peter_nilsson88

The 5/10 star is only from my happiness with seing another clerks movie, but sadly Clerks III is nothing compared to the earlier installments.

It lacks the quick and sharp dialogue and the art style from the 1st movie, and it lacks the heart of the 2nd movie.

We saw the same thing with the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Both these films came a little too late and with the feel just not there anymore.

The jokes and acting and overall story feels forced and not funny at all. Instead Clerks III is an homage to the earler films but fails to create something unique. Better to watch Clerks I and II instead of this one.

The first thing you notice at the start of Watchmen (2019) is how similar it is in style as the movie Watchmen (2009). I love how it's dark and unfiltered both in regards of language and in the visuals - Even though it's inspired by, and based on the the world, in a graphic novel it's a show that's not for little kids and I love that.

The "Watchmen atmosphere", if you like, is what kept me going for the full nine one hour episodes. However there are some flaws:

1. The Charachters: Angela Abar is not really that interesting... same goes with "Looking Glass" or for that matter "Lady Trieu". The Watchmen comic book from the 80's created its own vigilantes/heroes from scratch and it worked with them all being unknown by the readers. This means that the heroes must be very well developed in order to catch the interest of the new readers/viewers (which was everyone in the 80's).

The vigilantes you care for the most are the ones you remember from the movie or comic book but these are not the focus of the show which is a bit sad since a lot of times I found myself wanting to know more of for example Ozymandias and Dr. Manhattan.

2. The storytelling. It takes more than 6 episodes (6 hours) before revealing what is really happening, so the first 2/3 is just a bunch of events which you know are connected but could never guess how. During the first 6 episodes it's a lack of the classic detective work and revealing piece by piece what's going on. This meant, for me at least, that I wasn't as invested in the story as I could've been.

Overall it's a good show, with great atmosphere, visual effects etc. And it's for the fans of the comic book. If you watched the movie 100 times but never read the graphic novel you will never get the squid references.

The actors are extremely good and well casted with Jeremy Irons and Jean Smart being perfect in the roles of the older versions of the Vigilanties we knew from before. Dr. Manhattan sucks though which is a shame since Billy Crudup did the role to perfection in the 2009 movie.

I liked the show but as with the original graphic novel/movie you're dying to see more but of course with the original characters - A "Before Watchmen" TV Show woul've been more interesting to see. The show is good but mostly made me want to see the 2009 movie again.

The series starts as the typical mystery comedy, but evolves to a story with a deeper meaning where you have to question what is right or wrong under specific circumstances and what i means to be humane.

The acting is great with a cast of Swedish stars where Alfred Svensson does a remarkable performance, planting him as a really good actor far from the role as "Billy" in "Leif & Billy".

A true gem of a mini-series!