In 2009, we were introduced to Zack Snyder's vision of "Watchmen," the heralded graphic novel from the 1980s. It was immediately an incredibly polarizing film, with some deeming it a brilliant, ahead-of-its-time adaptation, and others infuriated by what they viewed as a bastardization of the beloved source material. After this decade-plus of superhero films... we look back and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of "Watchmen."
00:00 - Intro / Highway to the Danger Zone
01:00 - Of course, Keith had never seen this movie. What did he think?
05:00 - Ev's thoughts on the film, and the necessity of multiple viewings
08:00 - Zack Snyder has a brilliant eye for visuals, and despite his flaws, it's clear he CARES
09:55 - The graphic nature of this film had to be a challenge for wider audiences
12:48 - This movie is better than most other superhero films
14:14 - The dark themes and conflicting philosophies of "Watchmen" and its characters
17:59 - Ev loves Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias and violent sociopaths in general, apparently
21:22 - The interesting cast with shoutouts to Matthew Goode and Jackie Earle Haley
23:19 - The sometimes heavy-handedness of Rorschach's journal entries
24:45 - Carla Gugino, putting the "fine" in "Paradise's finest"
25:31 - Happy for the love scene, happier still for the ever-present blue dong
28:07 - Are these people actual superheroes?
32:10 - Keith admits his father is Jeffrey Dahmer (or something)
34:38 - The dark, romantic beauty of Manhattan's revelations and conversation with Silk Spectre II
36:55 - We disagree about what Carla Gugino/Ms. Jupiter means as she reflects on her troubled past
40:08 - Keith gets a bit mixed up about Dr. Manhattan's ability to see time
43:24 - The HBO "Watchmen" series
45:05 - The primary difference between the comic and the film, and why Zack Snyder was right to make the change
49:05 - Not a feel-good movie, but the excellent craft of the film might make you feel good
50:36 - The excellent opening sequence and world-building of "Watchmen"
51:55 - Speed ramps and looking forward to big life moments
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