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What is it with directors screwing up their pictures?
Gray_Area:
Almost invariably....like, I can't think of when not.....theatrical releases are done right. Maybe they do fit in a two-hour slot or whatever. But they come out right. But no, there's this extra footage that just really needs to be seen.
For example in Aliens. I know it sort of flash-forwards to them being at the planet an all, and we don't see any of the inhabitants. But that adds the mystery to it. It's what makes it a thriller. Elsewise, we know what's coming. And we wait for what we know is gonna happen. Maybe not how, and to what end, but it's all out.
Or in Blade Runner. Not only was the extra footage not needed (although I think the 'happy' ending scene [/]was[/b] necessary), but the voice-overs, which even Ford has said he hated and thought were totally unnecessary, made an interesting sub-plot. It fleshed out the character. I like good narration - like in Shawshank - and Ford, despite his dislike, did a great job.
I was at least able to find a version of Blade Runner that hadn't been ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up. Aliens, not for the life of me. Uh, unless I wanna pay for it.
Ginsu Victim:
I think The Two Towers plays better in the extended edition than it did in theaters. Some cuts had me confused until the EE came along.
danny_galaga:
In general I think you are right. There are some problems that arise however. For instance, which theatrical release is the right one? There were a number of them for Seven Samurai for instance, because audiences in some countries found it too long. For me, I don't know better, so I spring for the longest one possible! Might as well soak in as much Kurasawa goodness as possible! And with Blade Runner, I would agree had I seen it back in the day, but it passed me by so I've only seen the version WITHOUT the narration. I've also only seen the REDUX version of Apocalypse Now, which has several missing scenes put back in. Again, I don't know any better.
Someone is going to pipe up about Star Wars very soon too no doubt, because there are stacks of versions, most of them crap and apparently the only 'true to theatrical release' you can see, even now, is the laserdisc version. I have the boxed DVD set where Lucas finally put in the original versions as bonus disks, and that's good enough for me as being the 'original'. I actually 'YAYED' out loud when I saw the opening credits and it DIDN'T say 'Episode IV' (",)
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote ---Someone is going to pipe up about Star Wars very soon too no doubt, because there are stacks of versions, most of them crap and apparently the only 'true to theatrical release' you can see, even now, is the laserdisc version.
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Nope. NO home release has EVER been the theatrical version. He made changes immediately, it's just that most people didn't notice at first.
wp34:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 21, 2013, 11:08:04 pm ---I think The Two Towers plays better in the extended edition than it did in theaters. Some cuts had me confused until the EE came along.
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+1 I can't stand to watch the theatrical versions now. The extended are so much better--if a bit long.
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