What the Watchmen movie was Missing

Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood
Directors: Mike Smith & Daniel DelPurgatorio
Starring: Gerard Butler
Genre: Animation, Short Horror
Rated: R
Tag line: The animated epic that completes the Watchmen experience.
Amazon's rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars
My rating: 3 stars

Plot: After surviving an attack by the Black Freighter, a mariner attempts to make it back home in order to protect his family and seek revenge against the demons on board.

Review: There was a great disappointment when I saw Watchmen earlier this month because the Black Freighter wasn't included. I suppose had it been, the movie would've been longer than it was and a lot of you party poopers would've complained even more. However, the movie company did know just how important the Black Freighter is to the story so they did release an animated version of the fictional comic book.

While I still feel the movie should've contained the story, the animated short (it runs about 25 min) does deliver and fanboys shouldn't be disappointed. The grisly animation, horrific gore and tone that Gerard Butler gives us is just how we imagined (or at least I did) the Black Freighter to play out. It's a must watch if you've seen the Watchmen movie or if you're going to see it for the first time.