History Main / ImprovedByTheReCut

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''[='=]s original release was met with modest success, but the ''International Zodiac Job System'' released [[NoExportForYou only in Japan]] on the original PS2 release is far more enjoyed than the original version, as it forces the player to have characters be more specialized in their roles, rather than have the same License Board for everyone. It also removed mechanics like the damage cap, which made certain bonus marathon bosses a lot more manageable. As a result, all rereleases of the game since the ''IZJS'' have used the ''IZJS'' version as a base. ''The Zodiac Age'' version released on UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, PC and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch was considered an even greater improvement because its two-job system corrected the main criticism of the ''IZJS'', which is that jobs made characters [[CripplingOverspecialization too specialized]].

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''[='=]s original release was met with modest success, but the ''International Zodiac Job System'' release in Europe is far more enjoyed than the original version, as it forces the player to have characters be more specialized in their roles, rather than have the same License Board for everyone. It also removed mechanics like the damage cap, which made certain bonus marathon bosses a lot more manageable. As a result, all rereleases of the game since the ''IZJS'' have used the ''IZJS'' version as a base. ''The Zodiac Age'' version was considered an even greater improvement because its two-job system corrected the main criticism of the ''IZJS'', which is that jobs made characters [[CripplingOverspecialization too specialized]].

* Episodes 21 to 24 of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' were recut for the UsefulNotes/LaserDisc release with new footage taken from TheMovie ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''. The new footage fleshes out the lore, worldbuilding, plot and character development more than the original airings of the episodes. Some of the more JustForFun/{{Egregious}} moments of OffModel and LimitedAnimation have also been fixed (Asuka twitches her nose and blinks during the infamous UncomfortableElevatorMoment now!) on top of linking the penultimate episodes of the series better to the alternate ending movie ''The End of Evangelion''. These Home Video episodes (labelled Director's Cuts) have been released with some remastered [[UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} DVDs]] alongside the original episodes and have since superseded the original episodes for international releases on Creator/{{Netflix}} and UsefulNotes/BluRay. Nowadays, Japan is the only country where the episodes as they originally aired [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes can easily be found]].

* Episodes 21 to 24 of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' were recut for the UsefulNotes/LaserDisc release with new footage taken from TheMovie ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''. The new footage fleshes out the lore, worldbuilding, plot and character development more than the original airings of the episodes. Some of the more JustForFun/{{Egregious}} moments of OffModel and LimitedAnimation have also been fixed (Asuka twitches her nose and blinks during the infamous UncomfortableElevatorMoment now!) on top of linking the penultimate episodes of the series better to the alternate ending movie ''The End of Evangelion''. These Home Video episodes (labelled Director's Cuts) have been released with some remastered [[UsefulNotes/DVD DVDs]] alongside the original episodes and have since superseded the original episodes for international releases on Creator/{{Netflix}} and UsefulNotes/BluRay. Nowadays, Japan is the only country where the episodes as they originally aired [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes can easily be found]].

* Episodes 21 to 24 of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' were recut for the UsefulNotes/LaserDisc release with new footage taken from TheMovie ''Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''. The new footage fleshes out the lore, worldbuilding, plot and character development more than the original airings of the episodes. Some of the more JustForFun/{{Egregious}} moments of OffModel and LimitedAnimation have also been fixed (Asuka twitches her nose during the infamous AwkwardElevatorMoment now!) on top of linking the penultimate episodes of the series better to the alternate ending movie ''The End of Evangelion''. These Home Video episodes (labelled Director's Cuts) have been released with some remastered DVDs alongside the original episodes and have since superseded the original episodes for international releases on Creator/{{Netflix}} and UsefulNotes/BluRay. Nowadays, Japan is the only country where the episodes as they originally aired [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes can easily be found]].

* ''Film/AlienVsPredator'''s Unrated Cut doesn't add much in the way of plot or character depth, but many fans prefer it over the bloodless theatrical cut due to the more graphic violence.

** The mini-episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans A Fix with Sontarans]]" was part of the British series ''Jim'll Fix It'', where children wrote in to have their dreams come true ("Sontarans" being the result of a child writing in to ask if he could meet the Doctor and go inside the TARDIS). After presenter Creator/JimmySavile was posthumously outed as one of the most prolific sexual predators in human history, the DVD of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (which originally included it as a special feature) was quietly re-authored to remove the episode. In 2022, for the Blu-ray box set of Season 22, a new edit was prepared which divorced the mini-episode from ''Jim'll Fix It'' entirely, replacing Savile's appearance with a new ending realised through CGI and new dialogue recorded by Colin Baker. The new edit is considered much better not only for the obvious reason that it no longer has a sex offender in it, but also because it now genuinely stands up quite well as a part of the show in its own right, to the point where [[TheWikiRule the Whoniverse wiki]], the TARDIS Data Core, treats it as canon.
** The story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric The Curse of Fenric]]" got a home video extended version that recuts the four original episodes into a continuous "movie" format, adds back some deleted scenes, and slightly changes the order of some other scenes. It's generally agreed by fans that the plot is much easier to follow in the recut than in the original episodic version.

* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': The original run of Season Four has the show use a markedly different structure. The cast have separate long-winded adventures, barely interact with each other, and the AnachronicOrder has the story make no sense until the last third of the season where they finally explain a lot of the [[BrickJoke Brick Jokes]] and plot points. In 2018, A ReCut of the entire season called "Fateful Consequences" attempts to assemble the season into a more chronological order, placing more emphasis on developing two or three plotlines in each episode, while also being quicker to reveal certain twists (Lindsay and Tobias both going to India for a retreat is covered in the same episode, rather than revealing Tobias was also in India two episodes later). This, in addition to shorter episode runtime but more episodes total, makes it more in line with the style of the earlier seasons, and fans of the show consider it better than the original release as it fits closer to the prior seasons.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'''s original release was met with modest success, but the ''International Zodiac Job System'' release in Europe is far more enjoyed than the original version, as it forces the player to have characters be more specialized in their roles, rather than have the same License Board for everyone. It also removed mechanics like the damage cap, which made certain bonus marathon bosses a lot more manageable. As a result, all rereleases of the game since the ''IZJS'' have used the ''IZJS'' version as a base. ''The Zodiac Age'' version was considered an even greater improvement because its two-job system corrected the main criticism of the ''IZJS'', which is that jobs made characters [[CripplingOverspecialization too specialized]].

* The 103-minute director's cut of ''Film/{{RoboCop|1987}}'' is generally seen as superior to the theatrical cut due to the increased violence, among other things.

* Music/DavidBowie: The original 1987 release of ''Music/NeverLetMeDown'' is almost unanimously considered Bowie's worst album, but general understanding is that its faults lie mainly in its cluttered production rather than its songwriting. The 2018 remix, ''Never Let Me Down'', replaces the abundance of synths and effects with newly-recorded, more rock-oriented backing tracks, and was largely praised as an improvement upon the original, better showcasing the strength of the songwriting.

** The mini-episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans A Fix with Sontarans]]" was part of the British series ''Jim'll Fix It'', where children wrote in to have their dreams come true ("Sontarans" being the result of a child writing in to ask if he could meet the Doctor and go inside the TARDIS). After presenter Creator/JimmySavile was posthumously outed as one of the most prolific sexual predators in human history, the DVD of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (which originally included it as a special feature) was quietly re-authored to remove the episode. In 2022, for the Blu-ray box set of Season 22, a new edit was prepared which divorced the mini-episode from ''Jim'll Fix It'' entirely, replacing Savile's appearance with a new ending realised through CGI and new dialogue recorded by Colin Baker. The new edit is considered much better not only for the obvious reason that it no longer has a sex offender in it, but also because it now genuinely stands up quite well as a part of the show in its own right.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': While ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' are considered to be good standalone games, many fans consider the combined recut of the game, ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' (which you get by locking ''Sonic 3'' onto ''Sonic & Knuckles'') to be the superior version of the game, due to it combining both games into one seamless experience (which was what Creator/SonicTeam intended until they were forced to split it into two games due to time and hardware constraints), on top of fixing numerous bugs in ''Sonic 3'' and having features not found in either game, such as upgraded Super forms and the ability to save in the ''Sonic & Knuckles'' zones. It is likely because of this that more recent rereleases of the game, such as the Steam release in 2011 and the port in ''Sonic Origins'', opt to have ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' instead of the standalone titles.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': While ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' are considered to be good standalone games, many fans consider the combined recut of the game, ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' (which you get by locking ''Sonic 3'' onto ''Sonic & Knuckles'') to be the superior version of the game, due to it combining both games into one seamless experience (which was what Creator/SonicTeam intended until they were forced to split it into two games due to time and hardware constraints), on top of fixing numerous bugs in ''Sonic 3'' and having features not found in either game, such as upgraded Super forms and the ability to save in the ''Sonic & Knuckles'' zones. It is likely because of this that more recent rereleases of the game, such as the Steam release in 2011 and the port in ''Sonic Origins'', opt to have ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' instead of the standalone titles.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''Anime/DragonballZ'', and was explicitly meant to be a more faithful adaptation of the manga. Among other things, many of the [[TalkingIsAFreeAction Talk Break]] and {{filler}}/{{padding}} sections and episodes were removed, leaving ''Kai'' with 167 episodes to the original ''DBZ''[='=]s 291. As a result, ''Kai'' is a much tighter, more action-packed viewing experience compared to the original ''DBZ'' and considered the far superior product.[[note]]Part of the reason the original ''DBZ'' had so much filler and padding was that it was being produced while the manga was still ongoing, resulting in the anime crew being forced to try to pad the anime so Creator/AkiraToriyama could move the story along in the manga.[[/note]]

** The ''Hobbit'' films also have this distinction, with characters added and plot points explained. The extended edition of ''The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies'' even has an R rating for adding in more violence and action.

* The Director's Cut/Uncut versions of most ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films are generally considered superior to the theatrical versions due to new scenes, longer versions of the already-present scenes, and more detailed dialogue. The only exception is arguably ''Film/SawIV'', whose theatrical version is notably more polished with exclusive shots that make some scenes more coherent (such as Hoffman actually being seen untying himself from his chair at the end).

* The 103-minute director's cut of ''Film/{{RoboCop|1987}}'' is generally seen as superior to the theatrical cut due to the excessive violence.

* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': The original run of Season Four has the show use a markedly different structure. The cast have separate long-winded adventures, barely interact with each other, and the AnachronicOrder has the story make no sense until the last third of the season where they finally explain a lot of the [[BrickJoke Brick Jokes]] and plot points. In 2018, A ReCut of the entire season called "Fateful Consequences" attempts to assemble the season into a more chronological order, placing more emphasis on developing two or three plotlines in each episode, while also being quicker to reveal certain twists (Lindsay and Tobias both going to India for a retreat is covered in the same episode, rather than revealing Tobias was also in India two episodes later). This, in addition to shorter episode runtime but more episodes total, makes it more in line with the style of the earlier seasons, and is generally considered better for of it.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'': The theatrical cut of the film was hastily made by the distributor Miramax after taking over the project from its creator, Richard Williams, resulting in something extremely different from Williams' original vision and generally negatively received. However, a fanmade re-edited cut of the film, titled the "Re-cobbled Cut", used unfinished storyboards and animation to tell Williams' original vision, which is far more positively received than the Miramax cut.

* When ''Film/TheBrownBunny'' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, it received an extraordinarily negative reception, with many viewers booing and walking out, and getting severely panned by critics to the point that director Vincent Gallo started a verbal feud with Creator/RogerEbert. However, when the film was officially released for distribution, it had been re-edited, cutting a whopping 26 minutes out of the runtime. Ebert's [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-brown-bunny-2004 review]] gave the theatrical release 3 out of 4 stars, saying it should be shown in film schools alongside the original as an example of the difference good editing can make to a bad movie. At the same time, he still upheld his claim that the original cut was the worst thing he'd seen at Cannes.

Occasionally, a work turns out good. [[SturgeonsLaw Often]], a work turns out bad. Sometimes, a work turns out good, but not ''quite'' good enough. That's where the concept of a ReCut comes in. On many occasions, the Re-Cut is considered superior to the original cut.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''Anime/DragonballZ'', and was explicitly meant to be a more faithful adaptation to the manga. Among other things, many of the [[TalkingIsAFreeAction Talk Break]] and {{filler}}/{{padding}} sections and episodes were removed, leaving ''Kai'' with 167 episodes to the original ''DBZ''[='=]s 291. As a result, ''Kai'' is a much tighter, more action packed-viewing experience compared to the original ''DBZ'' and considered the far superior product.[[note]]Part of the reason the original ''DBZ'' had so much filler and padding was because it was being produced while the manga was still on-going, resulting in the anime crew being forced to try to pad the anime so Creator/AkiraToriyama could move the story along in the manga.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'': The theatrical cut of the film was hastily made by the distributor Miramax after taking over the project from its creator, Richard Williams, resulting in something extremely different from Williams' original vision and generally negatively received. However, a fanmade reedited cut of the film, titled the "Re-cobbled Cut", used unfinished storyboards and animation to tell Williams' original vision, which is far more positively received than the Miramax cut.

* ''Film/Alien3'' is an interesting case, because the Assembly Cut is '''technically''' the original cut, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2003, when it was released as part of the Alien Quadrilogy box set. Both cuts received mixed reviews, but the Assembly Cut is generally seen as superior thanks to its more focused narrative and increased character development.

* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' is an interesting example. As originally shot, the film ends with the man-eating plant killing the two leads, reproducing, and taking over the world, just like in the [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors stage musical]] it's based on. Due to negative reception from test audiences, the ending was [[ExecutiveMeddling reshot]] so that the heroes defeat the plant and live [[KarmaHoudini happily ever after]], and this ending was the one used when the film was released in theaters. The version with the original ending, now referred to as the Director's Cut, is much better-received today.

* The Director's Cut/Uncut versions of most ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films are generally considered superior to the theatrical versions due to new scenes, longer versions of the already-present scenes and more detailed dialogue. The only exception is arguably ''Film/SawIV'', whose theatrical version is notably more polished with exclusive shots that make some scenes more coherent (such as Hoffman actually being seen untying himself from his chair at the end).

** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' has ''The Rogue Cut'', an alternate version of the film with 17 minutes of additional footage, released on Blu-Ray/DVD in 2015. It is generally considered an improvement over the theatrical cut due to adding a subplot involving [[Creator/AnnaPaquin Rogue]] and giving other characters a bit more development.
* Creator/ZackSnyder's films are often altered by studios interference, leading some of them to become this.

** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' got a Director's Cut, a la ''Watchmen'', referred to as the "Ultimate Edition". The film's runtime went from two and half hours to three and quite a few things were changed from the theatrical version, such as a stronger focus on characters like Superman and Lois Lane, a better grasp on Lex Luthor's motivations and his involvement on the subplot in Africa, Creator/JenaMalone appearing as a S.T.A.R. Labs member helping out Lane, an R rating and more. The R rating actually caught Snyder off-guard, as he didn't make the film with that rating in mind. While reviews for the theatrical cut were negative, the overall response has improved thanks to the Ultimate Edition, which rearranged certain scenes back to their original order to fill in plot holes, among other things.

** The mini-episode "[[Recap/DoctorWho1985JFIGSAFixWithSontarans A Fix with Sontarans]]" was part of the British series ''Jim'll Fix It'', where children wrote in to have their dreams come true ("Sontarans" being the result of a child writing in to ask if he could meet the Doctor and go inside the TARDIS). After presenter Creator/JimmySavile was posthumously outed as one of the most prolific sexual predators in human history, the DVD of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E4TheTwoDoctors The Two Doctors]]" (which originally included it as a special feature) was quietly re-authored to remove the episode. In 2022, for the Blu-ray boxset of Season 22, a new edit was prepared which divorced the mini-episode from ''Jim'll Fix It'' entirely, replacing Savile's appearance with a new ending realised through CGI and new dialogue recorded by Colin Baker. The new edit is considered much better not only for the obvious reason that it no longer has a sex offender in it, but also because it now genuinely stands up quite well as a part of the show in its own right.

* ''Franchise/HarryPotter'':
** ''Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald'' was heavily criticized on release for its confusing and crowded plotting. The extended cut available on the Blu-Ray has deleted scenes that add some much-needed pacing and context.
* Every single release of ''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening'' past the first-run VHS cuts out all references to Zeist. This is generally considered a good thing.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'''s original release was met with modest success, but the ''International Zodiac Job System'' release in Europe is far more enjoyed than the original version, as it forces the player to have characters be more specialized in their roles, rather than have the same License Board for everyone. It also removed mechanics like the damage cap, which made certain bonus marathon bosses a lot more manageable. As a result, all rereleases of the game since the ''IZJS'' have used the ''IZJS'' version as a base.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''Anime/DragonballZ'', and was explicitly meant to be a more faithful adaptation to the manga. Among other things, many of the [[TalkingIsAFreeAction Talk Break]] and {{filler}}/{{padding}} sections and episodes were removed, leaving Kai with 167 episodes to the original DBZ's 291 episodes. As a result, Kai is a much tighter, more-action packed viewing experience compared to the original DBZ and considered the far superior product by far. [[note]] Part of the reason the original DBZ had so much filler and padding was because it was being produced while the manga was still on-going, resulting in the anime crew being forced to try to pad the anime so Creator/AkiraToriyama could move the story along in the manga. [[/note]]

* ''Film/Alien3'' is an interesting case, because the Assembly Cut is '''technically''' the original cut, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2003, when it was released as part of the Alien Quadrilogy box set. Both cuts received mixed reviews, but the Assembly Cut is generally seen as the superior cut thanks to its more focused narrative and increased character development.

* Both the 1992 Director's Cut and the 2007 Final Cut version of ''Film/BladeRunner'' are considered better than the theatrical cut for remastering several scenes that more effectively push the film's FilmNoir atmosphere, removing the theatrical's loathed voice-over narration, and replacing the [[ExecutiveMeddling studio mandated]] happy ending with a more ambiguous one. Which of the two cuts is better is up for debate.

* ''Film/DominionPrequelToTheExorcist'': This chapter of ''The Exorcist'' remains as one of the most bizarre [[TroubledProduction troubled productions]] in film history. Originally Creator/PaulSchrader was brought to direct a psychological horror movie in the vein of the original; he did his job and almost completed what was called ''Film/DominionPrequelToTheExorcist''. However, as the movie was being marketed, Morgan Creek Productions [[ExecutiveMeddling decided]] it was not scary enough to fit expectations, so they tossed the unfinished film to a vault and brought an entirely new director, Creator/RennyHarlin, to direct '''an entirely new movie'''. This was the final result, a retooling named ''Exorcist: The Beginning'' that only shared Skarsgard as the main role and the outlines of its plot. Only after it failed at critics and box office they allowed Schrader to finish and release his film, edging the previous in success and giving birth to the strange event of two films in one. Both versions received mostly negative reviews, but ''Dominion'' is generally considered to be the better (or less bad) version.

* Every single release of ''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening'' past the first run VHS cuts out all references to Zeist. This is generally considered a good thing.
* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' is an interesting example. As originally shot, the film ends with the man-eating plant killing the two leads, reproducing, and taking over the world, just like in the [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors stage musical]] it's based on. Due to negative reception from test audiences, the ending was [[ExecutiveMeddling reshot]] so that the heroes defeat the plant and live [[KarmaHoudini happily ever after]], and this ending was the one used when the film was released in theaters. The version with the original ending, now referred to as the Director's Cut, is much better received today.
* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' franchise: All of the films in Peter Jackson's ''Lord of the Rings'' franchise have extended cuts, and all are considered even better than their already-praised theatrical cuts, with scenes added to expand the world building or even explain major moments, such as the [[spoiler:death of Saruman]], which were not present in the theatrical cuts.

* The Director's Cut/Uncut versions of most ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films are generally considered superior to the theatrical versions due to them having new scenes, longer versions of the already-present scenes and more detailed dialogue. The only exception is arguably ''Film/SawIV'', whose theatrical version is notably more polished with exclusive shots that make some scenes more coherent (such as Hoffman actually being seen untying himself from his chair at the end).
* ''Film/SpiderMan2'' has a recut, known as ''Spider-Man 2.1'', that was released concurrent with the release of Spider-Man 3. The cut contains 8 minutes of extra scenes, as well as some alternate takes of scenes that were in the theatrical cut. Among more notable cases is an alternate take of [[UncomfortableElevatorMoment the elevator scene]] (in the theatrical cut, the man thinks Peter's just a guy in a Spider-Man costume. In the extended cut, the man thinks that he is the real thing, and starts suggesting ways he could improve his public image), a scene of J. Jonah Jameson romping around on his desk in the Spider-Man suit when he thinks no one's watching him, some alternate dialogue during the pizza delivery at the beginning of the movie, and a little bit of additional action during Spider-Man's fights with Octavius at the bank and on the 'L' train. The scene of J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man suit alone has caused the ''2.1'' cut to be considered a slight improvement on an already-great film.

** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' has ''The Rogue Cut'', an alternate version of the film with 17 minutes of additional footage was released on Blu-Ray/DVD in 2015. It is generally considered an improvement over the theatrical cut due to adding a subplot involving [[Creator/AnnaPaquin Rogue]] and giving other characters a bit more development.

** ''Film/SuckerPunch'' in its Extended Cut form is much darker than its PG-13 theatrical version. Mainly, a stronger emphasis on the sexual harrasment that the characters endure, which was notably absent from the regular cut. We also get an extra musical number featuring Creator/OscarIsaac and Creator/CarlaGugino's characters, which is seen as something as a highlight for some viewers. Both cuts received mixed reviews at best, but the Extended Cut is generally seen as an improvement.
** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' got a three hour Director's Cut, a la similar to ''Watchmen'' referred to as the "Ultimate Edition". The film's runtime went from two and half hours to three and quite a few things have been changed from the theatrical version, such as a stronger focus on characters like Superman and Lois Lane, a better grasp on Lex Luthor's motivations and his involvement on the subplot in Africa, Creator/JenaMalone appearing as a S.T.A.R. Labs member helping out Lane, an R rating and more. The R rating actually caught Snyder off guard, as he didn't make the film with that rating in mind. While reviews for the theatrical cut were negative, the overall response has improved thanks to the Ultimate Edition, which rearranged certain scenes back to their original order to fill in plot holes, among other things.

** The story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric The Curse of Fenric]]", got a home video extended version that recuts the four original episodes into a continuous "movie" format, adds back some deleted scenes, and slightly changes the order of some other scenes. It's generally agreed by fans that the plot is much easier to follow in the recut than in the original episodic version.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': While ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' are considered to be good games standalone, many fans consider the combined recut of the game, ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' (which you get by locking ''Sonic 3'' onto ''Sonic & Knuckles'') to be the superior version of the game, due to it combining both games into one seemless experience (which was intended by Creator/SonicTeam until they were forced to split the game into two games due to time and hardware constraints), on top of fixing numerous bugs in ''Sonic 3'' and having features not found in either game, such as upgraded Super forms and the ability to save in the ''Sonic & Knuckles'' zones. It is likely because of this that more recent rereleases of the game, such as the Steam release in 2011 and the port in ''Sonic Origins'' opt to have ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' instead of the standalone titles.

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* The 103-minute director's cut of ''Film/RoboCop1987'' is generally seen as superior to the theatrical cut due to the excessive violence.

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