"Black Locust" <bl2***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <VTYRd.1790$DC6.***@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>,
> "Frohike" <froh***@lonegunmen.com> wrote:
>
>> Is it worth buying this? I love the movie and I have the standard
>> release. I
>> don't know how it can be improved story-wise. How are the commentaries?
>> Thanks.
>
> I would recommend it, BUT only to people who love the movie(such as you
> and me). It's not really designed for the average person who likes the
> movie, but doesn't "love it" per se. The Director's Cut tries to explain
> what's going on a bit more than the theatrical cut and this is both a
> good thing and a bad thing. If you found the theatrical cut overly
> confusing, you'll definitely enjoy this cut. But honestly, this new cut
> is not improvement over the original one IMO. As for the commentaries,
> well let's just say Kevin Smith of all people is on the commentary
> track(along with the director) and that's worth the cost of owning the
> disc all by it's lonesome. Kevin Smith is a huge fan of the movie and
> spends the commentary asking the director the same questions your
> typical fan of the movie would. What's also nice about the disc is that
> none of the special features from the original disc were carried over.
> So just make sure you hold onto the theatrical cut DVD. But yes, you
> should go ahead and pick it up. You'll enjoy it, I think.
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> They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
> people,
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