Tales of the black freighter is a cg animated short written and directed by zack snyder. Tales of the black freighter movies online streaming. Listen to watchmen tales of the black freighter 720p or 1080p and. Under the hood may only ever exist to support watchmen. Gerard butlers outrageous scottish accent is perfect for something like an animated movie. 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. Manhattan abandons earth, enabling the city to be destroyed, a young boy reads a survival tale about a doomed sailor who goes mad while returning home from being marooned. Tales of the black freighter is a nearcomplete misfire, but the other half of this double feature the 37 minute under the hood more than makes up for it. 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. Watchmen is a 2009 american superhero film based on the 198687 dc comics limited series. 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. Watchmen tales of the black freighter import anglais. 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 well now you can judge the finished product for yourself.
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. The animation is beautiful looking and matches the style perfectly. A movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg. At the end of the day, im still quite critical about zack snyder and companys choice of changing the plot twist in the film adaptation of watchmen, which, in my. 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. Marooned is a twopart comic released in the tales of the black freighter series.
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 complete score includes under the hood suite dvdrip hidden link. Tales of the black freighter, a fictional comic within the watchmen limited series, was. Tales of the black freighter full movie 2009 youtube. Tales of the black freighter and under the hood 2009. Issue 23 and issue 24 were written by max shea and the artwork by walt feinberg. 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. With gerard butler, cam clarke, siobhan flynn, jared harris. But if youre really into the movie and cant wait that long, tales of the black freighter under the hood is a nice stopgap. They are read by bernie, who sits in front of the news stand throughout the watchmens story. From executive producer of watchmen and 300 comes this daring storywithinastory contained in the celebrated graphic novel upon which the hit film is based watchmen. Gerard butler voices the mariner in this daring pirate saga, the turbulent events of which may mirror those of the watchmens own world.
Tales of the black freighter 2009 starring gerard butler, jared harris on dc universe. A shipwrecked captain fashions a raft out of dead crew members in order to return home to warn of an impending pirate attack. 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. 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 freighter s black sails against the yellow indies sky ch. What is the significance of tales of the 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. In that regard, the most intriguing part of the tales of the black freighter dvd may be its backup feature, under the. Len wein, the comics editor, wrote a video game prequel entitled watchmen. Tales of the black freighter on microsoft store, vudu, amazon video as download or rent it on microsoft store, vudu, amazon video. Tales of the black freighter featuring the voice of 300s gerard butler brings to strikingly animated. Watchmen tales of the black freighter 720p download a1e5b628f3 download tales of the black freighter 2009 torrents and select free movies from direct links to movie pageswatchmen. Tales of the black freighter is a film directed by mike smith, daniel delpurgatorio with animation.
Watchmen tales of the black freighter 720p or 1080p 3dxchat. Deducing the pirates will next massacre his seaside village and. Starring gerard butler, cam clarke and siobhan flynn. 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. In watchmen, the story is being read by a young boy at the newsvendors stand, throughout the main action. A couple of weeks ago we brought you extensive details on tales of the black freighter, watchmens movie withina movie. Tales of the black freighter streaming movie 2009 v. Read the tales of the black freighter movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. 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 under the hood 2009 starring gerard butler and salli saffioti on dvd and bluray. Tales of the black freighter is a misguided attempt at adapting a story that couldnt and shouldnt stand on its own. Executive produced by the director of watchmen and 300, here are two tales from the most celebrated graphic novel of all time that do not appear in the extraordinary watchmen theatrical feature. Tales of the black freighter video 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tales of the black freighter bande annonce vost fr 2009 laich zeghd.
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. Tales of the black freighter has been ranked 7535 times, wins 31. From executive producer of watchmen and 300 comes this daring storywithinastory contained in the celebrated graphic novel upon which the hit film is basedwatchmen.