Watchmen: Director's Cut (2 Discs) (Blu-ray)
Featuring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino & Malin Akerman
Format: Blu-ray | Rating: 18 years & over
4.50 out of 5
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Based on the graphic novel written by Alan Moore, Watchmen is a complex, multi-layered, mystery adventure which is directed by 300's Zack Snyder and stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode and Patrick Wilson.
Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the 'Doomsday Clock' - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight.
When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...But who is watching the Watchmen?
The Director's cut of the feature is approximately 25 minutes longer, incorporating more elements from the graphic novel. This eagerly anticipated version offers more violence and reworked scenes with additional dialogue to give greater depth to this visual masterpiece. Also included are new commentary contributions from Director Zach Snyder and Graphic Novel illustrator Dave Gibbons.
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie, Matt Frewer, Danny Woodburn, Carrie Genzel, Niall Matter, Laura Mennell, Jay Brazeau & Rob LaBelle |
| Zack Snyder |
| 18 years and over |
| 2009 |
| Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| English - Dolby True HD (5.1) |
| English |
Average rating (21 reviews)
Only the special features disc has Spanish ; Portuguese ; German ; Danish ; Italian ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Castillian ; Finnish and Dutch subtitles.
The movie disc has only english and english for hard of hearing.
Great, atmospheric and immersive film. Shame on Paramount for "triple dipping" with this film - a theatrical cut, then a director's cut and then a (coming soon) Ultimate Cut - as this they've never heard of seamless branching. One release is more than enough. Four stars off for ripping off their customers.
This has got to be one of the best comic book movies ever made, watchmen easily stands up to anything before it, it has an amazing and deep and interesting storyline unlike allot of comic films, great effects, interesting characters with good back stories. it was rather a brave thing to do giving this an 18 certification and having it run at just over two and a half hours, but it was needed and well worth all the effort, plus with all the cool features you get on this disc its a must own film and already a classic, BUT if you want the real version of watchmen you need to see the ULTIMATE CUT which runs an hour longer! This is only available in the u.s but if you order it you will find it runs no problem as it is region free!!
Watched this on, DVD as it did not appeal to me at all when released on Cinema. My expectations were pretty low.
Was badly put off by the Special Effects for the Blue Guy Mr Manhattan. It all just looked a bit tacky. Also the 2hr 30mins time didnt entice me.
But 10 mins into the Film and I was hooked. The story is fairly fast paced, and has a lot to say. The Acting is spot on and the Direction holds it altogether nicely.
The feel and setting of the 1980s is captured perfectly.
The story is VERY VIOLENT at times, sometimes justified and sometimes not so much.
My Review probably is not summing it up correctly, but I really Liked the Movie.
A Sequel seems unlikely, given the disappointment of the overall Box Office.
Special mention also has to go to the Brilliant selection of Music that goes with the move. One of the Best Soundtracks of the past Decade.
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