PDB said:
TheHutt said:
- The end of Tuco pistol buying scene is faded to black prior to the Grotto scene in the Extended Edition. The US Theatrical version does not have this fade and cuts directly to the soldiers riding through town. No idea how to fix this one.
The Groto fade can be fixed with the Mondo Blu-ray. The Mission fade would have to be fixed with the old International cut DVD.I agree with you Hutt that the extra gun shot with Blondie should be kept since it appeared in earlier media. Looking at your list Hutt do you think the two, small, extra shots at the end of the movie (Blondie looks anxiously to the bridge and chews on his cigarillo/Blondie waits slightly longer for the cannon to fire) should be kept? They look like small shots that where meant to be in the International cut but were lost somewhere along the way. Going to check the early LD to see if they are there.
For the hell of it I was looking into what was needed to recreate the International Cut. You can't use the IC DVD to fix the grotto dissolve. The DVD is greatly zoomed, in that scene making it useless.
4K remaster BD/Old International Cut DVD
So you are only left with the Mondo to fix that. The dissolve from the desert to mission can't be fixed with the Mondo. It fades to the guardpost, then fades to the mission similar to the 4K. So it is keep the fade out from the desert and cut to the mission or use the DVD to fix the dissolve. I'm leaning to the first rather then use the DVD.
Edit: The Mondo is zoomed too, making the 4K's framimg interesting
4K remaster BD/Old International Cut DVD
Another problem is the cut from the train leaving the station to Tuco on the train (where Blondie and Angel Eyes meet up with AE's crew). Adding to the problem of the dissolve, the music and train whistle are different in all versions.