Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut [4 Discs] [UltraViolet] [With Graphic Novel] [Blu-ray]

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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Objectively the greatest comic book film ever made

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  You can read lots of reviews of Watchmen, people either love it or hate it. If you love it - and I do - this is the set to get. It not only has the Blu-Ray, and the DVD, and an entire Blu-Ray of extras... it also has the entire motion comic of the Black Freighter, as well as being the cut of the movie which has the Black Freighter inserted into the movie. You also get the hardcover collectible graphic novel, and the digital copy of the movie. I was skeptical whether the digital copy would be usable, this is a several year old re-release (I assume what we're purchasing is back stock) and the code says it expired in 2014. It did not - the process was a little clunky because I had to use Flixster, but it ported to my Ultraviolet account (and was hence watchable in Vudu) with no problems whatsoever. When I saw the original cut in the theaters, I liked it (except for the "Halleleujah" scene); most people didn't share my opinion and I still considered the original graphic novel to be vastly superior, but I still liked it. A few years later I saw the Director's Cut, which is three hours long; I thought this version was WAY better (except for the "Halleleujah" scene) and I began recommending it to people again. Someone pointed out the "Ultimate Cut" on this version, which somehow incorporated the Black Freighter scenes from the GN; I bit the bullet and picked up the CE. Turns out the Ultimate Cut is by far my favorite version of this movie (except for the "Halleleujah" scene): the scenes have enough time to breathe and revel in the period details; there's legitimately poignant footage added (I'm thinking of That Scene with Hollis); and my regard for Patrick Wilson's performance increases every time I watch this movie. I still think the movie is distinctly inferior to the GN, but the 3.5 hour cut of this movie is the best cinematic realization of this story we're ever likely to see. There are also bonus features which flesh out the world in interesting ways that aren't as engaging as I'd hoped (I'm thinking specifically of the faux Hollywood Tonight feature about the original Nite Owl book) but are still worth watching if you're curious to see everything this world has to offer. And I still maintain that people should definitely do that, because good as the GN or not, this is still a movie people should definitely see.

  Posted 9 years ago by JonB

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  A must have for any Watchmen fan!

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  I adore the Watchmen graphic novel and I love the movie. I think Zack Snyder did an excellent job of translating certain panels from page to screen. This collection comes with the hardcover version of the graphic novel which is really cool. It also includes the ultimate cut of the movie which I am interested in finally seeing.

  Posted 9 years ago by DREW007

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Great set, but beware of flimsy packaging.

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  Watchmen is a great film, and this release is packed full of great extras, both on disc and in the box itself. It comes with a hardcover edition of the amazing graphic novel that the film is based on. That's an amazing pack in. The problem is, said novel's weight pushes down on the box that contains it, tearing the box in several places. I have to store my book separately from the rest of the box's contents. I had to return my initial purchase because of this issue. My replacement was better, but not much. It is still torn. Just beware of this issue and find as perfect a box as you can. The lenticular cover is a nice touch. The film contained here is The Ultimate Cut, which splices in the animated Tales of the Black Freighter. It would have been nice to have had the animated film separately and a choice to watch just the director's cut without the animation spliced in. The UltraViolet digital copy, however, is a copy of the director's cut.

  Posted 12 years ago by rockstarnati