I know there are a few threads that discuss fan-made edits to KOTCS. What about a Spielberg-directed recut?
It's no secret that when filming, they do several takes, Indy's "Part time," line being one of the lines in the trailer that made me laugh...but the cut in the film has a different inflection on it, one that made the moment less Indy, less dry wit.
It seemed to me that the first 2/3s of the film was about on par with the trilogy, take or leave the nuked fridge. But after they get re-captured by Spalko, things seemed to run a little flat. There's Mutt's Tarzan act. Indy v. Devchenko lacked the kind of interest that made the Indy v. German mechanic so fun to watch on Raiders. The Ugha warriors didn't seem particularly menacing. I think if those scenes could be doctored...maybe all they needed were better musical queues (like almost every time a punch was thrown in the Raiders scene) with a handful of added alternate cuts.
They release Director's Cut Blu-Rays and DVDs all the time. So why not a Director's Cut/Re-Cut? Why not a petition? Steven, Harrison, George...this movie is not beyond help. We like it...we want to enjoy it as much as the trilogy. You "fixed" classic Star Wars, so...actually fix KOTCS.
It's no secret that when filming, they do several takes, Indy's "Part time," line being one of the lines in the trailer that made me laugh...but the cut in the film has a different inflection on it, one that made the moment less Indy, less dry wit.
It seemed to me that the first 2/3s of the film was about on par with the trilogy, take or leave the nuked fridge. But after they get re-captured by Spalko, things seemed to run a little flat. There's Mutt's Tarzan act. Indy v. Devchenko lacked the kind of interest that made the Indy v. German mechanic so fun to watch on Raiders. The Ugha warriors didn't seem particularly menacing. I think if those scenes could be doctored...maybe all they needed were better musical queues (like almost every time a punch was thrown in the Raiders scene) with a handful of added alternate cuts.
They release Director's Cut Blu-Rays and DVDs all the time. So why not a Director's Cut/Re-Cut? Why not a petition? Steven, Harrison, George...this movie is not beyond help. We like it...we want to enjoy it as much as the trilogy. You "fixed" classic Star Wars, so...actually fix KOTCS.