Is it just me,or did they start the sinking waaay to quickly.They didnt even bother to flesh anyone's character out,like they did in the original. Just Richard Dryfuss's character was gay,and thats pretty much it.
"If it's death from a Saxon sword that frightens you,..stay home"
The film originally ran for 123 minuets, its all explained in the trivia section on this very site. During post production the studio extensively re edited the film much to the directors annoyance. Much of the footage that is missing is from prior to the ship capsizing.
shareI read in an interview that Petersen had final cut and that it was HIS decision to cut out the character development scenes.
Probably the most stupid decision of his career
The second most stupid decision was to kill off Valentin & Elena so early and in such a nasty way.
You couldn't care about anyone else.
I was really disturbed by Valentine's death as Richard Dreyfuss' character didn't seem fazed by killing him at all. There was absolutely no remorse. He just got up, dusted himself off, and continued on with the others. There was no sorry, grief, or guilt. It was just like, "OK, carry on!"
Interesting I would like to read the article, no matter who edited what and for what reason I actually enjoy this film, although I can agree the way Valentine goes is hmmmmmm....I can't think of the right word.
shareIt makes you feel BAD because Valentin didn't deserve to die at all.
He was a nice, caring guy - and this is how he gets treated...
But what's even worse is that Dreyfuss' character is as useless
as they come and he didn't deserve to make it at all.
He doesn't show any remorse, which comes across as inhuman and brutal.
Maybe the most unlikeable gay character in film history
Everything was so misjudged: The story, the cast, the tone...
The director totally failed.
The thing is, Valentine was aiding a stowaway, that's the reason provided for the audience to accept both his and his stowaway girlfriends deaths. Dreyfuss' character on the other hand is going through a break up with his husband sure its not the most relatable situation in film history but its the reason provided for the audience to accept him living. All the "shake him off" stuff though makes him unlikable because Drefuss' character did not know of Valentines situation, him being a patsy to a crime.
The only thing the Dreyfuss character could go on was face value but he calls Valentine either "beautiful" or "georgous" I forget which, so clearly he had some attraction to Valentine, it must just have come down to do or die.