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 Highly recommended! November 22, 2009
Chris (Germany)
Thank you, Zack Snyder, for this extraordinary movie experience! Thank you!
Great film. Great ultimate cut version. Great in picture and sound! Great box art: one of my absolute favourite collector's items! Thank you, Warner, for this one!
I do not like the fact that the price is going up and down (30$ to 40$ to 30$, so that I payed 10$ more because I ordered in between) and that I did not receive the 10$ coupon from Warner on time (as promised at the purchase of the DC).
Nevertheless, this box is worth every cent.
Best film of 2009 just got better! November 22, 2009
DVD ruined my life
300 was Zack Synder's Spartacus and this film is his Dr. Strangelove - a startling satire on America and it's notion of heroism. The brilliant book by Alan Moore is one of my favorites, but the film packs a much more emotional punch, especially in the new ending, that doesn't leave one as cold.
The film is not for everyone - don't force the wives or kids to watch it, but for those who let the film be what it is, not what they want it to be, it's a true cinematic masterpiece.
The Ultimate Cut is amazing, and the best version of the film to see.
 decent movie November 20, 2009
Alan W. Pearman (Alta Loma,Ca)
I read the book for the first time about six months ago and really enjoyed it.Waited to buy the ultimate cut.It was okay.Im used to this already.Movies just cant detail what a book can.The only movie that did was The Godfather.
Perfectly Flawless November 19, 2009
Hellboy Hero (Massachusetts)
This is a Thank you to Snyder, WB for releasing the definitive, uncut movie of Watchmen. Yes, granted we got the Director's cut back in July, but this is the icing on the cake, the happy ending, winning TD, the creme de la creme of Director Cut movies. Even though we have to shell out some $$, Yaaaaahhh Capitalism.
The movie is nicely packaged and comes with the complete animated motion comic DVD. Now most will say why get this? Why drop like 30 something bucks? In a economy crisis we're in? Why just get the director's cut, the Tales of the Black Freighter, separately? I think this Cut with the Tales of the Black freighter, interwoven in gives the story more depth, more "meat" to this movie, as in the comic itself there is so much that is going on, so much layering in story, characters, you just do not get that if you buy TOBF and Watchmen Regular Director's Cut, doesn't feel whole... as this, with the Ultimate Cut, it feels whole even though longer but feels totally in sync with the graphic novel itself. I have not yet watched it with Commentary with Snyder and co writer Dave Gibbons which I think will be very interesting, get an intimate insight from one of today's most visionary directors.
Over all very pleased with this edition, nearly flawless, as great as Dark Knight Blu Ray I have to say.
 An almost perfect box set November 17, 2009
Brent Ecenbarger (Fort Wayne, IN USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
First, kudos to Snyder and WB for announcing before the earlier DVD release of Watchmen that an Ultimate Cut would be released, providing a date, and following up on it. Anybody that did the research wasn't hurt by a second release of this film.
Onto the product itself: this version of the film is incredibly faithful to the book, and both my girlfriend and I found we preferred it to the Theatrical. The added material from the director's cut and Tales from the Black Freighter both add to the layers of the film. What made the original comic book so epic was the multiple layers that the story worked on, and the ultimate cut really showcases as much. The special features are also great, however that's also where this set is less than perfect.
Including the complete motion comic is a wonderful addition. However, the digital copy with expiration date is fairly useless, and I would have much rather had a disc that allowed the viewer to select either the theatrical version or the director's cut. My only other gripe is that "Under the Hood," which is included and is a wonderful addition, leaves out some of the best material from the original book and could have been included. I realize the filmmakers couldn't include everything from the book, but the suicide at the auto-garage with the music playing in the background would have been wonderful to include.
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