This is kind of sad....

[kitewithfish]

I get the feeling that my WATCHMEN viewing experience may have been somewhat diminished by the number of people who walked out of the theater.

That just makes me sad.

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[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I've heard reports of mass walkouts, but didn't catch any particularly noticeable amount leave during the two showings I've seen thus far. How many walked out on yours? A third of the audience?

It's damn sad too. The snob in me is trying to spin it as "Well, they succeeded in creating a work of art because tons of people just don't get it!" but snobbery is cold comfort.

[beanie-platypus.livejournal.com]

First, let me qualify- there were maybe twenty people total at the screening. Of this, I would say that about seven walked out, at various points in the film. I think there were about two every half-hour after the first hour. I think a number seemed to just give up on it after Manhattan went to Mars.

I want more to this movie. It seemed really sketchy and did not seem to flow well- I await the director's cut and the animated short that will come later, but what they put into theaters did not seem to work very well as a movie. For WATCHMEN, there was just too much "superhuman" stuff, and not enough "fucked-up wacko in a mask" stuff.

The fights and the sex seemed to really stick out, honestly. They were just too pretty, too Hollywood and too perfect for the characters....