Comments on: Bong Joon-Ho Says U.S. Version Of ‘Snowpiercer’ Won’t Be A Director’s Cut

By: Mr Anonymous

Mr Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

'Privately he is furious!'

Damn right, i'd be too! So i guess i'll be getting the cut version in the UK. How is cutting 20mins of the film going to make it better when the original cut of the movie has already been widely praised. So why does it have to be cut????

By: Washington

Washington — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

Holy shit what's with all the weinstein bros apologists?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

They are cutting it because it sucks. A two year old could "get" this movie. There was SINGING for chris sakes.

By: The Fanciful Norwegian

The Fanciful Norwegian — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

"You could start an online petition or perhaps it's time to ask for that region-free Blu-ray for Christmas and get ready to import the South Korean home video version whenever it arrives to see the film as the director intended."

North Americans don't need a region-free player to watch Korean BDs (South Korea and North America are both in Region A), and viewers in the UK/Australia/NZ/South Africa will be able to watch uncut Region B editions from continental Europe. Which I of course advise them all to do, unless Weinstein changes his mind (har har).

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

If anyone at the Weinstein Company is reading this, I want you to know that despite the fact I'm a big fan of Bong Joon-Ho's films, unless his own cut — THE cut of the movie — is the one shown in theaters, it won't be one I pay to see. And when it comes time to buy the movie — I rarely buy hard copies of movies anymore but I make an exception in Mr. Bong's films — I'll make every effort to buy a copy that will not profit Miramax in any way.

This kind of crap has to end. Release the REAL movie. I can only hope that one day Harvey Weinstein directs his own film and someone comes along and orders him to re-edit it. Perhaps then he'll realize that a troglodyte he makes himself out to be with these shenanigans. I recognize he does a lot of work to champion movies that might otherwise not be seen. That is not an excuse to engage in this kind of behavior.

By: MS

MS — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

I think you guys are too much the "director's cut" purists. Sure, some films are significantly better when given room to breathe (Almost Famous is one that comes to mind), but many are lengthy and too indulgent. The last few films that Harvey got his scissorhands on were reportedly less cluttered versions of their festival cuts – I'm thinking of Blue Valentine, which had ten unnecessary minutes cut, and The Grandmaster, which could've been cut by another sixty minutes as far as I'm concerned. Who knows? I know it rankles the junior auteurists around here, but it may make the movie better.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:53:21 +0000

Well, this sucks. But it's good that Bong Joon-ho is speaking his mind, expressing his concerns is the best way for his actual vision to make it to the states.

It's mind boggling that they would change so much after it got such great reviews abroad. All they should have done was put subtitles on it.