Posts: 313
From: Barking, Essex, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
posted July 26, 2011 05:46 PM
hello does anyone know if there was any footage in the castle or universal 8 200ft release which was not in the 400ft version any info please
Posts: 156
From: Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
posted July 26, 2011 05:55 PM
If I remember correctly, there is no additional footage in the 200' version. It seems that I would have added it to my 400' version had this been a possibility.
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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted July 30, 2011 09:15 PM
Does the 400'er compare better to the 200'er?. I've always felt that the 8-minute version was always one of Castle's weaker entries. The editing is very, very choppy and the narrative not too easy to follow (assuming this is 1974 and you've yet to see the full movie). I also think Castle's neg was way too dark.
Posts: 156
From: Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered: Dec 2007
posted July 31, 2011 05:52 AM
Actually the 400' version includes the 200' version's quick paced opening and then extends the final search when Sir Talbot stalks and kills his son. This scene is not as choppy as the 200' scene. I feel the editing is comparable to "The Incredible Shrinking Man" where the editors used the opening of the 200' version intact and then extend scenes later on.