Alan Moore's WATCHMEN is given sound and movement in this video version of the critically acclaimed comic book. Under the supervision of original illustrator Dave Gibbons, the 12-chapter series has voice actors translating the comic's dialogue balloons into speech, while digital zooms, pans, and some animation effects take viewers further inside the story than ever before. First distributed on iTunes, and scheduled for DVD release just days before the 2009 feature film by Zach Snyder, WATCHMEN -
Unrated, 6 hr.
All Critics (4) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)
[D]oes indeed look very much like the graphic novel, but I don't see any reason to watch this on a TV when it's a much more pleasurable and rewarding experience to read it for myself...
...if you give it a chance and let it grow on you, you may just get caught up in the adventure and the fun. (Blu-ray Edition)
The two-disc, five-plus-hour DVD and Blu-ray offers fans an animated epic that revisits the visionary artwork and storytelling that made the Watchmen such iconic figures in the comic-book world.
The overall effect is much like having someone read the graphic novel to you: in this case, with pictures to complete the package.
a very satisfying experience
Regardless of how the live-action movie turns out, this DVD may actually be the definitive screen version of the story.
...different, to say the least, and not for everyone; but there is no denying the movie is endlessly fascinating.
It's long, but it's very engrossing in a good way. Very philosophical and better explained than the other movie. If you liked Watchmen and want to see it in it's glorious long-form, then this movie is for you!
November 6, 2011It was good but sometimes annoying when you have a dude speaking the words of a woman
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