this and dark knight are withouta doubt the best comic book movies of all time.. asmuch as i hate to say this about anythin zach "hit n miss" snyder does its his finest worl &a true shame he had the studio &execs riding his ass on the editing
This is definitely the only Snyder movie I'd qualify as beautiful! I mean yeah he did a great job with the Dawn of the Dead remake. However 300 was all tough and buff with no rhyme or reason to it all! It seems though that it was very entertaining! The movie he did after Watchmen was an animated film, that I didn't see coming so I had no reason to want to see it! After that his still seemingly unstoppable ability to make a film that was awesome was stopped with Sucker Punch! SAVE US SUPERMAN!
An old man in his possible 70's fought 5 men in their 20-30's. He gave 5 good hits that caused bleeding, and 2 good blocks. He went down an honest man, and a damn good warrior/hero. He was a good man. But seriously those gangsters are idiots, everyone said that Hollis was retired, even he said it. So why did they go knocking on an old man's door when they could have been looking for Rorschach?
@superVGstudios64 I watched Watchmen for the first time last night (on TNT, I think it was). I had no idea that I was actually the Director's Cut instead of the cinematic release. And considering that no other superhero movie has ever tackled the death of an old superhero--let alone depicting it in a poetic manner like this--I have to wonder why "pacing" was important enough to cut this scene out.
@BloodyBay yea but i did not see it on TV where they cut they good stuff out and yea i know what you mean thats why i bought the Director's Cut on blue ray its a great buy! and lol i was watching it on TNT when i made that comment XD
You know, I've heard people complain about a film's length if it's too short for what they pay. But the only time people complain about movies being too long is if they stagnate or outlive the plot, which Watchmen didn't. On the contrary, the movies which are three or four hours long are usually the ones regarded as epics or instant classics. Dances With Wolves, anyone?
When I saw this scene on my LCD Plasma T.V with the sound on 74 I was literally crying. It is the most upsetting scene I have ever seen besides the ending of "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas".
@mumblehappyf33t I love this scene too, but I actually felt the cut off was a little out of place. To me at least, it felt too abrupt (I was half-expecting that record-scratch sound), almost like some scene out of a comedy, and that's not the emotion I was looking to feel here. But I am glad you got something more out of it.
You know when I read this as a kid it made me feel bad.
But as an adult, I like this kinda. A man pushing 70 fighting kids. Going out the way he was kinda meant to. Sure it's only some knot tops. But he went down swinging,.....
My favourite death scene in any movie. He doesn't get a whole lot of screen time but his death almost brought tears to my eyes with out magnificent it was.
wow for a man his age he relly held his own against 4 people. he was probley one of the true heros and not a vigilante,raper, or evil. just a pure hero
@zachakajboy he was one of the first, and one of the best. It's supposed to be like watching one of the Golden Age heroes, like Superman or Wonder Woman, go down fighting. Somehow, they're a purer breed of heroes, more idealized and perfected than the newer, imperfect, rough around the edges generation, like Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, even Spider-Man. It's the death of an icon that defined it's genre.
@samthelegoman1 One If by land, two if by sea, three if by Walmart. Our manufacturing is destroyed, we are bankrupt and the Chinese will be at your door soon. Shuck-shick.... Interesting letters on those boy's shirts, eh?
@TomSupreme excuse me he died like a morron.... the guy never thought about protecting himself in his old age. I mean he comes out in his old age, and like it's not bad enough (we're talking about spiderman civil war stupidity level here) he hasn't a goddamn protection system or gadget within hand reach . Watch batman beyond. Even in his old age bruce wayne wouldn't never let this happen to him.
man..that first fist he caught, my exact look and thought was, "holy shit!" They had to jump him to take him down but before that, he beat the hell out of them.
This really should have been left in. They should have cut down the sex scene, and left this intact because it's simultaneously badass, tragic, and beautiful
@thatonedrewguy Indeed. The sex scene drags on for ages and honestly is kind of awkward with the music they chose. This is a great scene, and I don't feel it hindered the pacing enough to justify its exclusion from the theatrical release.
This is such a beautiful film...I hate it when I hear people talk about how this movie is boring or it was gay because there showed a blue penis way to much. They showed it for 47 seconds. Lets be mature.
@x2Terminator2x Most people completely missed the point of the story I think. It's not meant to be a typical superhero story. It's a deconstruction of the genre.
boring? they are dumbasses, this movie is one of my favorites EVER. the most realistic super hero movie ever. hell, i wish they made a prequel the shows them when they was young and starting :D
"This is such a beautiful film...I hate it when I hear people talk about how this movie is boring or it was gay because there showed a blue penis way to much. They showed it for 47 seconds. Lets be mature."
Actually the real reason people hated Watchmen is Zack Snyder.
This is a guy with a 6th grade education who said that he wanted to be a movie director so he said fuck you to education.
It shows in his movies, he has to hire people to do basic calculations.
they could've at least had another (deleted) subplot involving Hollis's death and legitimate brutal revenge which in the end still alludes to the film's many themes.. hell yea I'd pay for that, but this scene by itself & Owl beating the living crap out of some random gang member just depressed the hell outta me since they seemed like a random part in this film..
@sweetjamesjones212 Both are awesome and epic movies. Dark Knight is just a more conventional superhero movie. Watchmen on the other hand isn't as easy to take in by the average film-watcher because it has more graphic violence and shows a number of taboos. Personally, I loved Watchmen more than the Dark Knight. It made me think more and I love all the characters and the different ideas they stand for.
@pokakaa To be fair, when I saw the Theatrical cut, I figured he died in the attack at the end. Honestly, if it was between going down in a fight like this or just being wiped off the planet instantly, I think he deserved the blaze of glory.
@BlazingOwnager Actually I think he died of a heart attack. His heart ended up getting too excited when he got back up after the getting over the head with the trophy a few times. He took everyone with him before he died... that's how he went out!
This scene is one of the most powerful scenes in the movie and in the comic. A man defined by his past, surrounded by his history, dies re-living his glory days.
I'm glad they cut this and all of the news-stand scenes from the final film. The acting in the newsstand scenes is just awful, especially from the gang members. Watching the theatrical version feels like watching a director's cut already - there are SO many gratuitously unnecessary scenes in it already. I love the Watchmen novel, but to try to convert the entire book to film is just ludicrous. Two completely different mediums.
@TensaZangetsu1200 See that's the thing, it's the same scene. He does fight in the comic, but it's made more clear here. He has flashbacks to his days as Nite-Owl, and in the comic, you can even hear the knot-tops yelling about how the old man is putting up such a fight. Look at the panels, it shows him as Nite-Owl fighting his former enemies when he is really fighting the gangsters.
This was probably cut because at this point in the movie, the conspiracy behind the film's plot is just starting to be unraveled, and this would have been a distraction to it. I like this scene, but I can see why they had to be rid of it.
Out of all the (great) characters in the whole of Watchmen, Hollis Mason was the one who was a real model for what every human being should be. Didn't have the hidden agendas, totalitarian views, race issues, etc that all the others had. Honest, brave, kind, always standing up for what was right. A real hero, through and through. What a great character, and what a beautiful scene this is! It is perfect.
@Lestat220289 Indeed, if anything, I think Alan Moore (as cynical as he was/is) intended Hollis to be the only true, traditional comic book hero. He was as best as a human standing up for peace and justice could be, but he was an ideal, a relic from different time that was more defined and less vague than the one that Watchmen takes place. His death was a symbolic one as much as it was an emotional one. The new triumphs over the old given enough time, even if the new is horrible.
I really like this scene.. What was that gang called again? The Ronins or something? I liked how in the world where masked vigilantes flourished, criminals started wearing ridiculous outfits...
Hell... every time I watch this scene, my eyes water a lot... it is one of the most beautiful scenes in movie's history. The music suits so well, and is so beautiful, and the violence with it is interrupted (Tarantino's style) is just terrible. The whole scen is just harrowing, I would watch it billions times without stopping. This movie is one of the greatest ever, it's an indescribable pity it is so underrated, and Snyder wasted himself with Ga'Hoole shit and ScukerPunch porn...
as much as i think this scene is an amazing tear-jerking moment that defeats even the "unforgettable" fight at the very beginning. does anyone else see that right behind the shattered picture ( 2:33 ) is a copy of the collection of the Watchmen comics?
It's no wonder Dan went berserk on that thug in the bar.
Fawksau 6 days ago
It's no wonder Dan went berserk on that thug in the bar
Fawksau 6 days ago
Wow street thugs that actually use there minds
TheSamiryoussef 6 days ago
this and dark knight are withouta doubt the best comic book movies of all time.. asmuch as i hate to say this about anythin zach "hit n miss" snyder does its his finest worl &a true shame he had the studio &execs riding his ass on the editing
theblaquebaastid 2 weeks ago
this should have been in the movie.
yackemflamber 3 weeks ago
A real hero.
HaloRorschach 3 weeks ago
At least he went out fighting....
AnOmiCKs 1 month ago
wow that's a really sad scene
crisgringo91 1 month ago 3
I absolutely love this scene. I just wish Hollis would have won :)
TheJayspyder 1 month ago
One of the greatest movies of images and profound vinaigrette's of wisdom.
godbluffvdgg 1 month ago 2
2:32 The Watchmen book is there with the yellow word"s !
masterchieff589 1 month ago
This is definitely the only Snyder movie I'd qualify as beautiful! I mean yeah he did a great job with the Dawn of the Dead remake. However 300 was all tough and buff with no rhyme or reason to it all! It seems though that it was very entertaining! The movie he did after Watchmen was an animated film, that I didn't see coming so I had no reason to want to see it! After that his still seemingly unstoppable ability to make a film that was awesome was stopped with Sucker Punch! SAVE US SUPERMAN!
xPSYKOxLIBBYx 1 month ago
An old man in his possible 70's fought 5 men in their 20-30's. He gave 5 good hits that caused bleeding, and 2 good blocks. He went down an honest man, and a damn good warrior/hero. He was a good man. But seriously those gangsters are idiots, everyone said that Hollis was retired, even he said it. So why did they go knocking on an old man's door when they could have been looking for Rorschach?
jbruning1291 1 month ago
@jbruning1291 Because they're fucking punks.
TheKingOfRuckus 1 month ago
@jbruning1291 Probably the same reason given in the graphic novel.
xPSYKOxLIBBYx 1 month ago
@jbruning1291 Who in their right mind would attack Rorschach? Lets not forget the "burning oil to the face" fiasco
phdan123 2 weeks ago
@jbruning1291 misinterpreted information and general stupidity.
EinsteinEMP826 1 week ago
3:01 "wait a sec, This movie didn't win an award..."
thegamerman7 2 months ago
At 2:18, the expression on his face is priceless.
TechDragonInc 2 months ago 2
@TechDragonInc this is the left hook that floored captain axis
steelie2010 2 months ago
raging bull music? nice
getlikemc 2 months ago
i saw the director's cut first and didn't even know it XD
superVGstudios64 2 months ago
@superVGstudios64 I watched Watchmen for the first time last night (on TNT, I think it was). I had no idea that I was actually the Director's Cut instead of the cinematic release. And considering that no other superhero movie has ever tackled the death of an old superhero--let alone depicting it in a poetic manner like this--I have to wonder why "pacing" was important enough to cut this scene out.
BloodyBay 2 months ago
@BloodyBay yea but i did not see it on TV where they cut they good stuff out and yea i know what you mean thats why i bought the Director's Cut on blue ray its a great buy! and lol i was watching it on TNT when i made that comment XD
superVGstudios64 2 months ago
This is one of the greatest movie scenes I have ever seen in my life. NO ONE should have to pay to see this.
captainalex567 2 months ago
I nearly cried at this scene even though his character didn't receive that much screen time :(
darko1295 2 months ago
in the book, he died like a needy old man, but in the movie, he died like a boss. :}
TheBLACKJACK8 3 months ago 8
@TheBLACKJACK8 how in the hell did he die like a needy old man in the book?
OwMyBrains 2 months ago
@TheBLACKJACK8 I never read a Watchmen paperback any more closely than a casual skim. How did Hollis Mason die in the book?
BloodyBay 2 months ago
I don't understand why they cut this scene from the theaters. May be they didn't wanted to have a room full of men crying.
GChussir2 3 months ago 2
@GChussir2 Heh! :D
You know, I've heard people complain about a film's length if it's too short for what they pay. But the only time people complain about movies being too long is if they stagnate or outlive the plot, which Watchmen didn't. On the contrary, the movies which are three or four hours long are usually the ones regarded as epics or instant classics. Dances With Wolves, anyone?
BloodyBay 2 months ago
@GChussir2 bullshit. Toy Story 3 still got released, didn't it? :)
EinsteinEMP826 1 week ago
if you noticed, it was the same guy that entered the apartment first, knocked him back on to the shelves and the same guy that knocked him down. :)
kristovfur 3 months ago
When I saw this scene on my LCD Plasma T.V with the sound on 74 I was literally crying. It is the most upsetting scene I have ever seen besides the ending of "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas".
HulkMatthew 3 months ago
Atleast he went down fighting
R.I.P. owl
Yeboah1990 3 months ago
2:43
ThePunkbebe 3 months ago
@ThePunkbebe You'd have to punch pretty damn hard to bust through a space helmet and hit the face inside. :)
On a related note, that slow-motion impact fracturing could very well be the best I've ever seen in a movie.
BloodyBay 2 months ago
2:32 Notice anything on the bookshelf? :P
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He died a hero.
NitichaGuy 3 months ago
Es muy buena escena claro se desmuestra que el hombree tampoco tiene la misma fuerza de antes si no les hubiece ganado solo quitenle 20 años al viejo
elenmax 3 months ago
This scene hurts me. Wow.... BASTARDS!!!!!
supermec131 3 months ago 2
Such an epic scene, It should had been in the movie.
xDarkJJx 3 months ago in playlist watchmen extended scenes
I showed this scene to my mum, she looked at me worried and slowly said: "sons of bitches"
Littlebabyguns 3 months ago
The references to all the old enemies makes this scene great also
Hitman47grim 3 months ago
I think what really made this powerful was the cutting off of the music at the end.
mumblehappyf33t 3 months ago
@mumblehappyf33t I love this scene too, but I actually felt the cut off was a little out of place. To me at least, it felt too abrupt (I was half-expecting that record-scratch sound), almost like some scene out of a comedy, and that's not the emotion I was looking to feel here. But I am glad you got something more out of it.
EinsteinEMP826 1 week ago
You know when I read this as a kid it made me feel bad.
But as an adult, I like this kinda. A man pushing 70 fighting kids. Going out the way he was kinda meant to. Sure it's only some knot tops. But he went down swinging,.....
gplechuckiii 3 months ago 4
My favourite death scene in any movie. He doesn't get a whole lot of screen time but his death almost brought tears to my eyes with out magnificent it was.
dragonslayer98767 3 months ago
Night Owl 1: "Your a better Night Owl than I ever was." Night Owl 2: "Hollis we both know thats bullshit."
eeryjaguar 3 months ago
Cuting the best scene of all the movie... what a great idea...
Lecapetien 3 months ago
wow for a man his age he relly held his own against 4 people. he was probley one of the true heros and not a vigilante,raper, or evil. just a pure hero
zachakajboy 3 months ago
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EinsteinEMP826 1 week ago
@zachakajboy he was one of the first, and one of the best. It's supposed to be like watching one of the Golden Age heroes, like Superman or Wonder Woman, go down fighting. Somehow, they're a purer breed of heroes, more idealized and perfected than the newer, imperfect, rough around the edges generation, like Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, even Spider-Man. It's the death of an icon that defined it's genre.
EinsteinEMP826 1 week ago
this scene is great but it's much better in the comic
sagaisa 3 months ago
whats is the name of the song 2:18
bombompum 4 months ago
This is why you need a shotgun in the house
samthelegoman1 4 months ago in playlist samthelegoman1's Favorited Videos
@samthelegoman1 One If by land, two if by sea, three if by Walmart. Our manufacturing is destroyed, we are bankrupt and the Chinese will be at your door soon. Shuck-shick.... Interesting letters on those boy's shirts, eh?
BrokenAeroVT 3 months ago
Fucking great movie!
lrenzzo 4 months ago
I liked Nite Owl 1 much better than Nite Owl 2. Nite Owl 2 was just really annoying. D:
HarryplusHermione 4 months ago
Is this the greatest Deleted Scene in all of DVD history? Such a brilliant and powerful scene - I can't believe this got cut.
LibertyNow1775 4 months ago 4
How could they have left this out of the original cut :'(
thefreddiefaction 4 months ago
cool! the black guy reading comic book at the begging its from the comic book!
elhomosatirus 4 months ago
They flashbacked him to death.
OrihimintRyunanade 4 months ago 40
R.I.P Hollis Mason a true hero... :(
I dislike knot-heads
B1SH0P352 4 months ago
btw, all of them was killed. so he has been avenged....
hidan407 4 months ago
Is the one thug at the beginning played by Tom Savini? Looks and sounds like him.
MaximumMadnessStixon 4 months ago
The only comforting thought of this is that he probably would have died anyway when half of new york got killed.
DetroitPistonsPride 4 months ago
2nd sadest thing in the movie be sides rorshachs death
Unknownman122 4 months ago
For the last Time, Hollis did it, like a Boss.
TomSupreme 4 months ago 19
@TomSupreme excuse me he died like a morron.... the guy never thought about protecting himself in his old age. I mean he comes out in his old age, and like it's not bad enough (we're talking about spiderman civil war stupidity level here) he hasn't a goddamn protection system or gadget within hand reach . Watch batman beyond. Even in his old age bruce wayne wouldn't never let this happen to him.
georgetapadbol 1 week ago
my favorite dc character wish they did a movie on the minutemen
mobster14914101 4 months ago
Lived a hero. Died a hero. Nite Owl 1 is way better than his successor. Between the first Nite Owl and Roarschach are the true heroes in this series.
SuperMe4lyfe 4 months ago
man..that first fist he caught, my exact look and thought was, "holy shit!" They had to jump him to take him down but before that, he beat the hell out of them.
skeetnskidaddle 4 months ago
Hollis Mason > Mike Tyson
managolu123 5 months ago
I dont understand why they took this out!! Best scene in the film!!
ilino760 5 months ago
omg...it's the first time i have ever seen this...i'm speechless right now...
yugai 5 months ago
Hollis, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
SuperEzekial19 5 months ago
Damn...damn....damn...my curiousity :(
troymantis 5 months ago
This really should have been left in. They should have cut down the sex scene, and left this intact because it's simultaneously badass, tragic, and beautiful
thatonedrewguy 5 months ago 4
@thatonedrewguy Indeed. The sex scene drags on for ages and honestly is kind of awkward with the music they chose. This is a great scene, and I don't feel it hindered the pacing enough to justify its exclusion from the theatrical release.
evilemperordude 4 months ago
Just think if they had given Hollis the Super Soldier Serum. Perfect candidate, perfect left hook!
carvence 5 months ago 3
That comic book part annoyed the crap out of me when I was reading.
Arrowhead0006 5 months ago
This is such a beautiful film...I hate it when I hear people talk about how this movie is boring or it was gay because there showed a blue penis way to much. They showed it for 47 seconds. Lets be mature.
x2Terminator2x 5 months ago 44
@x2Terminator2x Most people completely missed the point of the story I think. It's not meant to be a typical superhero story. It's a deconstruction of the genre.
evilemperordude 4 months ago
@x2Terminator2x
boring? they are dumbasses, this movie is one of my favorites EVER. the most realistic super hero movie ever. hell, i wish they made a prequel the shows them when they was young and starting :D
hidan407 4 months ago
@x2Terminator2x haha i saw it on tv
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"This is such a beautiful film...I hate it when I hear people talk about how this movie is boring or it was gay because there showed a blue penis way to much. They showed it for 47 seconds. Lets be mature."
Actually the real reason people hated Watchmen is Zack Snyder.
This is a guy with a 6th grade education who said that he wanted to be a movie director so he said fuck you to education.
It shows in his movies, he has to hire people to do basic calculations.
Romansteel13 1 month ago
R.I.P we love u
iLoveLinkinParke15 5 months ago
Group of Gangsta-ripped-muscular thugs vs Elderly man who is caught off guard, and Hollis still beated the crap out of them?
rsmovielord 5 months ago
Watchmen at 2:33 in the bookshelf
Lazyboy5298 5 months ago
@Lazyboy5298 Nice find dude, wouldn't have noticed it
bladeface100 3 months ago
One of the manliest deaths Ive ever seen
Rondanaro 5 months ago
i glad they didnt show this in the original movie
thetopherhaslanded 5 months ago
@thetopherhaslanded They did. This isnt a directors cut.
bootysweat44 5 months ago
@bootysweat44 well i just bought the dvd and it isnt in there?
thetopherhaslanded 5 months ago
@thetopherhaslanded I saw it in theaters bud. :)
bootysweat44 5 months ago
@bootysweat44 spooooky :L u must have seen some extra edition without realizing it :) bud.
thetopherhaslanded 5 months ago
they could've at least had another (deleted) subplot involving Hollis's death and legitimate brutal revenge which in the end still alludes to the film's many themes.. hell yea I'd pay for that, but this scene by itself & Owl beating the living crap out of some random gang member just depressed the hell outta me since they seemed like a random part in this film..
ragglefraggle09 5 months ago
as beautiful as this is, i just don't understand why this scene would have been necessary.
ragglefraggle09 5 months ago
WAS DARK KNIGHT BETTER THAN WATCHMEN???
sweetjamesjones212 5 months ago
@sweetjamesjones212 Both are awesome and epic movies. Dark Knight is just a more conventional superhero movie. Watchmen on the other hand isn't as easy to take in by the average film-watcher because it has more graphic violence and shows a number of taboos. Personally, I loved Watchmen more than the Dark Knight. It made me think more and I love all the characters and the different ideas they stand for.
sidecar23 5 months ago
He went down without a fight. I would have done the same thing.
M40nkey 5 months ago
This is the one scene I think's better in the movie than the comic.
TheFlyingFishMonkey 5 months ago
No! Not the nice guy!
jlopez412 6 months ago
I like the scene , but i think they made the right choice to cut it from the feature movie.
franciscoalpha 6 months ago
Whats the name of that song right before the end of his death?
coolchannel6336 6 months ago
song is Intermezzo, from Cavaleria Rustican
nelandquinten 6 months ago
whats the name of the song in this scene.
coolchannel6336 6 months ago
Oh my gosh, I almost cried.
Sillygoose14111 6 months ago
Only 25 people disliked this because they couldn't stop crying and accidentally clicked the red button.
coolchannel6336 6 months ago 4
stop posting videos of my grandpa!!!
aldaboor12 6 months ago 3
This is one of the sadest movie death scenes I've ever seen. I want to cry!
coolchannel6336 6 months ago
The Director of this movie really knows how to make amazing scenes. They can be sad, action packed, and funny all at the same time.
thegamerman7 6 months ago
fuck the yakuza or who ever ths fucking gang is they had no reason or right to beat him up
flamehands21 6 months ago
Along with the music, this scene also references Raging Bull at 3:00, which is reminiscent to Sugar Ray Robinson preparing to strike Jake LaMotta.
ThePinkMan 6 months ago
He's still got it. Two less men and he would have survived that.
pokakaa 6 months ago
@pokakaa To be fair, when I saw the Theatrical cut, I figured he died in the attack at the end. Honestly, if it was between going down in a fight like this or just being wiped off the planet instantly, I think he deserved the blaze of glory.
BlazingOwnager 6 months ago
@BlazingOwnager Actually I think he died of a heart attack. His heart ended up getting too excited when he got back up after the getting over the head with the trophy a few times. He took everyone with him before he died... that's how he went out!
pokakaa 6 months ago
Man i get the chills every time he blocks that first punch, amazing scene
iamjakeparty 6 months ago
the old man went down like a badass.
fishordie2 6 months ago
One of the most epic FIGHT SCENES in this movie!
Died fighting now thats how a hero should go down !!!
tou153 6 months ago
This scene is one of the most powerful scenes in the movie and in the comic. A man defined by his past, surrounded by his history, dies re-living his glory days.
Saxonation 6 months ago 3
LOL That old man got his ass handed to him.
ralphjokerX 7 months ago
R.I.P Hollis Mason
R.I.P Walter Kovacs
R.I.P Edward Blake
WATCHMEN IS THE BEST FILM EVER!
2112Addyboy 7 months ago
I'm glad they cut this and all of the news-stand scenes from the final film. The acting in the newsstand scenes is just awful, especially from the gang members. Watching the theatrical version feels like watching a director's cut already - there are SO many gratuitously unnecessary scenes in it already. I love the Watchmen novel, but to try to convert the entire book to film is just ludicrous. Two completely different mediums.
acidjack73 7 months ago
In the comic he didn't even put up a fight. The movie improved this scene.
TensaZangetsu1200 7 months ago
@TensaZangetsu1200 See that's the thing, it's the same scene. He does fight in the comic, but it's made more clear here. He has flashbacks to his days as Nite-Owl, and in the comic, you can even hear the knot-tops yelling about how the old man is putting up such a fight. Look at the panels, it shows him as Nite-Owl fighting his former enemies when he is really fighting the gangsters.
Saxonation 6 months ago
@Saxonation i thought that too :) thanks
nnm3101 6 months ago
Incredible. Such a shame it got cut out from the theatrical cut. One of my favorite scenes from the movie. So sad.
imacomputer1 7 months ago
He gave a good fight.
Einstreit 7 months ago
Face at 2:19 says: "You fucked with the wrong guy"
SwissArmyLight 7 months ago 5
Clearly Zach Snyder is a fan of Raging Bull
BRCBrick 7 months ago
Nice touch...Bernie sitting there reading the pirate comic.
Blaquecell 7 months ago
Not even killed by an actual fucking Villain.. just a bunch of faggy fuckin gangers... /sigh
SatansMullet 7 months ago
@SatansMullet There are no actual fucking villains in this movie.
TensaZangetsu1200 7 months ago
Everyone should watch the Directors cut, adds a lot to the film IMO
tj11112222 7 months ago
@tj11112222 No, everyone should watch the Ultimate Cut.
TensaZangetsu1200 7 months ago
@TensaZangetsu1200 Ultimate Cut?
Seargent363 6 months ago
@Seargent363 The 3 and a half hour version. The one with Tales of the Black Freighter.
TensaZangetsu1200 6 months ago
@TensaZangetsu1200 Ah, I already own tales of the black freighter and the directors cut separately, so is it worth buying still?
Seargent363 6 months ago
@Seargent363 The full experience. You can just download it though.
TensaZangetsu1200 6 months ago
@Seargent363 The full experience. You can just download it though.
TensaZangetsu1200 6 months ago
why was this cut
PunkymickBlah 7 months ago
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This was probably cut because at this point in the movie, the conspiracy behind the film's plot is just starting to be unraveled, and this would have been a distraction to it. I like this scene, but I can see why they had to be rid of it.
PsychoticLoner 6 months ago
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this is so gut wrenching
PunkymickBlah 7 months ago
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lockealphonso 8 months ago
Thumbs up if u wanted to cry... ;(
ronackostolomac 8 months ago 91
@ronackostolomac when i read it in the graphic novel i did cry
arkhamvictim27 6 months ago
Possibly sadder than the bit in gran torino, can't believe they cut out such an emotional scene
steelie2010 8 months ago
Press 7 to see the most bad-ass counter attack EVAR!!!
GabisonStudios 8 months ago
I'm VERY surprised this got cut from the "theatrical version" powerful scene
Geoshi 8 months ago
iven thoug he was old he still fougth like a badass
warlord970 8 months ago
When I first read the Graphic Novel, I never knew I'd cry in a movie adaptation of it...
FranciscoFreeman 8 months ago
Hollis was a good man but he could kick some serious ass when he needed too
captainalex567 8 months ago
If I was Dan I would have pushed away Rorshach and continued to beat the knot top to a quivering pulp
R.I.P. Hollis Mason
captainalex567 8 months ago
Those bastards got what they deserved when danial and lori fought them all in the alley
purplekat40 8 months ago 5
@purplekat40 That was before this happened.
Seargent363 6 months ago
Out of all the (great) characters in the whole of Watchmen, Hollis Mason was the one who was a real model for what every human being should be. Didn't have the hidden agendas, totalitarian views, race issues, etc that all the others had. Honest, brave, kind, always standing up for what was right. A real hero, through and through. What a great character, and what a beautiful scene this is! It is perfect.
Lestat220289 8 months ago 47
@Lestat220289 Indeed, if anything, I think Alan Moore (as cynical as he was/is) intended Hollis to be the only true, traditional comic book hero. He was as best as a human standing up for peace and justice could be, but he was an ideal, a relic from different time that was more defined and less vague than the one that Watchmen takes place. His death was a symbolic one as much as it was an emotional one. The new triumphs over the old given enough time, even if the new is horrible.
STOOPIDTIME 5 months ago 2
@Lestat220289 He was a good man. So of course he had to die... Truly great men have a short life-expectancy in the world of Watchmen.
thehorror2 4 months ago
If he hadn't been about 50, he woud have kicked their asses.
Edecreed 8 months ago
@Edecreed Actually he would have been in his late 60's
headbangin1 8 months ago
LOOK! 2:32 or 2:33 i see the full watchmen comic, above the broken picture in the bottom shelf.
Frankifyful 8 months ago 3
I really like this scene.. What was that gang called again? The Ronins or something? I liked how in the world where masked vigilantes flourished, criminals started wearing ridiculous outfits...
GabeMorris 8 months ago
@GabeMorris I think they're called the topknots if I recall.
Pilaf1984 8 months ago
@GabeMorris KnotTops
Wolf54316 8 months ago
damn i only just found out about this; that is a total bro-tier death scene.
bairdrew 8 months ago
Hollis Mason was an amazing Fighter. Even to his death, he still fought back. Even if he isnt real, hes still amazing,
Wolf54316 8 months ago
pause @ 2:32 he has a copy of WATCHMEN
juniorbove 8 months ago
Pause at 1:31 Why is there a man wearing a Nazi Suit? Is he supposed to be a villain or something?
slayer887x 8 months ago
@slayer887x Thats Captain Axis a villian of Nite Owl's
juniorbove 8 months ago
Hell... every time I watch this scene, my eyes water a lot... it is one of the most beautiful scenes in movie's history. The music suits so well, and is so beautiful, and the violence with it is interrupted (Tarantino's style) is just terrible. The whole scen is just harrowing, I would watch it billions times without stopping. This movie is one of the greatest ever, it's an indescribable pity it is so underrated, and Snyder wasted himself with Ga'Hoole shit and ScukerPunch porn...
ITAMrPink 9 months ago 4
Watching this makes you want to suit up and tackle crime head on as a superhero. But who would be crazy and tough enough to do that :(
TheXand19 9 months ago
This scene is so painful to watch. The 2nd time i read the comic i skipped over this part.
Simma7 9 months ago
beautiful cinema.
katelynemurray 9 months ago
THAT is why I don't live in the city...
BrotherAtticus 9 months ago
as much as i think this scene is an amazing tear-jerking moment that defeats even the "unforgettable" fight at the very beginning. does anyone else see that right behind the shattered picture ( 2:33 ) is a copy of the collection of the Watchmen comics?
hypercamera3 9 months ago
@hypercamera3 That's what we call an "Easter Egg" it's like a little joke to the hard core fans. Like the 'Captain America' comic in 'Iron Man 2'.
wedrinkfromtheriver 9 months ago
@wedrinkfromtheriver Dont you mean Captain America's shield?
Bladerunner93 9 months ago