Our Preview of the much anticipated movie “Watchmen”

Watch out for Watchmen!

Who watches the Watchmen?  Well, anyone who loved the Watchmen comic series, or who just loves super heroes, ought to, that’s for sure!  The new Watchmen movie, which is set to be released in 2009, is based on the popular comics and is set to be a huge success.

There are probably a dozen comic book movies that have been released lately.  So, why watch Watchmen?  Well, it puts a whole other spin on the super hero movie genre.

The movie is set in 1980’s America, but not the 1980’s America we all knew.  In the Watchmen version of 1985, super heroes are more or less banned.  The government has cracked down on them, so they’ve all gone into retirement, except for a select few that are controlled entirely by the government.

When one of the super heroes is murdered, though, everything changes.  All of a sudden, a hero named Rorschach, played by Jackie Earle Haley, finds himself gathering some of his old friends together to find the killer.

Soon, Rorschach and company find out that that’s not their only problem, though.  They uncover a major conspiracy.  All of them discover that there is a plot to kill them all, they have to band together, both the retired and the government controlled, to stop an unseen threat.

Rorschach and the rest of the Watchmen find that the conspiracy reaches even further than they thought.  Secrets that can reveal their past and make or break their future are being slowly uncovered.

To make matters worse, the USA and the Soviet Union are on the brink of war.  So, not only must the Watchmen protect the people and try to save the planet, they have to protect themselves, too.  Will they even bother, though?  After all, the world has cast them out.  Why should they protect it?  At least that’s what some of them think.

Can Rorschach and the other Watchmen, only one of whom really has any super powers, survive?  Can they save the world, each other and themselves?  Most of all, who is watching the Watchmen?  What do they want?

All of this excitement is brought to the big screen in 2009.  So, if you’re a fan of the DC comic series, which many people are, especially since it is one of the most popular comic book series of all time, you really should watch Watchmen when it comes out.  According to all the buzz, it’s supposed to be one of the most exciting and action packed comic books brought to the big screen in one of the most exciting and action packed movies.  So, don’t miss out on the experience!  I know I won’t!

Author: Jessica Kosinski