Indy IV Trailer - Photoshopped to Remove Guns! at DVinfo.net

Scott Anderson · February 15th, 2008, 09:00 AM

Apparently, there are several shots that have been heavily modified for the US version of the trailer vs the International one. The shots modify the army officers pointing guns at Ray Winstone and Harrison Ford into the arm pointing guns "near" them (shades of the E.T. DVD, anyone?):

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3...ipants1la6.jpg

This first one is the worst. This shot, at around :57, is a HORRIBLE cut and paste job. It appears to be mainly still grabs roughly composited over the shot to make the corrections.

The shot at 1:36 was modified, as well:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1336/cgipants2cj6.jpg

The interesting part, for me, is the question of "why do this?". Is there some MPAA regulation about pointing guns at people in trailers? Did the MPAA threaten to not approve the trailer in it's original form? Was this done as a one-day rush job to get the trailer out in time for Valentines Day? Who decided that this was "good enough"?

I've also heard that the international version omits the American flag, but I haven't seen it yet - anybody got a link?

Somebody should have realized that these 1080p trailers get scrutinized frame-by-frame by fanboys worldwide. The first shot, especially, is soooo bad that once you know what you're looking at, it becomes laughable. In addition to body parts floating around like crazy, a background Army guy actually appears from nowhere behind someone else's head! I find it very odd that such glaring gaffes would be released like this.

Is this political correctness run amok?

Kelly Goden · February 15th, 2008, 12:33 PM

I havent been able to access this link myself to see if its a European version but I believe this is spanish:
http://ahorahollywood.com/component/...ectlink/id,45/

Chris Harris · February 15th, 2008, 02:15 PM

This MUST be a joke. Please tell me it's a joke...

Mathieu Ghekiere · February 16th, 2008, 04:48 PM

Some of these very absurd extreme conditions of "doing the good thing" (????) is actually pretty scary in America...

If I as a European look at that (and I think, many Americans too, I don't want to generalize) then this is just absurd, scary, and it would be funny, if it wasn't as uncomfortable...

There should be a documentary "This film is not yet rated", about the MPAA, and many people say it's very good, scary and really annoying to see how they judge over there... Just crazy, not a joke I suppose...

February 15th, 2008, 09:00 AM	#1
Scott Anderson Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 327	Indy IV Trailer - Photoshopped to Remove Guns! Apparently, there are several shots that have been heavily modified for the US version of the trailer vs the International one. The shots modify the army officers pointing guns at Ray Winstone and Harrison Ford into the arm pointing guns "near" them (shades of the E.T. DVD, anyone?): http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3...ipants1la6.jpg This first one is the worst. This shot, at around :57, is a HORRIBLE cut and paste job. It appears to be mainly still grabs roughly composited over the shot to make the corrections. The shot at 1:36 was modified, as well: http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1336/cgipants2cj6.jpg The interesting part, for me, is the question of "why do this?". Is there some MPAA regulation about pointing guns at people in trailers? Did the MPAA threaten to not approve the trailer in it's original form? Was this done as a one-day rush job to get the trailer out in time for Valentines Day? Who decided that this was "good enough"? I've also heard that the international version omits the American flag, but I haven't seen it yet - anybody got a link? Somebody should have realized that these 1080p trailers get scrutinized frame-by-frame by fanboys worldwide. The first shot, especially, is soooo bad that once you know what you're looking at, it becomes laughable. In addition to body parts floating around like crazy, a background Army guy actually appears from nowhere behind someone else's head! I find it very odd that such glaring gaffes would be released like this. Is this political correctness run amok?

February 16th, 2008, 04:48 PM	#4
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	Some of these very absurd extreme conditions of "doing the good thing" (????) is actually pretty scary in America... If I as a European look at that (and I think, many Americans too, I don't want to generalize) then this is just absurd, scary, and it would be funny, if it wasn't as uncomfortable... There should be a documentary "This film is not yet rated", about the MPAA, and many people say it's very good, scary and really annoying to see how they judge over there... Just crazy, not a joke I suppose... __________________ http://productionsofthe3rdkind.com http://pr3k.com

February 15th, 2008, 12:33 PM	#2
Kelly Goden Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 259	I havent been able to access this link myself to see if its a European version but I believe this is spanish: http://ahorahollywood.com/component/...ectlink/id,45/

February 15th, 2008, 02:15 PM	#3
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	This MUST be a joke. Please tell me it's a joke...