Kang: Quantumania

A really good edit for a really bad movie.

There is some minor issues with the audio editing where some cuts are obvious. But, it does not distract from the overall goal that the editor is trying to achieve.

I loved that the side-characters were toned down a lot, including MODOK and Jentorra were totally removed and it helps the pacing a lot. Also ensures that we do not delve on Scott and Gang for unnecessarily long time as I felt the original movie had weak main characters in terms of chemistry and motivations.

The edit shrinks the runtime by more than 30 minutes is very welcome as well as I liked that the Kang and Janet scenes were moved to the start was welcome as well.

Overall, I think its a good edit that salvages the original without letting making unnecessary changes.

What a great edit! The extra 40 mins wasn't missed at all, thank you for shortening it so it's more enjoyable :)

Streamlining the Janet/Kang scenes to the pre-titles makes sense and helps set the pace. Smoothing over characters a little bit (less jokes, less emotion, less self-centeredness, etc.) was very necessary, and really well done.

Having the ants overload Kang's shield was great, they felt more useful. The heartbeat was really cool, although I may have had my base up too high so it was a little distracting. I liked how it reflected the mood, kept me tense.

The colourpop of the movie was the real winner for me. Each area felt very distinct from one another, which helped me keep track of where I was in the world.

Most importantly removing MODOK was huge. I can honestly say I didn't even notice he was missing, except for the fact that I hated him originally. Removing Jentorra I didn't really care one way or the other but I feel like the flow was improved!

All in all your changes turned a clunky, choppy movie into a smooth 2 hours!

This edit turns a real disappointment of a movie into a super fun adventure! By removing some rather half-baked side characters, unnecessary Marvel Easter egg characters (MODOK is no more, which is great even though I was never as critical as many were with how he looked), and excessive MCU humor (though humor remains), the movie is more focused on the main conflict. Additionally, starting with Janet's backstory with Kang improves the pacing later on and allows him to be a background threat throughout (also, in the real world continuity of MCU project releases, we'd already met Kang in Loki, so introducing him as a surprise in this movie was a bit redundant). Definitely recommend this edit.

Undeniably better. A "go to" version, for me.

A/V QUALITY

Looked great, and while the audio is 2.0, it still sounded pretty good.

VISUAL EDITING

Visual cuts were good, though it was unusual not seeing a, "this is a fanedit" warning up front.

AUDIO EDITING

Several audio cuts were noticed, and the added heartbeat sounds in one of the scenes was distracting (to me), but looking at the change log, there were a lot of cuts that breezed by. I will send some detailed notes to the editor with timestamps, but the list is very short.

NARRATIVE

It's a brisk 75 minutes before the credits roll, but it absolutely works, and the revised opening with Kang is indelible. The only narrative challenge is MODOK who is seen twice(?) in an anonymous way but without any payoff. Not having all of those weirdly composited shots of Darren's face is worth a bit of unfulfilled intrigue, though. I did think the denizens of of the quantum world were perhaps a bit too heavily trimmed. I missed "holes" guy.

ENJOYMENT

It's not a great movie, but it's much better than the original. I wish I could rate this > 10 so my review would reflect that.

I was extremely disappointed on first watching this in the cinema, a feeling only accentuated when I re-watched it on Disney Plus release. As great as the portrayal of Kang was, there was just too much silliness and I thought this bloated CGI mess could not be redeemed, even by a skilled fan editor- the content just wouldn't be there to create an enjoyable viewing experience. Happy to now say I was wrong. This much more succinct and fast paced version is highly preferably. Much of the silliness and OTT humour has been removed or trimmed. The early scenes have been restructured and we now open with the a focus on Kang, which sets us off on a strong footing. Is it perfect? No, but a minor miracle has been performed with footage available.