moviefan2k4

Agreed; still boring beyond words.

hasslein

It seems like the majority extended cuts are worse.

Robocop (I caught hell about this one in another thread)
Star Trek II
Star Trek VI
Almost all comedies
Dances With Wolves
Apocalypse Now Redux

Mondo Kane

Cinema Paradiso
I thought it was much stronger to never know what happened to his first girlfriend.

dugan

Terminator 2. The excess footage killed the plot's momentum.

printerati

Disagree with this one. Preston is never identified as Scotty's nephew in the theatrical cut, and Scotty's behavior (bringing the injured Preston to the bridge) really seems out of character without that knowledge. The editing in the elevator scene with Kirk and Saavik is also far superior.

Why So Blu?

I'll go the opposite and say that the butchered theatrical cut of "Malena" was an abomination compared to the foreign director's cut.

dhmac

Which other version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture do you think made it worse than the Theatrical Cut?

The "Special Longer Version" ? (which I think is the same extended version that was broadcast on TV back in the '80s)

Or the "Director's Edition" ? (this is the version on DVD only)

Why So Blu?

I've yet to see the first film in either cut, but am fascinated by the comparisons to 2001. Star Trek meets 2001 is a neat concept. I'll rent it someday.

Indy Jones Fan

I'll third this one. I wish I'd never have watched the director's cut.

Anubis2005X

Gladiator

hanshotfirst1138

The full version of Robocop amounts to very little, I think it's only seconds, maybe a full minute. I like I because it's what Verhoeven wanted originally, but you can still get both cuts. Though frankly, Verhoeven is a sick man anyway and the film was sort of violent enough.

James Cameron thinks so too, that's why he cut it. The theatrical cut is his preferred version. Though I'm glad he put his money where his mouth is and lets the audience see multiple cuts to decide for themselves. Is there an anamorphic version of The Abyss anywhere?

Giles

this was a victim of the MPAA and the director's cut is more per se a complete unrated cut of the film.


that was the ultimate point of the film, it's highly violent and when the blood flows Verhoeven let's it fly... interestingly one of the shots that was reinstated that isn't violent, but an interesting over head shot of the 'dead' Murphy (curious why that shot was excised).

Dr. DVD

Disagree with the whole LOTR trilogy being made worse. I think FOTR benefited from the EEs. The problem is that the other two only have certain scenes that really add to it. I feel that with ROTK they should have only kept Saruman's bit. Aragorn getting the Dead Army to fight for him earlier eliminates all of the suspense for later.

Skorp

Alien. Though the "cocooned Dallas" scene is interesting in itself, its placement in the DC completely kills the narrative drive of the Nostromo's final minutes.

Agree about ROTK, but I feel that both FOTR and TTT benefit immensely from their Extended Cuts.

Giles

of the three films The Two Towers I felt benefitted greatly with the additional scenes.

mostaccioli

enter the dragon
the warriors

Norm de Plume

The first that comes to mind for me is Deep Red. The 98-minute version is Argento's best film, in my opinion, whereas the 126-minute version released on DVD just adds 30 minutes of lighthearted banter and romance incongruent with the rest of the film.

Solid Snake

The Warriors. Fuck you, Walter Hill.

mrhan

It was never extended. It was the international version. It was the cut Bruce preferred because it showcased his philosophy. I still like the U.S. cut better, though. Only reason I still have it on LD.

RocShemp

Miami Vice. It's billed as a director's cut but Mann mentions it's only an extended/experimental cut. I preferred the more expedient theatrical cut and didn't care for the new boat race opening or the use of the "In The Air Tonight" cover in the film proper.

hanshotfirst1138

The most guiling part is that he went Lucas and hasn't released the original cut on Blu-Ray.

PatD

Amadeus. Technically a director's cut, but it still sucks. Can we PLEASE get the theatrical cut on Blu ray? Maybe for the film's 30th Anniversary next year?

Mondo Kane

The additional scenes were great up untill the bonus ending when Merry & Pippin are farting around in the water. The theatrical cut ended perfectly on Sam's speech.

kd5

I bought that Director's Cut thinking it would add footage previously cut from the movie, I was appalled when I saw all the cartoon crap. Quickly bought the original version on Ebay and sold that DC travesty.

mrhan

I was thinking it was going to incorporate the scenes that were added to the TV version when it first aired.