Posted by wunnuy on 10/31/47 11:40

The Man With No Name wrote:
> A source of considerable debate is the restored scenes. All but one of
> these were on the earlier DVD, but in this case they're re-dubbed and
> incorporated into the film, which brings us to the big problem with this
> release...
>> The deleted scenes, also, are re-incorporated into the film. The scenes
> themselves are fine; this is a long, meandering film anyway, so most any
> extra material isn't going to affect pacing or anything. But, because it's
> re-dubbed many years later by some of the original actors, the change in
> voices (especially Eli Wallach (Tuco) who's voice has changed considerably.
> Every time he talks in a deleted scene, I think of Don Altobello,) is *very*
> distracting.
>

The DVD is definitely worth owning, but I found Eastwood's dubbing the
most distracting. It sounded like someone trying to do an Eastwood
impression (despite being the real, older Eastwood).

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