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Debbie Schussel is kind of annoying now.
Watchmen is NOT a kids movie. It wasn’t even a kids graphic novel (comic book). Anyone that thinks it was either doesn’t know The Watchmen.
As a mystery, it’s a very intriguing tale, but ultimately rather nihilistic. It’ll make Dark Knight look like a Will Ferrell comedy.
Uh, I know very little about the story, other than it was always written as a comic book for adults. It’s not for kids... that’s why it is rated “R”.
Also, Debbie Schlussel is h-o-t.
I am so sick of morons (like Ms Schussel, AND her fans commenting on her site ) who jump to the conclusion that every single comic is for kids, and so are all “superhero” movies. Moore’s Watchmen graphic novel is a great read-and it has ALWAYS been understood by all halfway reasonable people (leaving out poor overwrought Debby) that it’s for the 18 and over crowd. Ditto this film, which I will certainly see ASAP.
I knew this would be a problem. Watchmen is not a kids’ comic book, it’s a true graphic novel, with lots of sex, relationships, and moral questions. There’s no way to do it as movie and make it a good guy vs. bad guy flick. But leave it to the Hollywood marketing teams to screw up royally.
It is rated R.
I don’t even take my daughter (age 8) to see PG-13 movies, for Pete’s sake!
“like actually investigating the movie before you take or send your kids to see this garbage”
Right, like the same people investigated Obama before they elected him.
"If you see it yourself, you're also probably a moron and a vapid, indecent human being. The movie arrives in theaters at Midnight, Thursday Night. It's rated "R"--which should kinda sorta be a hint--but it really deserves an "NC-17," at the very least."
I’d agree if you take your kids to watchmen you are a moron, but not because of hollywood, but because you are too damned stupid to know the source material that this movie is based on.
This isn’t a story of Hollywood taking a classic comic super hero like say a superman and making him evil or dark, or applying moral relevancy to him... this is a movie that is based on a very adult themed and very dark comic to begin with.
If you take your kids to see "The Watchmen," you're a moron...This is supposed to be news to who?
Watchmen is an comic meant for adults.
It sounds like you got the memo late.
Who thought the Watchmen was a kids movie? Its rated “R”, and the original comic book was certainly not kid-fare.
This isn’t a “lie”, its lack of parental research.
SnakeDoc
It’s rated R. And it’s based on the graphic novel that’s generally acknowledged as the mile post when comics stopped being just for kids. While I agree that it’s not for kids I don’t see how Hollywood is being deceptive, the ads are pretty honest about the contents of the story.
And I guess Schussel (whoever the hell she is) never saw the Sin City movie.
Yawn. More cornball superhero pablum.