Watchmen: Chapter I

Watchmen is not only one of my favorite comics but also one of my favorite DC movies of all time, released in 2009 being almost 3 hours long. Seeing that it was adapted into animation very quickly grabbed my attention, and while this film wasn't bad, it definitely was lacking in a lot of what made the first one great.

This film (being one of two parts) focused a lot more on flashbacks and the story of Dr. Manhattan, with lots of the big parts of the original story not being portrayed (saved for part two). For me the campy animation style took away some of the darkness and seriousness, and it was hard to follow along with the story this time around.

Voice acting and pacing were solid, but overall this one needed some work.

B-