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Zack Snyder's adaptation of 'Watchmen' is finally here on DVD, and the overall package is pretty good, if a little skimpy. The movie itself was excellent, or at least I thought so, its ver independant from other super-hero flicks, and really sets itself apart with the gritty setting and bloody violence. The picture and audio are just amazing, they really raise the bar for what can be done on DVD. But outside of that, nothing. The special features are non-existant, no deleted scenes, documentary, yada yada yada. There isn't even a 2-Disc special edition! Just a one disc release with nothing but the movie. Its an obvious attempt to sucker you into getting the Watchmen Ultimate Collectors Edition this December, with all the special stuff one would want, but for now, we just have the movie. At least thats superb.
What's great about it: Picture and audio are outstanding, the movie itself is great
What's not so great: Extremely skimpy on content, no commentaries, documentaries, deleted scenes, zip, nilch, nada