Before Watchmen - what's your take?

[Azrael]

The artwork in some was option #1 (Ozymandias in particular was beautifully illustrated), some were # 2 (Nite Owl), and so far I found Dr. Manhattan to be borderline #1. Minutemen and Silver Spectre aren't too bad either. Rorschach is either 3 or 4 (except the fantastic artwork). I know that for some fans the mere mention of BW is heresy for a whole set of different reasons (primarily eithical) but, as someone who loves the original (Watchmen was one of the first non-translated comic books I ever read, it has immense nostalgic value) I quite enjoyed some. Even though this series maybe misses the point of what Watchmen was supposed to be, and even though some of the "answers" the writers give (especially in Minutemen and Nite Owl) are more than questionable, I just wanted to read more of these characters. Maybe a bit childish motive (and this is how corporations get rich, lol). What do some of you think about BW?