Rebel Moon Directors Cut | Movie Review

[@SpikePowers]

You can tell how Sean feels about a movie before he even starts speaking by how bright his room is lit up

[@har5814]

Lol

[@sosopopsicle]

rebel moon aside - i have to ask… does anyone else miss the Army of the Dead franchise? really wanna see more from that

[@Zottix]

Personally have not seen any of those movies. They look very interesting though.

[@hamza.kavkaz]

I just miss the Synderverse. Synder mentioned he's gonna take a step away from CGI etc....I'm intrested to see whats he gonna make

[@deathbats3231]

Talk about Rebel Moon not a Washup Zombie movie that’s been done before!

[@Zottix]

@@deathbats3231 rebel moon has been done before a thousand times and counting.

[@deathbats3231]

@@Zottix and so are thousand of zombie movies been done before too 🤡

[@tyroneholmes6354]

I have not watched the PG13 cut so gonna watch the directors in the next week

[@ryanking8227]

for someone who really loves sci-fi films, I'm glad the director's cut tries to improve the character development

[@MyLibertyTV]

It didn’t “try to improve.” This is the movie that he originally shot, the studio cut removed all this stuff and broke it.

[@intothezombieapocalypse]

@@MyLibertyTV well thats what most movies go through. whether the studio tells you or not, hours of footage ends up on the cutting room floor. What you see in the original star wars movie, the original version of it, is the only stuff that was salvagable. Most directors have hours of footage that the general audience will never see. The only reason why Snyder gets the most heat is because he is the most prolific and divisive director. either you really love his work or you really hate it... but everyone goes to watch his movies no matter how much they hate him and his films. Everyone has bashed him continually since Batman V Superman and that movie was heavily messed around with by the studio and he got all the hate.

[@pogo8050]

@@MyLibertyTVgoddamn it.. Snyder AGREED to cut what was cut. He agreed to do this to capitalize of the Snyder cut gimmick with Netflix. Stop pretending like he’s a victim, he is responsible for both movies final quality and both versions are garbage.

[@eddiek8179]

@@MyLibertyTV The studio didn't remove shit. He made two versions. This is his modus operandi for a long time now and you guys still fall for his bullshit. The PG 13 version should not have existed or alternatively, easily could have had what little so-called character moments found in the extended cuts in the PG13 version as well. Both versions are still extreme shit because the story is essentially the same thing with all its faults intact. The character moments are nothing significant and only two characters benefit from it. One a little more significant than the other.

[@kelwinkwel]

@@ryanking8227 yes yes I really enjoyed getting more time with them and a deeper dive into the characters as well.

[@mrhollywood9318]

I was at a special screening of rebel moon last night and I got a picture with Snyder and he answered my question during the Q and A

[@wardenmagellan2643]

@@mrhollywood9318 what was the question?

[@mrhollywood9318]

@@wardenmagellan2643 it was how did he get the courage to make the Snyder cut of league after WB and joss Wheedon butchered Justice league

[@gwynbleidd07]

You were the 16 year old birthday guy?

[@mrhollywood9318]

@@gwynbleidd07 yes

[@tjtreviews]

@@mrhollywood9318 you sat in a theater for 7 hours???

[@ruhafla8326]

I could not get into the PG versions. They were to disjointed and I never finished the first film or bothered with part two. I watched both director's cuts yesterday and I was pleasantly blown away. I loved them. Seriously! Is it perfect? Nope. But it was a blast and the added character development and plot points really improved the story. I'll be watching both again soon. Now I really hope they expand this universe and make more films. My rating for parts one and two: 4 out of 5 stars.

[@Stew_Pid]

Yeah, part 2 was especially horrible. Just painful to watch. Had no problem watching the Directors Cut

[@WanoFord]

My thoughts exactly. Got halfway through PG-13 Moon one before I turned it off. It was so rushed and the characters felt so flat I couldn't get into it. Didn't even bother with PG-13 Moon two. The director's cut had me blown beyond belief. Easily 4 out of 5.

[@fabolousjada5070]

Same here

[@Goggles36195]

They should have released the pg 13 ones afterwards a bit like when Once Upon A Deadpool came out after Deadpool 2

[@lazuruswolf6668]

EXACTLY.

[@alansepicvideos9083]

Only Once Upon A Deadpool makes more sense since every kid in 2016 and 18 (myself included) wanted to watch Deadpool but couldn't and so it was understandable to know why a PG-13 Christmas Deadpool was made.

[@MrBubblecake]

Hot take : Hollywood needs to stop trying to cater to kids, sacrificing the quality of a movie/show to milk every last dime out of every single demographic with every goddamn IP they release and start prioritizing quality over sales and if they don’t, people should stop watching their media. Crazy idea I know. With the biggest problem being that it would cause Hollywood to do better and give the fans what they deserve! Catering to children is why the Marvel franchise went from 10/10 to 5/10

[@austin_smith2149]

Can’t wait to watch the director’s cuts, I avoided the PG-13 cuts when they dropped.

[@factoryofdivisiveopinions]

Same

[@jeromeisaacs4428]

Its really good

[@abrahammwiinde735]

You Lucky BASTARD R rated so good and I know pg-13 was more like spoiling it but also is good for a better context, it should have come later

[@philipgreen8227]

I can only speak for myself but I really enjoyed them

[@jeromeisaacs4428]

@@philipgreen8227 Me too i really liked the Directors Cut

[@alv2617]

Hey Sean. Just an unrelated thanks for helping me learn to appreciate movies better. Hope life continues to bless you.

[@juanzaragoza7437]

I did not watch the PG version, Only reason I watched this movie now is because it's the Director's Cut and I'm loving it.

[@eddiek8179]

Both versions are shit.

[@Trujones]

Cool movies . But perfect but decent and cool

[@smharris23]

I'm glad you opened up the conversation that way. I skipped the PG-13 cuts intentionally. That being said, after watching the director's cuts I loved both movies. Never got bored with the long length, and it was a rush! I would not mind at all if we get more of these. I just hope Netflix allows further projects to be what Zack Snyder intends. Keep the R-rating going!

[@nibs_777]

I personally did watch the first part in pg13 and it was honestly a snooze fest, after watching the directors cut it didn’t feel like a chore finishing those movies, I enjoyed myself tbh

[@MrBubblecake]

Nah this was poorly done. Releasing the PG13 movies first was a mistake, I and everybody I know who’s seen these movies had no idea the directors cuts were even coming out and we already saw the 2nd film months ago and declared it a bad movie, because that’s what that version was. It ruined the directors cuts for me, because now I’ve already seen the movies and the hype and chance to see something new on screen is gone already, and it feels like I’m just watching a cleaned up version of the same movie being sold to me twice. This is just like justice legaue all over again, nobody cares about a directors cut when it comes out months after the original movie except hardcore fans, if you gave people both options from day 1 it would be different and if you’re not releasing the directors cuts first, you’re not going to draw in many fans that stick around long enough for you to release both versions, because most people will see those PG13 films first, and just say they don’t like rebel moon.

[@BeeyothGaming]

I was greatly dissapointed with part 1 and 2 when they dropped. I've only seen the first hour of part 1 directors cut and I've really enjoyed it so far. ESPECIALLY the opening. My god the first 20 minutes were incredible. The addition of gore has made the fight scenes so much more fun to watch. Especially when Kora takes on the motherworld goons in the farmhouse. The gore in that scene made me laugh my butt off. I've been holding off from watching to much since my friend and I are gonna watch it. But if this kind of thing keeps up, I'm sure I'll enjoy these movies

[@rmarkley79]

Thank you for your sacrifice, haha. I was waiting for the director's cut to give these a try. Once I wrap up on my shows, I might give them a shot.

[@jahmeelthwaites]

I feel the same way. I watched the PG versions and was a bit disappointed - granted he kinda hinted we would be -so I went into the director's cuts hoping for a little bit more and though there was more, it was only just that - bloat. I still don't care for none of these characters. I don't click off of the movie and find myself interested in any fan art or spin offs or anything like that and it makes me sad because he's one of my favorite directors so you can't help but think he's damaging his own reputation. In the end I agree too that he just needs to hand off his ideas to a capable writer, someone who can marry his ideas from page to screen and make us care again. The cinematography is a solid 10/10 for me though.

[@michaelme1548]

The problem with Rebel Moon isn’t that it’s derivative. Rebel Moon is just horrible. Adding sex and violence isn’t going to make it good. I get that some movies can be improved by adding something that is missing but they can’t be horrible before the additions and it still work.

[@thelastresident7522]

I had not seen the PG-13 cuts and I really enjoyed both movies. Are they perfect? No but I thought they told a compelling story with well developed characters and a really cool world. Also I loved all the blood and gore as it really made it different from a lot of Sci-Fi movies.

[@eddiek8179]

Both versions are an exercise in mediocrity and incompetence.

[@MrBubblecake]

The Robot was my favorite character in these films, so I’m just happy he got a bigger part in the directors cut. I feel they should have done more character development with the queens robot. But at least he got to pop off in the battle.

[@kelwinkwel]

I really really had a blast with the directors cut. Obviously there was more intense action and gore. But this version really fleshed all the characters and their arcs. There was way more story! And scenes I thought were cut short or kinda weak from the original version, were greatly improved or extended.

[@caliburx2324]

I really like the scene where Tarak flys that big ass bird. The pg13 version did show much and I was really disappointed. This directors cut really hit hard where the first version didn't.

[@jakegetsreel4024]

I had a lot of fun with these. For a movie like this, better action goes a long way. Also Jimmy and the Admiral are such entertaining characters

[@Tetuanjet]

So I watched the directors cut staying away from watching the “theatrical” cuts just cuz anytime Zach Snyder has a directors cut it means there’s gonna be a lot of edits that just show and take away from the experience. With that said, having just watched both movies in Snyder vision, it’s definitely 7 samurai meets Star Wars with some sprinkles of Star Trek and Dredd action. Don’t ask me why I thought of the last 2 but I did lol. Taking all that into account I really enjoyed the films, Snyder obviously was heavily influenced by work from before but who isn’t. The visuals were great. Story wise I like that I got a story from most of the characters. Definitely a world that has me intrigued. There’s so much gripe about Hollywood making remakes or sequels. It was a fresh to see a story that wasn’t held back due to being a part of some existing franchise.

[@Sean-eq9ig]

Yeah I skipped the PG-13 versions because almost eveybody I trust said they were terrible, and I watched the pt 1 Directors cut last night. I thought it was okay, but unlike ZSJL it did NOT justify it's insane length. It felt like a mediocre re-telling of the original Star Wars. I still didn't hate it though. I would probably say it was more entertaining than Army of the Dead for me, but not anywhere close to his best (300, Man of Steel, Justice League). 6/10

[@MichaelTomsyck]

I haven’t watched these yet, but I plan to start watching these tomorrow. Even though I’m a big Snyder fan, I can’t help but roll my eyes at both Snyder and Netflix for doing this. I mean, the Director’s Cuts of Rebel Moon are the length of a miniseries. That’s so self indulgent to manufacture the “Release the Snyder Cut” movement. I can’t really say I’m looking forward to Snyder’s future work, especially with Netflix. He feels like a parody of himself now.

[@sergioliden5652]

Yo, I agree with you 100%! Zack Snyder knows better, we tuned into his work for a reason. Me, you and others defend him for a reason, but as you said, he’s a parody of himself, it’s like what’s going on here lol

[@evangingerson1271]

He hasn’t even done that many movies tbh

[@NinthShinigami]

Not even gonna waste my time with them personally 😂

[@sergioliden5652]

@@evangingerson1271Yeah he has. If Sean were to rank Zack’s movies, the video would last up to an entire day if not longer, especially when you’re including all the cuts

[@sergioliden5652]

@LoganMiracle-b6r LITERALLY!!🤣🤣🤣

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

Can’t believe I’m saying this but it definitely was better. Perfect? Absolutely not? But better? Yes. This movie was clearly meant to be an all out rated r flick.

[@PopsiCOLE]

Saying a movie is not perfect is pointless. No movie is. So there was no point in really pointing that out lol

[@Aizen2468]

The issue is....what movie ISNT made better by adding more scenes to flesh out characters and events? Zack Snyder isn't a visionary by doing that. Any director worth their salt, if they had double the run time, would be ecstatic that they have time to flesh out areas of the script that they had to originally cut down for screen time or for censorship reasons. This is what always confuses me about Snyder fans. They act like the guy is a visionary or something by making 4-7 hour long extra cuts of movies. He's really not.

[@rabl3535]

Better than absolute bottom of the barrel isn’t saying much

[@PopsiCOLE]

@@Aizen2468 Zack Snyder isn't the one that chooses to put out his PG-13 versions of his movies. It's the company that does that, not him. Zack Snyder was absolutely ecstatic about releasing these versions and I got to say, The director's cut of these movies are pretty fucking cool. So much better!

[@Aizen2468]

@@PopsiCOLE And they're 5-7 hours long XD Again, any director worth their salt can improve upon their work with additional scenes to flesh out characters and events. But it's a poor director that NEEDS them.

[@tjtreviews]

I only ever watched the director's cut and I felt pretty underwhelmed by it. The story and the lore is derivative, and the characters are pretty one note. The r rated action was cool but very artificial and I liked the creature designs. I find it ridiculous that it took him 6 1/2 hours to tell a story that Clone Wars told better in 20 minutes.

[@Age_of_Apocalypse]

" I find it ridiculous that it took him 6 1/2 hours to tell a story that Clone Wars told better in 20 minutes." Exactly! Six and a half hours to tell absolutely nothing! 🤦‍♂

[@manofmartin]

Isn't the clone wars 7 seasons long?

[@tjtreviews]

@manofmartin yeah but I'm referring only to one episode in season 2

[@jmbmjmbm5276]

@@Age_of_Apocalypseexactly like I am okay with long runtimes if the story needs it and the story is good

[@Noskcaj90]

I knew from watching the first one that something wasn’t right. Didn’t feel like a Snyder movie. But oh boy, the directors cut is what I expected

[@natedoggcata]

I never saw the PG-13 version but I am happy to hear that this directors cut doesnt really alter the story at and rather just adds to it so this makes it the definitive version. Cant speak for the quality as I havent seen it yet but I do plan on watching this version

[@tmoney360]

The hilarious thing is Zack acts like his additions of blood, gore, sex and swearing help make his versions "mature" but their implementation is as mature as Deadpool. He has this teenage boys idea of maturity.

[@elvancor]

I wasn't gonna watch it before I read your comment. Now I am. Thanks.

[@andrewverdon8711]

He is paying homage to Heavy Metal with all the violence and sexuality. The violence is supposed to be over the top because he’s deconstructing sci-fi tropes. A hard R sci-fi movie on this scale shouldn’t exist because no major movie studios would finance that. And all the added material does make it more mature so I’m not sure what you mean by he has a teenage boys idea.

[@KalomikaArts]

and I like it

[@pogo8050]

@@andrewverdon8711 he’s ripping of 7 Samurai, Star Wars and 40k with the whole franchise. All of which are amazing things and the movies still suck. Why would paying homage to Heavy Metal make it better?

[@onechi]

Write a screenplay and share so we can read your work

[@isaiahjones9528]

I saw both chapter 1 and 2 director cuts and it was amazing, I felt that there was more brought into the characters there "why's" and "how's" were explained better. As well as seeing the gore in the violence and of course sexuality. It does not hit Star Wars, but it does make things realistic, I hope there will still be a chapter 3 and to make it better he can add Matt Reeves in the project to add more deepness as well as great writers from great movies. Overall I give Rebel Moon Directors Cut part 1, 9 out of 10 and part 2 9.5 out of 10.

[@ik1llpeeple4fun]

I found the vfx in the director's cuts to be more polished too. Possibly because they had time to cook longer and receive more tweaking before releasing etc? 🤔

[@showkneejudgement251]

No one else saying it so I’m gonna say it. Rebel Moon Directors Cut is awesome. They’re hated now. But I believe it will age well with time to the likes of the Star Wars Prequel trilogy.

[@GorpHead57]

I’m so excited yet exhausted to watch this

[@evangingerson1271]

Lmao same. I think if this came out first psychologically people would like it a lot more.

[@GorpHead57]

Yea

[@JoePizzeria007]

Never seen the PG cuts, i really enjoyed the directors cuts, people saying there was no character development??? We had loads. Maybe they didnt in the PG cut?? But they definitely did in the versions i saw. My big question is why did ya'll even watch the PG version?? U all already knew that the directors cut would be far superior. Also theres nothing wrong with a straight forward story.

[@sean6238]

Love how people moan about run times but are quite happy to sit and watch 1hr episodes within multiple seasons of a tv series.

[@widibang]

And they bindge watch it. Now that you mentioned this I can't take seriously anyone that complains about run time, specially in a streaming platform that you can pause and come back to it later.

[@Saltyaf38]

Because it's separated into episodes with different stories that don't drag on.

[@sean6238]

@@Saltyaf38 A single season will generally pan out the same as a film, just stretched over 10 hours and placed into 9 or 10 episodes, if anything is so much worse!

[@widibang]

@@Saltyaf38 now days, most series are long ass stories that are stretched beyond what they should and chopped down to 1 hour episodes, an sometimes you need to wait 2 or 3 episodes for something to actually happen. So if people can binge watch 5 to 6 of these, they can't complain about run times

[@Saltyaf38]

@@widibang People don't binge these very often, and even then those people don't complain about movie runtimes. Not to mention in a series you can take breaks in between episodes. Also what the hell are you even saying, quit yapping.

[@gabrielrangel956]

I watched the original release of part 1 and had the same impression of a stretched movie that had an hour cut, very derivative with some interesting ideas but ultimately boring. Part 2 was a struggle though, I think I tried to watch it like 5 different times and couldn't finish it. It was like Battle of the Five Armies all over again, surprisingly uninteresting for a fight scene so intense. Your review made me interested to check out this version, but at the same time my experience with the PG-13 cut left a bad taste in my mouth

[@Taohe_Netrus]

For me, it was visual masterpiece with great costumes, music, locations, lore etc. Story was pretty classic, but it's not a bad thing. Overall, it's a solid 8,75/10 production which really deserve to get a Part 3

[@xandermitton9758]

I actually Rather enjoyed the PG-13 versions of the movies, I watched them to help get me ready for the directors cuts I double featured those movies sometime before the release of the Directors Cut's. I still wish that both A Child of Fire and Scargiver as movies could have been 15-20 minutes longer especially Scargiver that is my only problem with the PG-13 cuts of the movies. Besides that I actually rather enjoyed the Chalice of Blood and Curse of Forgiveness way more I would not do anything to change the overall runtime of these epic movies. I stayed up until 3:15 am PST on the night of August 1 to watch Chalice of Blood and man It felt like a better movie from the beginning it actually felt like a Zack Snyder Movie, blood actually splatters, dialogue means more, and the characters have more purpose. On August second I watched The Curse of Forgiveness just like the first one it was very gory and the characters are mor developed, I rather enjoyed the hour and a half long battle sequence. In both movies Anthony Hopkins gets more screentime as JC-1453, Kora gets more depth, Admiral Noble is more of a jerk , and Private Aris seems is more of a character who holds his own . Since the directors cuts dropped I have seen them 4 times . I can not wait for part 3 of Rebel Moon.

[@themadtitan227]

love the darker setting of the studio in this video!

[@jakesiu7773]

Plot is ok...visually, it's stunning...as all his films.

[@MINDSPARK-u6e]

_Zack Snyder's directorial approach often thrives in the unrestrained, mature realms of his extended cuts, as exemplified by the rated R version of _*_Rebel Moon._* _This cut was lauded for its profound depth and gritty narrative, surpassing even the high-caliber spectacle of _*_Dune_*_ in its immersive storytelling and visual grandeur. Snyder’s vision, which frequently faces constraints from studios seeking broader audience appeal, benefits significantly from the creative freedom afforded by his Director's Cuts._ _These unabridged versions allow for a more authentic expression of his artistic vision, reflecting his meticulous attention to detail and narrative complexity. The studio's limitations often undermine his unique style, resulting in a diminished representation of his true potential, which is fully realized when he is allowed to work without such constraints._ _This movie achieved an epic cinematic quality, with its color grading flawlessly aligning with the film’s tone, enhancing the overall atmospheric depth and visual storytelling. However, a recurring issue with Zack Snyder's films is his penchant for leaving audiences on cliffhangers, which often feels like a deliberate move by Warner Bros. to generate demand for more content. This strategy, while effective in building anticipation, can also be frustrating, as it leaves viewers craving resolution and continuity that is not immediately provided._ _I wish WB would release the 3 1/2 hour virgin Director cut of man of steel_

[@vaishnavaaragupathy]

I skipped the PG-13 version intentionally and only watched the director's cut, I know the reviews were bad for PG-13 and I saw the film with low expectations, from my point of view it was a good one time guilty pleasure, it's not great but it's okay

[@keremgoart]

I appreciate the review as a Snyder Cultist 💓 IMHO Rebel Moon Directors Cut is a masterpiece ❤‍🔥

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Let's just all agree the directors cut is definitely better than the cut versions. The problem is the cut versions ruin the uncut version abit because you already know most of the story basically. Gotta release the proper versions first. Time to stop these uncut versions etc

[@TheBlond49]

It's the same trash HE released already, MF tried to capitalize on the JL situation

[@ps5andstuffhere]

It's good entertainment. Uncut versions way better and unhinged

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Netflix actually forced him to make a pg version first

[@lazygamer797]

I’m ready for part 3 where she find the princess, free’s the engine giants (The Rue Kali) & fucks up her daddy’s plans. Is it perfect no but it’s the start of a new movie universe & I hope it continues 🙂

[@twdpepper6012]

I did NOT watch the PG-13 cut. I just finished Part Two of the Director's Cut. I was decently excited for the movie after it was announced (having just watched the Snyder Cut Justice League.) Heard the reviews and had no problem not watching for many months; not knowing if or when i would check it out. Heard the director's cuts were out and i decided to watch them over the weekend. SPOILERS AHEAD! Part One: It was decent. Some fantastic action! A terrifying villain. I was mixed on the set of characters. I don't dislike anyone, but wasn't anyone i fell in love with (other than Jimmy!😃) The story was alright. Was just "building the band" and a little fight at the end. Plus the victory doesn't even matter because we just revive the villain. So...we just built the band. That's it. 7/10 Part Two: I had a REALLY good time with this one! This one is similar in that its just "exploring the band" and then a big fight at the end. But i enjoyed the characters a lot more in this one. And it felt like it mattered what was going to happen. People were going to die. The final battle was magnificent!! And everybody got a moment or two to shine! I can't say I've seen so much slo-mo farming before in my life. It went on sooo long!!! It was hilarious how ridiculous it got!😂 It worked for me. It shouldn't, because it does nothing for most of the movie. Halfway through, you realize nothing has changed from the end of the first one! It's really just a rest and a final battle added on to the first one. It is one movie split into two. That said, the action and characters were greatly improved! 9/10 I think watching them together as one giant event could have helped them significantly. Looking forward to 15 more hours of this. 🤣 Now...on to Watchmen!😮

[@kanra_3]

As a Zack Snyder fan I’m only like 45 minutes into the directors cut but it is so much better. While some things are over the top as you’d expect from a full on no compromise Zack Snyder film that’s what I wanted to see over the watered down PG 13 version

[@paulc1553]

Thank you for this video, Sean. Love from the UK.

[@ELI134-k4k]

I watched both cuts yesterday which was exhausting but i thought they were fine the extremity is fun and it does flesh everything out better but its still pretty generic and doesn't do anything besides being extreme to stand out

[@adiands850]

Does the CGI blood look good in the Directors Cut? It looks incredibly unrealistic the trailer and I wonder if it's distracting in the movie.

[@noahfejeran2632]

After watching both cuts, I’m a bit upset. Now, you’re probably wondering why I’m a bit frustrated, well unfortunately it has nothing to do with Netflix. Unfortunately it has to do with the man himself, Zack Snyder. Look, I love the guy, he seems to have all these amazing ideas and whatnot, but unfortunately he’s gotten too involved in the writing process, and has also gotten too crazy over his creative freedom. I understand not being able to have freedom with past projects he’s done in the past, but when he gets too crazy over it, it gets messy and unfortunately the directors cuts showed that. I said it before last time cause me and some friends were discussing it today, he’s basically the modern day George Lucas, where he has all these cool ideas but when he’s in too much control over the product, it ends up being shit. It’s like what Shia Labeouf said about movies in general and especially Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: “When movies end up being complicated, they become shit”. There’s too many cooks in the kitchen, you need to have someone that knows what your idea is so that they can be able to understand and challenge your ideas and put it to pen on paper. And if Zack keeps getting too involved in the writing process (instead of hiring writers to be able to challenge his ideas instead of surrounding himself with yes men) then he can make good movies instead of just jumping on the hype train that involves 3-4hr original cuts of his movies when instead he should’ve been doing it right the first time. If you’re not doing the thing right the first time, then I fucking bother doing it and it ends up being shit? Idk why it took me this long to finally realize that a filmmaker like Zack needs to just let others challenge his ideas, because it’s clear that he’s not the best writer on the planet and that there are more writers out there he can hire that are willing to challenge his ideas. Like I said, love the man, he’s got very creative ideas, but if he keeps going crazy over how much freedom he has, then he’s just gonna end up pumping out dogshit, unless he can somehow turn it around in terms of whatever project he does next. The many different writers I think Snyder should hire if he wants to make good movies instead of hit or miss (these are just my suggestions): Christopher McQuarrie, Alex Garland, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Brad Bird, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Darabont, Jonathan Nolan, James Gunn, George Miller, Nicole Perlman, Chris Terrio, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely etc.

[@vormaen]

in Art there is no such thing as over the top. You either like the artist for whom they are or you don't. Creative freedom means every artist and every storyteller creates within their own toolset.

[@UsmanKhalid-fi7yd]

I loved pG 13 versions and i loved directos cut more , dont know. Why people dont like it, the story the characters are very interesting especially koras past is spellbinding i just loved both parts, for me both pg versions are 9 but in director cut 2nd part gets 10 from me bcz i feel in pg version there is something missing that make it 10 and directirs cut fill it

[@iheartmonroe]

I’ve seen the directors cuts and have not seen the Pg-13. Honestly didn’t look into why there were two versions but I always like stories with detailed plots and character exploration that I tend to choose director cuts over original. With that, the violence was jarring and extended longer then I would have liked and felt like much. I also found myself more invested in each character and wanting more. I also feel like I have a decent understanding on how the world works. Downside: There were some scene were way to long without sharing relevant or interesting things. I liked but do not want to watch the pg-13 movies. I’m really interested to know what they cut and imagine what it would look like for the first time

[@AudioPhile]

I watched the first 2 cuts not knowing there were proper versions coming out. I remarked at the time how rushed they felt, Lansing on the planet and straight to nemesis etc. Just watched the first one uncut, pretty excellent.

[@SuperDG333]

Loved both cuts even more than the Netflix cuts. So much more depth, action, character time, and mythos 🎉🎉🎉

[@Age_of_Apocalypse]

Very good review: 👍👍. I agree with the last part of the review: Zack Snyder should put his ideas of movies in the hands of competent writers to get a good - or great - script to work with. He has ideas, but writing, oh God, NO!

[@jimmycyriac]

Which one is better part 1 or part 2

[@B100956]

As a rule, I don't watch mindless action movies. Decided to sit this one out and take a break from the two books I am reading simultaneously: Cervantes' Don Quixote and Homer's Iliad. I actually enjoyed Rebel Moon even though I become incredulous when a 99 pound girl beats up five beafy men. I was very impressed by the quality of the production; it was top notch.

[@matthewvalencic4217]

I Think R18+ Australian Version Of One Of My Most All Time Favourite Sci-Fi Space Travel Movie Rebel Moon The Director’s Cut Is The Most Unbelievable Movie That I Have Ever Watched In My Whole Life! I Am Dreaming.

[@madeso]

I don't think the added cold opening changed anything or fleshed out any character. I didn't really need to know that fake General Tarkin is evil, kidnaps children and he's looking for rebels, if anything it lessened the impact when he brings out the club in the village scene and when Korra tells here one-night stand that she was kidnapped.

[@channelgeovanne]

im only a hour in for the directors cut (my first time seeing it) its pretty nice

[@brianng8350]

Sean is pretty fair. So, I trust him. I would like how he would have revised the movie, constructive feedback.

[@HubertusBrandemburg]

I watched only the directors cut and I just watched it today. I thought it was an interesting movie but it had some problems. For me it was a little bit difficult to understand everything that was going on even though the story was pretty simple on a technical level. I rewatched some scenes when the movie was done just to get my head straight, like all the droid monologs, some exposition scenes and the like. Znyder defenetally takes his time during scenes and uses a lot of long pauses between lines for dramatic or emotional effect even though it doesn't allways pay off. I'm not as on board on the "show don't tell" train then everyone else seems to be riding, for me it's ok to have exposition as long as it's good. But generally it does usually feel better if i can experience lore being handed to me through a story rather than learning it through monolouge. But in a movie like this, having exposition can make up for a lot of time and freedom in when that information needs to be dealt. I think they handled it fine in this movie even though I was a little bit confused at times, but I have ADHD so I know I have a little bit more of a difficulty staying focused than others. Me and my girl friend also both hate the weird lense focus and fish eye ratio which makes most of the screen blurry and augmented in a way I can only discribe as distracting and irritating. I'm intrigued to see where the movie goes in the sequal but if it's just more of the same I'm going to be a bit dissapointed. The little action that existed was very good, the world building was ok but not super impressive, and the characters where cool but after their introduction we barely got any interesting scenes with them except for the main character. Conclusion: The movie was good but a bit slow and uneventfull when thinking about the length of the movie. It made me intruiged, hopefull yet at the same time worried about the sequal which I think I'm most likely going to watch later this week.

[@MrNorcal81]

I watched the Directors Cuts over two nights. Part One did expand on the first release but I didn't think that 3 hours and 24 minutes was needed to do that. It could have been under 3 hours with tighter editing. Part Two, however, at 2 hours and 45 minutes was a significant improvement. It had more development of the characters and, especially, their back stories. It's action was far more brutal but it fit the narrative. Then there was the Rue Kali powering the dreadnaught who turned out to be a fully sentient being whise sacrifice would lead to an insurrection by her sister's who clearly are the equivalent of slaves being forced to serve the Realm and its dreadnaughts. Her scene with Cora was one of the best in the movie. Part Two was far more riveting than Part One. In regards to the mention of Zack Snyder's full version of Justice League, it was vastly better than the first Joss Wheedon version but HBO should never have allowed Snyder to release it in the old 4:3 aspect ratio. It was ridiculous in this day and age where almost every household has a wide screen TV and showed what a self indulgent prick Snyder can be if left unchecked and to his own devices.

[@TheCosmicCorridor]

Seven Samurai is actually 3.5 hours long. Not 1 hour. But I do agree with some of your points here.

[@FrankieD8283]

When part one came out I started watching but I stopped about 20 minutes in and decided I would wait till the directors cut to watch them. Hopefully I will like them. Maybe someday I'll go back & try the pg13 cuts and see the difference.

[@HariOmRadhaKrishna]

We did watch the PG 13 version. Justice League Snyder cut is the best DC film. We are not going to watch the extra-long version.

[@erfandilfanian5877]

I like how unbiased is Sean

[@New_genre_entertainment]

I didnt watch the PG -13 versions because i knew the Directors cuts were coming. So im going to watch the Full Versions.

[@NBAMalakai]

5:33 Love it when sean starts cookin like this😂😂😂

[@AlexanderLunariusG7]

I heard of Snyder and I fully enjoyed the directors cut. Hope there’s more to Rebel Moon.

[@mgcuniverse9037]

I really liked it, i only watched the directors cut, i want to see part 3 and see the big villain get his in the end def would recommend for anyone who loves space opera Admiral Nobel is a really hateable villain, and seeing everyone get their revenge on him made the film worth it

[@Mmmmagu]

What is this gorgeous art on the right in the miniature??? Pls tell me

[@frodehorgen2519]

I liked them, but he uses same method of character building on all of them. It is kinda like using the same word over and over again when you tell a story or describe something. Something you learn fast as school not to do and it is a reason for synonymous. Same goes for story building.

[@donatogressbautista4843]

Good video. I only watched the director's cut of the Rebel Moon movies and thought that they were a decent duo-logy. I will never see the PG-13 cuts of the movies because this is something he's always known for, and speaking as a fan of his, I don't want to see an inferior version of his film, I started doing this since I saw both cuts of "Dawn of the Dead (2004)".

[@riopato2009]

Basically Zack made a film and the studio labelled it as a director's cut. The edited version was made for PG-13.

[@DAMac-lq2dl]

I only watched the Director’s Cut. Might be a bit of a hot take, but I very much enjoyed these movies.

[@micahfisher6125]

Noticed your shirt. Was Sisu worth watching?

[@sofydebehault4345]

I like the world in the PG-13 version but it was too clean and the characters really lacked definition. I watched the adult versions 2 weeks ago and was blown away! What a great world building full of interesting characters and lore!!! I really hope we'll get other movies/series! Like... I NEED to see the rebellion of the Kalis! I need to know more about Sam. I want to see Balisarius getting his due desserts. :D I rewatched the 2 movies in a row today to show them to my bestie (who didn't watch the PG-13 versions) and she loved it so much too. And I even loves them more this second time! Hail to the Snyder King!

[@cydonianmomentum3268]

I’d say that Part 1: Director’s Cut probably did as much as it could with improving Part 1. I’m a little less happy about the Part 2: Director’s Cut, but it’s probably due to the fact that I watched these consecutively.

[@alanporter4372]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought the sex scenes were gratuitous like it felt like I was watching porn because of how long it was

[@XanderMitton-k8m]

The Directors Cuts were super freaking amazing, every scene means so much more to me. But yeah the sex was over the top. But Directors Cuts are definitely my preferred versions of movies that if they exist I will watch. I love 3.5-4 hours long.

[@passionatetechnology8306]

I only saw the directors cut of part 1. I have not seen part 2 yet of either version. As far as part 1, I thought it was a fairly decent movie and much better than most sci fi on Netflix. On par I quality to 300. Character development made sense and it felt like a 7 samurai movie that it seemed like the true villains of the movie was the protagonist as they created this whole thing and escalated the severity of the situation. But it was very unlike any other typical sci character Star Wars hero journey of the thing. I was happy I watched it. It was decent.

[@PRT1256]

Would these change their placement on your Zack Snyder ranking?

[@richardhewton]

I loved the director's cut and went on to listen to the rebel moon podcast story The Seneschal

[@LiangHuBBB]

dc aint too bad it was more fun to watch than dune!

[@ILLRICARDO]

I enjoyed both directors cuts, the sex scenes were totally not required and felt slapped on.

[@jacoblloyd3768]

I really liked the pg13 version. But after watching the directors cut. I really wish I waited for the directors cut. And watched that 1st!

[@michaeladair6557]

Yeah I heard from Critical Drinker that the PG-13 version sucked because there were so many disjointed scenes put together that didn't make sense. I wanted to watch the whole version so I waited until today to watch it. I loved it! I can only imagine the PG version must have been annoying without all of the extra darkness that it stripped away.

[@isaacborrelli8795]

Sean will this be released in the future on a 4 k or Blu ray ?

[@nathanielfarkas4431]

I chose to wait till the directors cut was released and I think they both were epic awesome movies.

[@mrpickmanb]

I only watched the director's cut. It would have made a pretty decent 7 episode TV show, but as a 6+hour movie it's just okay.

[@ik1llpeeple4fun]

I would like to see a spin off movie of Jimmy the android lol. Would like to see him have an arc where he gets decimated in an act of self sacrifice, or something honorable, and then upgraded when he's rebuilt. And exacts revenge ruthlessly right after 👍. Probably won't happen tho 🤣☠️.

[@andersaleckson6025]

I saw the original cut back in December, skipped Part 2. Just finished both director’s cuts. Original was fine, but felt generic and didn’t interest me too much. The director’s cut actually sucked me in and made me wanna watch Part 2. And I enjoyed them, derivative sure but if you just want Star Wars + Seven Samurai with Zack Snyder visuals and direction it definitely delivered that. I think the longer runtime made things more emotional and immersive, and for someone who hadn’t seen the original cut of Part 2 the battle scene was fun.

[@212Hasse]

DId Zack Snyder said it was Inspired from "7 Samurai" and "Dirty Dozen" during the time when Zack Snyder was a student to his Professor? Why keep focusing on Star Wars - because the movie is Science Fiction in Space? The early Flash Gordon movie of 1936s and "Throne of Blood" 1957 is pretty much like Star Wars. Did Star Wars copied from "Flash Gordon 1936" and "Throne of Blood" 1957?

[@JTan0356]

I will say that if Netflix green lights RM 3 (hope they do!) I think they should just release the r rated cuts at the same time as each pg13 cut, if not just the r rated cuts.

[@davidsmither95]

I enjoyed the movie so far…I’m on part 2 like close to the last hour of the movie and I had to skip the sex scenes in both of them as a Christian and I like movie and it’s not because of nudity cause I have no problems with nudity itself and I just had to skip the sex scenes for good reasons . I liked both versions. I liked both Versions of the movie bits rated R and PG13 versions However nothing can be immaculate with Sidney Sweeney…just sayin cause it’s my number one favorite movie from this year so far other than twisters and rebel moon directors cut

[@wren9320]

I watched the pg13 episode 1, but as a result I decided to not watch episode 2 and wait for directors cut of both...

[@orangedrone]

I waited for the directors cut versions and thought part 1 was great!

[@RinaVancity]

I haven't watched the original one, the director's cut was okay. Too much graphic, some scenes sometimes are extremely long, but overall is not too bad. U can understand the story and characters definitely.

[@AngelsView]

Sadly enough....no one cares. I didn't even realize this was being released this weekend and I'm not even excited...probably will watch in a drunken stupor.....then I might enjoy.

[@musiconly8132]

Skip to 7.50 to hear the review.