I guess I did because I went to the midnight showing last night and felt that I should see if anyone else has seen it or is planning to. Below are my thoughts on it for those that might want to read them.
Zack Snyder, the director behind 300, has once again taken a favorite in the comic book world and put it onto film with Watchmen. The film takes place in an alternative 1985 in which Nixon is still president and there is a large amount of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union placing the doomsday clock at 5 minutes to midnight from fear of a nuclear war. After being outlawed in 1977, a few superheroes remain active whether they are working for the government or outside the law itself. After discovering that one of this former colleagues has been murdered, former superhero turned vigilante Rorschach(Jackie Earle Haley) starts investigating the reason behind it. As he investigates the murder he uncovers a plot that is intent on killing and discrediting all past and present vigilantes. As he reconnects with members of his former crime-fighting legion, including Nite Owl II, Silk Spectre II and Dr. Manhattan, they uncover a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy that not only links to their shared past but has catastrophic consequences for the future.
I thought the movie was actually pretty good though it is obviously a love it or hate it movie. Those that I was with liked it but I have one friend who says it is the worst movie ever, worse than Plan 9 from Outer Space. With that being said, Watchmen looks like it jumped right out of the graphic novel at times with stunning visual effects. There were a few things that got changed in the process but the feel remained the same. Snyder has brought brought back the slow down and speed up style during fights that many loved about 300. The film also had a considerable amount of blood and gore that includes someone getting their knee bent the complete wrong way.
I have seen a number of people stating that the rating is off for the film. The reason behind that is because one of the characters, Dr. Manhattan(Billy Crudup), provides full frontal male nudity on many occasions along with the sex scene in the middle of the movie between Nite Owl II(Patrick Wilson) and Silk Spectre II(Malin Akerman).
When it comes down to it, I recommend it to anyone that wants to see a good action movie whether or not one has read the graphic novel. My only regret came with the fact that I was exahusted going into the movie which meant I was trying to stay awake during the first half. After finally losing the battle and missing no more than 10 minutes, one of my friends nudged me and I was completely awake the rest of the movie.