Watchmen 50 Days On, Was It Worth the Gamble?

brumgrunt writes "Friday marks the 50th day on general release for what was the long-awaited Watchmen movie. But how much money has it made, and how has it measured up to Warner Bros' expectations? Has it, bluntly, been worth the gamble, expense and hassle? "

Comments

Re:More to the point, what are its knock-on effect

[Lumpy]

It went away from the Hollywierd normal direction. It went where most do not, it treated the audience as educated and intelligent instead of drooling morons that scream for boobies and Michael Bay explosion fests.

I really hope that Cinema goes back to having an IQ required instead of the typical "snakes on a plane" kind of crap.

Re:It Is Rated R! #6 for Opening Weekend!

[PriceIke]

Christ almighty. The movie was too long already AS RELEASED. You're saying there's another full hour of material they shot? I'm usually willing to sit through a nearly-three-hour movie but FOUR? They might as well have split it into two movies, "The Fellowship of the Spandex" and "The Two Planets."