Rating of
4/4
Two different versions
Jase - wrote on 01/20/12
If you haven't seen this yet, make sure to look for the full version. It's in two parts and has "Original International Version" on it. There's another version that was condensed for Western audiences. This is usually labeled "Theatrical Version." The short one isn't bad; it's just that it's missing a lot. Imagine if someone edited the Kill Bill movies into one two-hour film. You'd probably end up with something that's still better than most stuff out there, but it would be missing so much. That's how I view the versions of this movie.
To confuse matters further, you can only get part one of the original version from Netflix right now. They used to send both discs together, then you had to order them separately. Now they don't even offer the second disc at all. You can stream the shorter version on there, but it's worth the trouble to go ahead and buy the original or rent it from a brick and mortar video store (if one still exists near you).
