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In the United States, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society. But, when one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up, but no less determined, masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover the plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reco...

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Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Paramount Pictures Corporation, Legendary Pictures, DC Comics, Inc, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Gordon, Lawrence, 1936-, Levin, Lloyd, Snyder, Deborah, Hayter, David, Tse, Alex, Snyder, Zack, 1966-, Akerman, Malin, 1978-, Crudup, Billy, 1968-, Goode, Matthew, 1978-, Gugino, Carla, 1971-, Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961-, Morgan, Jeffrey Dean, 1966-, Wilson, Patrick, 1973-, Bates, Tyler, Gibbons, Dave, 1949-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English (DTS-HD 5.1) or dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009]
Edition:Director's cut.
Subjects:
Superheroes > United States > Drama.
Murder > Investigation > United States > Drama.
Vigilantes > United States > Drama.
Conspiracy > United States > Drama.
Criminal behavior > United States > Drama.
Superhero films.
Fantasy films.
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
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Summary:In the United States, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society. But, when one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up, but no less determined, masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover the plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion, a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future.
Item Description:Title from container.
Based on the graphic novel co-created by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics.
Special features: 25-minutes of additional footage; "The phenomenon: the comic that changed comics:" the original graphic novel's groundbreaking impact featurette; "Real super heroes, real vigilanted:" explores how the saga's characters are mirrored in historical and contemporary real-life behavior; "Mechanics: technologies of a fantastic world" featurette; 11 Watchmen making-of webisodes; music video "Desolation row" by My Chemical Romance; exclusive features via BD-Live.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (186 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc, widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital stereo., 1080p High Definition).
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
BD-Live requires a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray disc player, a working broadband Internet connection and local storage (memory card, internal hard drive or other storage device) with sufficient capacity and free space.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Larry Fong ; editor, William Hoy ; music, Tyler Bates.
ISBN:9781419878930
141987893X