ChonkyOwlbear comments on What are some movies where the director's cut is actually WORSE than the theatrical cut?

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Empire Records. The directors cut tries to make Rex Manning a more sympathetic character but it just works better with him as a villain.

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[–] Superspacemunky@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

TIL there was a director's cut of Empire Records...

I must have watched that movie a dozen times when I was younger and absolutely loved it. Just goes to show that not every movie needs a director's cut.

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[–] djdarren@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

I don't know as to whether Rex was really a villain. He was just an arsehole.

Mitchell, however, was a prick from top to bottom.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I see them both as representative of faces of capitalism. Mitchell is a leech. His father created the business and did useful work but all Mitchell just consumes. Rex and Musictown represent the corporatization of music. Rex isn't an artist, he is a product being sold.

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