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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WithinReason@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

The first time I saw the Matrix, it was a pirated copy that was a final cut except it was missing all of the licensed music tracks. So all the dialog, foley, and even the original orchestral soundtrack were in place, but none of the tracks licensed from other artists/bands. This meant the nightclub at the beginning was a bunch of people dancing to nothing, and the lobby shootout was just gunshots and shattering concrete, and the end was just the sound of Neo flying into the sky. Does anyone still have a copy of this anywhere? I always assumed it was some kind of internal leak. The video quality was garbage, but I've love to see this cut again, see what holds up and what is worse.

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[-] ram@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

It's on archive.org labelled The Matrix 1999 Workprint.

[-] WithinReason@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Oooo! I will check this out and report back!!

[-] WithinReason@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

This is it! I totally forgot about the "Z" in the upper left corner. Love it, thanks!

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

So cool, it's a VHS rip but interesting

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