Watchmen. Have you seen it?

**Person** · by **Person** on Sun Mar 08, 2009 3:32 am

Well, the title says it all. Have you seen Watchmen? It has been released here in Brazil yesterday, 06 March, and, before I state my opinion about it, I will post the synopsis made by IMDb for the film.

"Watchmen" is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity... but who is watching the Watchmen?"

Now, this film has been exalted way too much by the press in my opinion. Your very first impression is that it is going to be the film of the year, so you may get a bit of disappointed at the outcome. Not that I am saying it is a bad film, it is kind of good. It has a nice soundtrack and some awesome effects! On a scale of one to ten, I would rate this film a 6.5.

Regards,