Watchmen

2019 Directed by Nicole Kassell, Stephen Williams …

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Regina King Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Jeremy Irons Tom Mison Sara Vickers

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Review by Tay ★★★★★ 19

me, giving something a star-rating in the year 2019? it's... dare i say... a thermodynamic miracle.
but Watchmen is more than a miracle—it is far more planned, articulate, masterful than chance. as a newcomer to the graphic novel and Synder's film, i find myself delighting in an alternate reality, for the most part. it is dark, violent, morally askew, erotic, crude, self-referential and self-critical. but it is also a very masculine text, both literature and film; it is universal inasmuch that the universe is made in the image of powerful men with faulty egos, hubris.
this Watchmen, though? it is of today, of yesterday, of a long history not represented, acknowledged, documented enough. the writers exploded an already fleshy political…
Review by Owen ★★★★½ 10

I used to think Zack Snyder's film was good. Then I watched the show and realized how mediocre the film is in comparison! In a year of disappointing shows like Big Little Lies S2 and Game of Thrones S8, it's good to know that there are still masterful original shows like this. Damon Lindelof can do no wrong!!
Review by Josiah Morgan ★★★★★ 14

Lindelof's career has been focused on the limitations of our presence in time, the limits of our aging and the hurt that ripples outward from where it is created inside of us. The new step that Watchmen takes is to make this focus disciplined, racially motivated, and formally coherent: the central narrative act of Mesmerism is intrinsically tied not just with the inception of the superhero genre but also the inception of film itself. Where the original comic was a critique of the medium at the time, Watchmen entangles a critique of the propagandist dimensions of media in relation to the long-term sprawl of history.
So, it's an imperfect work from television’s ballsiest writer. It is both dorky and a…
Review by josh lewis ★★★ 5

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

seemed like a whole lot of fuss just to get to “dr. womanhatten when”. needed more lube man.
Review by Syaoran ★★★★½

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
A "superhero" show that actually took risks and tackled serious subject matters. Damn, Watchmen ain't playing. This shit is bananas.
Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★★ 4

"You can't heal under a mask, Angela. Wounds need air."
AND I BELIEVE IN TELEVISION
Review by Logan Kenny ★★★★★ 8

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I will think of the way this show portrays Dr Manhattan for the rest of my life. genuinely life changing shit in a way that shakes my body to the core, bringing me consolation and beauty in a way I was never expecting. can’t believe the show was able to adapt the ways his brain experiences time and incorporate it into the montage perfectly, instead of removing itself from humanity and showing how he loses his grasp on love, but by connecting him so deeply to another person that he’d give up every single thing. the way Episode 8 uses his soft voice and immaculate editing to show the entirety of a relationship, the crushing lows, the overwhelming highs and…
Review by coffee ★★★★★ 4

“This is the moment.”
the greatest TV we’ve gotten since Twin Peaks The Return. masterful stuff. it’s honestly kind of a miracle that television this good still exists today, television this focused, television this enthralling, television this consistent. lindelof is a god. all hail.
(note: the LB staff added this so it isn’t coming down, not a user thing like a lot of other shows added on here)
Review by Erik Nordgren ★★★★★

HBO: you WILL cry over this naked blue man
me: WHATEVER YOU SAY MR LINDELOF
Review by andy levy ★★★★★ 6

5 stars overall because it was one of most fascinating tv series i’ve ever seen BUT i didn’t love the finale. don’t get me wrong: i liked it, but for a series that never didn’t feel fresh and reveled in gleeful subversion, the finale seemed a little pat and, dare i say, comic-bookish to me
Review by Noah Thompson ★★½ 8

Is there life on Mars?
I guess it wouldn't be a complete year without at least one more unpopular opinion. I'll keep this one simple because as much as I didn't like it, I don't really hate much of anything in it. My complaints about Watchmen can be summed up in two ways: Just about every examination about race and other American issues felt very surface level, a good idea or a scene rearing its head every once in a while. Otherwise, the film just suffers from being a slog. I never became truly invested with any of the new characters, the dialogue not helping any of that, the visuals were often flat, and this somehow managed to have a…
Review by kyle dunne

regina BEEN king
can't wait for twitter to watch this one year from now and be like "y'all seen this show? it's SO good"

Recent reviews

Review by DurgeChamp ★★★

A lot of faithful send ups to the source material (including some juxtaposed lines of dialogue and shots that make wonder if the comic was as heavy handed) but mostly creative decisions that I consider down right blasphemous. All in all it leans a little too heavily into current talking points, to the point where it feels like a contemporary time piece, whereas the original dug into the psychology of it all to feel timeless. Unfortunately, unlike the self-fulfilling prophecies on which this show relies, it can’t be great just because it aspires to be. It can good though, especially Little Fear of Lightning.
Review by Nicolas Andres ★★★★★

Drinking game ideas:
- take a shot every-time Lacrimosa is played
Review by Steve ★★★★ 1

This is incredibly well done. It was a bit of a struggle early on - I think mainly because I don’t know this world - but how it all comes together is brilliant.
Review by Denver Grenell ★★★★★

Who in their right mind would make a direct sequel to Watchmen, the seminal 80’s superhero graphic novel from Alan Moore? Damon Lindelof is the madman who dared attempt such a feat & goddamn it if he not only pulled it off but created a masterpiece of television & a bold expansion of the original mythology that looks at a post Watchmen world & digs deep into America’s history of racial inequality.
The story takes in so many elements ranging from the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to modern day white supremacy factions & the new version of the Watchmen who fight to take them down. The show honours the original’s themes while smartly pivoting to examine racial inequality in the US through the superhero…
Review by jkonich ★★★★½

A very surprising and compelling story about race and generational trauma, plus a big blue glowy dick
Review by Dead_horse ★★★★★

The most logical, and satisfying progression of the story. To those who rag on this series for being “lIbTaRd PrOpAgAnDa”, I genuinely want to know what you even got out of the original source material. No filler, and sealed up perfectly. 10/10
Review by abi ★★★★★

noticing all the eggs in the rewatch hehe i love this frickin show
Review by Ralph ★★★½

Bastante mejor que la película. Introduce un imaginario completamente distinto pero al final su propósito bajo su apariencia de secuela distópica es el de adaptar el cómic a audiencias más actuales y concienciadas. Brutal para verla estos días.
Review by turgutnalkran ★★★★½

I didn't read the graphic novel I had only seen the 2009 movie previously and that was the only thing that I knew when going in but this show was surprisingly great.
I liked that they took a new approach and covered some topics that are important today while preserving the original essence.
It has some clever writing and a great soundtrack too so check it out if you're interested. You won't be dissapointed 4.5/5
Review by Kaito_ow ★★★★★ 2

Holy shit this show is so fucking based and i fucking love it. The best sequel from a movie ever.
Review by Cam ★★★★★

Holy. Shit. For people who aren’t really into superhero stuff and stories, this is not that show. This is such a 180 from a traditional superhero story. It’s underlying message for social justice and inequality that plagues not only our reality but theirs as well was so moving and powerful. Highly Recommend this show
Review by leo ★★★★½

I binged watched this whole thing in like two days just finished it and I cant process anything Holy shit