The Watchmen is a great story that was a part of my childhood. It was different from any comic book I had ever read. The movie however doesn't live up to the greatness of the comic. And i think the main reason is the way the story is told. Comics are released as serials, giving a little story at a time. The movie trys to do this, but structurally movies should interweave their stories. So as a movie the Watchmen almost fails. The saving grace is that the IMAX is badass. Get their early so you can get a good seat or your neck will be left stiff.
Some people want to watch the world burn, and that couldn't be more true for Chris Nolan's Joker. He is rotten to the core and doesn't care if he lives or dies as long as his point goes across. The wild card in the film though is Two Face, who showes that there is never two heads on a coin. Batman is good, Joker is bad, but is that really so. Batman wants to save everyone, but can he really. And the Joker's point is to show Batman that everyone is corrupted and chaotic. There's a little Joker in all of us. But will Batman risk everything he's been working for just to avenge someones death. And can the good side of things truely overcome the face of evil.