Fear and Desire 4K UHD (1952)

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Originally Posted by callahan09

It's possible that this shouldn't be considered disrespecting his wishes. He did not want us to see the the shorter 61 minute cut that was unearthed in the 90s. Who's to say he didn't want us to see the full 70 minute original version that he made? But it didn't exist in his lifetime (after 1953).

Anyway, I quite liked the 70 minute cut. It was fascinating and much more interesting than the 61 minute cut, which is a rote and rather boring low-budget take on a standard war film. The more philosophical and metaphysical version that I watched on 4K UHD today was really, really interesting. A very entertaining and thought-provoking movie I thought!

Sidney's (Paul Mizursky's) descent into madness was much more fleshed out as well, and his performance more appreciated by me in this version.

The transfer looks amazing as well. It's not a perfect looking movie with signs of some amateurishness in the photography, some cheap equipment, some poorly stored elements, but the shots that looks great look AMAZING.

I watched the longer version on Friday and thought it was very decent, especially compared to the shorter version.