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Such a Fine Film Toppled by a Tiny Technical Flaw

posted 16 years ago by rivieran
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This has been one of my favorite American films since it was first released, but I am sad to say that the end credits start rolling at least one minute too soon.

They block out the beauty and grandeur of the (expensive!) aerial cinematography of the GC, in addition to distracting us from the climactic closing fanfare of James Newton Howard's sublime score.

I had hoped that the closing credits would have been delayed a minute or so on the DVD release, but no such luck. In a way they render the final scene almost meaningless, and that is way too bad for such an important movie.

I still love this film, but I am saddened that such a simple technical error in timing the start of the credits seriously damaged its overall cultural impact and, in my opinion, destroyed its performance at the box office.

Instead of remaining in their seats for sixty seconds more, experiencing the full visual and aural impact of the GC flythrough scenes and saying "Wow!", I suspect that most first-time viewers of GC walked out as soon as they saw the credits start to roll (as modern audiences are wont to do) merely saying "Huh?"

[–] JJDubs (42) 5 years ago

What's even worse is that Starz reduces that end credits scene to postage stamp size to show previews. The end sequence score is phenomenal.

[–] snepts (11123) 5 years ago

I would like to see this movie again, for the first time.
I say this because I kind of remember when it came out, but I really don't remember much about it. I love ML Parker, just because she's so sweet looking. This seems like a character study, so maybe a more thoughtful ending that would allow us to ponder everything we had just experienced might have made the film a little more special, but if the end credits feel rushed, if it indeed is a great movie, I don't think this would kill it. I suspect it's a fine film but not a masterpiece. But I'd have to see it again.