Ben 10: Race Against Time - Armageddon Edition

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Original Release Date:
2007
Original Running Time:
67
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Fanedit Running Time:
55
Time Cut:
12
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Available in HD?
Brief Synopsis:
Ben 10: Race Against Time - Armageddon Edition is my attempt to improve the first live action Ben 10 movie. The film has its good moments but unfortunately they are overshadowed by some glaring flaws. Overall this edit aims to give a better cartoon to live action experience by removing the cringe and weird moments. Bringing it closer to the tone of the original series.
Intention:
Unlike many of the cartoon to live action adaptations, Race Against Time and its successor, Alien Swarm, did pretty well for what they were able to accomplish. Though I thought this movie could be improved a little bit with some trims to move the plot along and remove the most glaring oddities.
Other Sources:
Ben 10: Race Against Time - Behind The Scenes
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
- Increased the saturation and contrast to give the movie a more defined and vibrant look.

- Removed all commercial break transitions.

- Replaced Heatblast's one sided conversation with Eon with a BTS shot of him shooting fire.

- Trimmed the fight with Eon and his servants by removing most of Heatblast's dialogue and the cops showing up.

- Repurposed the shot of Eon's servant jumping from the hardware store to the Heatblast fight.

- Recolored the omnitrix from green to red when Ben transforms back from his aliens.

- Removed the scene with Ben and the crossing guard.

- Removed the two school girls talking about Heatblast.

- Added Eon behind Ben when Gwen takes a picture of him at school to fix a continuity error when the same image is viewed later.

- Added small town stock footage after the diner scene.

- Shortened the conversation between Ben and his parents by keeping the conversation mostly on topic and having Ben leave the table after Carl says Max's stories aren't real.

- Removed Ben's "Because we're leaving." ADR line.

- Eon doesn't monologue inside the clock tower when viewing the Chronian fleet.

- Removed Ben struggling to respond to the talent show girls and them laughing at him.

- Ben doesn't say he would rather be in the Null Void than in Bellwood.

- Removed Ben transforming into Grey Matter and wrecking the diner.

- Removed Ben being surprised at Gwen’s computer skills.

- Removed Gwen telling Ben that the word amazing isn’t something she would use to describe him.

- Removed Ben asking Max if he fixes Eon's toilet.

- Gwen doesn't mention Ben always wearing his hero shirt.

- Removed Ben poking at Constantine Jacobs before he wakes up.

- Removed the scene of Ben, Gwen, and Max heading back to the Rustbucket, as Ben’s attitude in that conservation didn’t seem appropriate after Jacobs death.

- The scene where Ben, Gwen, and Max arrive at the hardware store is color graded to make it clear it takes place at dusk to improve the passage of time.

- Removed Ben, Gwen, and Max waiting inside the elevator.

- Applied a green tint to the Plumber base to make it stand out towards the rest of the environments and to serve as a contrast to the purple lighting, mirroring the conflict between Ben and Eon.

- Removed Mrs. Dalton mentioning Grey Matter.

- White simply apologizes to Ben about detention and says nothing about not wanting to blow his cover.

- Ben and Gwen do not comment on the construction of the Plumber base during the tram ride.

- White does not give a history lesson on the effects the Hands of Armageddon have caused on the world to justify the Hands being destroyed later in the film with no destructive consequences.

- Reduced Ben talking about the Plumbers implying they need him.

- Principal White only mentions getting a new lock once when fighting Eon’s servants.

- Removed Ben and Gwen discussing the assistant for the magic trick.

- Ben says "Really is." instead of "Wow. Yeah. Really is." when Principal White asks it must be strange for Ben knowing he is a Plumber.

- Ben doesn't call Principal White "The weird creepy guy nobody likes."

- Removed Ben's blurry POV after being captured.

- Used an extended shot of Max looking at Ben right after he shocks him.

- Principal White quickly frees the trapped Plumbers without issues.

- Max doesn't tell himself to not blow up Bellwood before he jams both cables into the Hands of Armageddon.

- Trimmed Gwen's speech where she mentions Ben not wanting to wear colored socks.

- Ben only says Gwen's first name right before the Plumbers show up.

- Recolored the omnitrix from green to purple before Ben transforms back from Eon.

- Removed Bellwood losing power for a moment and Gwen saying she doesn't feel good after the Hands of Armageddon are destroyed.

- Wildmutt and Gwen immediately appear after the talent show lady announces them.

- Removed the talent show results.

- Removed Gwen asking Ben to clean his shirt.

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