THX1138 Scenes Comparison - Original vs Director's cut

[@joelaustin5408]

The hologram dance sequence carried over into the Star Wars Holiday special.

[@treytison1444]

Wonder if George would've added a jerk off robot if he ever went back and edited the special.

[@sebastiangreenan1774]

Ah, I like THX1138 quite a bit. It's a very underrated film.

[@omalone1169]

What is a directors cut?

[@basecamp.santoshwhowrites]

Dude mdade it has more billions that films made. Not at all underrated.

[@benwatson6729]

I'm so glad I still have my VHS copy of this.

[@utuBrV1oI]

Why?! You can rent the WIDESCREEN director's cut at 1 of the libraries in your COUNTY for free!

[@utuBrV1oI]

the dvd, that is

[@benwatson6729]

@@utuBrV1oI Because the DVD doesn't have the original 1971 version included on it. Not even as a bonus feature or an extra DVD disc.

[@bortus-kun1684]

So basically the director's cut is to THX 1138 what the special editions are to Star Wars. Like, George could at least let the original versions of his films be readily available if he's gonna do stuff like this

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Much of the time his CGI edits are just all too obvious and distracting.

[@AntoniTolwinski]

@@buzzcrushtrendkill Very true... I was quite excited when I popped in my Blu-Ray to finally experience this film for the first time and the CGI crap stuck out like a sore thumb... taking me out of the experience almost completely. The sound mixing was also quite bizarre - those cars crashing into things were way too loud in comparison to the rest of the sound mix. The director's cut is certainly a downgrade besides the fresh film scan and that mind lock sequence.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

@@AntoniTolwinski Agree. The fresh film scan does look great. That is a definite improvement. But it was especially the car scenes that really took me out of the moment. The extended scene of the car moving around traffic has the physics of a small remote controlled car. Just laughable.

[@AntoniTolwinski]

@@buzzcrushtrendkill It truly is laughable... but in a frustrating sort of way when it comes to George Lucas - has any other filmmaker tainted his own films the way he has? I wouldn't have such a huge problem with him adding and changing stuff if it actually fit the aesthetic... but I suppose creating those timeless practical effects stopped interesting him a long, long time ago.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

@@AntoniTolwinski It is, how can such a brilliant filmmaker seemingly sabotage his own iconic films.

[@FairFuse]

This is missing the scene witht the CGI scorpion, which apparently was a rat in the original

[@Nedski42YT]

The changes in the directors cut that were most jarring were when more vertical levels are added. For me it changes a horizontal, claustrophobic underground world to a multi-level mall parking lot from the 1970's.
The DYS-topian future world now looks like a DISCO-topian world!

[@BaltoTheCartoonWolf]

For me, the most egregious offense was the addition of the totally random, unnecessary 'CGI monkeys' at the end of the film. Typical Lucas debasement. Sigh.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best, definitive version of George Lucas' masterpiece.
The changes improve the film, making it more accomplished and less cheap.

[@Nedski42YT]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 Would you mind terribly describing the scenes that you think are improvements?
Could you define what "more accomplished and less cheap" means to you? Thanks.
P.S. This film is still one of my all-time favorites.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@Nedski42YT
City scenes look more like a dystopian future, backgrounds are more extensive, new shots are reshooted with more people, texts get the right colors, the mindlock makes more sense, fetuses in jars are more enhanced and holograms are prettier.
The improvements were necessary.

[@Nedski42YT]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 Thanks.

[@ironscatman]

I feel like I didn't even watch the same movie.

[@CJBStudios]

You know, I’ve actually been wanting to do a scene comparison with this movie for quite a long time ever since I saw it, but now I don’t have to thanks to you.

[@Felamine]

The only change that made sense was 6:10 with the addition of more people. It better conveys the sense of confusion in the main characters.
Keep causeways clean... Save time, save lives...

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best version of the movie .

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Great comparison

[@drsuchomimus]

Thanks for this compilation. Was very disappointed to find out that THX for the Star Wars treatment after streaming it.

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

Why do you hate on George Lucas for making his movie his way? You don't like it. But don't talk smack just because he didn't do it the way you wanted it. We don't always get what we want I know that makes you mad.

[@CrispyA113]

Damn it Lucasfilm doesn’t know when to quit

[@mr-dbs]

original "use your imagination"
directors cut "let the machine do that for you"

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

It his movie he can do whatever he wants with it. It's so weird how people like you hate on a guy who made his movie his way. If you don't like it okay just don't pretend you liked it to begin with.

[@mr-dbs]

@GODCONVOYPRIME hey man the disney convention is in the other room

[@phantomzone2725]

@@GODCONVOYPRIME We can't pretend he is a good director either. Star Wars was only successful because other people advised him to make changes, otherwise it would fail if he kept all the senseless things he created. Also THX 1138 was a failure too, couldn't even earn more than $945.000 in the box office, and it was only successful because of the rereleases, but none of them were better either

[@vykuntapufangtxpreet9546]

​​@@phantomzone2725You Still Believe This *BS* ? 🤣

[@parkpunk2]

All he ever needed to do (with this and Star Wars) was to include the original versions in the DVD/Blu-ray and (nowadays) make them available to stream/download. His EGO will not allow him to. So unfortunate.

[@guiwom7692]

The director's cut is better.

[@ludwik7326]

His stubbornness is both his strength and his weakness, still admire him though

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

Yeah he sucks because he wanted to make his movie his way. ​@@ludwik7326

[@bilwisss]

@@guiwom7692 both versions are valid.

[@skibik3r]

Fantastic comparisons, thank you for putting this together.
Most of the added cgi is corny and doesn't match the flow or camera style at all imo. The director's cut of the officer radiation and mind lock scene is awesome though!
Lucas would keep asking "what's wrong,, what's wrong,, what's wrong" 😂

[@guiwom7692]

The Director's cut is better

[@thesmilingman7576]

I think some changes are a good addition though they could've been done better so they can better fit in the original film

[@davy_K]

The bird is missing from the final scene in the Dir. cut? That's a material change to the ending because the new version doesn't show that life outside is possible.

[@NuntiusLegis]

Which may have been closer to the original intention, to leave that in doubt. Did the authoroties lie about the hostile environment on the surface, or willl he indeed die from radiation or something?

[@iraqilemonade]

The work done to freshen up this film was extraordinary and no one could have done it except Lucas and ILM

[@gospyro]

I really wish I still had my VHS copy of this! It was nice being able to see the scenes side by side... which just reenforced how much I prefer the more sterile orginal version vs the noisy/busy 'director's cut'.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best, definitive version of George Lucas' masterpiece.

[@BlackwoodCompany]

How you have the original cut is beyond comprehension. How did you get it?

[@TomasTigre]

It was released on Laserdisc back in the day.

[@parkpunk2]

Ha! same as the original Star Wars films! @@TomasTigre

[@luckykennedy7364]

There is also a 720 35mm scan of the post 77 re-release.

[@Dracojo.]

ça alors, je cherchais une comparaison des différentes versions de THX 1138 et je découvre que tu fais également des vidéos Doctor Who.
Parfait.

[@sdFreerey]

4:32 why is the new one c-3p0?

[@NickMartinproductions]

😂 George knows this takes place in the Star Wars universe all droids are golden or silver lol

[@frejo1931]

It's funny, watching it for the first time I kept on noticing and being bothered by the CGI changes, but seeing them next to each other, i kinda like some of the changes, actually. The colour grading looks much better, the holograms are a bit out of place but i do think i prefer them, and the sense of being watched during the sex scene is much stronger. At the same time. There has to be a way to do this without adding random scorpions and perfectly shiny unrealistic scifi robots, right? by making the world seem bigger, the sense of claustrophobia is so much weaker.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best, definitive version of the film. The CGI is perfectly integrated into the original vision.

[@megathe2136]

They freaking added goon machine?

[@bucherwurm5344]

Very vital to the plot!

[@Jorora]

Does anyone get Backrooms by Kane Pixels vibes? This feels like the original liminal horror. The gritty sanitized nature of it all. Everything is blank and feels lifeless. The only people around are scientists in suits who’s faces are barely visible.

[@alienlovearts]

Basically it’s the end of film as a finished art form.

[@thesmilingman7576]

2:23 I mean on the original looked more like a projector then a hologram or whatever

[@michaelsmulkowski5088]

Why did the cut the Seagull at the end out?

[@mylifeisaparty]

To make the ending ambiguous. The bird suggests life is possible on the surface.

[@ebkesq72]

It’s still there, just barely visible.

[@alobaymar]

*I am in love with this movie, the directors cut was so much better*

[@hastalavistababy1854]

True

[@ChristianGabino]

8:03 Why are some of the CGI Hybrid human monkeys are in the Director’s Cut?

[@DoctorBleach]

I think they were trying to come up with what the Shell-Dwellers would look like.

[@PartnershipsForYou]

They look so bad hahahah

[@ThunderZandor]

The worst part of the film to an otherwise brilliant movie are the monkey sheLL dweLLers. They need to redo that.😔

[@epicfox567]

The monkeys are the only bad part of the film.

[@ThunderZandor]

YEs, this needs to be made into a long NetFliX series called Shell Dwellers: Life in HeLL. It will bore you to death.@@epicfox567

[@acedarkblade1552]

this whole movie is just... wow. wtf even was it

[@ThunderZandor]

Exactly. It's an uppercut to the chin and you are in the past figuring out what the hell just happened in the future. Way way ahead of it's time in every way even today it's still way ahead into the future.

[@ChadSiwik]

3:58 🙄

[@randiekay4994]

I like the origianl cut. It doesnt have the crappy CGI and just shows that authentic 70s technology.

[@Thundera2908]

I think the new cut and cgi scene are better. When I initially saw the film back in the day, several parts weren't clear as to what was going on, and now it is clear. It is an improvement.

[@ActuallySanFrancisco]

@@Thundera2908 i agree. some people are gonna complain no matter what because changes were made to what they were used to, but honestly the director's cut of THX only adds to and improves the film - and contrary to what some people in this comments section say, no, the new scenes do not "stick out like a sore thumb" - they actually blend in perfectly well and are stylistically in alignment with the original film.

[@hastalavistababy1854]

Well, except for the ugly CGI monkeys, the director's cut is better than the original cut and adds a real plus to the movie.

[@randiekay4994]

​@@Thundera2908better than what he did to the star ears movies? I only watched the original cut of this movie maybe I need to find the directors cut because this one is similar to his student film

[@randiekay4994]

@@ThunderZandor this is true. I wish they could release an original version of the original trilogy.

[@leffa1]

Everything that was not possible in 1971 somehow seems out of place

[@wowno5763]

All the people whining about the CGI: it looks like a low budget movie, it doesnt stick out in a bad way at all. And a lot of the extra CGI shots added to the feeling that they were in an underground city. The director's cut is better.

[@acjohn6995]

Lucas' best work, no need for the Directors Cut, the original is great.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the definitive version of George Lucas' masterpiece.and enhances the film.

[@acjohn6995]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 No, just additional CGI crap like him ruining Star Wars. Only weirdos like those versions.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@acjohn6995
CGI fits perfectly into the vision of the original work and enhances the film.

[@kuribayashi84]

I actually don't mind most of the changes. The only exceptions being the bit added to the Car Chase through heavy traffic and the CGI Monkey later on.

[@Sushi_bar]

they replaced midgets with monkeys... wtf lucas xd I do mind most of the changes, some were good but the penis pump scene was just terrible and most of the cgi were bland and not needed at all.

[@Mr.chickensoup]

Yes car chase looked silly. Was fine the way it was. The other changes helped explain what was going on better like the nude woman dancing . I could understand why in an Anti sex society why this would be being shown for view now I understand.

[@NickMartinproductions]

Those are actually Symeong 🙈 👽

[@NuntiusLegis]

@@Mr.chickensoup I understood it before, that thing is too gross.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

​@@Sushi_bar
The CGI fits in perfectly with the film's original vision.

[@digitointi3223]

I think some of these changes are for the better, but there's also plenty of awful CGI addition's like the sex machine and such.

[@guiwom7692]

The sex machine is great.

[@vgrepairs]

You say that while nowadays male sex machines are viral and gaining popularity. Used while men watch porn. Crazy how ahead of his time Lucas was.

[@guiwom7692]

​@@vgrepairs
I agree with you

[@digitointi3223]

@@vgrepairs This has no relevance on whether that thing looked ridicilous or not.

[@vgrepairs]

@@digitointi3223 it looks fine dude. Relax.

[@aviationenthusiast2002]

The directors cut really does sell the idea that they are living in an underground city in a post nuclear apocalypse scenario. The original cut of the film feels like theyre just in a dystopian factory city for capitalistic greed. The harsh reality is that the underground city is their safe haven, and the rules that exist down there are to ensure the overall survival of the human species for the greater good.
Order through chaos and denial of the human condition. The directors cut ending with the change from the original to the hue of the sun feels like there is damage to the ozone layer.
The fact that theyre yelling at him that he cannot survive out there, yet he gets to the top in the original and a fucking bird ruins the shot and makes you think he has a chance. They remove the bird, and while it may not tell you that it is absolutely a desolate wasteland up there, it removes the sense of hope that Noah on the ark felt when he encountered a bird after a month afloat following the deluge. I wish there was a climactic realization like at the end of the planet of the apes, but the ambiguity also piques the interest.

[@mylifeisaparty]

There's also a bird in the changed version, but it comes much later in the credits.

[@PlumarySingenz]

Lucas mentioned that he noticed the bird in the shot but kept it because he liked the added ambiguity it added. The film is partially a metaphor for life in the early 60s and 70s according to George. The people telling him that he can't survive isn't supposed to be taken at face value, it's supposed to represent "the system" telling people lies or half-truths in order to keep their people docile and obedient.
The protagonists will to search for freedom, despite what everyone around him tells him, and despite the consequences he will get for his pursuit, is supposed to show the will of individual persevering no matter how much others want to tie it down.

[@NuntiusLegis]

@SmallFridgeMinority Sure it is. At one point the religious automaton says "Work more! Buy more! Be happy!".

[@NuntiusLegis]

@SmallFridgeMinority Without which capitalism (tricking 99% of the people into mainly working for the 1% of billionaires) would fall flat on it's arse.

[@zztophatzztophat]

They cut the bird at the end? What kind of "han didn't shoot first" BS is this? The Bird, although accidental in the original release, came to represent hope, like; no matter what at least the surface supported life. Removing the bird makes the ending entirely ambiguous.

[@luckykennedy7364]

The bird is still there it's just the new color grading makes it harder to see.

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

I've never seen so much hate towards a man just because he wanted to make his movie his way.

[@bilwisss]

please, make a film the way you want to.
(just don't disappear the films as we saw them 20ish times back in the day) contempt can be earned fair and square.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the definitive version of George Lucas' masterpiece and enhances the film.

[@19luX92]

Damn, Lucas really doesn't have a clue how to use modern tools and CG.

[@BaltoTheCartoonWolf]

For me, the most egregious offense was the addition of the totally random, unnecessary 'CGI monkeys' at the end of the film. Typical Lucas debasement. Sigh.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

George Lucas knows exactly how to use modern tools and CG.

[@thomriley1036]

It's the same problem as Attack of the Clones. Each scene with an overreliance on CGI looks more and more like a video game as the years roll by, because they just stick out from the reality around them.
Imagine if Spielberg decided to go back in and add more and more of the shark back into to Jaws.
With VR tech, we can really see things from the shark's perspective and can even bite Susan Backlinie's legs off while she's swimming!

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

Attack of the Clones is amazing Star Wars movie .

[@evanstein3011]

This is the problem with the CGI changes, look how dated they already look. 2004 CGI is ancient history now. It seems once you go down this road of changing the film you basically have to change it forevermore.

[@mikebasil4832]

It’s certainly food for thought to finally see the original cut footage again after so long. I was fairly impressed by how the recut had broadened the scope of this subterranean dystopia. Though I thought that THX’s fight scene with the shell dweller was better left unchanged. I naturally agree that even with Lucas’ best intentions, original pre-CGI impacts can be much more appreciated by my generation.

[@arcadealchemist]

2:24 State issued banana cleaners and Diverse state approved skin flicks but only in the directors cut

[@thomriley1036]

Wait a minute... didn't Chewbacca's dad also do this sort of thing with a VR headset in The Star Wars Holiday Special?!

[@ambienthangout]

Back before Lucas forgot how to tell a story.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

George Lucas has never forgotten how to tell a story. George Lucas is one of the greatest storytellers and creators of fabulous worlds and universes, a true genius and a perfectionist filmmaker like James Cameron.

[@ambienthangout]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 I'll just bring up The Phantom Menace and leave it there.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

I'll just bring up The Phantom Menace is a masterpiece, a beautiful cult classic that redefined the world of Star Wars and leave it there.

[@ambienthangout]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 Plan 9 is a "cult classic"

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@ambienthangout
The original Star Wars I-VI saga are pure cult classics, magnificent masterpieces. They are the best, the greatest movies of all time. And George Lucas is the master of the genre (sci-fi) like James Cameron, they are the GOATs.
And I hope you're aware that George Lucas created Star Wars with children in mind, and that it's more of an all-ages, entertaining film, whereas THX 1138 is more of an experimental film for adults. huh

[@BaltoTheCartoonWolf]

For me, the most egregious offense was the addition of the totally random, unnecessary 'CGI monkeys' at the end of the film. Typical Lucas debasement. Sigh.

[@jackofalltraits2145]

Honestly just like the Star Wars special editions I don’t think any of the changes are inherently awful. In fact a lot of them are fantastic on paper and Lucas has every right to make them. However just like with Star Wars the execution varies. With THX there is less changes but honestly the quality of the changes is less positive than the ones made to Star Wars and a big factor of that is the obviousness of the CGI. I guarantee that if the THX-1138 and Star Wars special editions were updated now, with modern visual effects techniques, with more time to work on the changes, and overseen by Lucas these changes would be more acceptable to fans and possibly more preferable to the originals. It’s just that the CGI sticks out to much.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The CGI effects are perfectly integrated into George Lucas's original vision for his work.
The director's cut is the definitive version of George Lucas' masterpiece and enhances the film.

[@jackofalltraits2145]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 They are very well done CGI and it's amazing to see Lucas's full vision on screen without any restrictions of the budget or technology. However the CGI could be implemented better as their are certain scenes like the android factory, the car chase, and the monkey's where it feels like it wasn't blended as well as it could have. The extended city shots and the extra crowds of people are amazing though and really add to the claustrophobic and dystopian future aspect.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

​@@jackofalltraits2145
I didn't see any problems in the android factory, the CGI is very well integrated into the whole.
As for the monkeys and the car chase I know what you mean but I think the director's cut is still the best.
The extensive backgrounds of the city add a lot to the film, the reshooted shots with more people look much better, the mindlock makes more sense, the phoetuses in the jars are nicer and more consistent with the other shots, the texts get the right colors, the subway really looks like it's moving, the holograms look better and the color grading is much nicer.
I think it's better.

[@jackofalltraits2145]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 It is overall better. I just feel it has some minor problems. The android factory just feels a bit too polished to me.

[@johnran6015]

Lucas put in shoddy CGI effects that don't mesh with the original footage at all. What in the fuck happened to this man?

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

George Lucas is genius

[@renardfranse]

watch METROPOLIS! 1921

[@Error_-nd3qi]

1927 actually

[@renardfranse]

@@Error_-nd3qi sorry. but a lot of commonalities would you agree?

[@TheJohnam]

Well, there is some issues or many things that adds more glow than originality, the modernized backgrounds with a whole bigger scenery is too dimensional or multiplied, and the robot arm or what it was... looks too sharp, i dont remember what else has been added to make it look less "dated" to replace the original scenery, because it eliminates the organic nature of its art, opposite critic if they would do an extradimensional remake of Aeon Flux movie that one with Charlize Theron, which the scenery sucks the awfull garden the small white interiors, the minimalistic sky and whatelse is a pale tooo pale comparison of the AE serie with the amazing drawings sceneries, then yes, change it for better, but getting back to THX yes they can polish things to a certain level, i know but adding "more" could be worse modifying "the simplicity" of the original THX

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the definitive version of George Lucas' masterpiece and enhances the film.

[@TheJohnam]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 "masterpiece" concept would be considered with a "remake" version from a later or actual decade

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

​@@TheJohnam
Masterpieces don't need remakes.

[@TheJohnam]

@@natalieportmanfan1817 you consider thx original is less masterpiece than thx director cut is a better masterpiece? could understand you, i only see some things better but others things doesn't need to be added, thx if it is a masterpiece is because the original movie is, not despite the modifications

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

@@TheJohnam
Thx director's cut is the definitive version of the film and improved it because the film was a flop on release. The director's cut restores the original vision of George Lucas' film. The changes were necessary to clarify certain aspects and restore the dystopian vision of the future that was not possible in the 70s.
The director's cut is still the best version and has given the film a new look. The Thx original is a low-budget film, whereas the Thx director's cut is a masterpiece of dystopian anticipation.
The extensive backgrounds of the city add a lot to the film, the reshooted shots with more people look much better, the mindlock makes more sense, the phoetuses in the jars are nicer and more consistent with the other shots, the texts get the right colors, the subway really looks like it's moving, the holograms look better and the color grading is much nicer.
I think it's better.

[@MintJellyfish-te3bt]

Whats with the cgi monkeys always george

[@TheKinoEye]

The theater of noise is proof of our potential. The circulation of prototypes, the golden talisman underfoot is phenomenon approaching. And in the history of now, all ethos are designed.

[@playlist9y]

Ahh George Lucas. Can't keep his mitts off a masterpiece. Hopefully when he goes to the size XL big producers chair in the sky, someone will find the Technicolor Techniscope print of THX 1138 he has squirreled away in his sock drawer (and the pristine IB Technicolor print of the original 1977 Star Wars). Would Leonardo go back 30 years later and redux Mona Lisa's smile? Does an old man have the right to be a revisionist of a young mans dream?
THX has only been released in lower-end DVD quality; seeing an original Techniscope HD print of THX 1138 would be worth a special release. But alas we have to "Despecialize" and edit up our own from the unaltered parts of the Directors cut and the rest from available DVD/Laser Disk versions to see something matching the original in its low budget, but high quality Techniscope form.
Can't find a single change in the "Directors Cut" that improved the story telling from the 1970 original (and the few scenes I would have fiddled with that suffered due to budget/time limitations during shooting remain in place - what they are I'm not telling!) At least he didn't muck with Walter Murch's soundscape, which is 50% of the genius of the film.
Sorry you only got a $750K budget the first time around George, and WB were dicks to you and Francis, but you delivered to them a young mans masterpiece of cinema - on a shoestring, as your first movie, and at only 26. We'd just like to be able to buy/see that original masterpiece (Techniscope via Technicolor IB, on film, in a theater - like in 1970 - not like what you perceive the world wants as a kind of creepy 61 year old revisionist who can't leave what's already (his own) genius alone.).

[@guiwom7692]

THX 1138 director's cut is better than the original cut.

[@meesalikeu]

Does an old man have the right to be a revisionist of a young mans dream? the correct answer to that is yes as long as he leaves the original available. that way we can be the judge. but boomers gonna boom and try to hide the o.g. version. beware of boomers -- as dr. zaius warned they made a desert of this world.

[@Grivian]

The studio cut scenes in this movie for no reason. The original cut is an incomplete movie.

[@cubdukat]

Well, it is his movie. Out of all of Lucasfilm’s productions, I think it’s the only one he still owns outright, since he sold the company and Disney owns all of the “Star Wars” movies.

[@ChadSiwik]

He must be stopped 😢

[@guiwom7692]

No.

[@cubdukat]

Way ahead of you. He officially got out of filmmaking after “Red Tails” flopped. We no longer have ol’ George Lucas to kick around.

[@guiwom7692]

The director's cut of THX 1138 is the best version of the movie.
The original cut flopped.

[@ChadSiwik]

@@guiwom7692 that newer version is HORRIBLE, it's totally unwatchable for me. I can't seem to track the original down again.

[@guiwom7692]

@@ChadSiwik
The director's cut is better than the original cut.

[@Matthew-go9rh]

As dated as some of the CG looks, especially, now, I've always liked the Special Edition over the original ever since it came out.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best version of the movie .

[@ricklange6059]

Like Lucas's improvements to the original Star Wars, this was beyond silly. The updated scenes completely clash with the rest of the movie, look ridiculous (particularly the video-game car chase scene additions) and completely undercut the vibe he was originally going for. The underground society is drab, run down, claustrophobic and prison-like for most of the movie. The shiny high-tech spacious-feeling CGI scenes Lucas added jarringly take the viewer completely out of that world.

[@guiwom7692]

The director's cut is better.

[@epicfox567]

The directors cut is better

[@tobymdev]

get over it- original cut is miles worse

[@ActuallySanFrancisco]

the director's cut literally improves on everything, and i feel that future film viewers will see it this way, just as they like the prequels and the special editions of star wars (well the greedo scene is still debatable, but whatever). THX 1138 has long been one of my favorite films of all time, and i don't care what any of the "get off my lawn I NEVER WANT THINGS TO CHANGE" crowd thinks - lucas ONLY improved the movie with the director's cut. the new scenes and additions are all tasteful and perfectly fit the mood and aesthetic of the original. they expand things that weren't clear or were clearly intended in the original in ways that make sense. the director's cut is the best version of this film. deal with it. or, you know, just complain on the internet cause you like complaining on the internet. d-:

[@Xardox17]

The Director's Cut of "Apocalypse Now" is a wholly different movie, and is far superior than what hit the theaters.

[@HighStrangeDrifter]

The original cut is better. Can’t wait for all the CGI crap he adds to American Graffiti.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best, definitive version of the film. The CGI is perfectly integrated into the original vision.

[@alobaymar]

*Are people still coping about the Director's Cut? The original release was a flunk in the box office, and Lucas has literally improved everything with the new cut. This entire film is beautiful*

[@hookedonphoenix3112]

I HATE these stupid CGI shots and modern color grading. I don’t care if they look better; it doesn’t match at all when the rest of the movie looks like 70s sci-fi. Imagine redoing Alien or 2001 and just throwing in CGI androids or monsters at certain points.

[@BaltoTheCartoonWolf]

For me, the most egregious offense was the addition of the totally random, unnecessary 'CGI monkeys' at the end of the film. Typical Lucas debasement. Sigh.

[@natalieportmanfan1817]

The director's cut is the best, definitive version of the film. The CGI is perfectly integrated into the original vision.

[@marcustatari7318]

THIS IS THE MOST ANTI-LEFTIST WOKE MOVIE EVER MADE.

[@babagalacticus]

your 'comment' may very well be the most pro-jibberish, terminally adolescent comment ever made; at least elaborate so ppl have SOME idea wtf you're popping off about.
lucas "THX-1138" isn't even political in any conventional sense; it's a rumination on the {possibly) logical end result of late stage capitalism & the (apparently) never ending search by the white male psyche to bring 'order' to the universe. in fact, there is NO definitive proof anywhere in the narrative that this dystopian construct is the result of any "post nuclear apocalypse" but was actually a conscious decision to control ALL aspects of a social construct: births, deaths, consumerism, population control, the elimination of the distractions of the 'natural' world, education, social order etc. it almost suggests a "4th reich" if you will.
i recently watched the "director's cut" with family members who had never even heard of it (i've raved about it to my eldest for years) & was QUITE startled by all the added material; the "buck rogers" opening remains quite baffling to me. what is also quite baffling to me is that this is obviously the most mature, thought provoking & sophisticated of anything lucas has made (at least in the speculative fiction genre), that instead of producing anything else (in this genre) that lives up to it's promise, he keeps tinkering around with it. after this gem would come the ad infinitum, ad nauseam juvenilia of "star wars". how these young men got THESE actors & THIS location access on his FIRST feature length flick is really quite astounding but it's clear that intellectually he shot his wad here & then seems to have slipped into a kind of artistic coma. i enjoy some of the ancillary narratives like "the mandalorian" for what they are but they are hardly thought provoking; they are visual sugar highs supporting narrative adolescent fluff (lucas himself doesn't even write or direct much if any of these projects). it's baffling & sad really.