Jam

Well I usualy buy the unrated dvds... american pie.. old school.. eurotrip...

BUT

I bought Bad(der) Santa, and it actualy ruined the humour of the movie... funny parts got cut for more swearing.. and not in a funny way like the rest of the movie, now im stuck with the crappy copy...

anyways now I dont know what to do, cause I want to get Dawn of the dead when it comes out but theres an directors cut too and the last experience made me question the merrits of those

Polyphobic

I generally find that the director's cut is better. However, as is with all generalizations this is always not the case. Maybe you should start a netflix account or visit Blockbuster? Try before you buy.

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BigGov

Depending on where you bought it you could always return it and get the other version.

Might take a little lying, but it's still very possible.

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Sargeman

You know before you buy, you could always rent it first and then decide if you want the director's cut of any movie.

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FaderMonkey

Yeah, the only way to really know what to do is to rent it first. If something is truely a "director's cut" then I would usually just get that version, but if it is just an "unrated" version of a film you never know. For Dawn of the Dead I'm going to go ahead and get the director's cut. I remember reading something from the director of it a few months ago talking about why he's adding scenes to it. Sounded like it should be good.

Cynthetiq

only depending on the movie will I buy a theatrical and a director's cut. It truly depends on the movie and how much I like it.

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