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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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[-] Mordachai_Shedbacon@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

That's awesome! I'll keep an eye out... Like 10 years ago, i accidentally found a leaked copy of Wolverine: Origins with the special effects half-finished. I'd love to see that again just for the weird nostalgia

[-] Destructdisc@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I saw that! Greyed-out Wolverine model bouncing off the log truck lol

[-] TitusLivy@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

yeah, the work print version was legendary. it was out before the movie hit theaters.

[-] basileus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I remember downloading it and not realizing it until I put it on. Sure was a disappointment — was way after DVD release too.

[-] Bojimbo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

That is the only version of that movie I have seen.

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

I remember downloading it and not realizing it until I put it on. Sure was a disappointment — was way after DVD release too.

[-] almino@bolha.social 2 points 1 year ago

I watched that too!

[-] shiftenter@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I remember my friend setting up a movie night and inviting me and my other friends when he found a copy. That certainly was an amusing surprise.

[-] 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

[-] KrombopulosMikl@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

That was probably a very different experience than seeing it with music

[-] pirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

There are actually many workprints on archive site. Just search for "workprint" and select "movies" as media type. You'll be suprised.

[-] RodPhoto@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Dude, you just unlocked a memory for me. I had the same experience with the first Men In Black movie. It was an unfinished cut with unrendered CGI, you just saw some untextured polygonal models in place. Now I want to find it.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I vaguely also remember walking past somewhere where that club scene was playing on a TV or computer screen. Recognized it later when I saw the movie.

(Is it Dragula on the actual soundtrack there?)

[-] CrimsonOnoscopy@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

If you're on a private tracker, you can earn points or ratio to make requests. That's a decent way to get things like that.

[-] EmptyRadar@kbin.social -4 points 1 year ago

You could probably do this yourself with a decent copy of the movie, just turn off the audio channel for the music.

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