The only other flaws would be some of the visual effects. The practicals are incredible, but some of the compositing is rough, and there are a few matte paintings that are actually terrible. That stuff could be fixed today in an afternoon by some dudes on deviantart. They’d probably do it for free, too.

As for those elements – there are conflicting thoughts regarding the vault materials. Someone at Morgan Creek said that they exist…then said they didn’t. I’ve read in some spots that they exist, but no one knows where, and other people have said that they simply no longer exist. I assume that they exist, and that no one at Morgan Creek feels like sending employees into a warehouse to go looking for something the execs think is absolutely worthless. A cursory search produced nothing – could the internet turn up the heat?

The one detrimental thing I could say about the cut I saw is that it was in terrible condition. This was VHS tape – generations removed from original quality, transferred to DVD, and projected in an auditorium. The film elements were battered, color timing was non-existent, and dialogue fell out-of-sync on a few occasions. Getting that image to look anything like decent would take a miracle. But a hybrid cut utilizing the DVD and the two different workprint tapes will prove an invaluable tool for conforming the negative once the elements are actually located.

Thanks for the heads-up.