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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darrell" data-source="post: 4732475" data-attributes="member: 680">Waited a while after seeing it before posting, to be able to consider it more fully.All in all, I didn't like it.  I liked the comic (I hate the term "graphic novel," it smacks too much of trying to pretend it's more high-brow than it is; kind of like saying "erotic thriller" instead of "softcore porno") when it came out, but the message of the comic is dated now...to the point where the fear of a nuclear war with Russia seems somewhat like a relic of the 'good old days."  That, I think, is less a problem with the movie than with the original story, however.  As we get further and further from the Cold War, I'm not sure Moore's story is going to be able to completely stand the test of time.Acting-wise, I thought the protrayal of Rohrshach was spot-on, The Comedian was also quite well-done, and Nite Owl seemed (as someone else mentioned) to be the protagonist of the movie, taking over almost every scene he was in.  Silk Spectre was drop-dead gorgeous, but...well...bland.  I found Dr. Manhattan to be more 'wooden' than 'alien,' and wasn't at all satisfied with the portrayal.  Overall, the worst acting was in the character of Ozymandias.  Rather than a super-intelligent, physically-honed pinnacle of humanity with an ego to match, he just seemed to be a whiny, simpering mess.I also had problems with the level of the music in certain scenes (though I didn't find it off-putting in the opening montage), and thought it felt like it lasted every single minute of its length, and then some.  In addition, I found a lot of the CGI (particularly in some of Dr. Manhattan's scenes, and Ozymandias' cat-thing in every appearance) to be scene-breakingly jarring.  The violence didn't really bug me that much (though the alley fight might have been a bit over-the-top), but the nude/sex scenes with Nite Owl and Silk Spectre seemed a bit forced and definitely went on for too long.  The change at the ending was pretty good, as film adaptation changes go, and I actually liked it better than the comic, but felt it was a case of 'too little, too late.'Overall, I give it a 3.  I won't see it again, and won't buy the DVD.  While it kept very close to the source material, I'm not sure the source material is terribly relevant anymore.  It may have simply taken too long for this to get to the screen.Regards,Darrell</blockquote>

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