Machete Sharpened

This is a fun alternative to the original Machete. Great to see the deleted scenes seamlessly added and appreciated the new scoring. The stated purpose of this I think was to watch more nudity while drunk, and it delivers. The added Steven Segal footage was done well although it was random sex and violence not really connected with the main story. My God I didn't realize he made so many movies while being quite a bit on the heavy side. The soft color grade of one scene where Segal is about to have sex didn't really quite match up visually with the rest, though it was not jarring.

Blood VFX were well placed and done, not sure what was the editor's blood VFX vs the original, so hat's off to you, sir. The movie theater VFX in the middle of the edit were a tad wonky with the motion tracking not staying right where it was supposed to be. That whole fourth wall breaking stuff where we leave the movie to see it being played in a theater wasn't my cup of tea.

While I really enjoyed this crazy, extra-grindhoused edit, I still do prefer the original. Now if the new porno scene and the extra Segal scenes were removed, this edit would be a huge improvement over the original theatrical version (in my opinion). The added score, blood VFX, deleted scenes, screen dirt FX, and cuts alone are enough to make it better than the original. This is a fine job though can't say I will be showing this version to my mother.

Oh, and one thing I always wished someone would put back into a Machete edit but has not done it yet:
restore Jeff Fahey's performance from the movie trailer when he's screaming that Machete is a "goddamned Federale!" In the theatrical version he's says it so wimpy it's disappointing. But this edit is not! It's quite good check it out while imbibing.

Only 2 words (delimiting these): Bloody Brilliant !

More fun than the original. This seemed to be more in the spirit of the character that the original trailer promised.

Almost thinking of knocking off some blocks for it being too like the original. Labouring on some colour correction may be worth it just to cool it down (too many red faces) but no its not degraded unecessarily and the Grindhousing effects are interesting rather than distracting.

Soundtracking was not obvious as its been ages since I watched this and forgot the characters, let alone the music. Same goes for the gore effects that may or may not be original, but definitely something done there. Top marks!

Like others are saying its the original movie (not going to mess with Machete) just with some funny clippings. In particular for the arch-nemesis character whose role is subtly enhanced as was much needed. Female roles needing some fleshing out got their just dessserts too. Nothing too over the top.

Very enjoyable take on the genre. Very well put together on all fronts. The additional material was much appreciated.
My only observation is the run time, slightly contradictory, but may have benefited from a shorter run time.