I just got back from seeing Watchmen. I thought the movie was good. It didn't rape the source material and pretty much followed the literature word for word. The guy who played Rorschach REALLY got the character down and looked just like I'd imagine he'd look, sound, and act.
The only comment I have on it is that they didn't really flesh out the world in any kind of depth and without that very rich background, the movie can be very confusing to your average movie-goer who hasn't ever encounterd the graphic novel. They also kind of glossed over a lot of Rorchach's past where it was VERY fleshed out in the graphic novel.
I kind of wish they had gone for three hours to flesh everything out instead of the 2.5 hours.
Once again, I urge those of you who havn't read it, pick up a copy (Most libraries have it), and read it. It's not a typical comic book. It's not an action story. It's just a good sci-fi/mystery story.
The only other thing that annoyed me had nothing to do with the movie. In the theater, there were a LOT of clueless parents who brought their young kids to see this movie. Needless to say, since this movie is NOT really a superhero movie, or an action movie, they were bored to death and got ANNOYING. Not to mention all the violence and graphic sex scenes. Obviously, some parents feel that a movie based on a comic book HAS to be for kids ! I mean.. hey ! It's got someone nammed Night Owl in it !! It's gotta be a kids movie.... a rated R kids movie with comic book heroes in it !!!
Comic books aren't for kids anymore.