I took Poita’s newest sample and attempted to sync it with the Japanese LD rip that’s floating around. What I did was take the LD video and shrank it until it was a small frame in the bottom corner and then put the 35mm sample underneath in its full resolution. At first I attempted to sync them at the first shot after the credit roll. Unfortunately, the shots don’t match. For instance, the LD starts with a shot of a clock and then the shot of the security camera in THX’s medical cabinet, whereas the 35mm sample goes straight to the security camera. The closest I could get something decent was by linking the beginning of the shot of the oscilloscope. Even then you notice that shots tend to be shorter by a few frames or later shots are out of order and this creates a cascading effect where nothing is in sync anymore further down the timeline.
I wonder how the 1971 16mm print relates to either of these cuts. I’d need to fire up my external HD but I’m stuck babysitting right now…