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manephelien · 29th October 2006, 06:28 PM

I refuse to watch the theater versions of Lord of the Rings these days. The extended editions add so much subtlety to the story.

You could say the same about Kingdom of Heaven. The theater release was nothing but fighting, but the extended version, which added 47 minutes, were needed minutes. All the little dialog and happenings that made you care about the characters was in that version.

The original theater release of The Abyss had a really crappy ending. I was so mad I nearly asked for my money back at the movie theater. However, I enjoyed the rest of the movie, so that when the EE came out on DVD I snapped it up and enjoyed it immensely. The ending actually made sense this time!

I've only seen the version of Blade Runner where the narrator was deleted, so I can't say which of the current versions I like better.

29th October 2006, 06:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
manephelien Transmural Feline Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 667	Re: Director's Cut? Or am I just too cynical? I refuse to watch the theater versions of Lord of the Rings these days. The extended editions add so much subtlety to the story. You could say the same about Kingdom of Heaven. The theater release was nothing but fighting, but the extended version, which added 47 minutes, were needed minutes. All the little dialog and happenings that made you care about the characters was in that version. The original theater release of The Abyss had a really crappy ending. I was so mad I nearly asked for my money back at the movie theater. However, I enjoyed the rest of the movie, so that when the EE came out on DVD I snapped it up and enjoyed it immensely. The ending actually made sense this time! I've only seen the version of Blade Runner where the narrator was deleted, so I can't say which of the current versions I like better.