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Did the ending get chopped up during editing?

posted 8 years ago by wildj7
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It seems there are seconds missings here and there especially when you count the number of shots actually fired (by the sound track) compared to how many shots he had total in each gun.

[–] Puvwall (1387) 6 months ago

Also i thought i saw the film grade change as soon as he gets to the place to end it. Thought this may be done on purpose to further push the idea that this aint real

[–] Tabbycat (878) 3 months ago

No edits, but to avoid an “X” rating for violence the color in the climactic shootout was toned down to a muted brown, making the blood less provocative.

I’ve wondered if Scorsese had ever thought of putting out an unrated edition with the original color since presumably this wasn’t his preference.

[–] AnthonySocksss (739) 3 months ago

he ran out of money while filming the final shootout and so had to get creative with the edit in post to make up for certain gaps.