I just saw a movie

[smibbo]

called the butterfly effect

I have a very important thing to say about it:

Do NOT watch the theatrical version first, watch the director's cut

The difference is like night and day. I'm not kidding here, the director's ending MAKES the movie.

You have been warned.

EDIT: spoilers in the comments

Comments

yeah

[jen-floridagal.livejournal.com]

It was an awesome movie..

[decrepit-doll.livejournal.com]

funny. i JUST watched that movie for the first time. good movie.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the Warning.

Sucked

[adric]

How is the other cut better?

RANT We saw it on DVD, and it was really bad, particularly the ending. (The rather nihilistic ending suits my personal politics fine, and I thought it was great, but the rest of the audience (cosmiclola, bearster, betnybean) was upset.)

It seemed like they tried hard. The quote at the beginning was wrong, the title is mostly wrong ... and the writing was pretty weak.

I can make more fun of it, but I'd have to spoil the lousy ending. /RANT

Re: Sucked

[adric]

Having checked IMDB, it appear I am critical of the director's cut ending, not the theatrical.

Re: Sucked

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

If he told Kayleigh he hated her at the birthday party, you saw the theatrical release. If he "fixed" everything a different way, you saw the director's cut.

I saw the director's cut first and was blown away.
We watched the theatrical ending (first, the rejected "happy sappy ending" where he talks to Kayleigh at the very end and they go for coffee -GAG) Then we watched the US-released theatrical ending which, had I paid money to see, I would have felt blah about.

Of course they were upset; Baph and I were upset too. We both cried at the ending because it was upsetting, so? I watch a movie to have an experience that "speaks" to me. I don't watch movies so I can be patted on the back and told "everything's peachy" repeatedly. Although I'm not sure I would have come to the same conclusions that Even did, I still appreciated what happened.

Interesting note ATF: His name was originally Chris Treborn. They changed it to Even Treborn. (move the "T")

just out of curiousity

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

What about the title was "wrong"? And the quote? (I barely remember it)

I think the idea that he wasn't following "the butterfly effect" is a misconception: he made a minor change each time and it caused the rest of the "story" to change drastically each time... what is "wrong" about that?

I thought the weakest part was the "special" effects, but that was forgiveable and forgettable.

[rikki5050.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh, I simply MUST go find the Directors Cut of the movie then. I think the one we rented was just the basic theater version. Oooooh, I can't wait to see the D-C now...I really enjoyed the movie and the concept...I LOVE IT! I honestly think they could (should?) have made a weekly series out of that concept. I wonder who I could write to (contact) to ask for them to turn it into a TV show?