I have wracked my brain to think of any other films that I feel that the Director's Cut was actually worse than the original release and I'm sure that there are some, but this is the only one that comes to mind quickly. I first saw
Donnie Darko on DVD and my friend that rented it and I wound up watching it twice in a row because it was so weird and especially twisted at the end that we decided to give it a second viewing to see if it made any more sense and to make up our minds as to whether or not we really liked it. Overall, I decided that I liked it well enough - it does have a great soundtrack - but that the end was a bit weak, however, the Director's Cut edited out my very favorite part of the original - the best lines from Patrick Swayze's motivational speaker character (it's been too long since I've seen the original to remember the exact line that I am thinking of, but I know that it was part of the "Contolling Fear" video). There are lots of other strange changes - like changing the soundtrack around (songs places in different scenes and such) - so I strongly advise anyone who has not seen this movie at all to see the original and not bother with the Director's Cut and for anyone who has only seen the Director's Cut to make a point of watching the original to see if you might enjoy it more.