[net.startrek] Re**4: Re-editing of ST II

wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (03/20/85)

"He's my sister's boy..."

> That scene definitely WAS in the movie. 

>> No it wasn't!

>>> Yes it WAS!

>>>> NO IT WASN'T!!!

Well, maybe.  Just for a data point, we can probably all agree, "It wasn't
in the version on HBO."  And, personally, I didn't see it when I saw it 
opening day in the theater.

However, the studios DO distribute more than one version of a movie, and it
may be likely that some of you did see a version with this scene intact.  For
instance, "Patton" starts out with George C. in front of a large American flag,
facing front and saluting, while a bugle plays, "To the Colors".  However, the
FIRST time I saw it, he didn't salute... he irritatedly waved his hand after
the first few notes of the bugle call, and the bugle cut off.  He then went 
into his "There's one thing, etc." speech.

So calm down, gang, you may have just seen different legitimate releases of the
film.  Now for a second topic, start discussing what scenes in ST-TSFS 
weren't in the versions other people saw.  :-)

                                                Ron Wanttaja
						(ssc-vax!wanttaja)

"Bright and full, the moon arose, over streets and roofs unstained,
 but when the moon had set again, no street nor roof remained..."