it's bogus.
A film usually has a run, then it cools off. This is true also for "classics."
At some point, cd manufacturers decided that endless remasterings of "classic" popular music boosted sagged sales.
All these DCs are the same thing.
You could also call it the super-size disease, now having spread to cultural items.
Just 'cause it's bigger doesn't make it better.
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Topic - A word on "Director's cut," in general: - tinear 06:32:42 11/18/07 (47)
- Brings to mind "Waterworld"... - mpathus 21:02:42 11/20/07 (2)
- RE: Brings to mind "Waterworld"... - rico 02:09:50 11/21/07 (1)
- Perfect. ~t - mpathus 15:48:52 11/21/07 (0)
- Ummm, ...not so, bro. - Audiophilander 12:06:54 11/19/07 (0)
- dude catch a clue - Analog Scott 04:58:13 11/19/07 (0)
- …and in particular… - David Aiken 13:19:52 11/18/07 (33)
- he actually couldn't be more wrong - Analog Scott 05:07:07 11/19/07 (32)
- Not so fast... - tinear 12:06:15 11/19/07 (31)
- Um I said Aliens not Alien. - Analog Scott 17:57:03 11/19/07 (30)
- What a great example of a guy in denial. Read the quote, again. - tinear 08:45:50 11/20/07 (29)
- dude you aren't even making sense - Analog Scott 06:25:17 11/22/07 (2)
- RIDLEY Scott, analog. Jeesh. Do you understand context? nnt - tinear 15:30:25 11/23/07 (1)
- Yes. I said akiens was an example. James Cameron directed Aliens - Analog Scott 09:35:29 11/24/07 (0)
- RE: What a great example of a guy in denial. Read the quote, again. - jamesgarvin 12:35:36 11/20/07 (25)
- RE: Reeve's footage - rico 02:12:49 11/21/07 (0)
- Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - tinear 13:09:22 11/20/07 (23)
- man you really are clueless - Analog Scott 06:31:20 11/22/07 (0)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - jamesgarvin 14:19:39 11/20/07 (21)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Peter H-son 22:05:58 11/21/07 (20)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - jamesgarvin 09:10:46 11/24/07 (12)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Peter H-son 13:56:13 11/24/07 (10)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Analog Scott 14:08:48 11/24/07 (9)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Peter H-son 15:42:40 11/24/07 (8)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Analog Scott 16:34:43 11/24/07 (7)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Peter H-son 16:55:27 11/24/07 (6)
- God yet another idiot - Analog Scott 18:07:47 11/24/07 (5)
- RE: God yet another idiot - Peter H-son 18:50:07 11/24/07 (4)
- i have no problem with people disagreeing with me - Analog Scott 18:57:31 11/24/07 (3)
- RE: i have no problem with people disagreeing with me - Peter H-son 06:59:52 11/25/07 (2)
- RE: i have no problem with people disagreeing with me - Analog Scott 08:23:51 11/25/07 (1)
- RE: i have no problem with people disagreeing with me - Peter H-son 10:06:59 11/25/07 (0)
- RE: Perhaps it doesn't occur to you and the other guy that - Analog Scott 09:43:31 11/24/07 (0)
- I'm pretty sure Kubrick did - Analog Scott 06:38:26 11/22/07 (6)
- Blockbusters "suck" because of the general subject matter: no - tinear 15:36:59 11/23/07 (4)
- RE: Blockbusters "suck" because of the general subject matter: no - Analog Scott 09:55:01 11/24/07 (3)
- Directors' cuts of Larry of A or Godfather? They also had - tinear 14:35:38 11/24/07 (1)
- RE: Directors' cuts of Larry of A or Godfather? They also had - Analog Scott 16:37:11 11/24/07 (0)
- The guys sits on the beach, does not work, lives off his wife's dime, and you are only on "pulp?" Idiot.nt - jamesgarvin 10:22:30 11/24/07 (0)
- RE: I'm pretty sure Kubrick did - Peter H-son 07:15:22 11/22/07 (0)
- "Just 'cause it's bigger doesn't make it better." - rico 11:01:38 11/18/07 (4)
- RE: Apocalypse Now was a better film as a Directors cut - grinagog 01:47:34 11/19/07 (3)
- No, strong disagreement. The French woman interlude, the Playmates: - tinear 08:47:47 11/20/07 (0)
- Totally disagree.....the Playmates ruined the whole thing..... - mr grits 19:39:05 11/19/07 (1)
- RE:.....the Playmates ruined the whole thing..... - mpathus 21:17:52 11/20/07 (0)
- A couple-a-things - sjb 09:01:40 11/18/07 (1)
- One of the most powerful images in recent film never made it into the film from - tinear 11:07:26 11/18/07 (0)
- RE: Look how long... - Dave-A 07:07:47 11/18/07 (0)