It's very good, under th hood is quite appropiate but tales of the black freighter is extremley grusome and grisly. Best for adults.
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Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter
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Sometimes-gruesome Watchmen extras best for fans.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter
Parents need to know that this isn't a sequel to the Watchmen movie, just supplementary material. The balleyhooed segment on this DVD, an R-rated pirate cartoon, is hideously violent and thematically grim, with murders, dismemberment of rotting corpses, and a hero defeated utterly by evil. Even worse; it's short, just about 20 minutes long. The rest of the running time is devoted to a (PG-rated) faux documentary about "real" superheroes. Neither may mean much if you don't know the graphic novel and movie to which it gives background.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the movie's downbeat, hopeless outlook and how it fit into the larger scheme of the original Watchmen graphic novel. Do you think it adds to the main storyline or detracts? How would it have worked woven into the movie version?
- How does the violence in this movie compare to that in the big-screen Watchmen feature? Which has more impact? Why?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
Great for older audeinces
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
I didnt really care for this part in the graphic novel, but I saw this short film recently. It's violent and bloody, but other than that there's nothing objectional. Unless you hate violence, anyone over 10 should be fine watching it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
If you have a short attention span, DO NOT GET!!!!!!!
If you've read the book and seen the movie and are planing on a ggreat little addition to it, I'm sorry, but you are saddly mistaken. Rember in the book with the black freighter comic inside the graphic novle. Well the make about a 20 minute segment of that. Rmember the book "Under the Hood" by the character Hollis Mason? They have about a 40-50 minute segment of that. And trust me, if you have a short attention span, you'll lose interest very quickly. Then they have a 40 minute segment on them making the real movie, and a little part on making the black freighter. Then they show the first chapter of the "Watchmen Motion Comics." Then they show a ten minute segment showing of "The Making of 'THe Green Lanter.'" Unless your addicted to that you'll just fast forward. to Find out you wated $4-$25 to see about 20-60 minutes of what you really wanted to see.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
If you liked the Watchmen book or movie, watch half of this
I did enjoy the "Watchmen" book and I'm planning to see the movie. If you've read the graphic novel, you'll recognize the "Black Freighter" story as having appeared a piece at a time - and it was much easier to take that way. The animated feature is thoroughly disgusting. I recognize that "Watchmen" itself is very dark and violent, but it takes a sick mind to enjoy a feature like this one. That being said, if you enjoy the super-hero story, rent this one for the "Under The Hood" segment. It's a "60 Minutes" style documentary about the characters from the movie that will give you some insight into their history, and is worth watching.
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| 50% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 50% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 50% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 50% | of parents say it's too violent |
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