“This is a different film- there are things that bolster other things in this cut that I always did miss.”
In a Q&A session after the premiere of his intended director’s cut of Midsommar in New York this weekend (read my review), Ari Aster admitted to feeling “self-indulgent” by releasing this version so soon after the theatrical cut’s original July 3 release to the masses. However, Aster quickly realized how necessary it was for him to show a fuller story of his initial vision.
The original post can be found under “Reviews” at Bloody-Disgusting.com
“This is not releasable,” Ari Aster joked, as he introduced his “more complete” Director’s Cut of Midsommar in New York this past weekend.
The original post was published on July 24, 2019 under “Editorials” at Bloody-Disgusting.com.
Something is wrong with Esther, alright.
Released on this day 10 years ago, Jaume Collett-Serra’s unique twist on the bad seed subgenre, Orphan, pummeled its way into theaters after weeks of both anticipation and controversy, going on to earn $78 million at the box office over its relatively modest budget. Both influenced by, yet also a subversion of the tropes of previous films such as The Bad Seed, The Omen, and The Good Son— and undoubtedly affecting the coldness within this year’s The Prodigy— Orphan is one of the more memorable psychological horror efforts we were given in 2009.
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