I wasn’t aware the extended cut was out. I don’t know if I care, but perhaps I should check it out.

Oh, I agree that the opening sequence is pretty good, it’s just… the use of music is so *obvious* throughout the film, and I can’t help but feel patronised a bit by the lacing of “The Times They Are A-Changing” there. There seems to me a kind of annoying baby boomer reverence going on. (Of course, the absolute worst, and the choice that kind of says all, is the horrid cover version of “Desolation Row” at the end).

However, I think it’s a shame you don’t mention the fantastic montage sequence in the beginning, which, by using the film formats strengths, elegantly give us a lot of information on the back story.

I see what you mean about Rorschach’s voice, but I think Moore read it out in the same hoarse voice, in the clip that’s available on youtube.

Also, I have ‘The ultimate cut’ (he), and it has the newstand scenes, and they are pretty terrible, there’s this sub-plot with the knot-tops bullying young Bernie, which I have no idea why they put in there. They even interlaced the animated feature of Tale of The Black Freighter in the actual film, which is extremely annoying, and adds absolutely nothing to the main narrative. The only good thing in the extended version, is the murder of Hollis Mason, which have some nice cross-cutting of Nite Owl I fighting Nazis.

More horn tooting: re: the Watchmen film.

It seems Crippen is beating Watchmen with a conceptual geek-stick, i.e. evaluating Watchmen from a fanatical fanboys perspective, rather than looking at the work for its own merits.

And call me a geek, but I enjoyed the movie, which (of course) doesn’t compare to the comic.