Theatrical Versions Better Than Director's Revision

[TylerDurden]

Name theatrical versions of films you appreciate more than the directors cut/revision.

Star Wars OT
Star Trek 6
Lord of the Rings, while I like some of the new content less is more with the EE.
Conan the Barbarian

[nade_magnet]

Apocalypse Now

[FrodoBagginz]

Aliens
Alien 3
LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring
LOTR: The Two Towers
American Gangster
Avatar

[TylerDurden]

Originally Posted by FrodoBagginz

Aliens
Alien 3
LOTR: Fellowship Of The Ring
LOTR: The Two Towers
American Gangster
Avatar

Hmm I guess I prefer both Aliens TE & DC.

[Dragon Lee]

LOTR (all of them)
Watchmen
Apocalypse Now
Gladiator
Dances with Wolves
Aliens
T2
King Kong

[Beast]

I can't really think of any that I really prefer. Maybe E.T., but there are parts of the SE I like more than the original.

Yeah, I'm gonna call it pretty much even on both versions of E.T. in the end. Otherwise, give me more more more!

[tbizzle]

Payback

[Billz]

Definitely Avatar.

As much as I love the movie, I am not willing to sit through almost 3 hours of it every single time! Maybe once in a while when I am in the mood for something epic, but I am more than happy with the cinema edit.

[Sponge-worthy]

Star Wars OT
Superman II
Army of Darkness

[happyman]

Blade Runner,with seven versions in circulation it's hard to keep track,still fondly remember the version I watched in a cinema in 1982 with voiceover.

[Mr. Lost]

My first thought was Star Wars lol

[BladeRunner2007]

Star Wars (theatrical version is perfect!)
The Empire Strikes Back (theatrical version is perfect!)
Return of the Jedi (theatrical version is perfect!)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (the SEE has great scenes, but also very bad ones. I go for the pacing, and the theatrical version delivers in that regard. The SEE also takes away a lot of surprises)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (the SEE has great scenes, but also very bad ones. I go for the pacing, and the theatrical version delivers in that regard. The SEE also takes away a lot of surprises)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (the SEE has great scenes, but also very bad ones. I go for the pacing, and the theatrical version delivers in that regard. The SEE also takes away a lot of surprises)
American Gangster (the extended cut slows it down even more)
Alien (perfect the way it is)
Donnie Darko (the DC explains too much and I don't like the music changes)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) (theatrical version is perfect and it is Romero's real DC!)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (the extended cut is great, but the pacing lacks big time)
Sin City (re-cut sucks and takes away all the fun)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (no CGI crap etc.)
Apocalypse Now (perfect pacing)
Grindhouse (way better than the extended versions of each movie)
Rambo (the theatrical version is great as it is)
Halloween (1978) (don't like the extended TV cut)
Avatar (again, the extended version offers good scenes, but they are not necessary and the pacing suffers)
Residen Evil: Apocalypse (the german extended version adds too much humor and it seems choppy. The editing is much better in the theatrical version)
King Kong (Peter Jackson) (The theatrical version is one of the greatest movies ever, but the extended cut draaaaaags)
The Exorcist (I like the DC but the theatrical wins, because it is a psychological horrorfilm and the theatrical is just more subtle, which suits the tone of the film better imo)
Drag Me to Hell (nothing major changed, but I loved the "kitty-scene" so much and it's gone in the unrated version )
Dances with Wolves (again just for the pacing)

[EricJ]

Wow, so, other movies occurred to people when they first read the header besides Amadeus?

(Please, Milos, assert your rights and let this remain a movie about jealousy, not about a composer who Wasn't Getting Any.)

[OrlandoEastwood]

Tropic Thunder.

I saw that movie seven times theatrically and the last theatrical screening I saw was the Wednesday before it's DVD/Blu-ray release and then I picked up the DVD and was horrified at the changes on the Director's Cut.

[octagon]

Donnie Brasco

(though I'm not sure the BD extended cut is a director's cut).

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Billz

Definitely Avatar.

As much as I love the movie, I am not willing to sit through almost 3 hours of it every single time! Maybe once in a while when I am in the mood for something epic, but I am more than happy with the cinema edit.

But the extended cut is only 16 extra minutes... so regardless, you're going to be sitting through almost 3 hours anyway.

[500_Days_of_Night]

Most definitely Apocalypse Now. The "dinner party" scene, or whatever it is, they threw right smack in the middle of the film totally kills the pacing.

[vegeta88]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Tropic Thunder.

I saw that movie seven times theatrically and the last theatrical screening I saw was the Wednesday before it's DVD/Blu-ray release and then I picked up the DVD and was horrified at the changes on the Director's Cut.

Big time. They took out one of my favorite jokes regarding juggling.

I would say Anchor Man as well, but it has been a while since I have seen either version. In general, I think theatrical comedies are better.

[Moviefan2k4]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (added scenes are mostly redundant)
Spider-Man 2 (most of what's added was "eh")
Live Free or Die Hard (theatrical has less language)
Muppet Christmas Carol (extended is in "foolscreen" on DVD)

[wormraper]

A-Team (the extended cut is ATROCIOUS)
LOTOR trilogy
Star Wars OT
Alien
Payback

probably a LOT more that I'm not thinking of right now