Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
I've seen enough vintage prints (and new prints) of Raiders over the years to know that what you are saying is entirely wrong. Caught it twice last year the theater and am going again next month. Different prints, different venues and always the same movie. No longer fights or different mixes.
How do these rumors get started?
Neil
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Second, the sound mix on the 'Raiders' LD is different from the DVD, most noticeably in the jungle sequence at the start, and of course throughout the whole film. It's worth hearing, as I believe it is the original theatrical mix.
If only we could get ahold of the original theatrical cut (from '81, not subsequent release prints) which reportedly had a few additional scenes with Pat Roach fighting Indy in the Raven.
Second, the sound mix on the 'Raiders' LD is different from the DVD, most noticeably in the jungle sequence at the start, and of course throughout the whole film. It's worth hearing, as I believe it is the original theatrical mix.
If only we could get ahold of the original theatrical cut (from '81, not subsequent release prints) which reportedly had a few additional scenes with Pat Roach fighting Indy in the Raven.
I've seen enough vintage prints (and new prints) of Raiders over the years to know that what you are saying is entirely wrong. Caught it twice last year the theater and am going again next month. Different prints, different venues and always the same movie. No longer fights or different mixes.
How do these rumors get started?
Neil
Through posts like these.
Same here. I've seen Raiders 3 times (I believe) in the last few years. Always the same. I've seen old prints and new prints...and I will be at the same screenings as Neil.
Other than the staff sound, the rest is exactly what I've always heard. It's very possible that it was a different sound mix than you're used to. Remember the star wars issues?
And I'd love to see some comparison shots of the cleaning up. From what i know, the only cleaning up that was done was to the original film...and removing the snake reflection...which is still there but just barely.