What would happen if masked crime fighters retired?  In an alternate 1985 where Richard Nixon is President for three terms and the world is on the brink of nuclear war with Russia, when one masked crusader is killed it sparks an inquiry to past relationships and the future of mankind. What is the worst that could happen to humanity, who will be held accountable and who will be saved? 

There are two specific reasons why Gay people will love this movie.  One of them is that Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), “The Blue Man”—is completely naked through 95% of the movie.  Though he is pure energy, glowing blue, and half computer enhanced, there is full-frontal nudity and you will never tire of looking at him.  Second, Laurie Jupiter (Malin Ackerman) is just—fierce.  Even when she’s kicking butt with a traditional Wendy from The Wonder Years haircut her hair is always in place.   This leads to the two reasons why specifically Lesbians will like this movie—Laurie Jupiter’s outfit.  With Latex and thigh-high paten leather boots there will be a definite Lucy Lawless/Zena drool factor.  The Watchmen were started back in the 1940’s when cops were sick of gangs wearing costumes, so they donned them too.  One was Janet Black (Stephanie Belding) and she was a gorgeous raven haired Lesbian.  Janet’s best scene was while they recreated the infamous scene of the end of WWII in Times Square, she’s the one that pulls the nurse in and kisses her for that iconic photo we all know.     

With every Super Hero story there is a reason why they are who they are and how they came about, either genetically or by alteration later on in life.  Within the Watchmen, there is only one true Super Powered Hero, Dr. Manhattan, while the rest are just good-natured people who want to do good for society as a whole.  It is fun to compare them to other casts with super human abilities like The X Men, The Fantastic Four, and The Justice League, but with no real super powers—they are a little more interesting to believe in.  Warning, the movie is nearly three hours long and deals a lot with the character’s histories and relationships with each other.  There is no way that this movie could have been shortened from its 163 minutes because there is a lot of information to cover.  Splitting this movie into parts or a sequel would most likely give it the stigma Back to The Future 2 & 3 have.  Fans of character, history driven movies like The English Patient will likely enjoy this film.