'Watchmen' Deleted Scene: The Death of Hollis Mason

Not that Watchmen needed to be a minute longer for theatrical purposes, but we knew all along that director Zack Snyder had to excise a few scenes that were in the original cut that he'd put back in for the DVD release. Hey, guess what? The DVD's coming out on July 21st, so now's a good time to show off what we missed in theaters. Here's the death of Hollis Mason, the original Nite Owl. If you've seen the movie, they give you plenty of context at the beginning of the scene, so you can figure out where this scene falls in the story without too much effort. I really admired the way this movie looked, probably above everything else put together, and I'm reminded of what a good job Snyder and his team did in bringing the comic to the screen. It was not a very engaging experience, and the third act was troublesome, but for a long time, this was the movie version we'd hoped for. Check out the deleted scene:
Trailer courtesy of Trailer Addict I don't know if we'll see anything else between now and the 21st, but if we do, we'll share it with you.

Comments

[Honz Brix]

Maybe me and my buddy are the only 2 people in the world that actuallly really liked this movie. Well atleast they will be getting one sale on bluray. I'll be buying the director's cut for sure

[Asana]

I think plenty of people liked it Honz, just not enough to make it profitable. It did the business it could do given its overall appeal and a demographic that really leaned more toward those familiar with Watchmen than the mainstream. The content being what it was, I don't think Watchmen really lent itself to repeat viewings which it would've needed along with first-timers just to break even let alone profit.

I plan on picking up the dvd because I want to see it in full. Snyder made an exceptional effort at staying as faithful as possible to the source material and I think the dvds (both the film and the comic within the film released separately) will provide the best experience for what Alan Moore deemed "unfilmmable".