7:45 pm

Is what time "Watchmen" started at the Crestwood theatre tonight. It is now 11:05 pm and we just got home.

$8.25 for the ticket. $6.25 for a pretzel with cheese. $4.25 for a big ole fat soda. Right around $20 total...for what? Almost 3 hours of my life I'm never getting back.

I'm sure I'm going to catch a lot of flack for this...but this movie SUCKED.

I saw a glowing blue man's penis and ass. More times than I cared to. He couldn't have kept the little loincloth on throughout the movie?? Why bother giving it to him in the first place if, in the next scene, he's not going to be wearing it?? There was one scene in particular where there were FOUR or FIVE glowing blue men's penises and asses. Necessary? I think not.

Costumes - horrible and un-interesting. Except Rorschach's (sp?) mask. That was pretty cool, but after about an hour of the constant shape shifting, I started getting dizzy. Stop the mask, I want to get off!! The actor playing Rorschach looked a bit too much like Danny Bonaduce for comfort. Only minus the muscles and bottles of hard liquor.

Not to mention the chick's boots changed from spiked heels to flats during a fight scene. Really? Did she tell the criminals, "Hold on a sec, guys. I gotta change my boots before I kick your ass. K, I'm ready now." It was a gigantic game of adult dress up.

Acting - TERRIBLE. It was like the directors / casting directors picked random people off the street and said, "Hey! Wanna star in a movie?"

There was also a Showtime-esque softcore porn scene. Boobs and ass, thrusting...all which made for much discomfort when sitting between your husband and 17-year-old sister-in-law.

During the movie I did manage to get in about 1/2 hour nap...bathroom break...cigarette...phone call to my mom...and walk around the ghost town of a mall.

Bottom line? Don't waste your time or money on this movie.