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We need Extended "Suicide Squad"? No. Has that stopped WB? Of course not

posted 8 years ago by ruimjo
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David Ayer has long maintained that the actual theatrical release of "Sucide Squad" was the cut he intended for release, so let's not actually call this a "Director's Cut" it's actually an "Extended Cut." Ah, gotcha. The movie is just extended. 10 extra minutes have been added to this abysmal movie, minutes that will likely not make it any better nor develop any of the inane characters represented onscreen.

It is also quite clear that Ayer lost creative control of the film once reshoots were announced. If I were Warner Bros I'd be very careful releasing all of these "Director's" "Extended" "Final" cuts. People will start asking themselves "Ok, so should I just skip the poorer version of a DC movie, which is quite clearly reserved for theaters, and just wait for the better version of the film on DVD/Blu-Ray."

http://www.mrruimy.com/2016/10/did-we-really-need-suicide-squad.html

[–] k_smithwick 8 years ago

Director's often claim the Theatrical Cut is the Director's Cut, mostly due to contractional obligations. One of the most blatant example would be Ridley Scott's Prometheus, which the Xenomorphs were virtually removed from the film due to executive action. Which was reactionary to the fail performance of the AVP franchise. Comparing the original script to the actual film shows how extensive the 20th Century Fox creatively restricted the production team.

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[–] rcslingshot 8 years ago

People won't ever come to that conclusion. People that are going to spend money on a DVD are generally people that have already seen the movie. Home video sales have always relied on additional content to make people spend money, also the money the studios make on video sales is about double the money they make theatrically, so they wouldn't care anyway.

[–] TheGreatGeekGod 8 years ago

Warner Bros. is the king of extended cuts, so why stop now?