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Watchmen Chapter I

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In an alternate world, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement, into a mystery that threatens their lives and the world itself.
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William Bibbiani TheWrap Despite the fundamental problems with any Watchmen adaptation, and the serviceable but not entirely effective visual aesthetic, Chapter 1 does a respectable job of retelling this story. Aug 13, 2024 Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness .... this film version, while incomplete as both a first part of two and because it must cut or reframe the source material, still manages to make one feel like they’re experiencing "Watchmen" uniquely. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot What we get with "Watchmen: Chapter I" is a remarkably faithful adaptation of the graphic novel that has a few flaws here and there, but which ends up being a pretty good rendition of the material. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 28, 2024 Full Review JK Sooja Common Sense Media Fans who know the story will understand what the story is trying to do (something to do with Veidt), but for the uninitiated, these scenes will be confusing. Aug 27, 2024 Full Review Bradley Gibson Film Threat Watchmen: Chapter 1 is a delight for fans, and great follow up for those who enjoyed the comics and want to see more. Rated: 9/10 Aug 23, 2024 Full Review Jonathan Garcia Dynamic Duel Podcast Despite filmmakers’ best intentions, the film is faithful to a fault — in essence, an abridged and superfluous version of the celebrated graphic novel. Rated: 3/5 Aug 20, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lucifer M Any Watchmen fan cannot find themselves disappointed with this animated film, since it’s definitely a true carbon copy of the original story; not an adaptation. It actually feels like they used the graphic novel as the script and screenplay, without interpretations from the artists at work here. That by no means is anything negative about it. The one thing fans always said was they wanted to see the story play out without any changes or revisions…well we got it! Guarantee you though that we’ll still get those gate keepers ranting that they wanted some changes done to it, I don’t know why. The story, cinematography, editing and animation are all top notch here. Add the great voice acting to the mix and what we have here is Grade A entertainment. We’ve come to expect nothing less from WB’s DC Animated content, as they never disappoint! At least DC fans like myself can gleefully say that when it comes to animated content, DC is far more superior than Marvel in terms of the medium. Hell yeah! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/19/24 Full Review Emma C Didn't know what to expect but found myself wanting to stay for the story. The narration was interesting with scenes jumping around to different characters and years. The comparison between what was happening and the comic book plot was a creative way to show the state of events at that time. Looking forward to part 2 and what will become of the minutemen. I'm not too familiar with their backstories but Rorschach was the most interesting one to watch (despite his questionable investigative tactics) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Ricardo E A Alan Moore le temblaran los dientes porque está obra maestra es insuperable incluso para Watchmen movie y la novela gráfica. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Nathan W A BIG IMPROVEMENT AFTER THE FAILURE OF THE 2009 FILM!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Bobby D Excellent retelling of the graphic novels. Fantastic animation and lighting in every scene added by the look of the Gibbons artwork and Higgins colors make the story come to life. I can't wait for Chapter 2 to continue the story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Nico B While the CG animation can be dodgy at times and looks more like cel-shaded cutscenes to a video game, Watchmen: Chapter 1 effectively captures the look and feel of the groundbreaking graphic novel and showcases more aspects of the comic not explored in previous adaptations! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In an alternate world, the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement, into a mystery that threatens their lives and the world itself.
Director
Brandon Vietti
Producer
James Krieg, Brandon Vietti, Cindy Rago
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, Paramount Pictures
Genre
Drama, Action, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 13, 2024
Runtime
1h 23m
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