What is the best Extended/director cut?
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Alien 3 gets the vote for me. It's the only one that comes to mind where I thought extra footage made a night and day difference in my enjoyment of a film.
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even though the deleted scenes are available outside of the frame of the film on dvd - the expanded television cut of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets benefits alot with the scenes reinstated.
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I'd love to say Warner's release of the director's cut of Ken Russell's 'The Devils' is finally available - but no, they continually drag their feet and keep on promising the complete uncensored version (that no one outside of the UK has seen) yet, no dice ....
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I thought the extended version of 'The Lawnmower Man' was amazing, but that remains unreleased on DVD.
'Jason Goes to Hell' - the only F13 film to exist in unrated form, released on region 1 US disc - the chance to get to see one the series gnarliest deaths in uncensored form - the bisection of the naked chick in the tent is a rare treat for gorehounds.
'Jason Goes to Hell' - the only F13 film to exist in unrated form, released on region 1 US disc - the chance to get to see one the series gnarliest deaths in uncensored form - the bisection of the naked chick in the tent is a rare treat for gorehounds.
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and for the record Universal are supreme assholes for never releasing the unrated/dc version of John Woo's 'Hard Target' (which I've seen in work print version).
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now if only Ridley Scott can get around to re-editing/restoring 1492: Conquest of Paradise - the slightly longer international cut is but a tease to what's been promised.
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I'm a big fan of 1941, and I like the longer DC version. Whenever it's reissued, it needs both versions (current R1 DVD is the long version only), although I know it's not popular so I'm not holding my breath.
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Originally Posted by obscurelabel
I'm a big fan of 1941, and I like the longer DC version. Whenever it's reissued, it needs both versions (current R1 DVD is the long version only), although I know it's not popular so I'm not holding my breath.
good one...
#44
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I have never seen the non-international cut of Léon, but I can't imagine any other version (I don't even want to see it for curiosities sake). One of my favorite movies of all time.
As for Terminator 2, that is right up there too. Almost every scene they added really contributed to the movie. Especially the T-800 re-programming scene and my favorite addition, where the T-1000 "glitches" after touching the railing and when the feet get melded to the floor. Great stuff.
As for Terminator 2, that is right up there too. Almost every scene they added really contributed to the movie. Especially the T-800 re-programming scene and my favorite addition, where the T-1000 "glitches" after touching the railing and when the feet get melded to the floor. Great stuff.
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I don't think diirector's cuts are always an improvement by any standard. In many cases its just padding. OK...for the films most IMPROVED by the "director/extended" cut that come to mind, I'd say
THE NATURAL...a film that I always loved but seemed uneven. The new recut film is terrific.
LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy...great films made even better.
Original STAR WARS films...I agree with the other guy. I like the new ones better.
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE...a pretty lousy film made into a not bad one.
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD....the "roadshow" restoration adds alot.
All I can think of at the moment....
THE NATURAL...a film that I always loved but seemed uneven. The new recut film is terrific.
LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy...great films made even better.
Original STAR WARS films...I agree with the other guy. I like the new ones better.
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE...a pretty lousy film made into a not bad one.
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD....the "roadshow" restoration adds alot.
All I can think of at the moment....
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Are the extended cuts of Fantastic Four and The Punisher worth buying? I skimmed over reviews of both awhile back, and from what I recall, the Fantastic Four extended cut was just the deleted scenes put back in (which I didn't find all that interesting. As a matter of fact, I didn't think the movie itself was very good either). I seem to recall reading that the only addition to The Punisher was a subplot that didn't really add anything to the movie itself.
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Originally Posted by big e
Are the extended cuts of Fantastic Four and The Punisher worth buying? I skimmed over reviews of both awhile back, and from what I recall, the Fantastic Four extended cut was just the deleted scenes put back in (which I didn't find all that interesting. As a matter of fact, I didn't think the movie itself was very good either). I seem to recall reading that the only addition to The Punisher was a subplot that didn't really add anything to the movie itself.
i did like the opening credit sequence that was added back instead of just the "fantastic four" title card though. nice to see that it follows the style of pretty much all other marvel films.