I can remember someone asking me in 1992 if I’d ever read the Watchmen comic.

That seems so long ago now, it sometimes feels as though I’ve always known the story of the Watchmen… but that’s impossible.

Recently I was asked a similar question, only this time the question was asking if I’d seen the Watchmen movie.

I have not seen it yet… not even now. I’m skeptical. I don’t know if I could like it, and despite the decent reviews and friends telling me “it’s good… different, but good”, I still don’t know if I could actually watch it and enjoy it.

There were points in time where I even allowed myself to get excited about the movie; I think I remember mentioning the trailer here at some point, but soon after the hype wore off I’d come back to my senses and start to dread it again.

So when I politely answered “No. No, I’m probably going to skip seeing the Watchmen movie…” I am happy that he didn’t just drop the conversation about the movie there.

[as usual, I skip spoilers - it is safe to continue]

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