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I don't know but just to let you know, "hell", "heck", and "hey" can also come after "what the...", so if it didn't cut off at the "f", maybe he was going to say one of those words instead.
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Yes, I am aware that "hell", "heck", "hey" are all potential endings to the phrase, but that's not the the point of my inquiry.
I'm trying to resolve the specific dispute that some tropers swear they are hearing an "F" sound after "what the" while others say there's nothing after "what the".
Thus far, no one has reported an "H"-sound, so it's not really an issue.
Edited by rva98014
Here are the clips for reference: Skip to 1:10 in this video
and 4:17 in this one. Watched them a couple of times and it's pretty unambiguous to me that the line is "What the".
Reviewing the clips and having watched the movie, I don't hear the F.
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Edited. I watched it on Kiss Cartoon .is and clearly heard the F. I did not consciously know who Frozone was VA'd by, and was quite surprised. Going back to Kisscartoon, I can definitely hear it again 1:06:27 (HD version). There's not a single doubt in my ears that he says "what the fu-!?"
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At IP, we usually put up a crowner at this point.
I hear the f.
Illuminate!
We've been having an issue regarding "Incredibles 2" and the Curse Cut Short trope.
When Bob has discovers that Jack-Jack has powers and Frozone is called over to help, there's a scene where Jack-Jack vanishes into another dimension and then transforms into a demon when denied a cookie.
Both times Frozone (voiced by national treasure Samuel L. Jackson) delivers the Curse Cut Short... "what the f**k".
The issue we're encountering is where the curse is cut short. Some tropers are hearing it cut off at "what the" while others are insisting they can hear the "F"-sound so it's "what the f...".
I've listened the MP4 file I keep on my PC over dozen times, with headphones, even varying the play-back speed, but I only hear "what the".
At first I thought it may be a case of troper's personal expectations that Sam Jackson is the type who would squeeze as much of the curse in as possible so they are hearing the "F" because they expect it.
But then it struck me that maybe there's an audio track variation between the various releases of the movie say the Blu-Ray, DVD or Web download versions?
They did tweak the movie post-release to tone down the flashing lights sequence in the Elasti-girl / Screenslaver fight, so maybe some versions did include the "F" sound.
I'm looking to get a consensus so there's an ATT reference I can use to try and put this issue to rest.
So tropers... Is it "What the" or "What the F..."? If you can, please include what version of the movie you're referencing (ie Blu-Ray, DVD, Webdownload, original strobe, toned-down strobe)
thanks.
Edited by rva98014