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When I saw the theatrical trailer for Watchmen I thought to myself, âoh no not another superhero movie, doesnât people ever get tired of these.â Needles to say I had no idea what Watchmen was all about, never read the graphic novel.But people raved about this movie like it was the second coming of Christ so I took a chance and watched it (the directorâs cut) and it turned out to be a masterpiece. It definitely in my top 100â¦or maybe even top 50â¦I never bothered with the ultimate cut. It looked like they only added the Black Freighter footage, so it didnât look intruding to me. Better leave that version to the hardcore ner...fans. IMO the directorâs cut was perfect. At least I thought soâ¦I stumbled over the thread for Watchmen: Midnight and I donât know why but I started reading what changes Flixcapacitor had done to perfection...and strangely enough it sounded really awesome. He sounded like a huge fan of the original material and sometimes these kind of people can do things that the filmmakers canât, they donât have to worry about what anyone might think, what will be attached to their âreelâ etc.Turned out the story was pretty much intact, just a couple of things that were over the top (yes I admit) were cut. And no Black Freighter. Instead he added Under the Hood, the âdocumentaryâ about Hollis Masonâs glory days. This footage first felt off when it cut back to the âmovieâ but it really fleshed out the story and the attack on Mason later on now has more depth to it and I cared on a whole other level than before.I love the original soundtrack but the changes made are really for the better. Less is more and Iâm now more involved in what happens on screen, this worked especially well for the opening.I guess I owe it to myself to one day check out the original work that everyone praise so much. But for the movie version, this one is the best version so far. And I was a HUGE fan of the directorâs cut.
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