Who watches the Watchmen?

I watch the Watchmen! Along with ol' pal Lt. Kevin.

We decided this was one flick that was worthy of IMAX, so like all good things (such as a fine bottle of wine, or sex before marriage, or a particularly virile pustule), we decided that waiting to do it right would make it even more meaningful. So last night we IMAX'd the everlovin' hell out of the Watchmen, and boy was it worth it. You feel the thuds of head against brick; you can hear the blood splashing.

Actually, that level of hi-def is a mixed bag. Incredibly detailed girl-nipples: good. Incredibly detailed man-ass (or glowing blue man-dong): not so good. For me at least. There'll be plenty of ladies clamoring to see the glowing blue man-dong.

Mrs. Bart was supposed to join us, but she had some lame excuse. Furthering her education, or some such B.S. Good news: we'll be watching the Watchmen this weekend. Probably in standard-def, though.

Here's my conundrum. I thought the movie's title sequence was ridiculously, stupendously awesome. Like, in the original sense of the word, in that it filled me with awe. The filmmaker took a crapload of back story and you're like, yeah, I get an idea of where they're coming from. Mmm, that's good alternate history.

Back to the conundrum. The title sequence was so good, that I'm tempted to show it to Mrs. Bart. No, to make her watch it. Like, bitch, I'm propping your eyes open, Clockwork Orange-style, and you're taking this shit in. However, knowing Mrs. Bart, there's an 80% likelihood that doing that will cause her to (a) say she's changed her mind about seeing the movie, or (b) say she's disappointed with the rest of the movie, because it wasn't exactly like the title sequence. I think that after the movie she'll enjoy a good title sequence re-watch, but prior to, taken out of context, she might not dig it like I think she should. (The nerve.)

I do have one gripe with the movie. The more Adrian Veidt was talking, I had to wonder: is he supposed to have a faint trace of some kind of accent? Or is that a really subtle gay lisp? I felt like the inflection was fluctuating a little in the denouement. I guess I'll pay more attention during the second watching.

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