Revisionism: the director can alter his work... and I can hate it!

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Originally Posted by bferr1

I don't think I mind a Special Edition or Director's Cut when the additions were scenes that either couldn't be finished or fully realized back in the day but somehow could now (the Jabba scene or X-Wing flyby in New Hope, French plantation in Apocalypse), or they were scenes trimmed against the director's wishes for completely arbitrary reasons (Lawrence of Arabia). I think I do object to revisionist tinkering, such as Greedo shooting first, walkie talkies in E.T. and the new color pallette in French Connection.

By the way, with the changes Friedkin's made to The Exorcist and now The French Connection, why isn't there as big a backlash against him as there continues to be with Lucas? Friedkin also is withholding the original versions in favor of the newer ones.

Maybe because they don't have the same cult or fan following? I am sure they are tons of fans of The French Connection but are probably not as into it as Star Wars fans??