Birthday Presents

Consecution short.
Highly inventive subversion of the dark classic, "Peeping Tom.".
I shall not go into the sleight of hand TM2YC employs, but he manages to change this unpleasant British Noir thriller into a ripe romantic interlude.
The future for this couple is hopeful, even if it is the intoxication of attraction and infatuation.
The editor has overlaid a new music soundtrack, a bit heavy handed, that muffles some of the dialogue.
Not a major complaint, though it is noticeable.
Thank you also for opening and closing titles. Many editors do not bother.
Credits help mark the difference between a fragment and a short.

I have still not seen Peeping Tom - I know, I know... Anyway, this short film makes me want to order the movie now!

I enjoyed this on several levels. Foremost, it’s almost a different beast compared to the lurid original. TM2YC does a great job presenting a straightforward story that I’m sure the director never intended, and a great deal of the wonder comes from knowing of the transformation and seeing how it’s pulled off.

The original film, I found, is also the source of many of TM2YC’s fanediting hallmarks: his fanedit intros, his first-time edit approval graphic, and his very moniker. I was delighted to discover these elements, like a cosmonaut finding hot, gourmet cheeseburgers in a Martian cave.

The new Morricone score carries a somewhat high volume here and there. And though no fault of the faneditor, the inserted footage from Nuovo Cinema Paradiso has unconvincing aged film effects. But the change I would have liked to see most, to decrease the perv vibe, is movie-within-movie material that’s more appropriate for a first date.

I love seeing edits of older films, and TM2YC does a great job of packaging the charm of another time period. I want to see more of these, please. Take me to your cinema.

I absolutely love Michael Powell's "Peeping Tom". It's a masterpiece, but to be honest the parts I was most bored by were the, big surprise here, romantic moments. Who knew that if you took out the serial killing and just focused on the awkward love story, it makes for a great little short. A wonderful job done by TM2YC.

Gazing through the window. Skulking about silently, avoiding conversation. Secret projector room featuring reels of explicit nudity. Stalker? Pervert? Serial killer? No, no, no. A far lower, more contemptible example of humanity: a fan editor.

But seriously, this is fantastic. Socially awkward, Mark longs for the emotions he can only experience vicariously through the magic of cinema. A beautiful little story, enhanced through the magnificent music of Ennio Morricone. Touching stuff, especially considering the source material!