I'm watching the movie for the first time and it's the directors cut. Is this a good thing or should I watch the original? I say this because directors cuts can sometimes hamper that which was great to begin with, at least in my experience.
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big difference with DC is addition of the springsteen music which had been stripped from the original release. i think it makes it better - the music fits with it instead of it just being music.
shareI prefer the original, but that may be because that's what I "grew up" with.
There are two differences: the original had the Bob Seger soundtrack and the director's cut had what he really wanted and had planeed: the Springsteen track. I wanted to like the Springsteen track, not just because it was what was originally planned but also because the real Rocky loved Springsteen (that's why they used his music) but I just like the Seger track better, especially "Roll Me Away" at the end. I thought the Seger songs they picked fit each scene they were used in really well.
The other difference is that the director's cut includes a few deleted scenes. I thought they didn't add much to the movie and again I prefer the originally released version to the director's cut.
You must be the change you seek in the world. -- Gandhi
The DC didn't really add anything for me. I thought it could do without the additional scenes. There was a musical number with Cher and Eric Stoltz that I didn't care for. I'll be sticking with the original from now on.
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