Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut [Blu-ray]
Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut [Blu-ray]
The Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut is a new and final version of the blockbuster film from Zack Snyder. This version weaves Tales of the Black Freighter into the Watchmen Director’s Cut film that makes this the perfect gift for every die hard fan of the graphic novel.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Pure Amazing
This movie is pure amazing now I’m not going to lie the theatrical version was a great movie but it didn’t capture a lot of the important points the book made. But this ultimate cut was amazing. When they mean ultimate they mean it. I love the way the beautifully edited tales of the black freighter in the movie. The ultimate cut of the movie is worth the price already but they give you much more, they give you commentary with the directer and over 3hours of special features. And it comes with the motion comic that is a page by page of the comic book but its in motion and it has voice acting.
5 Stars awesome
This boxset is freakin’ awesome! If you are a fan of Watchmen, then you should get this, the amount of content on this boxset is massive, the motion comic itself is worth a buy, but it’s included here for added value. The movie itself does benefit from the black freighter being interwoven, but the actual black freighter sections could have been better. I haven’t watched the special stuff yet but there seems to be a ton of it.
All in all this was a worthy purchase, the ultimate cut is far better than the theatrical, and the additional stuff is fantastic. All of this comes wrapped up in a very attractive hard cover box.
5 Stars Perfect for the Sci-Fi Comic Guru
Awesome movie. Abd, the Ultimate Collection comes with all the bells and whistles the true Watchman fans expect. Lives up to its hype. Though it helps if you are a little familiar with the story line. Will keep you on the edge of your seat!
5 Stars This is a great film adaption of a brilliant piece of literature.
If you have not bought any other version of this movie then this is the one you want. I grew up with this short 12 series comic and was somewhat apprehensive about Snyder but, I must say, as a long time fanboy, he did not disappoint. This version pulls no punches. Includes the “Black Freighter” comics in its original place within the story as it progresses and has small little scenes that were in the novel but not in the original theater release. As for all these naysayers, some who claim to be fans and were pissed about the squid ending being pulled and replaced with a more practical ending (the squid ending in the novel was stupid to me the 50+ times I have read it), this comic is over 20 years old. Some things had to be maneuvered (i.e. outfits, endings) to make the newer audience more receptive. You act like he changed the entire story around. Also, the acting was great and the cast was picked perfectly with respects to both looks and skill. Would you rather see Tom Cruise as Nite Owl II, or Angelina Jolie as Silk Spectre II? Didn’t think so. As I have said, as a long time fanboy, I highly recommend this movie. If you have not seen this or have seen it and not read the novel, READ IT. It will only help to add depth and understanding to the story and make the viewing experience much more enjoyable.
5 Stars The best version of Watchmen on Blu-ray yet
I got this for christmas from as I am an avid fan of Alan Moore’s Watchmen. One of the distinctive features of this version to all the other dvd releases is that this one contains all the deleted/bonus scenes in the main cut of the movie as well as the short animated “Tales from the Black Freighter”. It views alot more like the graphic novel than the theatrical or the extended cuts. What this means is that this movie is long. I think it works greatly, however, and gives this cut a sense of completeness. I highly recommend this for the true/avid Watchmen fans, not for the casual viewer. The entire extended cut with Tales from the Black Freighter fit in a single disc, leaving the other disc to contain the special features, which is a really nice touch. It also comes with a digital copy (for those who like that) and the entire “Under the Hood” dvd.
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