Originally posted by: Harlock415
Well if we look at well liked films...apparently Ridley Scott and Blade Runner. Maybe Woody Allen's Manhatten.
Then there's the theatrical cut of Once Upon a Time in America as opposed to Sergio Leone's preferred version. But the theatrical one was not well liked.
Well if we look at well liked films...apparently Ridley Scott and Blade Runner. Maybe Woody Allen's Manhatten.
Then there's the theatrical cut of Once Upon a Time in America as opposed to Sergio Leone's preferred version. But the theatrical one was not well liked.
Nearly all of Leone's theatrical cuts, were cuts done by United Artists, in the sense they would always get final word on him. Such as cutting any references to the Eastwood character to allow a "man with no name" campaign throught the movies he made.
For example The Good, Bad, and the Ugly Special Edition DVD, is the full uncut movie which premiered in Italy, never seen outside of Italy. After that premiere, UA cut it up and changed it before releasing it worldwide.
Only in this SE DVD have MGM gone back and obtained the Italian release cut, and then re-recorded the actors voices, or used voice impersonators for the actors no longer with us, to make an english version of the true theatrical cut available. English dialogue never existed for these scenes, as they were cut from the movie before an English language track was recorded.
Once Upon a time in America, was also cut back against Leone's wishes and control, as James Coburn laments on the interview included in that release.
The difference with George Lucas is that he got the cuts he wanted with the film that was shot. What he never got, was all the shots filmed that he wanted to be able to do, due to the technology and/or budget of that time, which is different to a director's cut that restores what they wanted to show, that the studio prevented them from doing. The SW SE's should be known as "Director still tinkering with movie after 20-30 years" edition.
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