content: Let's be clear. This is not the movie ! Hence, the special effects are less. To me that was not a problem though. It's a great miniseries. The only thing I really didn't like were the over the top costums: to big, to much.And what about the 'Director's cut'. Well it's actually the same as the dvd version you could buy in The Netherlands, but there is one big advantage. This US version has a very interesting commentary track and a lot of specials that inform you about the production. The special about the translites is the most interesting. And what is also important, the picture quality of this US version is much better than the Dutch or European versions. So everyone in Europe. If you have a region free dvd-player: buy this version !