Which version to watch first ??
Hi,
I have never seen Rabid Dogs (aka Kidnapped) before, but just got the new Anchor Bay DVD which includes both versions of the film.
Now, which version should I watch (first)?
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I have never seen Rabid Dogs (aka Kidnapped) before, but just got the new Anchor Bay DVD which includes both versions of the film.
Now, which version should I watch (first)?
Thanks in advance.
I really recommend the Bava-version RABID DOGS which although only a rough cut is way better than the one created for the theatrical release in 2002.
I enjoyed RABID DOGS and if I wouldn't have been told, I'd never realized watching an "uncompleted" movie. It has great inpact and an ending which you'd never expected.
To anyone else who reads this, I agree with the above posters--stick with Rabid Dogs. The score in Kidnapped sounds like it was recorded on a mac or something, and the newly filmed scenes try to add suspense to the developing plot but I think it works just as well without them...and as pointed out, the opening credits in Rabid Dogs are much better.
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Thanks for the thread, everyone. This was exactly the question on my mind this evening. Your collective comments have steered me right.
shareRabid Dogs!
Kidnapped features footage that was NOT shot by Mario Bava. Pointless.
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Just finished watching "Rabid Dogs". I'll watch the other version later but can't imagine it being better than what I just saw.
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I'm in the minority here but I kinda liked some of the new scenes in the kidnapped version. The thing that sucks is that they actually cut out footage that Bava shot in favor of their own added footage.
They should've kept all the Bava footage while integrating their own footage into it to make a more definitive version.
Great thread & very helpful! I'll be watching Dogs instead of Kidnapped & then revisit Kidnapped after I get through the rest of the Bava Box Vol. 2 I bought.
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