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The Vanishing: Recut

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I'm a big fan of Tim Krabbe's horror novel The Golden Egg and George Sluizer's 1988 movie adaptation Spoorloos. That shocking ending gave me nightmares for weeks. The 1993 american remake didn't work. The story is too blunt and tragic for the Hollywood standards, and to change that is to kill the most terrifying aspect of the film. I do think the US version has a lot going for it tho. Jeff Bridges is completely terrifying and Kiefer is a more likeable lead (which would make the character's fate even more painful to watch). 
That's why I decided to recut the film, removing the dumb changes and preserving the essence of the story and its terrifying conclusion. I'm pretty sure it's been done before, but I decided to do my own version and share it with whoever might be interested. 

Changes:
- Decided to follow the original film's structure, so my cut starts with the disappearence and then we're introduced to Barney. 
- A lot of 'relationship' scenes between Jeff and Rita were cut since Rita is not a crucial character here. 
- Rita disappears from the story after she leaves Jeff for good. 
- Cut out the scene of Barney following Rita to the apartment and approaching from behind while she changed the message on the answering machine. It seems careless that the character would try to kidnap her right there. I believe that was only included to add more tension to the film. 
- And of course, the whole Hollywood ending was removed and I tried to recreate the original ending the best way I could.
 

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I would definitely be interesting in seeing this, I have to admit to never seeing the Dutch original but I'm well aware how sanitized the U.S version is, very interested to see a more faithful edit of the remake.
 

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This is great
The Dutch version is one of my favorites but Jeff Bridges is (as usual) outstanding in this remake
However that "Hollywood happy ending" is bullshit
So I am curious what you did with it
 

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Just watched this loved the darker ending!  What was the song used at the end it reminded of Grandaddy, an excellent choice I thought. Will PM you with more detailed feedback
 

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Sinbad said:
Just watched this loved the darker ending!  What was the song used at the end it reminded of Grandaddy, an excellent choice I thought. Will PM you with more detailed feedback

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you liked it. 
I'll PM you the song  ;)
 

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Agent Sam Stanley said:
I'll PM you the song  ;)

Is it your song to share?
 

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Agent Sam Stanley said:
TM2YC said:
Agent Sam Stanley said:
I'll PM you the song  ;)

Is it your song to share?

No, but the song's available on Youtube and Spotify for free listening, so what's wrong with sending him the link?

These are streaming services, i.e., the artist gets royalties each time it is played (if it is on youtube legally. it probably isn't). Just because you can stream it for free, doesn't mean you own it. Please familiarize with US copyright laws, and our own the source rule.
 

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ThrowgnCpr said:
Agent Sam Stanley said:
TM2YC said:
Agent Sam Stanley said:
I'll PM you the song  ;)

Is it your song to share?

No, but the song's available on Youtube and Spotify for free listening, so what's wrong with sending him the link?

These are streaming services, i.e., the artist gets royalties each time it is played (if it is on youtube legally. it probably isn't). Just because you can stream it for free, doesn't mean you own it. Please familiarize with US copyright laws, and our own the source rule.

Youtube is very attentive to copyright infringement these days and is blocking everything that is not legal. I have no idea if the song is there legally, but I can send him the link on Spotify just in case. And I'm aware I don't own a song just because I can play it for free, but if it's on a streaming service it's not against the law to share such link with others.
 

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Youtube is doing an okay job of blocking illegal movie uploads, but the amount of illegal music on youtube is still staggering.

If you are sharing a youtube link, you can post that here. You cannot however share download links to copyrighted materials. That's the last I'll say about it. Please read our rules. If you have a question about them, PM a staff member.
 

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ThrowgnCpr said:
You cannot however share download links to copyrighted materials. That's the last I'll say about it. Please read our rules. If you have a question about them, PM a staff member.

I did and I'm aware of that, thanks  :)
 
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