Episode 337: Watchmen - No Spoilers (2009)

Watchmen (2009)Watch the trailer!

The second film in our pairing based on the works of Alan Moore moves ahead, in real-life, four years, but moves back, in the film, to the 1980s of an alternate history of the United States of America. In this version, masked crusaders have been a part of American life since the middle of the 20th century, and inevitably some of the heroes band together to form a group known as "The Watchmen." The film follows the members of the second version of the team, after the U.S. Government has passed the Keane Act, which outlawed masked superheroes. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film introduced us to Rorschach (Jackie Earl Haley), a sociopathic crusader who sees the world in black and white who, after the death of Edward Blake (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), who the public knew as The Comedian, come to believe that there is a plot afoot to kill "masks," and he goes to warn all of his former teammates. He first visits his former partner Dan Dreiberg (Patrick Wilson) who fought crime as the second Night Owl, then traveling to a government facility to warn Laurie Jupiter (Malin Akerman) who had been known as Ms. Jupiter, and her significant other Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup). Dan goes to visit Adrian Veidt (Matthew Goode) who is the sole member of the Watchmen to reveal his true identity to the public instead of staying behind the persona of Ozymandias, and pass along Rorschach's warning. As the story unfolds, we see the truth of a world with heroes, how they quickly become hated, jaded, and corrupted, and how their mindsets quickly become altered when compared to what would be considered "normal" in the modern world. Also starring Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie, Laura Mennell, Rob LaBelle, and Robert Wisden. Plus, the trio reveal which two "Christmas-Adjacent" films make up this year's holiday pairing!



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