Post by jonesjxd on Nov 5, 2019 10:52:56 GMT
I can only think of one movie that benefited from the filmmaker going back and tinkering with it, and that's Blade Runner. I can't think of any other movie where I prefer the directors cut. I'm not counting instances where the MPAA forced a filmmaker to cut gore and they go back and release it uncut on home video, but going back and "fixing your movie" typically does not end in good results. I remember renting Dracula '79 from the library on VHS as a kid, then being so psyched for the DVD release only to see that it had basically been turned into a black and white movie. I think Mike Nichols said it best, he doesn't even like the trend of including deleted scenes on the DVD release because "once it's cut from the movie, it's dead".
