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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete
Actually what I've found with Alan Moore adaptations is that it's better to see the movie first then read the comics. That way you get an appreciation for the direction that the movie takes rather than constantly comparing it to the comic. That's what I found with both The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and From Hell. Still have yet to see The Watchmen or read it, something I've been holding out on for over a year now.
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I thought the Watchmen brilliant. I consider it the best comic book to film adaption I've ever seen and most of the people I know who have seen it have similar thoughts about it. I had read Alan Moore's cartoon before I saw the movie and I think that made it better. I think some people, not knowing the story from before, were not prepared for what kind of movie it actually is.
Let's just say it's not a superhero movie. There's only one truly heroic act in it (people saved from burning building) and it has a some seconds time on the screen in a 2.5+ hours movie.