freeflir29 0 #1 January 28, 2005 I haven't quite seen it all yet but what a KICK ASS version this is. SO much better than the chopped up original. It's been one of my favorites for years but this version is OUTSTANDING! If you are a fan and don't own it......GO BUY IT! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 January 28, 2005 I did when it first came out... THE Horror The Horror Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #3 January 28, 2005 QuoteI did when it first came out... Same it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #4 January 28, 2005 Didn't like it. The whole thing with them stealing the board was exactly what the original character wouldn't do. The change from the guy in the hotel in Saigon, to the guy stealing the board, to the guy shooting the girl in the boat just isn't justified. I found it weakened his character so much it detracted from, rather than added to, the story Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 January 28, 2005 I think you are missing the point. I think they put that sort of thing into his character to illustrate how crazy the time was. That's my interpretation anyway. Just watching the scene at the French plantation now. VERY COOL! One thing that is DEFINATELY better is all the sets of SPECTACULAR BOOBIES in this version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NEcrewDOG 0 #6 January 28, 2005 I bought it as soon as it was released. I think redux is a liitle too long. I can understand why some of the scenes were cut out. Some of those scenes just seem to drag. Still a classic movie though.Skydive Radio!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #7 January 28, 2005 In order for him to make the transformation from playful guy who steals the board to obsessed mission guy who shoots the girl you have to give it some traction. Having the character's transformation as evidence rather than consequence is poor cinimatography. It is undeserving of the masterpiece that the original was. There is a reason it was originally cut. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #8 January 28, 2005 I agree with you, Andrew. In the original cut, I don't think you ever see Willard even smile, and though that might be a little unlikely it's an important part of his persona. In Redux you have this kind of jokey episode that just doesn't fit the feel of the movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stardog 0 #9 January 28, 2005 I dont think the additional scenes hurt the movie in anyway. I think they might have changed the tempo or rythem of the movie. Its a clasic and its nice to have that much more of the story to sink your teeth into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #10 January 28, 2005 QuoteI haven't quite seen it all yet but what a KICK ASS version this is. SO much better than the chopped up original. It's been one of my favorites for years but this version is OUTSTANDING! If you are a fan and don't own it......GO BUY IT! I saw it at the movies and thought that the extra footage did nothing other than to slow the narrative down. You notice in the orignal cut, the mood gets darker and more surreal the further up the river they go, and they start to lose their sense of themselves, The diversions to the plantation and the scene with the showgirls totally broke that flow and really added nothing to the narrative for me. They weren't even really attached to the story in any way, which is probably why they made it to the cutting room floor. The only good additions were the little extra bit of Kilgore, and a little more screen time for Brando, but I still think the orignal cut was tighter and more powerful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 January 28, 2005 QuoteThe diversions to the plantation and the scene with the showgirls totally broke that flow and really added nothing to the narrative for me. Those were the good BOOBIES scenes though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #12 January 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteThe diversions to the plantation and the scene with the showgirls totally broke that flow and really added nothing to the narrative for me. Those were the good BOOBIES scenes though! Has he renewed his guy card, Clay?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randy_H 0 #13 January 28, 2005 yeah, the Redux version is MUCH better. I think that the whole surfboard stealing scene was cut out of the original. The redux version fills in a lot of missing gaps in the story. Well worth the rental. I went up to best buy and purchased it. "I will not hurt or harm you....just give me back the board Lance...it was a good board and I liked it....you know how hard it is to find a board you like" - Col. Wm. Kilgore 010010010110010101100001011101000111000001110101011100110111001101111001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 January 28, 2005 Quote"I will not hurt or harm you....just give me back the board Lance...it was a good board and I liked it....you know how hard it is to find a board you like" - Col. Wm. Kilgore You think he would have shot us? If he saw us tealing that board on the beach...He definately would have shot us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
