ThomasJB

"Director's Cut" releases

Are there any films you'd like to see on DVD where the director releases a "director's cut" version?

I'm thinking more Blade Runner style changes than Lethal Weapon here.

Personally, I've always wanted to see the version of The Saint (with Val Kilmer) that was initially tested and then butchered to the version released in cinemas.

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TheLongshot

I'd like to see the original cut of "The Avengers" to see if it sucked less.

I'd also be curious to see "What Dreams May Come" with the original score, which Harry hyped to a certain extent on AICN at the time. I'd also like to see if there were other scenes that went in a different direction than where the plot of the movie went.

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Jason Seaver

Ditto on The Avengers. There's got to be something like half an hour cut out, making the movie almost completely incomprehensible.

I'd be curious to see Air Force One with the original Randy Newman score, which was apparently tossed for being too intense.

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Andrew Chong

In my dreams:
David Fincher's Alien3
Richard Donner's Superman II

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Andy Sheets

I'd like to see a long version of Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses. Of the movies I've seen from the past couple of years, that one smacked the most of being chopped up.

Steve_Knutzen

The rough cut of the Goonies complete with apes and leeches.

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Patrick McCart

I'd like to see a reconstruction of Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman." Roughly one reel was lost before 1930 (the extant 16mm production print and sparkling 35mm fine-grain lack this) but was fully described by Keaton in the 1950s.

It's mostly stuff that would only require some stock footage with perhaps a stand-in standing in front of a rear projection screen. It would at least be better than the jarring cut in the current (but beautiful) version.

Plus, it would be a great excuse to re-record the awful quality piano score that has been attached to it. It would be great if re-performed on an organ or even just a plain piano.

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Chris Atkins

I would like to see SW and IJ archival cuts that include all (or almost all) footage shot. The only cuts I would like on these versions are for time, not content (e.g. a character walking to their mark could be trimmed, but not dialogue).

I would very much like to see Shatner have another shot at Star Trek V.

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Bryan Tuck

Ditto. And I would add:

Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons

Odds are against that one, though, since the footage was destroyed. I still think the other two are possible.

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