Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood

R

2009

1h 4m

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Adventure

Horror

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Attacked at sea by vicious pirates, a lone survivor embarks on a perilous journey home to warn the locals.

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These two additional mini-entries/companion pieces really help show just how commited Zack Snyder was to what is arguably his magnum opus. Tales of the Black Freighter has an attention-grabbing animation style and a suitably tragic, horrifying story brought to life by Gerard Butler's narration whilst Under the Hood is an interesting 37-minute-long piece of world building that adds much more depth to this universe. What are essentially glorified special features do a succesful job increasing immersion into this world and solidifying Watchmen's position as one of the best, complex, and possibly most underrated, comic book movies of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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renaldo d

I liked the narration, but the animation is nothing spectacular, the lines are not very beautiful

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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johnathon w

Excellent companion piece to Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" movie that is quite frankly, better than the film. The "Tales of the Black Freighter" is superb cartoon, with an excellent vocal lead by Gerad Butler, staying faithful to the original comic, while "Under The Hood" is a unique documentary style film, adapting the text pages from the "Watchmen" comic for film. The actors all give solid performances and along with a great production replicating the 1970's, making for a great companion piece that is more faithful than well-made than the original film. Definitely worth checking out, even if the original "Watchmen" movie is a bit of a mess.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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The animation quality is poor but the story and art is straight out of the original Watchmen comic. It was nice to see it adapted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Hua M

Haunting and thought-provoking, this tale beautifully complemented the overall story of Watchmen (in the Ultimate Cut).

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/19

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From Latin America, save your time, this is political agenda for gringos, it's not fun.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Daniel DelPurgatorio

Director

Mike Smith

Director

Gerard Butler

Voice

Jared Harris

Ridley

Lori Tritel

Voice

Siobhan Flynn

Voice

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Sometimes-gruesome Watchmen extras best for fans.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 27, 2009

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

I really loved the Watchmen film, and this DVD (as well as the Complete Motion Comic DVD) make for a really wonderful way to experience this extraordinary world.

Mar 23, 2009

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

It provides another angle on the Watchmen universe we might not otherwise get.

Rated: 6/10

Mar 15, 2009

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

Buying this disc is a bit like buying a disc consisting of special features only! It all feels very slight . . .

Mar 13, 2009

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Synopsis

Attacked at sea by vicious pirates, a lone survivor embarks on a perilous journey home to warn the locals.

Director: Daniel DelPurgatorio, Mike Smith
Producer: Wesley Coller, Lawrence Gordon
Screenwriter: Alex Tse, Zack Snyder
Rating: R (Violent and Grisly Images)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2009
Runtime: 1h 4m

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