Tales of the black freighter is set to hit stores on dvd and bluray on march 24. An animated adaptation of the comic within a comic that was originally intended to part of the movie but was cut as the movie was already to long and released by itself. Tales is one of the many pirateswashbucklingthemed comic books. Mar, 2009 one of the most obviously extractable pieces was the parallel comic book story tales of the black freighter, which is read by a minor character at a newsstand in the comics and used allegorically.
Watchmen tales of the black freighter highlightzone. A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the black freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific. They are read by bernie, who sits in front of the news stand throughout the watchmens story. Feb 14, 2009 a couple of weeks ago we brought you extensive details on tales of the black freighter, watchmens moviewithinamovie. Tales of the black freighter and under the hood see more. Marooned is a twopart comic released in the tales of the black freighter series.
I really loved the watchmen film, and this dvd as well as the complete motion comic dvd. One of the parallel stories in the comic watchmen was a comic within the comic, titled tales of the black freighter. Mar 24, 2009 sometimes the extra features are better than the film itself, but i think that tales from the black freighter may be the first dvd in history in which the bonus features are longer than the film. Under the hood may only ever exist to support watchmen. A dvd based on elements of the watchmen universe was released, including an animated adaptation of the comic tales of the black freighter within the story voiced by gerard butler, and a fictional documentary titled under the hood, detailing the older generation of superheroes from the film s backstory. Tales of the black freighter is the storywithinastory from watchmen, the genredefining graphic novel from the 80s and film of 2009. Tales of the black freighter video 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the black freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific costkenneth chisholm watch tales of the black freighter 2009 online free. Watchmen tales of the black freighter import anglais. With gerard butler, cam clarke, siobhan flynn, jared harris.
I havent seen the ultimate cut, which is reedited to include the animated short film tales of the black freighter, and it looks like i made the right call in terms of what snyder wanted. Tales of the black freighter 2009 filmy online bez limitu tales of the black freighter2009akcnyanimovany, horor, akcnionlinefilmy. It is based on the comic book as seen in the movie which, in turn, is based on the original graphic novel. The magazine was published by national comics and was created by new writer. Watch tales of the black freighter2009 online free. Tales of the black freighter, and released on march 24, 2009.
The film itself was released on dvd four months after tales of the black freighter, and in november 2009, a fourdisc set was released as the ultimate cut with the animated film edited back into the main picture. Tales of the black freighter if the movie does not work, please try to stream it with another source under the video player. The opening of tales of the black freighter plays appropriately against the image of the nuclear sign on a fallout shelter, as the narrator speaks of war, and describes the black freighters black sails against the yellow indies sky ch. Tales of the black freighter appeared in the original watchmen novel as a side story that was being read by a minor, but recurring character and thus it found itself being culled from the. Tales of the black freighter is an animated film, about 30 minutes in length. Mar 23, 2009 tales of the black freighter, the comicwithinacomic for alan moores graphic novel, has also been film ised for dvd release and we have an exclusive clip from its making of with footage. The features laden set is truly impressive an tells the story within a story of the black freighter in an animated format. Tales of the black freighter is a classic comic book magazine within the. In that regard, the most intriguing part of the tales of the black freighter dvd may be its backup feature, under the. Watchmen is an american comic book maxiseries by the british creative team of writer alan. Read the tales of the black freighter plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at.
Song pirate jenny live at carnegie hall, new york, 1964. Mar 24, 2009 the tales of the black freighter series in the book of watchmen was linked to the actual plot of watchmen with merely one line i wont mention by whom, but its by one of the main characters, towards the end that ties into what and why the story is in the book thematically. A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the black freighter, but his struggle to. Apr 05, 2009 tales of the black freighter appeared in the original watchmen novel as a side story that was being read by a minor, but recurring character and thus it found itself being culled from the. Mar 24, 2009 directed by daniel delpurgatorio, mike smith. Issue 23 and issue 24 were written by max shea and the artwork by walt feinberg. Oct 31, 2015 watchmen tales of the black freighterganzer film. A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the black freighter, but his. Tales of the black freighter full english full movie online watchmen. And thanks to the joy of special features, that side story got repackaged into an animated short film titled watchmen. Following on the smash success of watchmen warner brothers premiere has released tales of the black freighter on dvd and blue ray.
Nov 19, 2012 a behind the scenes look at fitting tales of the black freighter and under the hood into the watchmen movie. Tales of the black freighter fragman dailymotion video. Tales of the black freighter is a classic comic book magazine within the watchmen universe. Mar 19, 2016 i havent seen the ultimate cut, which is reedited to include the animated short film tales of the black freighter, and it looks like i made the right call in terms of what snyder wanted. One of the most obviously extractable pieces was the parallel comic book story tales of the black freighter, which is read by a minor character at. Wait 5 sec to load movie before clicking on player logo. What is this movies relationship with watchmen 2009. Apr 01, 2009 the material on this dvd could easily wind up on the home video release of watchmen when it arrives later this year. Tales of the black freighter, the comicwithinacomic for alan moores graphic novel, has also been film ised for dvd release and we have an exclusive clip from its making of with footage. Tales of the black freighter 2009 yts free subtitles. The tales of the black freighter series in the book of watchmen was linked to the actual plot of watchmen with merely one line i wont mention by whom, but its by one of the main characters. In watchmen, the story is being read by a young boy at the newsvendors stand, throughout the main action.
A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the black freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost. Tales of the black freighter is the tale of one mans struggle against the sea, time and himself to save the people he holds most dear in his life, namely his wife, his youngest. Tales of the black freighter is a film directed by mike smith, daniel delpurgatorio with animation. Tales of the black freighter is a video starring gerard butler, cam clarke, and siobhan flynn. Read the tales of the black freighter movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Tales of the black freighter brings to strikingly animated life the graphic novels richly layered storywithinastory. In the comic book, tales of the black freighter is read by a teenage boy while he sits beside a newsstand whose proprietor contemplates the latest headlines and discusses them with his customers. Director zack snyder has done a bangup job making sure that all watchmen tiein projects like black freighter or the hollis mason documentary under the hood are just as awesome as theatrical film is going to be. The ultimate edition of the movie has the scenes added in. It is based on the comic book as seen in the movie which, in turn, is based on the. Kaufen sie watchmen tales of the black freighter gunstig ein. The ultimate cut edition incorporated the animated comic tales of the black freighter into the narrative as it was in the original graphic novel, lengthening the. Watchmen features a story within a story in the form of tales of the black freighter, a fictional comic book from which scenes appear in issues three, five, eight, ten, and eleven. Tales of the black freighter full film online watch watchmen. Within the alternate universe of the watchmen, superhero comic books didnt emerge as the costumed vigilante happened in real life so kids read comic book stories about pirates.
Pirate jenny live at carnegie hall, new york, 1964. Nov 24, 2014 tales of the black freighter fragman izle, film fragmanlar. Deducing the pirates will next massacre his seaside village and. But if youre really into the movie and cant wait that long, tales of the black freighterunder the hood is a nice stopgap. Tales of the black freighter for the directtovideo supplement to the comic books film adaptation, see watchmen film home media. One of the most obviously extractable pieces was the parallel comicbook story tales of the black freighter, which is read by a minor character at. Its covers of discarded issues are seen all around the background. Even the animated tales of the black freighter, though wellmade, is as much about blood and guts as about linking bertolt brecht, ec comics, and the theory of mutually assured destruction, the way moore tried to do in the book. Tales of the black freighter, a fictional comic within the watchmen limited series, was adapted as a 26minute, directtovideo animated feature from warner premiere and warner bros. Tales of the black freighter was adapted as a directtovideo animated feature from warner premiere and warner bros. The bloody pirate tale tells the story of a mariner who after being shipwrecked rides a raft of corpses to his homeport in an effort to save his family from the evil black freighter. Tales of the black freighter is kind of a bonus for the movie watchmen that will eventually be put back into the movie. Within the graphic novel, tales of the black freighter, appears as a comic book read by a young man in new york city while the city is being destroyed. Tales of the black freighter appeared in the original watchmen novel as a side story that was being read by a minor, but recurring character and thus it found itself being culled from the script.
Pirate stories, thats what, and the tales of the black freighter cartoon short here is an exceptionally horrific sea yarn, in which the ghoulish buccaneers manning a dread black freighter destroy another boat, leaving only one survivor, the captain voiced by gerard butler. Dave gibbons thinks the watchmen hbo show will be better than the film. It includes the title marooned, which is partially seen by bernie, a teenage boy who reads it. Sometimes the extra features are better than the film itself, but i think that tales from the black freighter may be the first dvd in history in which the bonus features are longer than the film. Animation, released on march 24, 2009 as a tiein to the watchmen movie.
Tales of the black freighter and under the hood 2009. This short story is in the movie watchmen i dont own any rights to this video. Tales of the black freighter is a classic comic book magazine within the watchmen. A behindthescenes look at fitting tales of the black freighter and under the hood into the watchmen movie. Len wein, the comics editor, wrote a video game prequel entitled watchmen.