Director's Cuts of SciFi Movies
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Director's Cuts of SciFi Movies

Which of these flicks had the best extended edition?

rank title points votes your vote
1 Blade Runner
The original featured voice-over narration and a happy ending. Ridley Scott's cut ditches both.
79 165
2 The Abyss
The extended version adds dropped scenes so now James Cameron's movie makes sense.
42 144
3 Brazil
Terry Gilliam's bizarre take is restored, in place of the studio-commissioned happier version.
28 122
4 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Director Robert Wise was forced to release an unfinished movie. The re-edit is more polished.
14 120
5 Superman II
Richard Donner's re-cut drastically revises the story arc of original director Richard Lester's version.
3 129
6 Star Wars
In the movie, George Lucas had Han shooting Greedo at the cantina. Now, it's Greedo who shoots first.
-5 181
7 Alien ³
Even though the DVD says Director's Cut," David Fincher was never involved and has yet to see it.
-6 128