19 points | by yusufaytas 5 hours ago
4 comments
I've been saying this for years. The director's cut was attempting to make a modern David Lean style epic in the vein of Lawrence of Arabia.
The theatrical cut tried to chop it down to be a bog-standard Hollywood action film, at the expense of pacing, plot, and characters.
Director's Cuts aren't alwyas superior though.. I prefer the theatrical releases of Alien, The Shining, Fellowship of the Ring, Amadeus, to name a few..
If you wrote a post (or posts) like this one detailing your reasoning, I'd like to read it.
hell, it can ruin the movie in some cases, like Donnie Darko
I've been saying this for years. The director's cut was attempting to make a modern David Lean style epic in the vein of Lawrence of Arabia.
The theatrical cut tried to chop it down to be a bog-standard Hollywood action film, at the expense of pacing, plot, and characters.
Director's Cuts aren't alwyas superior though.. I prefer the theatrical releases of Alien, The Shining, Fellowship of the Ring, Amadeus, to name a few..
If you wrote a post (or posts) like this one detailing your reasoning, I'd like to read it.
hell, it can ruin the movie in some cases, like Donnie Darko