Chronicles of Riddick, and the director's cut

[mikeymikec]

Is it any better than the original (ie. Chronicles of Riddick non director's cut)? I was watching the 'everything wrong with ...' video for it on YT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntgNB3Mb08Y

And I saw a load of scenes that weren't in the original, but it hardly looks as if any of them added anything of value. Any opinions from those who have seen both versions?

 

[gorcorps]

Chances are, if the movie is crap then I don't want to see even more of it.

 

[Harrod]

Yes. but I liked the 2nd movie as well. the 3rd one I didn't really care for that much.

 

[mikeymikec]

Chances are, if the movie is crap then I don't want to see even more of it.

Yup, I can see your logic there. Your post isn't the most helpful I've ever read though.

 

[dr150]

Director's Cut usually is extra tape of the movie that was originally and rightfully edited out because it hindered the flow of story telling.

Sometimes, a long movie will have have some useful stuff edited out b/c the movie is too damn long and theaters demand a shorter movie so they can show it more times throughout the day.

Rarely does a D. Cut on Blu-ray add any value. The movie you see in the theater is usually its best version.

View D. Cut as a marketing scheme intended to promote more sales/rentals.

 

[mikeymikec]

I know what a director's cut is, I just wondered whether this one added anything of value.

 

[Sonikku]

I like directors cuts because they give additional context. Return of The King for example. How in blazes do you cut out Saruman? I don't know, but he may as well have been the face of the bad guys for the first two movies and you wouldn't even know what became of him to watch the theoretical version. That's like editing out Darth Vader from Return of The Jedi. He may not be the "biggest" baddie in the trilogy, but he certainly was the most pivotal one you get to see and hear in the story.

 

[mikeymikec]

I wonder how long it will take for my blood pressure not to go up significantly when the LotR movies are mentioned.

 

[cirrrocco]

I think the directors cut added more details when riddick was making a run for the spaceship on the prison plant.

In the regular movie, the fight near the hanger goes on and then suddenly everyone stumbles and gets the hell out

the director cut has a more detailed fight and also when he is about to be killed, he remembers the rage of the furyans and then his body shoots sends out some type of wave and that knocks out most of the necromongers.

I only understood that part when I watched the directors cut

 

[DaveSimmons]

The director's cut adds more background on Riddick, the Furyans that makes for a more complete story.

If you hated the theatrical cut you might not like the director's cut either, but in this case it does improve the movie.

 

[BrokenVisage]

The director's cut had a lot of things that were rightfully cut from the released movie, and I'm a HUGE CoR fan, but a lot of the Furyan stuff made it seem lame and the movie felt better without it.

 

[tboo]

I liked CoR. Wasnt aware there was a director's cut out there. Ill have to check it out.

BTW, the bounty hunter chick in that movie is a hottie.

 

[SKORPI0]

Chronicles of Riddick, The Comparison: PG-13 vs. Unrated Director's Cut

 

[lamedude]

Nitpicking on LoTR but the theatrical cut is the director's cut.

Chances are, if the movie is crap then I don't want to see even more of it.

Studio's have a tendency to ruin good movies e.g. Blade Runner.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Nitpicking on LoTR but the theatrical cut is the director's cut.

Studio's have a tendency to ruin good movies e.g. Blade Runner.

That link doesn't say what you seem to be implying it says -- it applies specifically to LoTR not to movies in general.

Theatrical releases are often edited for time, whether the director wants to keep the material or not. The director might not even have the "final cut" right in his contract for the theatrical release.

 

[Thebobo]

I think the directors cut added more details when riddick was making a run for the spaceship on the prison plant.

In the regular movie, the fight near the hanger goes on and then suddenly everyone stumbles and gets the hell out

the director cut has a more detailed fight and also when he is about to be killed, he remembers the rage of the furyans and then his body shoots sends out some type of wave and that knocks out most of the necromongers.

I only understood that part when I watched the directors cut

You're spot on on that part.