Birthday Presents

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

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.

A nice short that is quite a transformation from the source material. The editing is very well done. Narratively, Mark still comes off like a bit of a psycho in the beginning. There is a slight implication that he might be watching porn or snuff. Having him view something a bit tamer might have better sold that he was just a lonely, but harmless guy. A minor point though, and there is a lot of great editing on display!

This is a very enjoyable fanedit. I have no idea where the cuts are at all, so great job. I was fortunate to preview this a while back and I thought it played as off-kilter charming and I really enjoyed the dynamic. The tension was building and building up to him putting on the reel. I sought out the source 'Peeping Tom' and was absolutely shocked to find what the film is about. I thought it was excellent, and to carve out a romantic, pleasant short with that subject matter is wonderful. It's a good example of what fanediting can be. I really enjoyed rewatching it; great job. As a bonus, it's fun to see where the TM2YC intro comes from, as well.

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.