Watchmen was the #1 movie last weekend with a box office gross of $55 million. Reviews are mixed, with some saying, “It’s a pretentious turkey that thinks it’s better than the genre,” and others saying, “Wow! Your ticket price will buy you a whole lot of movie.” Watchmen screenwriter, David Hayter, has been working on the project since late 2000.

HardcoreNerdity has posted David Hayter’s (Solid Snake) open letter to the fans pretty much saying that we need to watch the movie again to get more of an understanding on the things we may have missed the first time around.

“You have to understand, everyone is watching to see how the film will do in its second week. If you care about movies that have a brain, or balls, (and this film’s got both, literally), or true adaptations — And if you’re thinking of seeing it again anyway, please go back this weekend, Friday or Saturday night. Demonstrate the power of the fans, because it’ll help let the people who pay for these movies know what we’d like to see. Because if it drops off the radar after the first weekend, they will never allow a film like this to be made again.

But I’m not saying it for money. I’m saying it for people like me. I’m saying it for people who love smart, dark entertainment, on a grand, operatic scale. I’m talking to the Snake fans, the Rorschach fans, the people of the Dark Knight.”

I personally enjoyed Watchmen, although it can be a chore at times to watch. It’s good to see David Hayter reaching out for the fans. Some might say he’s sounding desperate, but I don’t see anything wrong in wanting to promote a work that you’re proud of. Since my girlfriend hasn’t seen it yet, this gives me another excuse to watch the movie again. So let’s see how it will do this coming weekend at the box office. Will you be watching Watchmen again?

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