Former Première Magazine critic Glenn Kenny has come up with a few notes about Watchmen that say what I was trying to say in my review, only better:
A lot of it has to do with the fact that Snyder directs like a preservationist rather than an interpreter. It might have been a kick to see this set-in-an-alternate-1980s tale directed like an ’80s picture. maybe. But no; we instead get a lot of slavish recreations of Gibbons’ panels.
These two Watchmen-related posts give me the opportunity to re-present my favourite Watchmen moment since 1986:
and also direct your attention to this awesome Watchmen-Saturday morning cartoon pastiche from Harry Partridge:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w[/youtube]