Posted by Neil at 205.163.142.226 on November 17, 1999 at 15:20:40:
In Reply to: Interesting thing about Mallrats DVD cut scenes... posted by Placenta Jones on November 17, 1999 at 15:05:23:
: I'd completely agree that Mallrats is funny as shit and the DVD was amazing (kudos again, Vincent) BUT I think the really interesting thing about the Mallrats DVD is how completely NOT funny the extra scenes are.
Kudos indeed.
: I mean, Kevin said that the twenty-minute opening didn't get one laugh at their first test screening and I can see why. I spent the whole scene groaning and going "So, this is why Michael Rooker didn't get more screnn time!"
I just thought it was boring. I thought Rooker was fine, there simply wasn't any material there.
: And, although he completely MAKES the movie for me, the other Jason Lee voice-overs (from the omitted beginning) bring to mind the terribly montone Harrison Ford voice-overs in Blade Runner.
I thought they were fine, although clearly not as good as the one that made it in.
: Kevin made come great decisions when it came to cutting Mallrats. I love the flick and I even love the bad cut scenes they give you a great insight into the filmmaking process.
I agree for the most part, although I much prefer the editted shots of Ben's face as he's being fucked in a very uncomfortable place to the run version with just his hands.
: I wonder how many of the cut Dogma scenes will follow this path? As far as I'm concerned, all of the scenes cut from 'Rats should stay cut, but (for those of you who have seen the long version Dogma) I wonder which cut scenes are keepers and which one will just be interesting to see on the DVD.
Indeed. I look forward to seeing it and I hope that Kevin is able to put the full rough cut on, as well. I think it'll be great to see all the cut scenes in their proper context and see how it all flows.