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​10 Director's Cuts That Made the Movie Better

The Snyder Cut of Justice League has ushered in a strange new era of super long movies. Here are films that made the most out of those extra minutes.

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The Snyder Cut of Justice League has ushered in a strange new era of deluxe-edition movies.

Ever since the bloated four-hour behemoth hit streaming services, other directors have started to follow suit and either tease or completely re-package their films. The Godzilla vs. Kong director Adam Wingard recently said he had enough footage for a 5-hour cut of the film. Margot Robbie recently revealed that there is a massive 20-hour-cut of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood.

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A Long-Term Solution to the Snyder Cut and Similar Controversies

With fans of multiple franchises calling for various alternate cuts to be released, a simple solution remains on the table.

Update 3/19/2021: 10 months and $70 million dollars of later, the "Snyder Cut" of Justice League was finally released on HBO Max on March 18th. Zack Snyder's vision is finally being presented... in old school 4:3 aspect ratio — leaving the movie letterboxed on modern widescreen TVs and devices — and at the mind-numbing length of just over four hours. Despite the mixed reaction, it still seems like a lot of headache could have been avoided if there was a standard practice for handling director's cuts.

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