trailer break: ‘Tales of the Black Freighter’Take a break from work: watch a DVD trailer... I’ll be curious to see how this stands up on its own, as a separate story. Because it’s so integrated into the story of Watchmen, and its impact is so tied up with the contrast and parallel with the main story, that I suspect it will be somewhat diminished as a standalone story. On the other hand: I don’t mind listening to Gerard Butler’s voice for any length of time, so it has that in its favor. I’ve already got a copy of this in my greedy little geekgirl hands, and will review it soon. Tales of the Black Freighter will be released on Region 1 DVD on March 24, and on Region 2 DVD on April 6. support
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posted by JoshDM (Tue Mar 10 09, 4:20PM)
Raw shark.
posted by weetiger (Tue Mar 10 09, 4:25PM)
"On the other hand: I don’t mind listening to Gerard Butler’s voice for any length of time, so it has that in its favor.
I’ve already got a copy of this in my greedy little geekgirl hands, and will review it soon"
1. Oh hell yeah!
2. Yippee. And I'm extremely jealous. (see #1 above.)
posted by nyjm (Thu Mar 12 09, 10:26AM)
I have mixed feelings:
1) While "Tales of the Black Freighter" is brilliantly integrated into the Watchmen comic as running commentary on the main narrative, its own story is quite strong. (Though it does have a classic twist that fans of pulp fiction can see coming.) Additionally, I think the transfer into an animated short - instead of a live-action adaptation - is a great move. It seems appropriate at the very least.
2) Releasing this as a stand-alone DVD seems merely like (sigh, typical) money-grubbing by a big film company. Of course, it's going to be on the DVD release of Watchmen - if we're lucky, it might even be properly re-integrated back into the movie as a whole. So, why waste your money now? If you want to know story, just got get the book and read it.