I'm curious about the no Godfather thing (not that it's not a valid choice). Is it because you simply like these five better (which is valid), or do you have a problem with The Godfather? Just curious.
I've suspected that the REDUX is unwatchable. I think that's probably true of a lot of director's cuts. Sometimes directors need a producer to step in and make sure the director doesn't get too lost in their vision.
I really like Godfather Part 2... But yeah, basically I just like these 5 better. Don't get me wrong, to me, Godfather movies are good, just not G-r-r-reat
Also, I've always considered the original Star Wars to be quite a bit lame
To this day, the only good Director's Cut I've ever seen is Butterfly Effect
I really love the director's cut to Almost Famous AKA Untitled, which works because that movie is more about the languid feeling it invokes than the movement of plot or story. So getting to spend more time in the era and with the characters works.
It's interesting, because more and more DVDs now are being released as "Unrated" cuts, with more footage than the theatrical cut. This is often the case with movies that were cut down to avoid an R rating (such as the new release of Live Free or Die Hard), which leads me to wonder which is the true cut of the movie? The theatrical or the unrated? Do we give credit to the unrated version, or just decry the filmmakers for not having the balls to release the movie they wanted to theatres?
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I've suspected that the REDUX is unwatchable. I think that's probably true of a lot of director's cuts. Sometimes directors need a producer to step in and make sure the director doesn't get too lost in their vision.
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But yeah, basically I just like these 5 better.
Don't get me wrong, to me, Godfather movies are good, just not G-r-r-reat
Also, I've always considered the original Star Wars to be quite a bit lame
To this day, the only good Director's Cut I've ever seen is Butterfly Effect
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It's interesting, because more and more DVDs now are being released as "Unrated" cuts, with more footage than the theatrical cut. This is often the case with movies that were cut down to avoid an R rating (such as the new release of Live Free or Die Hard), which leads me to wonder which is the true cut of the movie? The theatrical or the unrated? Do we give credit to the unrated version, or just decry the filmmakers for not having the balls to release the movie they wanted to theatres?
Thoughts?
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