Since there seems to be numerous different watchmen releases on the horizon I thought it might be useful if I started a list here.

Blu Ray - March 24th US - Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter & Under the Hood

Note - not watchmen itself - just two tales.

Blu Ray - July 21st Canada - Steelbook (Future Shop Exclusive Steelbook)

Additional Release Material:
Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World
Music Video: My Chemical Romance Desolation Row
Featurette:
1. Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode
2. Watchmen: Focus Points (over 30 minutes)
3. The Phenomenon: The Comic that Changed Comics
4. Real Super Heroes, Real Vigilantes

DVd - July 21st US - theatrical edition

No extras, theatrical cut of the film in separate widescreen and full screen editions. - wtf?

DVD - July 21st US - 2 disc version

    * Watchmen: Director’s Cut
    * The Phenomenon: The Comic that Changed Comics
    * Watchmen: Video Journals (over 30 min)
    * Music Video: My Chemical Romance Desolation Row
    * Digital Copy – Theatrical Version


Blu Ray - July 21st  US - Directors Cut

Disc Features:
• Watchmen: Focus Points
• Featurette: "The Phenomenon: The Comic that Changed Comics"
• Music Video: "Desolation Row" by My Chemical Romance
• Digital Copy (theatrical version)

HD Exclusive Content:
• Maximum Movie Mode
• Featurettes: "Real Super Heroes, Real Vigilantes," "Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World"
• BD-Live

Blu Ray - July 21st  US - Night Owl Ship Edition (Amazon Exclusive)

Technical Specs

    * 3-Disc Set
    * Amazon exclusive "Night Owl Ship" packaging

Blu Ray - July 27th Uk - Theatrical version only

The US should be region free so Non US readers head west! (lets stick it to Paramount). Remember the UK is getting Theatrical version only

Blu Ray - 20th August German - Limited Rorschach Edition

Blu Ray - ?? US - Ultimate version

the Watchmen version that integrates The Tales of the Black Freighter into the feature film.

Tales of the Black Freighter, Hollis Mason’s death, more Manhattan moments on Mars and dialogue-heavy scenes with the newsstand-bonding Bernies

215 mins?

Quoting JackKnight:

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Does paramount region lock their titles? I might have to import that to get the theatrical...

Not so far. None of those who supported HDDVD currently code their discs.

Edit: However, some New Line titles are region coded.

Quoting JackKnight:

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Does paramount region lock their titles? I might have to import that to get the theatrical...

when it comes out you can check at http://bluray.liesinc.net/

- as well as indicating which region A titles rae unlocked, they do the same for Region B titles.

- so far all the titles have been region free apart from Bank Job which is locked.

It looks like Best Buy has 2 head shaped cases for sale

Dr. Manhattan Head for the Blu-Ray release



http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9389752&st=watchmen&lp=4&type=product&cp=1&id=2003126

and Rorschach for the DVD



http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9389761&st=watchmen&lp=5&type=product&cp=1&id=2003127

Amazon digital bundle mean you can watch it streaming on Amazon.

Quoting karlpov:

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Oh. Sounds just about as desirable as the digital copy.

With the cute addition that they let you download it at time of order or at leats shipping, so you could watch it before receiving the physical good.


I am thinking if I should get that Amazon thing with the Owl "flying thing". But I would also like the Termintaor 2 bust and worry things will get out of hand...

Quoting Ace_of_Sevens:

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One more release (not sure where all theis is coming out):
Watchmen: The End is Nigh: The Complete Experience.
The episodic video games for PS3, plus the Blu-ray. I'm not sure if this disc is identical to disc one of the regular Blu package or not.
Edit: amazon won't let me hotlink the image.

thanks for this - I was going to add the details to the first post - but I can't edit it anymore. Bummer! 

Some further information re the Watchmen releases..

Check Out Watchmen’s Maximum Movie Mode

a clip of the new Maximum Movie Mode feature that allows you to see how the film was being made as you watch it.

- looks excellent!

EXCL: Zack Snyder on Watchmen's Blu-ray Features

"Though WB confirmed that an "Ultimate Edition" will be hitting later (around Christmas), Snyder emphasized that the July edition's features won't be repeated and that the later release will be a more or less "movie-only" version, incorporating the "Black Freighter" footage back into the film. Though the later set's running time will be the longest version possible, Snyder's preferred cut will be the version hitting July 21st and that that version will contain the greatest special features. While the "Ultimate" version will not include the walk-ons, it will have an exclusive audio-only commentary."

- I was going to only get the Ultimate edition at the end of the year - but It looks like I'll have to get the DC (us of course since the UK won't get a DC cut) and then may have to double dip at the end of the year to get the extended version..