Well...technically you always pay to see an incomplete movie. You know that the director's cut is always going to be longer and have scenes in it that weren't in the theater shown version so I'm really not surprised or upset by this.

I was going to see it at the theater and buy it when it came out anyway.

"Well...technically you always pay to see an incomplete movie. You know that the director's cut is always going to be longer and have scenes in it that weren't in the theater shown version"

Umm, no. I don't expect them to change the movie mid-theater release. I expect them to make minor changes for the DVD/Blu-ray and have the cut content in special features, but not this. When it changes for the DVD release, it's extra-incentive to own it. When it changes for a different theater shown version, a few weeks after release, it's a slap in the face for making me watch an "incomplete" version a month ago. I would have held off on seeing it if I thought they were pulling this crap.

no, director's cut is the final edit of how the director wants the film to be, but the director "usually" doesn't have "final cut" in which the financiers can override his decisions for whatever reason (running time, they don't agree with what/how it's presented, etc). in most studio movies they film a lot of extraneous stuff that is later re-inserted into the movie to pad time for the tv edit so the commercials fit accurately. And a lot of the stuff blatantly repeats the same information (which also helps while editing, they use the version that works better). and also generally speaking, most things are cut from a movie are much better left out. What you are more referring to is an "extended edition", which while it can work, is not always synonymous with "director's cut". even for lord of the rings peter jackson says the theatrical editions are the definitive versions and that the pacing in the extended cuts are messed up.

ahh, thanks for clearing that up for me. That makes sense.