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Papagallo's line

posted 8 years ago by gressos
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I know the issue of R/Unrated versions has been discussed in other threads,just one of these things that always bug me as an original release viewer of films is lines missing in DVD/Bluray versions.
Such is once more the case here-when Papagallo speaks to the fuel community for the first time,there is a beautiful line "do we become like them?savages?I'll leave them nothing".
From what I've checked,it's one of the elements gone together with the original VHS tape,maybe existing only in a Japanese DVD edition,long OOP.
I was anxious to listen to this line again and it was gone,at least in the US BR.It stops at ''what then?''
Unreasonable thing,since we were able to have a less butchered version in our hands,after those crappy initial releases.

[–] drunkbear 8 years ago

Interesting; I was never aware there was more to his speech. It's definitely not on the DVD I have, which is about ten years old.

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[–] gressos 8 years ago

See here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdZ30QVRRVE

[–] drunkbear 8 years ago

I've thought about it, though: editing that part about blowing it up and leaving them nothing would have taken some of the suspense out of the first watching. I know that, when I first saw the film (oh, something like 30 years ago), I was as surprised as the marauders when the refinery exploded. So I think that was a good edit.

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[–] gressos 8 years ago

You have a point there but I still think that the ''what do we become,savages?'' line should have stayed because it clearly states the difference of philosophy between the two worlds(inside the community/outside)that will affect Max's mentality in the future and will make him want to live again like a human being.

[–] drunkbear 8 years ago

I still think that the ''what do we become,savages?'' line should have stayed

That line still exists in the old DVD that I have, but it's pretty much inaudible. I didn't realize it was there until I played the movie with the subtitles on. The camera is focusing on Max's interaction with the Feral Kid, at the time.

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