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mousemeat · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: Avengers director's cut ?

I wonder if Weintraub or Warners will ever put out a revamped directors cut of the film..I understand before it was released, it was edited greatly, and many scenes were lopped out...

The film was release in the States , without any sort of press screening
hence the warning flags went up...

I would like to see the original cut....perhaps it was improved over what we fans had to see...which was poor....

Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject:

Yes, the film had huge chunks removed before release. Some of the clips survived as far the trailer. I don't know that we'll ever see an uncut release, although there have been petitions set up for the purpose. The film's 10th anniversary last month would have been the ideal time for such a release, but I think Warner Brothers is trying its best to forget the whole fiasco, although director Jeremiah Chechik incorporated Avengers references, including to the movie, into his episodes of The Middleman...
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Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

If a Director's Cut could improve the acting then I'm all for it! Wink

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Artanis · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject:

Yes, I'd like to see a Director's Cut too and have the deleted scenes restored to the film, which might help fill some of the plot holes, but I doubt it would change people's opinions about the movie.
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Andrew Pixley · Have Fingers... Will Type! Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 422

Still very fond of this film indeed ... for all it faults, and it does have many. And I do think that if the footage was restored and material placed in its correct sequence, it would be far more coherent, stylish and enjoyable.

All the best

Andrew

mousemeat · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: casting

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Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:18 am Post subject:

The casting of Steed is the biggest hurdle of all.
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Allard · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:20 am Post subject:

Just of the top of my hat, an instant thought, but maybe just maybe Jeremy Northam could make a nice Steed.

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:38 am Post subject:

Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: Re: casting

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

Stephen Fry would make a good Mother. Have you seen QI, Timeless?
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Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:41 am Post subject:

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: OT: QI

Avengerholic · The Big Thinker Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 1341

It may benifit from having the missing footage reinstated and the scenes back in their original order Wink

Allard · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:39 am Post subject:

QI must be the greatest panel show ever! (Sorry for the exaggeration, but it's justified this time.) For a great deal thanks to Fry, he is great. But I just can't see him doing Steed.

Timeless A-Peel · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:31 am Post subject: Re: OT: QI

JohnSteedFr · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:58 am Post subject:

I'd like to see those missing scenes.
I really want to discover the first one which was on the first version.
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Alan · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

I'm with Andrew in that I really enjoy the movie, even though I can see that it's not perfect by a long chalk. Its heart is in the right place, even if it ends up more Bond than Steed. I'd snap up a director's cut quicker than you could say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Actually, much quicker than that! Laughing

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Bodie · White Dwarf Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 8

I saw this first when I was about 10 and didn't think much of it either way. I also acquired a few Warner VHS which had that infamous trailer on it, so it was a shock to me when I saw the film how little of that trailer is in the film.

I don't find it terribly good to be honest, the casting of the leads kind of looks good on paper but goes terribly awry on screen IMHO- Fiennes and Thurman have no chemistry IMHO, whilst Sean Connery hams it up shamelessly. But worst film ever material? Not by a long chalk- it's too good in the visual department to be dismissed in such a manner, really.