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| Gerard Butler | ... | The Sea Captain (voice) | |
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| Cam Clarke | ... | Money Lender (voice) | |
| Siobhan Flynn | ... | Sea Captain's Daughter (voice) | |
| Jared Harris | ... | Ridley (voice) | |
| Salli Saffioti | ... | Sea Captain's Daughter (voice) | |
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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.
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 March 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood See more »Company Credits
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Written by Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht (as Berthold Brecht), and Kurt Weill
Performed by Nina Simone
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Pirate JennyWritten by Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht (as Berthold Brecht), and Kurt Weill
Performed by Nina Simone
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So I haven't seen The Watchmen yet, nor have I read the graphic novel.
This was a very cool, well done little piece of psychological horror.
In the vein of Hitchcock or The Twilight Zone with copious amounts of blood and gore, and with pirates. There is a very nice sense of tension throughout the story and there are more than a few shocking moments.
Even though animated, I still found myself unintentionally cringing at some points. The animation is done well, I'm glad its not done in an Anime style. It reminded me a little of Ralph Bakshi which was nice and the twist or climax at the end left me satisfied.
I will definitely be recommending this to everyone I know. Especially the ones who enjoyed The Watchmen. I was planning on seeing it soon and this has certainly added to my anticipation. But whether Watchmen turns out to be awesome or not, this is a great piece of animation and absolutely stands on its own. Even if you didn't like the movie this was extracted from you should check this out.