In Reply to: …and in particular… posted by David Aiken on November 18, 2007 at 13:19:52:
In virtually all cases with commerical films there is in fact a director's cut. It is the director's legal DGA right to have the first cut of a film. That is the director's cut. It is the producer's legal right to to additional recuts. This is usually done affter the mindless proccess of test screenings and there are often substantial differences between the diretor's cut the initial commercial release. It is often the studio's desire to have the movie fall within a certain time limit that leads to the utter destruction of a director's vision. Classic examples would be Bladerunner, Aliens and Heaven's Gate. I'm not saying there are no bogus director's cuts being shilled as a gimic. but to say it's all bogus is to have a complete disconnect with the realities of the film industry.
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- 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)