I should feel blessed that I have yet to unwrap the comic book “Watchmen” I bought years ago. As strongly recommended by our friend TK, I bought that comic book; and since he is keen to watch the movie – though I have heard split reviews on this film – we went ahead with it.
It is the time of the month again and Cynthia just has to have her facial done at Vivocity. And hence, all three of us just have to watch “Watchmen” at Golden Village. Why would anyone wish to watch a movie at Golden Village, I have no clue. We pay for the movie ticket and we have to take in 20 minutes of advertisement, on top of the 161 minutes “Watchmen”. As your friend, I strongly recommend Cathay cineplexes that often start the shows on time, with better systems. Especially for a film that go beyond the two-and-a-half hours mark.
For some strange reasons, I really like the film “Watchmen”. I like the idea of an alternative history, a bizarre team of retired masked heroes (can’t really call them superheroes) trying to save the world (gasp!), a script that reads like poetry at times, humanity with a debatable means that don’t quite justify the ends, a well crafted storyline that has lots of character development opportunities, and a great soundtrack to go along with. One scene kind of reminds me of “The Day The Earth Stood Still“. Well, the reason of saving the world is certainly more compelling in “Watchmen”. And that one scene of the duo masked heroes fighting their way into the prison reminds me of the show “Matrix”. The kind of class and style, full of fascinating moves. It’s been a while since I’ve felt that way. At the end of the show, I turned to TK and asked if in the comic book, these masked heroes are so powerful, he said no. Interesting. I was told though the film is a pretty faithful adaptation of the comic book.
So I asked TK why he is not jumping off the chair. I like his reply. He said that the feel is different. It’s like looking at two photos taken at the same subject. I am looking forward to reading the comic book and see the difference myself.
PS. I have a strange feeling that I did dream of writing this review years ago.
3 replies on “Watchmen – Oh I Like”
I remember when Watchmen was out, it was running as 12 issue mini series. I had to eagerly wait for 1 month for each updates. took me 1 year to finish Watchman
Kiat – Wow, must be quite an experience to you. I have a similar experience of anticipation too. But that is for the monthly update of the adventure game Sam & Max. After Season 1, I didn’t have the stamina to go for the next installment … lol.
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