Movie Question
 

Alright ive been wondering this for a while... This happens in too many movies to count, but i will use sw ep 2 as an example... Y do they alwyas change or sometimes edit out certain parts of movies, so the dvd's turn out slightly different than the movie in theaters? A perfect example is the way mace windu kills jango fett in the theater version, and how he kills him in the dvd version... I dont understand y people do that...

MACE WINDU KILLED JANGO FETT? I thought his jetpack exploded?

just to fuck with you...

or maybe so you'll go to the theatre and make them lots of money...

come on this is a serious question.

Mace kills him the same was in both versions...

he chops his head off yes but in the movie he does this cool like leaping thing and slices it off while in the dvd he spins and slices it off.

No, I saw Ep2 four times in the theaters and it's the same. I'm pretty sure.

eek: ok. I will go and see that part of the movie right now. Im almost positive im right(no offense lol)

You might be right. I wasn't really paying attention to what Mace did as he chopped off Jango's head. It was just really disappointing that it was so short.

Some DVD's are the directors cut. When a movie is shown in theater they have to be worried about ratings and what the studio says and such so many times things will be cut out, while on the DVD the director can add things back that they want in there that couldn't be in there for those reasons. Although with your example I don't know if that works. If its just a normal DVD the theatrical version and the DVD version should be the same.

well i did watch it and he still does the spinny thing... Ah well i guess that sorta makes sense in most caes ninty.

It's all about money, first for the studio and then for for filmaker. Most films are cut so that their runtime allows as many showings as possible in one day (theater). If a movie is 3 hours long, you can't show it as much which means less box office take.

Then, to appeal to dvd owners, the filmakers add footage and call it a director's cut so you buy the DVD. In some cases they release multiple versions and some geeks buy both versions.

Also, sometimes scenes are cut because they don't work, or they slow the movie down, or the acting sucked.

Some movies to benefit from a DVD release are Aliens and Abyss, both by James Cameron. The extended versions are much better than the originals. I actually had the original laserdisc director's cut of Aliens, way before DVD's were even thought of.

i was serious about the theatre=money thing...

Agreed, Another example is Apocalypse Now Redux...Love the extra footage, even though most people hate it...I do enjoy it. eek:

LOTR series made a pretty good profit from the extended versions released on DVD

In commercials for "Hitch" the short dude kisses Will Smith, and he says "You over-zealous piece of...". In the theatre, he says "Over-eager" instead.


WTD oOo:

They often use chopping room floor footage for trailers. I've noticed it ALOT in films I've seen....Sometimes whole scenes in trailers that weren't even featured in the finished film.

Trailers are often changed from the real movie.

I remember watching the Harold and Kumar trailer and when the doogie howser guy steals the car he says "lets go get some ... strippers".

You could tell it was a chop. They added in the "strippers" part from a different point in the movie. It was a horrible chop cause his tone of voice totally changed.

Same with the bourne supremacy. WHen hes looking through the scope and all the people are saying "where is he?" bourne says "right next to you" in the trailer, but in the film he's actually saying the girl nikki is right next to you.

wasnt directed at u. ;)

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