This movie caused a lot of kerfluff, from the rabid fans (oh no they changed X! Heresy!) to the shocked and appalled “first-timers” who didn’t read the comic before seeing the movie (WTF is going on, why is it so slow and depressing?) to the morality crowd objecting to a blue penis (ooooh no, a penis! my kids are now scarred forever!).

I’ve read Watchmen a long time ago, and loved it. I reread it before going to the movies. I waited for the DVD release, and watched it again.

I thought it was great. It was dark, gritty, and there was no real redemption, just compromise and a horrible lie; I thought the ending worked well for the movie; overall I greatly enjoyed it. To be fair the people I watched it with hadn’t read the comic and despite my prep work they got bored and didn’t finish it. So (and this is really no surprise) this movie isn’t for everyone.