Watchmen (Movie)

Where 35 minutes makes a pretty big difference.

The death of an ex-masked hero prompts one of the few remaining active vigilantes to investigate - culminating in an insidious plot to save the world... from themselves.

They've got some pretty cool outfits too.

With a good sound track and epic and violent slow motion fight scenes, this is sure to please any action buff while the plot itself is a refreshing change from the more standard superhero railroad. Not giving anything else away here for those who might have not yet experienced it.

I would happily rewatch this again and give it 4 comedians out of 5. Also, I recommend this film over the recent series of the same name as this is far superior.

Watchmen (TV)

Everyone wears a mask.

In this world where alien squid fall from the sky, Angela Abar (Regina King) is one of many masked police officers hunting down violent masked white supremacists. Things just get stranger from there.

Wow, where do I start? The acting, sets, music selection and even the effects are good. The story is a bit wonky sure, but I think its the delivery or pacing where it actually falls down. For example I like Jeremy Irons in this, but his segments didn't need to really be floating around piece meal especially in the earlier episodes.

Most of the best scenes include this guy.

Also, I was expecting a superhero show and while there are super powered individuals they are few and far between. It's still passable TV, but if you want a superhero show without super powers I suggest trying seasons 1 and 2 of Arrow or some other Arrowverse show instead.