I saw “Watchmen” with Mia, Isobel, Rompee, and Jeremy and his girlfriend, Paula on Friday at the AFP Theater in Camp Aguinaldo. Special screening tickets were provided by my friend, Ninay, whose clan organized the event. It was great to spend some time with people I do not see too often.
Save for a few necessary alterations, Zack Snyder's adaptation is faithful to the source material. Purists will probably be satisfied, while newcomers will probably be entertained. As for myself, I was looking for something different, something new, perhaps an unusual take on one of the comic book's themes. But the movie packs little to no surprises.
Watch: What if "Watchmen" was a Saturday morning cartoon?
It did come with the new Star Trek trailer though! I'd already known it would come with Watchmen, but I wasn't sure the reel Ninay's family had would include trailers. I already saw an online version of the trailer that very day, at the office, disregarding protocol about bandwidth usage, but even Apple's best Quicktime version doesn't do the trailer justice. It has to be seen at the cinema.
We had a late dinner at a restaurant along Katipunan Avenue afterwards. Though I forget the restaurant, I distinctly recall a dish they call “XXX,” which is a one-pound hamburger sandwich. Well, it's finally happened. A pound of flesh anyone? To bait fish withal!
In order to shake of nightmares of a nine-inch diameter hamburger patty, I went swimming the following morning, during which time I learned a very important lesson: When both your legs cramp up at the same time, it's best to actually stop swimming.
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