Seriously, I've never heard so much bad analysis over one film. I've always been wary of movie critics reviewing comic book films of which they know nothing about, because more often than not they treat these movies as second class citizens. As much as I respect Roger Ebert, I've seen him screw up more on comic book movies over the last ten years than he ever did the 20-30 years before. It's like they don't pay attention, or can't be bothered to do even a modicum of research. Case in point: This lame ass review posted on the USAToday website by Claudia Puig, in which it appears that she barely watched the film, only awakening to notice that Dr. Manhattan was naked and that there was *gasp* SEX in the movie! OH MY GAWD!!! As she makes note of Silk Spectre not being your typical comic book heroine, she fails to note that this is NOT your typical comic book movie, as it is a film for adults and not some all-ages sterilized cookie cutter. She again rails on the graphic violence, as if violence in movies is this new fangled idea that she just can't wrap her Brontosaurus brain around. What bugs me most, is that this extremely lame review isn't the only one I've seen. It's just the one that pissed me off the most.
Anyway, I'm done. Please check out Ms. Puig's awful review here and let me know what you thought about it.
PS--In all fairness to Roger Ebert, his review of Watchmen is actually really good and thoughtful. It's by far the best and most accurate review of a superhero film he's ever done. You can find it by clicking here.
