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

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by bferr1

Well, there was a point, actually. There has been a 5-hour workprint of this film available on bootlegged video for years, fueling the notion that there was a lot more to Apocalypse than we were allowed to see-- one of the great "What ifs?" in recent cinema. (It's the same kind of myth surrounding David Lynch's Dune, by the way.) The Redux obviously is a way to quell that demand with an official product rather than a shoddy bootleg, and that's about it.

I mean that there's no point to the actual extra content featured in the movie. It doesn't add anything to the story, except excess blubber. We get it; vietnam was a messed up place.
I'm sure any talented director that has legions of fanboys will be pressured into releasing extra footage or directors cuts of their favorite films. It doesn't mean they should, simply because they can. So basically, the point of the Redux cut was to appease fanboys and make some extra cash. Brilliant.

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum View Post
He's referring to E.T. How could Watchmen be revised already? The theatrical cut isn't even out. LOL!!

Because they edited out guns for walkie-talkies in the trailer


So, you're saying that in the original Watchmen trailer some of the characters are holding guns and now they're holding walkie talkies? Are you sure you're not holding something?

[jkwest]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Are you sure you're not holding something?

whoa.....that who has my bong.....

[bferr1]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

So basically, the point of the Redux cut was to appease fanboys and make some extra cash. Brilliant.

I think so. Why else would they release a 5-disc Blade Runner set, a 2-disc Dune with that God-awful television version, the Star Wars SEs with the original LD transfers in 4:3? To release official product, thereby undermining bootleggers. Now, when will the Star Wars Holiday Special come out offically?

[Jeff Kleist]

Now, when will the Star Wars Holiday Special come out offically?

Never. In fact Lucas had the National Archives Ark it. If you think that getting even 4:3 of the original cuts out was hard, you ain't seen nothing yet

I did suggest about 5-6 years ago that they hire the MST3K guys to tear it to pieces and give them carte blanche to say whatever they want, but Lucas is quoted as saying if he coudl find every bootleg and finally erase it from the earth, he would

[JamesKurtovich]

I agree. I think it's ridiculous when a director goes back and drastically changes his films.

You can't compare Lord of the Rings with Star Wars or E.T. because Lord of the Rings wasn't altered. There were scenes omitted from the theatrical cut which were released in an extended version. Lucas went back to Star Wars and totally changed some scenes (and they look horrible and make the movies cheap like the prequels).