Hail Gilliam for including multiple versions of his ground-breaking film in the ultimate set of Brazil. And I might never have seen the much better non-American release of this film if it were not for this great set of discs.
All filmmakers should follow his example - - whether or not it was "the studio" or themselves that decided to alter the film everyone saw in theaters. As Mike O eluded to above, filmmakers should not be afraid to put their money where their mouths are ... and allow audiences to compare the version they now prefer with the version they subsequently claimed to be inferior.
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