I think that they should have left this scene in tact. It's not all that much longer & it tends to explain why Quint's Mate didn't go on the boat with the others.
@@davesnothere. I used to go swimming in the ocean when I was young. But every time I saw a shadow I thought it was a shark. But I was brave and I kept swimming.
The switch from "it's kinda funny hearing them concerned like realistic people" to genuine fear and panic losing Scoob was the best bit in this whole thing imo, it's so... uncanny.
Interesting. I always wondered what happened to that little guy with the greasy hat. I'm glad it was trimmed out. Slows the pacing and the dynamic between the three main players here. It was a distraction. Editors chose wisely. Also, you may note that the greasy hat is still there when they load up the ship w/ Hooper's gear. 'Half-a$$sed astronaut' scene. So it doesn't make sense he'd still be there to help Hooper, who would be showing up days later from when he got 'fired/quit'. The cut was not only better, it was necessary for continuity. Sure, we hear Quint griping about getting good help under 60, etc. But hints are good enough and are usually better. I always wondered where the guy went, too, but I didn't need to know exactly. The character is background. And wondering is better sometimes. It's like the great scene aboard Hoopers science vessel at night and they spot a wrecked ship adrift. Chief exclaims, "That's Ben Gardner's boat!" Hooper asks about him, and Chief replies, "Sure I know him, he's a fisherman here." That's all we need. But... We actually met Ben Gardner early on, if you recall. Twice in fact. First time he was when he welcomes Hooper at the dock. "Well, hello yourself little fella." We meet him again in the noisy mass of hunting ships as he complains in local dialect about the idiots blowing themselves up. But we don't need to remember it's the same guy. All we need to know is it's a local fisherman whom Chief knows owns that boat. We soon find out what happened to him. (By the way, the man is real. He wasn't an actor, but a fisherman on the island of Martha's Vineyard and helped Robert Shaw with his character and dialect. I forgot his name, but I'm sure you can look it up). The scene is wonderful. Great blocking, movement on several planes, with a constant view of the ocean (their destination) out the window and the threat of what's in store for them on the walls all around them. Not to mention Shaw's lines. Not a curse uttered, yet this guy scares the beegeebies out of ya. He exudes raw power. Even when he says, 'Excuse me, Chief' and walks past him, we don't know if he's going to rip someone's head off or turn off the coffee pot. Unpredictable is an understatement of his portrayal of Quint. Unlike my long post, less is usually more. ;) Cheers from Tokyo. Happy Fourth of July Weekend!
I’m with axe dude on the skull issue. He has a collection it’s one thing to not have your hobby on display in front of everyone but another if you actively need it covered up.
Soldier: Give me one good reason I don't put a bullet in you right now. Scooby Doo: Rause rif rou ry rit. Ri'm ronna rove ris rainsaw ro rar rup rour rass, rou'll re ristling rixie rough ra role rin rour read. Romprende?
Finally, the bugs from Raid Insecticide Campaign get to be in TV Funhouse, unfortunately, just like Happy Tree Friends, it looks like a kids show, but it has adult humor, with Cockroach, the only known insect from the Raid Insecticide Campaign to appear in TV Funhouse, suffering various horrible deaths, like getting sprayed, or crushed by the Attack can, luckily, Roach's deaths in TV Funhouse doesn’t have any blood nor gore.
