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And the timing was off in a lot of places. The "I'm already a woman" line should have been great, but the timing of the editing was so poor that it didn't have any impact at all, for example.
Oo. Good point. Know why? There's a reel change there. Her punch line happens after the reel change. So the timing isn't going to be exactly the same at every theater. At mine, the timing was off on that line, too. Other contributing factors are the subtle changes in picture quality and color balance, the cigarette burn reel markers, and the skip in the soundtrack, all of which happen at the cusp of a reel change, all of which distract you from the joke.
Note to self: When you become a big film director and you do comedies, don't put the reel changes near jokes.
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