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Comparison between the Celestial version (represented here by the German Blu-ray from Black Hill Pictures) and the original version (included on the UK/US Blu-ray from Arrow Video).
Several other master errors/"framecuts" with a duration of less than 1 sec each were not listed in the report.
We already discussed the alternate cut of The Kid with the Golden Arm. However, this film is also available as a new restoration. Some years ago we already checked the German VHS (cut in other scenes) and noticed some moments where the Celestial master was a bit shorter. The difference in running time here looks like this:
Substracting Celestial notes the new Arrow version is exactly 01:35 min longer. The same spots as on the German VHS stand out, and so there is quite a bit to discover here that was annoyingly lost on Celestial. The new restoration is clearly preferable here.
The Celestial logo is missing from Arrow, at least as part of the movie file. Not included in cuts duration.
+ 10.5 sec
The opening credits from the 2nd minute with yellow vs. white credits. As usual, the white version of Arrow should match the original.
10:00 / 09:55-09:57 The convoy moves a little further out of the picture to the right. 2.3 sec
20:19 / 20:24-20:26 More men jump off the carriage at the end of the shot. 1.5 sec
22:31 / 22:39-22:40 Before the door is flung open and Tung Lu joins it, the camera actually moves to the side in the same shot on the VHS. 1 sec
22:35 / 22:44-22:45 This also happens shortly after when Yang Tung described Lu as the boss of the dragon gang. The camera moves back so that you can also see his two companions. Celestial, on the other hand, jumps in at this later moment of the shot. 1.1 sec
41:40 / 42:07-42:09 After the conversation between Ting Lu and Lu Feng, the following shot outside starts a moment earlier. The Celestial master does not start until the camera pans. 2 sec
51:00 / 51:38-51:40 The fade to the sun was brought forward a bit in the Celestial restoration. Hai Tao actually takes a few more steps forward. Arrow 1.7 sec longer
53:44-53:45 / 54:28-54:29 Here, in Celestial, a small jumpcut in the middle of the shot was covered up by a cut to Hai Tao (recycled from the surrounding shots). No runtime difference
58:15 / 59:05-59:07 Sun Shu-Pei fights off two more attackers at the end of the shot. 1.8 sec
58:19-58:20 / 59:11-59:12 Again, a shot is briefly interrupted by another shot in the Celestial master, covering up a damaged moment. Here, part of the previously lost shot from the last cut was recycled. No runtime difference
60:38-60:39 / 61:32-61:33 This also happens when Chiang Sheng goes down hit. No runtime difference
66:17 / 67:20-67:21 After the shot of the sword stuck in the ground, another short cut to Li Chin is missing in the Celestial version. 0.7 sec
75:49 / 77:07-77:08 A shot of posing is significantly longer in the end. 1 sec
82:50 / 84:13-84:15 The suffering Sun Chien can be seen a moment earlier. 1.3 sec
The end title card again in yellow vs. white font. The Celestial logo afterwards is of course also only in the old version.
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