A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
…as this pretty much proves the essential nature of comic books. Not having the pieces integrated puts the movie(s) at a decided disadvantage . This DVD also included an excruciatingly overlong Culpepper Minute…although I do like the irony of it being called a minute and lasting an eternity, perhaps it was named the same in Moore&#39;s Watchmen. I don&#39;t recall…I will say Stephen McHattie as Hollis Mason was outstanding in this.<br/><br/>Anyways, to me the Black Freighter story here ends up coming across hackneyed, and hack-kneed (and twisted-head, snapped-off-arm, etc…). The shocking gore piles up, and the story in my opinion is just not strong enough to stand on its own. While I&#39;m at it, the Watchmen movie was alright, but reading the whole piece, in episodic installments, truly was a better way to enjoy it.<br/><br/>So Moore is right in that his art-form was superior, despite the clearly loving attempt at a cinematic treatment. And yet, many folks will just not pick up anything that is book like (even if candy bars came with pages and a spine, I sense people would flee), so having the Watchmen and related items released is not such a heinous crime. Better than writing greeting cards to supplement one&#39;s creative pursuits.<br/><br/>Anyways, if you watched the movie, and have not read the book, I&#39;d only seek this out if you truly dig the graphic dark side of human behavior, but you&#39;d be better served by exploring the graphic novel side that holds it all together.<br/><br/>Thurston Hunger <br/><br/>3/10
Anybody who&#39;s familiar with the Watchmen graphic novel will recognize the significance of the Tales of the Black Freighter. This was originally the comic-within-the-comic, having nothing much to do with the events of Watchmen, but offering a stark thematic parallel.<br/><br/>This animated feature translates that segment of the comic to accompany the Watchmen film (and if you watch the film&#39;s Ultimate Cut, this cartoon will be spliced into the main feature). On its own, the cartoon is short, bleak, and pretty gnarly. It runs pretty fast and it tells a heck of a story.<br/><br/>Following the Watchmen comic closely, this feature tells a very dark and violent story full of hideously ironic twists. The story is simple, but highly effective. It offers the bare minimum characterizations, but it digs deeply into the main character&#39;s psyche and madness to dig up strong themes of humanity&#39;s savagery; themes that are effectively echoed in the Watchmen film.<br/><br/>This feature uses pretty decent animation quality: movements are a little stiff and cheap, but it looks sharp, clean, and well-rendered. Voice-acting is not bad, and the writing is good. Designs for the characters and settings are good, and some scenes show good imagination. Music is alright.<br/><br/>Recommended for anybody interested in the Watchmen film.<br/><br/>4/5 (Entertainment: Good | Story: Good | Film: Good)

In the fictional world depicted in the &quot;Watchmen&quot; comic book, superheroes are controversial public figures and therefore not standard comic book subject matter. Instead, other stories of heroism like pirates are popular. &quot;Tales of the Black Freighter&quot;, therefore, is a comic-within-the-comic about the titular Freighter and its pirate crew.<br/><br/>In the &quot;Watchmen&quot; movie adaptation, &quot;Tales of the Black Freighter&quot; was to be presented in segments using stylized animation. However the complete film&#39;s run time would have extended beyond three hours, which the studio found unacceptable. Instead, &quot;Tales of the Black Freighter&quot; was incorporated into the film for the &quot;Ultimate Edition&quot; DVD and Blu-ray release; in addition to being available separately on DVD and Blu-ray. The DVD and Blu-ray versions will contain the following main presentations:<br/><br/>* &quot;Tales of the Black Freighter&quot;: A animated short-film based on the comic-within-the-comic of Watchmen, in a drawing style close to that of original graphic artist Dave Gibbons. Rated R for violent and grisly images. Running time: 26 minutes<br/><br/>* &quot;Under the Hood&quot;: A mockumentary short film based on the excerpts of the same name book withing the Watchmen mythology, supposedly written by Hollis Mason, aka Nite Owl I, exposing the background of many characters as well as a brief introduction to the alternate reality everything takes place. Rated PG for mild thematic elements, brief violent and suggestive images and smoking. Running time of 38 minutes.<br/><br/>As a extra features, both versions will contain:<br/><br/>* Story Within A Story: The Books of Watchmen: A short documentary on how Watchmen defined the metafiction in comic books, as well as its innovative narrative structure.<br/><br/>* A First Look at &quot;Green Lantern: First Flight,&quot; the next DC Universe Original Animated Movie.<br/><br/>Also, exclusively in the Blu-ray version:<br/><br/>* &quot;The Two Bernies&quot;: A scene from Watchmen not seen in theaters, featuring the news vendor and the kid reading the comic book beside his namesake.<br/><br/>* &quot;The Why of Watchmen: Director Zack Snyder explains the reasons Watchmen is still so relevant in fiction and in the world today. Its a cue by a company called Groove Addicts called &quot;The Beast at Our Door&quot;. The track was supposedly going to be found on their release &#39;Full Tilt 3&#39;, however inquiries about the subject to the Groove Addicts website are as of yet unanswered.
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