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There's been a lot of hype around the upcoming "Watchmen" flick aimed at wooing us nerds into believing it'll be the next "Dark Knight" and not the next "Batman and Robin." Even after panel discussions at ComicCon, an EW feature article and a pretty sweet trailer, we had our reservations ... until now. After the jump, check out the faux 1970s-style news footage that changed our minds.Feb 2nd 2009 By Brian Childs
'Watchmen' Stokes Our Hopes with a Sweet Ad Campaign
There's been a lot of hype around the upcoming "Watchmen" flick aimed at wooing us nerds into believing it'll be the next "Dark Knight" and not the next "Batman and Robin." Even after panel discussions at ComicCon, an EW feature article and a pretty sweet trailer, we had our reservations ... until now. After the jump, check out the faux 1970s-style news footage that changed our minds.MORE FROM OUR PARTNERS
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Tuesday 24 March
By Michael F. Hopkins
The movie is an exceptional drama, tackling serious sociocultural topics in an adventure saga which is anything but whimsical. The Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons Sequential novel remains a classic to this day, and the Zack Snyder film is a superb adaptation which captures the spirit of the book while complementing literary allusion with sly cinematic focus.
This isn't standard superhero fare, 1950s or otherwise. It certainly isn’t Adam West. WATCHMEN is sobering commentary and withering satire, full of passion, violence, and awe. Utilizing the superhero genre to reflect our nation's troubled state of mind, and desperate need for upliftment, WATCHMEN is a landmark film telling a necessary tale extremely well.
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