Visually, comic books turned into movies are just that, visually interesting. For my taste, there needs to be more and in the case of Watchmen, there was tons of more needed. The movie has been bashed by critics since it’s release, so there is no need to pile on, besides it won’t make a difference. What’s done is done and you could see this in watching the coming attractions, there are more (blow out your ears, over saturated and poor scripting) big volume comic books on the way this summer. I won’t like them. Having to be seen on the big screen won’t save them in my view.
What surprised me about our movie venture was the lack of people in the multiplex. I had never seen it that empty. Another first was that someone was checking tickets a 2nd time just before going into the theater. Everyone is trying to cut the fat out of the economy. Snuggling up with a good comic may prove to be a more valuable experience.
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