I have the director's cut on VCD, but it's still in my to watch pile. I'll try to come back to this when I see it.
But Weir is a masterful director who also made some very good film later in his career.

My favorite of his is Fearless (1993) with the great Jeff Bridges. And I'd also urge you to see Galipoli (1981) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), both with a young Mel Gibson. His american films tend to be a bit uneven, like Dead Poets Society (1989) or The Truman Show (199 , but he also made more interesting efforts like Witness (1985), or his most recent Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
Actually, one of my favorite directors.