Today for work I had to write up a product solicit for Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut<\/i> DVD set.<\/p>\n
Until I wrote the solicit, I was seriously<\/i> tempted to buy it. Five discs. The Watchmen<\/i> equivalent of a Lord of the Rings<\/i> extended edition, I thought.<\/p>\n
Fuck no.<\/p>\n
Disc one is the “ultimate cut,” which takes the Director’s Cut and sequences Tales of the Black Freighter<\/i> into the film, thus replicating the graphic novel experience. Plus a commentary track by Dave Gibbons.<\/p>\n
Disc two is a disc of documentaries. Some we’ve not seen before, and some, like “Under the Hood,” that we have.<\/p>\n
Disc three? A digital copy of the film. This fucking counts as a disc? The fuck?<\/p>\n
Discs four and five? Watchmen: The Motion Comic<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The things I’d be interested in? The Dave Gibbons commentary. Some of the documentaries, like one on adapting the graphic novel to film. But the rest? If I wanted the Motion Comic<\/i>, I’d have bought that DVD. I don’t need a digital copy of the film. And, honestly, I don’t need Tales of the Black Freighter<\/i> stitched into the film.<\/p>\n
Essentially, I have<\/i> everything I want out of the film I called “soulless.” I have Tales of the Black Freighter<\/i> on DVD. I have the Director’s Cut. I don’t need the Ultimate Cut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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