Breakfast Club: The John Hughes Extended Edition, The

So, the elephant in the room on this edit is the quality of the scenes added back in: it's pretty awful. Even though the editor warns about this and makes it clear in the description, it's still a bit of a shock. I've seen other edits that caution the deleted footage doesn't look nearly as good, but sometimes they manage to clean it up enough that it's barely noticeable. Not so, here.

Adding to this is the fact that some of the deleted footage is just a shot or a line, only a second or two here or there in a scene. The end result is that parts of the edit feel kind of choppy and jumpy as you move between different A/V sources. It can really make it tough to get immersed in the film.

But the question is if that ruins the edit? I don't think it does. You should definitely know it going in, so that you can set your expectations and move on. Then hopefully you'll just be able to enjoy how the characters are more fleshed out here. The awesome monologue by Carl the Janitor is the real star of this edit, a lengthy piece that almost halts the pace of the movie but is such a great scene it's hard to leave out. Other bits with Carl and Mr. Vernon are great too, and there are added character moments for everyone.

My thoughts on the film overall are here: https://boxd.it/2RnIVz but the question is how does this extended version alter the viewing experience? Well, I think it makes the film feel considerably slower and almost more serious than a comedy. The original film feels like a mood, a hangout film, but this becomes almost a character study. The added bits I think made me dislike Bender even more, which I already struggled with. It's very cool to watch as a fan of the film though. I'd still choose the original for any future rewatches, but this makes for a great alternative viewing experience.

Love your extended version, glad someone took the project on. Only issue I have with it is that it has been encoded using variable frame rate instead of constant which causes major issues with judder on streaming boxes and htpc etc. Have tried to fix it myself by transcoding it to constant but still having issues. Any chance of re-encoding it using constant instead.

A very well done edit!! Cheers!!
If only the extra footage had been printed :(

Very well done edit.

for me, this was a wow
the edit is great and if you care more about the movie and not video then you'll love this a lot footage see way cut but few footage this edit put in solved a lot questions I've had years
till get 2 hours plus copy THIS IS EDIT TO GET

thank you
Blueyoda