They used to come out years after the original – and be quite different. Now films such as Avengers: Endgame are released in ‘new’ versions weeks after the original – and fans are lapping them up
Apocalypse Now returned to cinemas again this month, with a self-proclaimed Final Cut that runs half an hour longer than the original version and 20 minutes shorter than 2001’s Redux cut. Once, the strangest aspect of this new release would have been Francis Ford Coppola’s inability to finalise his vision for the film. Now, the weirdest thing is that it took so bloody long.
Apocalypse Now waited 40 whole years before returning to cinemas with this new, definitive version. Let’s compare that with Spider-Man: Far From Home, which came out almost – but not quite – two months ago. An extended version is already about to be released. Same with Midsommar. This also came out in early July,...
Apocalypse Now returned to cinemas again this month, with a self-proclaimed Final Cut that runs half an hour longer than the original version and 20 minutes shorter than 2001’s Redux cut. Once, the strangest aspect of this new release would have been Francis Ford Coppola’s inability to finalise his vision for the film. Now, the weirdest thing is that it took so bloody long.
Apocalypse Now waited 40 whole years before returning to cinemas with this new, definitive version. Let’s compare that with Spider-Man: Far From Home, which came out almost – but not quite – two months ago. An extended version is already about to be released. Same with Midsommar. This also came out in early July,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
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