Azazel

I’m a huge fan of the original Fallen, and would not initially have considered it a good opportunity for fan editing. I loved the changes that were made here though. Going back to re-watch the main scenes that were changed… we are well served to be rid of them. Especially how they decided to play the Rolling Stones over the intro credits. It works way better when only the actors of the movie are ever singing that song.

Ending worked really well for me, the heartbeat was great.

The film has flaws, clearly. But I’ve always found it highly enjoyable, and this edit is a great improvement to the experience in my opinion.

*This rating was given before reviews were required*

*SPOILERS*

wow. ok so that worked A LOT better than i expected. i seem to be a sucker for narration removal – it just rarely seems necessary. what i DID like was the faster pace here with “azazel” in addition to changing some pretty huge story elements. jumping forward to hobbes and keeping with him the whole movie was a great idea. it seems like a lot of setup shots were removed, also, but i could just be crazy (likely). the ending works VERY well. i think the way in which you handle jonesy (azazel) is perfect and removing much of the interior cabin scenes helped speed this movie along to a great (NEW!) conclusion.

i have ONE critique: the ending was a bit odd for me. is that a heartbeat? why would a non-physical being have a heartbeat? also, if we just STAY with azazel a bit longer as “he” dies off i think this will help with a quick cut to the credits.

still, everything is a 5/5 for me great job!

I haven’t seen original movie for now but I can tell that Azazel is a good one.

It looks so flawless that I didn’t notice if there was cuts.

5/5

The DVD release of Azazel is a perfect template of what a Fanedit should be. It takes a flawed film and makes it better. much better.

The film/edit itself is flawless and in my opinion improves upon the original elevating it from mediocre thriller to a really good mystery ala Se7en.

Boons skill is really amazing and it is on full display here. It does not show that this was a fanedited film, and could easily pass for a full fledged studio release. The inclusion of 3 featurettes really shows his care for the edit and lets the viewer see what was removed and why. My favorite extra to find on any fanedit is a commentary by the editor explaining the choices he/she made and it lets the viewer look at things from a different viewpoint as well as learn how or why something was done. I hope to see more of these in the future

The beautiful DVD menu is by far the best I have seen on any fanedit to date and really hit this one out of the park. It is easy to see why this was chosen as a fanedit of the month. well done!

Audio: 5/5 – Seamless. The removal of the narration and subsequent re-scoring of the scenes blew me away. This is done so well I didnt even know they were missing.

Video: 5/5 – Clear, nice picture despite the limited source material/older DVD release. New DVD menus look amazing.

Entertainment: 5/5 – I enjoyed Azazel much more than I did the original “fallen” this isnt just an alternate version, this is a better version.