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The question is should we be going for "original intent" or "original effect"? Regardless of the filmmakers' intention, the "cartoonishly green" original theat
by pimlottc 3y ago
The question is should we be going for "original intent" or "original effect"? Regardless of the filmmakers' intention, the "cartoonishly green" original theatrical version is what became a smash hit. Once the public has seen it, and embraced it, shouldn't that be considered the canonical version? The proof of the pudding is in the eating, after all. To tinker with it afterwards risks ruining the effect, regardless of the intention.
- gjsman-1000 3y agoNo, you’re missing my point. The theatrical film had very little green tint compared to the home releases. The home releases are “cartoonishly green” when the theatrical version was not. The 4K simply goes back to what it was originally. It is, quite literally, undoing the tampering that’s been happening since the first (edit: second, 2004 release) DVD.
- pimlottc 3y agoAh, when you said “the original” I assumed that was referring to the theatrical release.
- kranke155 3y agoHe’s kind of wrong tho. The cartoonishly green version of it is the second DVD release which tried to match the sequels. The theatrical release and the first DVD were not cartoonishly green. So the 4k release is attempting to fix an issue introduced later on anyway. The theatrical release does not match the current 4k “revision”