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I haven't yet seen the Blu-ray cuts myself, but I take it you mean the theatrical cuts are what Richard Donner supposedly considers his Director's cuts? If it's true - that Mr. Donner didn't actually authorize the DVD "Dir's cuts" (this is first I've heard of that) - sounds very similar to the...

I should point out this thread was created mostly with Director's/ alternate cuts that have previously been released (theatrically and/or to VHS/ DVD) in mind, and not necessarily TV cuts of films, of which there can be numerous variants (e.g. The Godfather films). At the same time, I understand...

I see. I was of the belief these scenes were part of an earlier "draft" of the film, and were simply cut prior to the final release version. I've long wondered if Mr. Spielberg was directly involved in preparing the version which aired for the 25th annivrsary, or whether ABC and/or Universal...

This one may not count, but thought it worth a mention: The original JAWS was shown on ABC for its 25th anniversary (2000) in an extended version with many deleted scenes restored (they appear as extras on the initial DVD and later Blu-ray). Apparently, this isn't director Steven Spielberg's...

DIRECTOR's Cuts and other Extended/ Roadshow/ alternate versions that remain MIA on Blu-ray and some even on DVD. Regardless of what one thinks of these versions - whether you believe the Dir./extended is better or worse than the theatrical/ original version, or adds to/ takes away little or...