Sean Campbell
Second Unit
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- Dec 6, 2002
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Well... maybe the framing is off, but at least the Region 2 edition I have has the same cover art as the LD
view the massively extended original cut that we all know existsMany years ago during high school I believe, a teacher brought in a videotape of Excalibur and we watched it in class. I can't exactly recall if there were any additional scenes but the one thing that stuck out and I still remember is that particular version was broken up with the cards in between the various acts or phases of the story. For example, just before one of the knights of the round table was riding across the desolate landscape populated by begging and moaning people the screen was black and it read "The Dark Ages". So currently in the beginning of the movie as it lists the various important moments, that stuff was actually cut into the movie announcing the various passages of time. Kind of hard to explain and hopefully someone knows what I'm talking about. Maybe it was also like that on one of the LD versions?
i'm not sure what boorman's thoughts on the dvd are, but there are so many shots that looked badly misframed (mostly cramped headroom, etc) that i doubt he would approve.wasn't he watching the transfer when he made his audio commentary?
wasn't he watching the transfer when he made his audio commentary?not necessarily. a lot of times they're watching older LD transfers, or even VHS tapes.
it's entirely possible he was watching this DVD though....that doesn't change the fact that this transfer seems oddly cropped in the top of the frame.
i'd go as far as saying it wouldn't matter to me if Boorman approved the transfer. lovers of this film who are familiar with it seem to agree there is something "wrong" with the framing. artistically it just doesn't jive with the otherwise high quality of the production.