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Hey, MB and Midnite, while we're on the subject, can you take us down memory lane for a minute? What was that original host for our beloved board long, long ago, before the turn-of-the-millenium? I can still remember what it looked like.
I finally gave up trying to figure out why my already existing video capture hardware/software would no longer work and I bought some new hardware/software to replace it. So, backtracking to Scenes 129-131, and sort of in the vein of the video I created for Scene 170, I've "recreated" Angelique's hanging using audio from the reel-to-reel tape of the 97 minute release's version of the sequence along with video/stills of much of the missing material. It's certainly not perfect, but I'm happy with it:
And you may wonder why a good deal of the footage isn't up to the quality of the DVD/Blu-ray? Well, that's because the footage taken from the trailers is nowhere near as good as that of the DVD/Blu-ray, so for better consistency the footage I capture from the actual film was captured from the VHS. I also did that so that all the footage would be 4X3 like that from the trailers and not a mixture of 4X3 and 16X9...
Here are two of the three things that I said would be coming in a future post. Thanks to the fact that several of the NoDS trailers/TV spots contain material missing from the 94 minute version of the film (and also from the 97 minute version - but we won't be dealing with that stuff for a while yet) I've been able to make two videos of material that was cut from Angelique's hanging. However, first up here's how Angelique's hanging appears in the 94 minute version of the film:
Now how Angelique was intended to be seen dropping from the platform, as the rope goes taut her body jerks around, and as one of Strack's henchmen reaches to grab the rope:
And here's how Angelique was intended to be see as the henchmen pull her body up (which is what Charles sees when he turns back):
Enjoy! Especially when who knows when we might actually see either sequence in a restored 129 minute version...
(ADMIN: Edited to add videos and remove animated GIFs)
... Strack's dream voiceover ... it's different from how Strack's condemnation plays during the actual hanging:
The dream:
STRACK
Angelique Collins, you have been
condemned as a witch and you must
die as a witch. Let your soul be
returned to the pits of darkness
forevermore. For thou knowest we
do what we must for thy sake, in
thy name. Amen. Prepare yourself
for eternity, witch. Let the devil take
his own!
The hanging (edited down to being more similar to the dream voiceover):
STRACK
Angelique Collins, you have been
condemned as a witch and you must
die. But your spirit will not live after
you for your earthly remains will
hang her until your spirit returns to
the pits of darkness forevermore.
...
For thou knowest that we do what we
must for thy sake, in thy name.
Amen. Prepare yourself for eternity,
witch. Let the devil take his own!
Interestingly enough, the "Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die as a witch. Let your soul be returned to the pits of darkness forevermore" part of the dream's voice over is the way it's written in the script for the hanging, but it's actually delivered as "Angelique Collins, you have been condemned as a witch and you must die. But your spirit will not live after you for your earthly remains will hang her until your spirit returns to the pits of darkness forevermore."
And unfortunately, if Darren has shown what actually plays in the 129 minute version in the place that the dream currently appears - if it is indeed the dream or some portion thereof - I'm not sure because I'm pretty certain I've never seen it if it was shown because I would remember because it's a big question I have regarding the 129 minute version...
...
... The first example could possibly show up for the 7th, or perhaps the 10th, or perhaps not. ...
Moving on to the next two scenes in the sequence:
129 EXT - COLLINWOOD - DAY - HIGH ANGLE 129
Looking directly down on Angelique.
And that's when today's quote -Page 64/Scene 129 - Strack: 'May the devil take his own!'
- is scripted to come up, followed in the script by:
Suddenly Angelique drops from the branch. As the
rope goes taut, her body jerks to a sudden stop.
WHIP PAN up to Sarah's window and ZOOM IN TO HER
HORRIFIED FACE as she SCREAMS and runs from the
sight. NOTE: THIS IS THE SAME SCENE QUENTIN SAW
IN ONE OF THE EARLIER MEMORY CUTS.
131 EXT - GROUNDS - DAY - HIGH ANGLE 131
The body hangs from the tree as the men descend
the ladder to the ground. Then everyone SLOWLY
EXITS THE SHOT.
And when it comes to differences in the dialogue, what Strack actually prefaces today's quote with is "Oh Lord, Thou hast heard her threats. Protect us from her evils. Guard us with Thy invincible strength. For Thou knowest that we do what we must for Thy sake, in Thy name. Amen. Prepare yourself for eternity, witch" - and after all that is when Strack actually says "Let the devil take his own!"
And when it comes to the differences in the directions and the descriptions, as can be seen in the following capture -
- Scene 129 would certainly seem to actually open with the exact same ground level long shot that Scene 126 opens with, though it lasts longer (for the duration of Strack invoking "Oh Lord, Thou hast heard her threats. Protect us from her evils. Guard us with Thy invincible strength" - and it isn't until after that that things switch to being shot from the high angle looking down on Angelique -
- and it is different footage from what we've seen before because we can actually see Strak's lips move exactly with his continued invocation as he says "For Thou knowest that we do what we must for Thy sake, in Thy name. Amen. Prepare yourself for eternity, witch" - and after that things switch to a shot of Angelique and the two men holding her -
- with her quite understandably looking quite upset and the man on her right turning to look at her - and it's after that that we then see Charles, Strack and Gabriel shot from below, as they are in today's capture -
- and Strack orders "Let the devil take his own!" and Angelique, also shot from below, falls from the platform -
- though in the 94 minute version of the film we do not see Angelique's body jerk to a sudden stop because that is only seen in the 97 minute and 129 minute versions of the film (and more on that in a future post) - and while we do see Sarah scream and run from her window (and also more on that in the future post), we don't see a whip pan or a zoom in to her, but what we do see afterward is a shot Charles having been looking back at her -
- to tie things into Quentin's memory back in Scene 75, and Charles then turn to look back -
- to watch things that only happen in the 97 minute and 129 minute versions of the film (and also more on that in the future post) - and when it comes to Scene 131 (which I honestly believe should be numbered 130 - but more on that in another future post), while Angelique's body is hanging up in the tree, and while we do see the main characters exit the shot, the men do not descend the ladder to the ground because in fact the two men atop the platform remain and as the main characters move toward Collinwood, one of men moves to one of the ladders -
- and then -
- climbs up it.
If we are seen together now, it will be very difficult for me, she says, sitting down. Very well, he says--I'll leave on one condition. What's that? she asks. Agree to see me tonight at nine o'clock at the gazebo, he says. Don't be absurd, she says, that's impossible. It's essential that you see me, he insists. I can't afford to be seen with you, she says. Is Morgan really watching you that closely? he asks. Can't you understand? she asks. I understand only one thing, he says, sitting beside her, and that is that you must see me--and I will not leave here until you promise you will. Very well, she says--yes I'll come.
And here's something that's fairly rare, because it had only been published in the Nov. '71 edition of 16 Magazine -
- as part of an article entitled Sneak Peak at NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS until it showed up in 2012 on page 186 of the DS Return To Collinwood book. And here's a still of it:
(Click here for a 700X693 version)
Interestingly, Charles, Strack and Strack's henchman were never seen in the film standing in front of Collinwood like they're posing - but then, so many stills are posed for in ways that don't directly correlate to the film. And who knows who told 16 Magazine that the flashback takes place in the 1880s (well, unless that's a typo)? Maybe they should have stuck to referring to the time frame as the "19th century."
And just when you might think there couldn't possibly be another head shot of Charles from this sequence, here comes this very rare one:
(Click here for a 718X900 version)