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

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")