# Anyone else having problems with their Watchmen DVD?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 23, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965 "2009-07-23T04:28:00Z")
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### Author:  [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965/1 "2009-07-23T04:28:00Z")
So I bought the Watchmen Director’s Cut DVD yesterday after work, and go over to a friend’s house to watch it. In Chapter 21, my DVD freezes up. Guess my friend’s DVD player is getting old.
I get home, pop it in my DVD player, select Chapter 21. Same problem. I inspect the disc closely. Not a scratch or smudge on it.
Today after work, went back to the store and exchanged for a new DVD without any issue. Watch it tonight, on a third DVD player, same Chapter, same problem. This is clearly a manufacturer’s defect.
Is there anybody else who’s seen this problem?
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### Author:  [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965/2 "2009-07-23T13:14:11Z")
> [@Soapbox\_Monkey](#):
>
> So I bought the Watchmen Director’s Cut DVD yesterday after work, and go over to a friend’s house to watch it. In Chapter 21, my DVD freezes up. Guess my friend’s DVD player is getting old.
>
> I get home, pop it in my DVD player, select Chapter 21. Same problem. I inspect the disc closely. Not a scratch or smudge on it.
>
> Today after work, went back to the store and exchanged for a new DVD without any issue. Watch it tonight, on a third DVD player, same Chapter, same problem. This is clearly a manufacturer’s defect.
>
> Is there anybody else who’s seen this problem?
Chapter 21 is how far into the movie, time-wise?
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### Author:  [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965/3 "2009-07-23T15:35:49Z")
If you’re not Erik Rommel, then someone else is having the [same problem](http://www.facebook.com/watchmen?v=feed&story_fbid=105722808859&ref=mf).
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### Author:  [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965/4 "2009-07-23T15:40:00Z")
My husband bought it and we watched it last night; it was fine. However, if there’s a Blu-Ray version out, then it’s almost certain that’s what he bought. Did you get Blu-Ray or standard?
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### Author:  [@cromdubh1701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cromdubh1701)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965/5 "2016-02-22T22:57:02Z")
I’m having the same problem with different copies of the movie and on different players. Extremely annoying. I can’t even skip a chapter and/or jump straight to a scene.
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### Author:  [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-problems-with-their-watchmen-dvd/503965/6 "2016-02-23T16:11:03Z")
Monkey: Did you get time to go set a watchman? I did.
/s/ H. L.