"Unrated Version" C or D

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I've got two DVDs like this, "Badder Santa" and "40 Year Old Virgin." They're both among my favorite comedies, so I thought basically 'more of a good thing can't be a bad thing.' Trouble is, although the added material is pretty funny, it messes with the pacing. It's also maybe just a touch weaker than the material that was kept in for the theatrical release. Any movies that are improved by the extended treatment? The only ones I can think of are the LOTR series, and that's basically because the epic scale was such an attractive part of them that upping the epicness played to their strengths.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

s: 'true romance', 'kingdom of heaven'
d: 'jfk', 'the warriors'

― gear (gear), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

Well, JFK is an Oliver Stone movie, which is three strikes against it to start with, IMO. Never seen it, not likely to happen.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:26 (nineteen years ago)

I'd rather hang myself than watch a Peter Jackson Director's Cut.

― milo z (mlp), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:28 (nineteen years ago)

JFK is awesome

― ryan (ryan), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:29 (nineteen years ago)

Is True Romance good? I don't remember ever seeing a Tony Scott movie made pre-Enemy of the State.

― milo z (mlp), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:34 (nineteen years ago)

Well, it's a Tarantino script, so depending on your opinion of him...
What's different on the unrated version? And on The Warriors?

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

'true romance' practically sets a template for half the films he made post-'93.

― gear (gear), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

In 2005, Paramount and director Hill released the "ultimate director's cut," which runs less than a minute longer, but casts the film in a new light. Hill adds a prologue about Greek soldiers, and turns some of the transitions into comic book frames -- highlighting two of the film's original inspirations.

― gear (gear), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:38 (nineteen years ago)

the unrated 'tr' has some more violence, maybe a longer hotel room scene with gary oldman and samuel l. jackson.

― gear (gear), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:39 (nineteen years ago)

> In 2005, Paramount and director Hill released the "ultimate director's cut," which runs less than a minute longer, but casts the film in a new light. Hill adds a prologue about Greek soldiers, and turns some of the transitions into comic book frames -- highlighting two of the film's original inspirations.

Wow. That's fucked up.

― 100% CHAMPS with a Yes! Attitude. (Austin, Still), Sunday, 6 August 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

i would seem to have that "ultimate director's cut" of the warriors: the added bits are cool and do indeed recontextualise the movie a bit.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Sunday, 6 August 2006 10:28 (nineteen years ago)

true romance is great, easily one of tarantino's best scripts, i think. i haven't seen the "unrated version" though. I don't usually bother with them; I did hear badder santa was worse.

― kyle (akmonday), Sunday, 6 August 2006 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

If Dead Alive/Braindead counts, that's classic. Never seen Dead Alive though as Braindead was the only released version in the UK.

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 6 August 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

If Dead Alive/Braindead counts, that's classic. Never seen Dead Alive though as Braindead was the only released version in the UK.

(I.e. Dead Alive apparently has all the best bits of Braindead taken out)

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 6 August 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

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