I’ve had the DVD now for maybe over a week (or so) and I finally dropped this in.
Well to start I have to say that I was a HUGE fan of the original movie (I was about 11 when I first saw the film on a Saturday Monster Movie show that they aired in Colorado Springs) but the remake was incredible! With Glen Morgan (of Space Above and Beyond, X-Files and Millennium fame) directing & writing the screenplay and with James Wong (the other half of one of the greatest SciFi teams ever - second to Niven & Pournelle
) as producer, I expected a lot going into the film, and it was more then expected!The cinematography and lighting REALLY make this version so much more gloomy and dark then its predecessor and with Crispin Glover playing Willard it’s even creepier. (yikes I almost went into a full review of the film!) DOH!
BACK to the edit…
Anyway with the added scenes you really can feel the characters so much more like the odd chemistry that Willard and Cathryn share (the extended after hours office scene is sweet!), and if you disliked Willard’s boss Mr. Martin (R. Lee Ermey – HE SHOULD have been Jedi Master Mace Windu IMHO!!) in the original cut you’ll really enjoy his demise even more now that his hatred for Willard is showcased in the all to brief alternate scene where he fires Willard.
In closing, the edits are near seamlessly cut into the film and really do add to the overall dark gothic feel and is a MUST HAVE if you enjoyed the remake or the original 1971 film and I’ve added this DVD to my upload pile and it’s NEAR the top!!!!!!
- Exquisite work my friend!!!!!!
This edit rates a big ass Diggity!
Rikter Blaksvn
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