It's ridiculous some of the stuff they cut - some of the best animation in the picture. "3-D" sort of stuff. But oh well.
I have a feeling the Maiden from Mombassa scene was cut out of censorship concerns rather than being unfinished. It's in Calvert's first cut. But you're right, it isn't finished. (That never stopped Calvert before - he finished something in most every scene - apart from the Thief stuff which was always finished anyway.)
And yeah, I bet you're right about that print. Seems like just a print off the street.
>>I don't know if this is because of the Japanese DVD, but judging from the fidelity of his voice, they really didn't need to add so much bass.
None of the sound is from the Japanese DVD, it's all from "Princess." I've had to slow down the audio (as the PAL version is sped up), and I lowered the pitch while doing that, very purposely.
In my original workprint, Price's voice sounds a lot lower than in the Miramax cut, which could be due to the poor quality reproduction, as the workprint seems to have more bass fidelity than treble, but I suspect it's more due to Williams' mix, which I quite like - it's more subtle and dreamlike.
So I did lower the pitch of the "Princess" audio a bit, especially since I was using it largely for Price's lines (and Roofless etc). I suspect you've got a better sound system than I do - wonder how it sounds on yours. Hm.