial stance: well, I loved Snyders' vision when he made... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 01:50
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  Learn how to adapt.
  
  A dull adaptation of one of the greatest graphic novels ever written, this film is plodding, heavy-handed, and full of precious speechifying. The script-writers... read more »
  
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- - RKK
  - 5 reviews
  - London
  - 14 Mar 2009 at 22:54

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