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Unhappy with the theatrical version of the film ( which he blamed on paying too much attention to the opinions of preview audiences ), Scott supervised a director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven, which was released on DVD in 2006.

Asked if he was against previewing in general in 2006, Scott stated: " It depends who's in the driving seat.

If you've got a lunatic doing my job, then you need to preview.

But a good director should be experienced enough to judge what he thinks is the correct version to go out into the cinema.