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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES






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Comparison:

  • Original Version
  • Director's Cut
Release: Feb 24, 2020 - Author: brainbug1602 - Translator: Mike Lowrey - external link: IMDB
[00:00:00][00:00:00]

The original version begins with a quote from Barry J. Gillis about the alleged murder of the professional boxer Arturo Gatti.



OV: 18 sec.


[00:00:32][00:00:48]

The original version has two additional quotes from Nick Palumbo and Black Sabbath.



OV: 9 sec.


[00:02:57][00:03:22]

In the DC, the camera moves to the left.



In the OV, there is only a short movement at the end.



DC: 3 sec.
OV: 3 sec.


[00:03:09][00:03:34]

In the DC, the camera pans down.



In the OV, there is only a slight swing to the left at the end.



DC: 5 sec.
OV: 5 sec.


[00:05:32][00:05:56]

After Janet gets up in the DC, Harold is shown once again.



Then you see Janet running into the bathroom.



In the original version, the camera follows Janet into the bathroom. The next shot starts a little earlier.



DC: 9 sec.
OV: 10 sec.


[00:06:51][00:07:15]

In the DC, they switch earlier from Harold to the boy.



No time difference. (each 5 sec.)


[00:07:51][00:08:16]

When Brad is shot, the many short cuts on Brad in the DC and the OV are mounted differently.

DC:



OV:



No time difference. (2 secs. each)


[00:07:54][00:08:18]

In the DC, the Harold can be seen earlier as he opens the balcony door.



DC: 2 sec.


[00:07:57][00:08:19]

Same shot as for the previous cut. Harold can be seen longer in the OV.



OV: 3 sec.


[00:08:16][00:08:41]

In the DC, the cuts on the gun when the boy is shot on the ground are distorted.



No time difference. (each 1 sec.)


[00:08:35][00:09:00]

In the DC, the shot is longer as the girl has the guns put in her mouth.



In the OV, the subsequent shot starts earlier instead. There you can also see how the weapon is pushed into her mouth.



DC: 1 sec.
OV: 1 sec.


[00:08:37][00:09:01]

The view of the girl being shot was distorted in the DC.



No time difference. (each 1 sec.)


[00:08:38][00:09:03]

After the girl was shot, another view of Janet in the shower.

DC:



OV:



DC: 2 sec.
OV: 2 sec.


[00:08:47][00:09:11]

Again an alternative shot of Janet in the shower.

DC:



OV:



DC: 3 sec.
OV: 3 sec.


[00:08:59][00:09:23]

The DC is mounted differently when Harold attacks the killer. A cracking sound also makes it clearer that he broke his neck.

DC:



OV:



DC: 4 sec.
OV: 5 sec.


[00:09:06][00:09:30]

Again an alternative shot of Janet in the shower.

DC:



OV:



DC: 2 sec.
OV: 2 sec.


[00:09:53][00:10:17]

The shots of Janet when she is murdered in the shower are distorted in the DC.



No time difference. (each 1 sec.)


[00:10:01][00:10:26]

The subsequent sequence in which the blood runs over the camera was also revised for the DC.



No time difference (10 seconds each)


[00:11:01][00:11:26]

The sequence during the opening credits with the drive through the cemetery was revised for the DC. The OV shows a different scene at the beginning, for the DC, the picture was slightly altered.



No time difference. (each 3 sec.)


[00:11:26][00:11:51]

The DC adds two more credits during the opening credits.



Instead, the OV shows alternative scenes from the gravestones.



DC: 14 sec.
OV: 2 sec.


[00:11:44][00:11:57]

The DC shows only a short cut to the cemetery before the Director of Photography is shown.



The OV shows different scenes from the cemetery.



DC: 2 sec.
OV: 12 sec.


[00:11:50][00:12:13]

Other scenes of the cemetery can be seen.

DC:



OV:



DC: 4 sec.
OV: 4 sec.


[00:12:26][00:12:50]

The credit fade-in of Shapur Ahurani is a bit longer in the OV.



OV: 1 sec.

[00:15:29][00:15:53]

The DC shows different scenes as Harold says "We discover the reality of the world around us." The OV is also distorted.

DC:



OV:



DC: 3 sec.
OV: 4 sec.


[00:15:44][00:16:08]

The DC fades from the grid to the "Steak Express" shop.



The OV shows a black screen instead.



Afterwards, we see other scenes from the Steak Express.



DC: 7 sec.
OV: 8 sec.


[00:16:29][00:16:54]

When Harold goes to the store, the DC continues to show the same shot.



When the shop is raided, the DC cuts to the man in the wheelchair for a longer time.



On the OV, Harold also raids the store. But the scenes were distorted. In between there is only a short cut to the man in the wheelchair.



DC: 34 sec.
OV: 33 sec.


[00:17:43][00:18:07]

In the OV, the scene when the seller is shot is distorted.



DC: 3 sec.
OV: 3 sec.


[00:17:56][00:18:20]

The OV zooms in a little when the robber is unmasked.



DC: 3 sec.
OV: 3 sec.


[00:18:03][00:18:27]

When the robber is shot, the OV shows other, zoomed images.



DC: 1 sec.
OV: 2 sec.


[00:18:18][00:18:43]

When the woman is shot in the store, there is a flash of light in the DC copied into the picture. In the OV, instead, there are wild cuts all over the place.



DC: 1 sec.
OV: 1 sec.


[00:19:35][00:19:59]

In the DC, the car can be seen a little longer.



The OV cuts earlier on to the red wagon.



In the OV, this and the following scenes are somewhat zoomed.


DC: 1 sec.
OV: 3 sec.


[00:19:40][00:20:06]

The red car can be seen a little earlier in the DC.



DC: 1 sec.


[00:19:43][00:20:08]

Again, in the DC we see the car a little earlier. The scene also runs slower.



DC: 8 sec.
OV: 5 sec.


[00:19:51][00:20:13]

In the OV, we see the dark car longer and in the next shot the red car earlier.



OV: 4 sec.


[00:19:51][00:20:17]

The shot in which the red car drives around the curve is again slowed down in the DC.



DC: 7 sec.
OV: 5 sec.


[00:19:58][00:20:22]

The DC shows the car earlier.



In the OV, we see the red car a little longer instead.



DC: 2 sec.
OV: 1 sec.