Couldn't help but think that by the end of the film Kubrick was so fed up with how bland yet comically full of itself the movie turned out that he thought
"well, fuck it, let's just end it with an epic battle with axes and mannequin limbs."
In the year 2002, it was announced that an alternate ending for Los Olvidados (labeled "the happy ending") was discovered at the Film Warehouse of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and it would be restored digitally in order to show it to the public. On July 8, 2005, it was re-screened with the alternate ending on a few selected venues and included in subsequent DVD releases.
At the International Cinematographic Festival in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, on February 3, 2011, the last surviving member of the cast, Alfonso Mejia (Pedro), introduced the alternative ending to the film.
According to Mejia, Buñuel was "pressured by the censorship in México, and urged to film an alternative ending, a conventional ending, to maintain the image of a progressive Mexico, where no one was poor or illiterate" (you can view the interview here).
The alternative ending begins with El Jaibo and Pedro fighting on an abandoned warehouse. Pedro pushes El Jaibo from the roof, where he falls to his death. Pedro frisks the body for the money El Jaibo stole from him (in contrast to the original ending, where Pedro is murdered by El Jaibo). Pedro returns to the farm school with the money that the principal entrusted to him.
It closely follows the beginning of a book, of course it's long and seemingly inconclusive. The only thing that got to me was the sophisticated-sounding queen's english of the goblins and trolls.
I didn't have internet access while I watched it and couldn't research the question that plagued me all through the movie: "Is that... the line-up of Lordi..?". Finally I have the confirmation. Fuckin' hilarious.
I unknowingly watched the shorter version and found it absolutely magical and touching. THEN I discovered that there's a director's cut, which is what I would've normally gone for. And after having looked into that the difference between the two is... Wow. For once the shorter version is better, watching the director's cut would've completely ruined the experience for me.
It’s weird that they would go from place to place looking for clues to find the treasure when the real treasure was in the friendship they were making.
Why do some people seem to think that any kind of symbolism or message in a movie automatically makes it good? Every craptacular marvel movie tells a story of good vs. evil. So what? All I saw beyond the symbolism here is frustrating characters, bad acting and a stupid script. ...Oh, and Lillian Gish talking, that was pretty cool.
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Movie comment on Puissance de la parole
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The full version with subtitles is on KG.Movie comment on Killer's Kiss
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Couldn't help but think that by the end of the film Kubrick was so fed up with how bland yet comically full of itself the movie turned out that he thoughtMovie comment on Death Machine
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Good god, HOW is this not a cult classic?Movie comment on Doctor Zhivago
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Non-russians had no business making this film. It shows a complete lack of understanding of the russian mentality and life.Movie comment on Riget
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But I want more. :(Movie comment on Adaptation.
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"Don't like Nicolas Cage?! Here, take TWO!"Movie comment on Punch-Drunk Love
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I for one don't understand all the praise for this tale of a mentally unstable, socially retarded man and manic pixie dream woman.Movie comment on The Birds
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"There is at least a hundred killer birds perched right outside the school. Let's take all the kids out into the open!"Also imagine the woman's obsessive, creepy, stalking behavior displayed at the beginning of the movie, but done by a man. Disturbing.
Movie comment on Rebel Without a Cause
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Daddy issues and teenage angst.Movie comment on Los olvidados
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Wiki, concerning an alternative ending:At the International Cinematographic Festival in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, on February 3, 2011, the last surviving member of the cast, Alfonso Mejia (Pedro), introduced the alternative ending to the film.
According to Mejia, Buñuel was "pressured by the censorship in México, and urged to film an alternative ending, a conventional ending, to maintain the image of a progressive Mexico, where no one was poor or illiterate" (you can view the interview here).
The alternative ending begins with El Jaibo and Pedro fighting on an abandoned warehouse. Pedro pushes El Jaibo from the roof, where he falls to his death. Pedro frisks the body for the money El Jaibo stole from him (in contrast to the original ending, where Pedro is murdered by El Jaibo). Pedro returns to the farm school with the money that the principal entrusted to him.
Movie comment on Taare Zameen Par
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People being assholes to a dyslexic kid for over 2 hours.Movie comment on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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It closely follows the beginning of a book, of course it's long and seemingly inconclusive. The only thing that got to me was the sophisticated-sounding queen's english of the goblins and trolls.Movie comment on The Tournament
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Good for an action flic, deserves a higher rating imho.Movie comment on Dark Floors
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I didn't have internet access while I watched it and couldn't research the question that plagued me all through the movie: "Is that... the line-up of Lordi..?". Finally I have the confirmation. Fuckin' hilarious.Movie comment on Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
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I unknowingly watched the shorter version and found it absolutely magical and touching. THEN I discovered that there's a director's cut, which is what I would've normally gone for. And after having looked into that the difference between the two is... Wow. For once the shorter version is better, watching the director's cut would've completely ruined the experience for me.Movie comment on Burlesque
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Guys. It's a musical starring Christina Aguilera and Cher, set in a nightclub. Do you complain about porn being predictable too?Movie comment on Paperman
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Reminded me of Signs.Movie comment on Sullivan's Travels
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Crude slapstick humor in a 1941 film. Come on...Movie comment on Batman & Robin
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Why so much serious hate? It's hilarious as far as I'm concerned.Movie comment on Bonnie and Clyde
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And I thought I'd never find a film with a soundtrack more annoying than Scarface's...Movie comment on National Treasure
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It’s weird that they would go from place to place looking for clues to find the treasure when the real treasure was in the friendship they were making.Movie comment on C'était un rendez-vous
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What an asshole.Movie comment on Adazhio
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I was immediately reminded of Gorky's 'Danko's burning heart'. Pretty cool.Movie comment on Illusions
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Same here. Phew.Movie comment on The Night of the Hunter
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Why do some people seem to think that any kind of symbolism or message in a movie automatically makes it good? Every craptacular marvel movie tells a story of good vs. evil. So what? All I saw beyond the symbolism here is frustrating characters, bad acting and a stupid script. ...Oh, and Lillian Gish talking, that was pretty cool.Showing items 26 – 50 of 92