i deffinatly agree that the second is much better. The first might have a bit of a smoother quality, but if anything, the picture looks better with the grain because its not a smooth picture.
And the poses of all three involved are much more dramatic, so much less superficial and bland. it looks like shes just "oh, im just cutting off another guys head" and hes all like "yep, im getting my head cut off, ah well"
And the blood? SO much better with the dripping. I mean, his head is half way cut off and the blood looks like its just now spurting out in a mad stream.
wtvr