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"Watchmen" Dominates On DVD

It was a good week to be an 80s throwback modern classic comic book movie!
According to "The Hollywood Reporter," "Watchmen" earned a clean sweep on the DVD charts, taking the DVD sales, rentals, and Blu-ray sales crown in its first week in release.

The high-powered disc did have some competition in the fellow new release "Coraline," which finished in second place in all three charts in its week. Holdover "Knowing" held strong in third place in all three charts for the week.

"Watchmen" sold an impressive 36% of its total take in the BD format. While "Coraline" took in 18% of its haul in the high-def format, and "Knowing" in its third week in release still took in 17% of its third week gross in the 1080p format.

I think most of us expected "Watchmen" to make its mark on home viewing sales. At theaters it suffered for its R rating, long run time, and short attention span of Joe public! I don't believe good box office means good movie. But in this instance I really hope "Watchmen" makes a heap load of money. Not so much as we will see a sequel(at least i hope not!) but so studios will think twice before dismissing a project with some bite in the future.
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Rorschach01
7/30/2009
hollywoodreporter.com

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63 Comments

HELL YEAH!!!

COMIC BOOK MOVIE OF THE DECADE!!! ; )

Great News ROR!

People don't get the cinema version, get the directors cut, its friggin' Awesome!!!

In a good way, we might actually get more R-Rated movies now!
LEEE777 - 7/30/2009, 10:53 AM
GREAT MOVIE
fadawn - 7/30/2009, 10:54 AM
hells yes. Director's Cut was awesome. I liked the scene extensions - and added couple scenes of Hollis. Great stuff.

one of the coolest little additions was Rorschach walking infront of everyone at the funeral - loved it.

for everyone who thinks this wasn't a good movie - I think I can imagine you sitting in the crowd at Transformers 2 with a mouth full of popcorn choke-laughing at Devastator's massive sack as he accends the pyramid...
Keven - 7/30/2009, 11:03 AM
lol
Rorschach01 - 7/30/2009, 11:05 AM
I've been saving my pennies for the big edition with all the trimmings! Is this it?
TheAnswer - 7/30/2009, 11:23 AM
there's an ULTIMATE MEGA edition coming out around Christmas that's like 5 discs that basically rounds up all the parts together and takes the director's cut (which this one is) and then adds Black freightor to it - making it even longer.

It's cool - but we don't know what all is on the 5 discs yet.

i just bought the director's cut DVD - it's d@mn fine as it is. extra 25 mins. of movie. in my oppinion the director's cut is pretty definitive already. not sure I'd like Black Freightor coming into the middle of it a couple times....

what the he11 am I saying...i'll probably buy the JESUS edition when it comes out too. I'll be craving something around then anyways.
Keven - 7/30/2009, 11:30 AM
Cheers Kev! I think I'll go buy it!
TheAnswer - 7/30/2009, 11:38 AM
What timing. I'm here watching this movie on my iPhone.
SirPrize - 7/30/2009, 12:03 PM
keven-one of the coolest little additions was Rorschach walking infront of everyone at the funeral.

that was already in the theaters version.

but anyway greatest comicbook movie thus far!!!
chucksome12391 - 7/30/2009, 12:11 PM
just baught the BLU RAY Directors Cut of WATCHMEN..
WELL WORTH THE 27 DOLLARS =]....
DEATHSTROKEE - 7/30/2009, 12:13 PM
Keven I think you just talked me into getting the directors cut. No wait I think I want to wait till Christmas on the whole enchilada. But on the other hand I can't wait that long... but it will have the Black Freighter... D-oh!
DarthMulder - 7/30/2009, 12:30 PM
i'm waiting till december to buy the "ultimate WATCHMEN collection" a la BLADE RUNNER. i can watch it ON DEMAND for now!
dellamorte1872 - 7/30/2009, 12:37 PM
Would be perfect if they added the original squid ending to the Ultimate Set.
SirPrize - 7/30/2009, 12:38 PM
@keven, I didn't liek this movie, and i also hated transformers 2. So tere goes that theory. I thought the book was awesome and creative... I thought the movie was dull, awkward and poorly directed.
fotc - 7/30/2009, 12:54 PM
i watched the directors cut the other night for the second time. I swear, this movie seems to get better and better as you pay more attention to the cinematography. too much "blue wang" for me thou. im sure TeaBag approves ;)
TurdFergunson - 7/30/2009, 1:03 PM
I DIDNT MISS THE SQUID, THIS IS WHY SNYDER IS A FAN CHOICE IN COMIC BOOK GENRE FILMS.HE CARES, NOT LIKE MOST DIRECTORS.
GUNSMITH - 7/30/2009, 1:26 PM
Best comic book movie to date. still gotta see this extended edition though...
JeremyBentham - 7/30/2009, 1:27 PM
I loved WATCHMEN, and just when you thought it couldn't get any better Zack Snyder comes out with the DIRECTORS CUT and adds and additional 30 minutes making it even better!!!!
KryptonianRage - 7/30/2009, 1:35 PM
Hey Kevin, I don't know what all the extras on the 5 disc set will be, but I know that the complete motion comic will a part of it.
typepper - 7/30/2009, 1:36 PM
I bought this movie on DVD and I have watched it like 10 times!
Ozymandias - 7/30/2009, 2:31 PM
I bought it the day it came out.


Theatrical Version = Cool

Directors Cut = Awesome
soccerjoshc - 7/30/2009, 2:44 PM
Looking forward to grabbing this dvd this weekend....definitely tops as far as comic book movies go. Anxious to see the new scenes...anyone have any favorites?
Chimichanga - 7/30/2009, 3:03 PM
fotc @ Your joking right??
LEEE777 - 7/30/2009, 3:14 PM
watchmen and TDK..fukkin A+++...and haley's performance is just behind ledger's...all fukkin awesome
Anil Rickly - 7/30/2009, 3:16 PM
I really like the added footage of Hollis's death. Flash back fight for the win.
BlackIceAngel - 7/30/2009, 3:22 PM
Great watchmen in the big screen, Watchmen in the comicbook is still greater, way better ..... a mini series like a "band of brother" thingy would be awsome !
Gose - 7/30/2009, 3:29 PM
was the funeral scene with Haley walking right infront of everyone on the theatrical cut? I don't remember that being there at all. i know there were flashes of him there out of costume, but I thought there was much more on the director's cut.

whatever - the new cut with the additional 25 mins. only makes it better. can't get enough of this flick. and fotc doesn't know jack about comic book films. Everyone knows that if you for sure didn't like Watchmen - than youwere definately at the Transformers 2 midnight screening flapping your boner on the person in the seat infront of you and jumping up and down like a tard and laughing hysterically while Shia's dogs humped uncontrollably as his mother screamcried and Bumblebee destroyed the entire upstairs of their home.

for christ's sake - it's a scientific fact.
Keven - 7/30/2009, 4:12 PM
keven wow now i know there is SOMETHING you approve 100% "jesus" version lol! good one.

i think your pinoccio avatar has stretched the farthest ( and i DON´T mean the nose!!) lol! :-]
SirJediFrank - 7/30/2009, 4:32 PM
keven you D bag... this movie was a book on tape. you failed to realize that this long, boring, awkward movie lacks any charisma, sincere character development, and the dialogue(which was great for the book) played out terrible on film. And i disliked the Transformers movie just as much as u i think, but stop acting like a little 10 year old fag*.. thanks
fotc - 7/30/2009, 5:21 PM
it sucks that the Directors Cut didnt come out here in the UK - just ordered an import copy instead!
joshw24 - 7/30/2009, 5:27 PM
Zach Snyder and the other creators of Watchmen delivered with their home release immediately while certain other filmmakers continue to disappoint. Good example...Quentin Tarantino. Why is there no director's cut of Kill Bill or full theatrical cut of Grindhouse with commentary? All filmmakers have got to realize that the home release is where their movies truly have life.
Reck79 - 7/30/2009, 5:58 PM
Reck79, the reason there is no director's cut of kill bill or grindhouse is because directors like Rodriguez and Tarantino are definitive in their visions. What you see is what you get with them. The cut they give you is the cut they want and think is right for the film. there is no such thing as a deleted scene with those guys, if it's not shown, it never happened unlike films like transformers where you don't know barricade is actually dead until you see a deleted scene. ( i read that somewhere his death was filmed but not shown.)
blacksword7 - 7/30/2009, 7:01 PM
fotc i dont think you realize what watchmen is, def doesnt sound like you read the book because if u did u would prob love this movie as much as everyone else did. the filmmakers respected the source material and new the book was amazing and wanted to translate it on film so people who dident read the book could experience a fantastic storyline and plot development, this movie unlike other superhero movies did not have 70 years of comics to flip threw and create a good story, watchmen was 1 amazing book and they did nothing but respect that when they made this movie, its not just about the r ratings and running time they coulda made it shorter and cleaner but thats not what the book, snyder did an amazing job and i can only dream of seeing something i love translated so well every again.
jimthefan - 7/30/2009, 7:27 PM
sounds like fotc has '10 year old fag' on the brain.

lol. someone should investigate this psycho's internet cookies. sounds pretty sick.

people who understand what makes the book appealing dig the movie.

suck it.
Keven - 7/30/2009, 8:50 PM
Best comic book movie ever!
Hurm....
TheCritic17 - 7/30/2009, 8:52 PM
I don't bother wasting $30 to buy a movie i'll watch once and then watch again maybe a couple years later, till movies are sold at a reasonable price or made available to download legally i'll stick to grabbing from torrents or usenet. Already have this in x264 1080p...
DegenX - 7/30/2009, 9:35 PM
Leee and Keven- Come on, guys. Some people just didnt like the movie. Jesus. While I dont agree with Foct's assessment (I thought it was pretty damn good), is it really that hard to see why people wouldnt like it? Imagine you are a comic fan who didnt read the comics and had the connection to the characters we did. They may like the intricate plot, character development, and interesting take on super-heros that Watchmen fans adore. They may not like the fact that its long, heavy-handed and sparse with action.
Shadowelfz - 7/30/2009, 9:36 PM
And besides... you might want to be careful with your veneration. You might make Alan Moore angry. He knows magic and, if you really rile the old coot up, he can sick his snake god on you ;)
Shadowelfz - 7/30/2009, 9:42 PM
Shadowelfz, thanks for being the only person who understands opposing opinions. But i own the book and i am a fan of that. I just think it wasnt close to the source material, it litterally was the source material. He could have followed it faithfully with having the movie as a page by page of the book, the first time i saw it it was like a rerun. Thanks all im saying guy.... and keven is a little girl
fotc - 7/30/2009, 11:16 PM
now I'm a little girl? i thought I was a 10 year old fag?

i hope you're not an old guy - cause this is getting beyond creepy.

and for fcuk's sake - how can someone get the thing right? If Watchmen wouldn't have followed the book as closely as it did - then people would have been freaking out about it not being faithful.

you're pissed cause it's TOO faithful? it replaced the squid with something practical...it changed Rorschach's descent into 'hard crime' significantly by having him cleave a guy's head to pieces instead of pulling a 'Mad Max' scenario on him....

It changed quite a bit dude....for the better to a newer audience.

what in the hell? lol. you know what - fine man - that's cool.

I think Snyder did amazing. But I'm a fan of his too - I thought 300 and Dawn of the Dead were fantastic too.
Keven - 7/30/2009, 11:54 PM
Keven,
I haven't posted in a while but I was reading this thread and laughing my ass off at your blatant asshole attitude so I thought I'd say hello. I miss making fun of Terminator "know-it-alls" with you. Anyway, I'm enjoying the show.
MetalHead - 7/31/2009, 1:27 AM
guy's don't freak out but i have not seen watchmen and well what are the bad parts in or is there any thing bad at all in the movie. i know a girl gets eaten and all cause i read the comic but the reason i ask is cause i wanna watch it with my son he's 14
gambitfreak - 7/31/2009, 2:38 AM
Fotc- Its cool that your sticking to your opinion (especially when it goes against the grain) but the one thing that will ruin your argument is insulting the other person. It makes it seem like, instead of supporting your point, your trying to personally rip the other person down. The focus is shifted and it dullens the original argument by making you seem childish. Esecially when you use words like 'fag.' Not hating on you, bro, just giving you some advice. I was on the debate team after all ;)
Shadowelfz - 7/31/2009, 8:14 AM
uhhhh. hey Metalhead - thought you were de@d or something. cool.

uhhh gambitfreak.....uhh.. I don't believe any women are cann!balized in the Watchmen film.

but there is a s3x scene over halfway thru - and there's some extreme v!olence scattered throughout.
Keven - 7/31/2009, 8:16 AM
METALHEAD @ Welcome back buddy!
LEEE777 - 7/31/2009, 9:46 AM
WATCHMEN was a hundred if not thousand times better than WOLVERINE!!! Im glad they kept it a masterpiece instead of selling out! ; )
LEEE777 - 7/31/2009, 9:48 AM
haha shadow, im not trying to change his opinion or win the arguement. Im just pointing my opinion out.
fotc - 7/31/2009, 10:43 AM
Yeah guys, been really busy with my business so I haven't had time to post much, but I'm still reading. Good to talk to you. LEEE, you have still been making me laugh over the past few weeks.
MetalHead - 7/31/2009, 10:53 AM
LEEE777 said: "WATCHMEN was a hundred if not thousand times better than WOLVERINE!!!"

[frick] yes it was!

fotc said: "I just think it wasnt close to the source material, it litterally was the source material."

Mr fotc, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone on this site is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
BmanHall - 7/31/2009, 11:26 AM
LOL.

Billy Madison.

"Speak for yourself Moron!" - Talking Dog on TV

"Oh My god that's Funny!" Sandler.

lol. you just made my entire Friday BmanHall. Thank you.
Keven - 7/31/2009, 2:26 PM
Here's why the Watchmen movie sucked a bag of dicks. They turned the whole thing into a shitty joke. All the Dan moments that were sad and depressing in the book became some shitty comical moment in the movie and I really feel like it took away what made his character special. Carla Gugino's acting was horrendous, it was like she was trying to parody some character from an old film noir. There was no surprise at all to Ozymandias being the villain. The only way they could have made it more obvious would be to have him twirling his moustache and grinning at the camera, then letting out an evil cackle. The violence in the movie was way overdone. When Silk Spectre is spinning guys heads around and snapping their necks it takes all the weight away from the violence thats supposed to seem real bad. Manhattan blowing a guy up isn't that bad in comparison when Night Owl is snapping peoples limbs in half and Silk Spectre is killing dudes in the back alley. And why the [frick] did everyone have super strength???? Wheren't they just people with costumes? How does a costume make you able to throw people 20 feet across a room? The movie sucked a lot of dick. And this is coming from a huge Watchmen fan, I've got scenes (from the book :) ) tattooed on my arms, and I've read it over a dozen times. [frick] Zack Snyder. And [frick] you Keven for being a close minded douchebag. I got your back FOTC ;)
dizzongster - 7/31/2009, 4:40 PM
Obviously not the most organized collection of thoughts, but I just wanted to give some (and there's plenty more) reasons why I felt like this movie was utter shit to put things in perspective for bitch ass Keven.
dizzongster - 7/31/2009, 4:44 PM
All your points are valid. I too thought the violence was a bit much and some performances could have been better. The whole super strength thing was just supposed to show these guys as at the peak of human physical condition..just stylized a lot! No biggy. See that brings me to my point. Fans like you are so pedantic and stubborn that you cant see past the things Snyder did wrong to the hundreds of things that he did right. Its a movie. Its not the comic. All it ever could and should have been is an ADAPTATION of the source material.

Kevin is a closed minded douchebag? Time to take a black look at the pot and kettle sir.
Rorschach01 - 7/31/2009, 5:44 PM
i like this its fun ror and kevin are kicking ass and thanks for bman for reminding me how funny that was,but your comment was a lil 2 close to the source material hahah
jimthefan - 7/31/2009, 6:06 PM
o shadowfelz the debate team sucks
jimthefan - 7/31/2009, 6:06 PM
Yes it did, jimthefan. Didnt take long to want to quit. The only thing I got from it was that you were not suppossed to attack your opponent directly when arguing about a point. It makes the aggressor look petty and childish. The second you call your opponent a fag or insult thier intelligence you completely invalidate your argument and make yourself look like a jackass in front of everyone reading your post. Look at Rors post above. He responded to an argument without personally attacking another poster. Thats the way it should be.

I would love nothing more to discuss Watchmen with the folks here on the boards, but it seems like you cannot express your opinon without someone getting pissed off and getting personal. Grow the hell up people! Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, including you, so if you want others to respect your opinion, respect theirs as well and dont call them stupid or gay or whatthefrickever because they dont think like you do. Otherwise, your being a sheep thats pissed that everyone else isnt baahhing like you.
Shadowelfz - 7/31/2009, 9:21 PM
You know what, screw it. I liked the Watchmen. It was a great movie. Hell, I OWN it. I do not, however, think it is the messiah of all comic book or comicbook movies! The issues I have with it are issues with the source material, not the movie. Namely, it was all character development and little action. Certain characters, like Roarshach, Comedian, Laurie and Manhatten were excellent, but I really couldnt give two shites about anyone else. Most of all, the nihilism of the whole book was different, even refreshing, but it kinda weighs the story down. I mean the good guys essentially lose and Sally loving you know who... god that was twisted. I understand what Moore was going for... but jesus am I the only one who found that unsettling? I suppose any story that strikes strong emotions, regardless of type, is doing something right, though ;)

In truth, I found the movie much more entertaining because it took a lot of things out I didnt really care to read over in the book. The Black Freighter. The newstand guy and the lesbian cab driver. Roarschachs shrinks marriage falling apart. The damn woman painting on that tropical island. I didnt like these parts in the book because they distracted me from the true story, and frankly, many of them were just a waste of time. Yeah yeah I know there are analogies hidden in there, like how the newstand was showing a glimpse of the world the Watchmen were in, but you know what, I didnt want to see it in the movie. And I hated the squid ending because, for all the realism Moore tried to paint, it just seemed out of place. Snyders ending was better and made more sense. There I said it. Thats my opinion. Anyone got a problem with that... bring it. Just use some damn tact if you do.
Shadowelfz - 7/31/2009, 9:41 PM
Bought the extended cut and it is amazing. The extra scenes are really worth it and make the movie just that much better.

After reading the little debate between Keven and Fotc gotta side with Keven man.

Fotc, in what way was it awkward? Being I've heard that for the second time now I'm really interested in where in the movie is there any awkward and befuddled conversation between anyone. The actors were all up to par and played the characters well.
VenomIsOnMyRibs - 7/31/2009, 9:53 PM
@Shadowfelz

So you found it odd that their were thoughts outside the box? That a normal girl (Sally) would be attracted to the "super man" (aka Doctor Manhattan). I mean after all he is the idealistic form physically and intellectually of what even great minds such as Davinci thought to be the standard of perfect. Sure he's blue, but that's because he is fictional.

The action was good well placed and not over whelming. After all WATCHMEN is somewhat of a intellectual movie rather then a explosion fest directed fun for all extravaganza. The amount of dialogue is in depth complex and meaningful.

just a thought.
VenomIsOnMyRibs - 7/31/2009, 9:58 PM
Nah Venom I meant the Comedian. I agree with you on the dialogue and intellect and all (god knows we need more intelligent action movies like Watchmen and TDK), but it was hard to sit through at times. Also I hated Transformers 2 as much as everyone else, if not more because I already hated Bay ;) Sure the fighting robots were cool. Everything else... not so much.
Shadowelfz - 7/31/2009, 10:15 PM
Ah, I got ya. Cool dude, I really enjoyed it overall otherwise. Agreed that we need more in depth movies from comics, sometimes it makes me mad that the general public thinks comics are mindless picture fantasy books for children. (I.E. my girlfriend) People just don't seem to see how much work goes into creating even a single issue. I feel the movies should reflect this.
VenomIsOnMyRibs - 7/31/2009, 10:52 PM
so you think it be ok to watch with him? kevin?
gambitfreak - 7/31/2009, 11:21 PM
Hehe yeah. Considering I work on comic books as a hobby (fishing for publishers...), I know exactly what you mean, Venom ;)
Shadowelfz - 8/1/2009, 6:20 AM

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