I mean, yeah, the dog makes more sense. But to me that’s literally the only thing about the theatrical cut that’s better.
Come to think of it, I might tweak it myself to replace the ox with the dog and leave the rest of the assembly cut alone…
Do it already and prove Ray simultaneously wrong and right.
This!
I only watched the Assembly Cut once and the Ox is the only major change I remember. Maybe it’s full of movie-strengthening differences.