Marvel Consecution

An overall great consecution. I am flabergasted by the talent displayed.

A Psychogenic Fugue by Dwight Fry: Lynchean edit of Raimi's Spider-Man 3. Possibly my favorite short from this consecution. Very well executed, very moody (with amazing musical choices by Dwight Fry), very disturbing in all the right ways. Absolutely succeeds in giving a new dark, hallucinogenic spin to the movie we know. Not meant to be understood on a logical, conscious level.

Mighty Mutants vs. The Magnetic Man by Rogue-theX: Rogue has mastered the art of "retrofying" movies. This short proves his skills once again. Not only through his brilliant use of the digital tools available to us non-professionals (his attention to detail is uncanny) but, most importantly, through his ability to tell a compelling story.

Rise of the Kingpin by Phantom Stranger: Nice crossover between Daredevil and Punisher: War Zone.

Spider-man: The Dark Side by Mollo: A new, spectacularly twisted and perverted origin story for Spidey, based on Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3. Great to see Mollo back after (too) long a hiatus.

Blade: Man or Monster by The Magician: Fun edit of an episode of the Blade TV series. My expectations were low, but the skillful editing sucked me in. Surprising debut by The Magician.

Cpt America: XXX by the Magician: I thought this was a short film that the editor had shot himself until I realized the footage was from a porn parody. Acting so bad, fights so awful, props so mediocre that I couldn't help but enjoy myself. Not sure what this says about The Magician's skills as an editor but I was definitely entertained.

Rejected by blueyoda: Being the editor of this one, I'll refrain from rating it but I will say that it was fun to make. Assembled from rejected ideas for fanedits that wouldn't have worked as features but in my opinion stand well as rapid-fire sketches.

Iron Blood by TMBTM: Rambo meets Iron Man in this great, cynical mashup. TMBTM proves once more that he is one of the best. Foutredieu, quel talent il a, cet homme!

May 8, 2012

A Psychogenic Fugue (by Dwight Fry) – Very interesting edit. I am surprised how well the emo Peter Jazz Scene worked with the David Lynch style. I am glad that Dwight abandoned this one and I think the wait was worth it. 9/10

Mighty Mutants vs. The Magnetic Man (by Rogue-theX) – Another fantastic edit by Rogue. This made me want to see a full-length Mighty Mutants serial edit! 10/10

Rise of the Kingpin (by Phantom Stranger) – This didn’t really work for me. It’s a nice idea to mash up Daredevil and Punisher War Zone but the edit took a long time to set everything up and the payoff was a bit of a letdown. Sorry. 5/10

Spider-man: The Dark Side (by Mollo) – OMG nohedidn. 9/10

Blade: Man or Monster (by The Magician) – I was bored by this one, maybe it’s because I’m not a Blade fan. Also there was very noticeable pixelation. 6/10

Cpt America: XXX (by The Magician) – This was lame in such a great way. Hats off to you for taking the porn out of porn. 8/10 (there was some A/V sync issues but the entertainment level was high)

Rejected (by blueyoda) – This was pure gold! I loved every second of it. 22/10

Iron Blood (by TMBTM) – Excellent work, perfectly seamless. 10/10

Bonus videos (by Uncanny Antman) – Ahahahahahahahahaha. Loved ‘em, especially “Tenacious D Spidey”.

Trailer by TMBTM – Lynyrd Skynyrd for the win!

Overall I’m giving Marvel Consecution a 9/10. The best Consecution since Batman in my opinion.

It took me some time to catch up on this long-in-the-making consecution

After Space-Consecution had some shining moments but felt a bit uneven this one is much more balanced and better crafted. The enjoyment of course varies from short to short but they are a fun mix and some of them get oddly creative - more on that at the individual short reviews

June 12, 2012

Some stand-outs and a few disappointments, but overall I enjoyed watching the whole disc. Everyone clearly put effort into their edits, and I thank you all for that.

June 1, 2012

Here’s the feedback I left in the forum not long after watching the disc all the way through.

1) A Psychogenic Fugue by Dwight Fry: I enjoyed the beginning of this one, but I got a little lost towards the end. I’m not very familiar with Lynch’s work or style though, so I put it down to that.

2) Mighty Mutants vs. The Magnetic Man by Rogue-theX: This was cool, I really enjoyed the credits at the beginning and was ready for the next chapter by the end.

3) Rise of the Kingpin by Phantom Stranger: A well done cross-over. I wondered how, if at all, the characters would interact. the payoff was well done.

4) Spider-man: The Dark Side by Mollo: I really enjoyed this one. A nice alternate take to the Spidey origin that had me cracking up laughing in places.

5) Blade: Man or Monster by The Magician: I’m not very familiar with Blade the series at all. This was well edited, and I wouldn’t mind checking out the rest of it now.

6) Cpt America: XXX by the Magician: I thought that the Magician had filmed the part with Hitler and the Red Skull himself before I realised the footage was from a porn spoof. Does this mean everyone who downloads the consecution has to go out and buy it?

7) Rejected by blueyoda: I nice selection of well executed ideas here. I don’t think I’ll be able to watch the sitcom scene from X-Men in it’s original form for a while without being reminded of this.

8.) Iron Blood by TMBTM: A really well done mash-up. Plenty of interaction between the different movies and great editing, what more can you ask for.

Bonus: I nice selection of extras from UA. I particularly enjoyed the Tenacious D/ Spidey clip. I near pissed myself watching it, very well done.

An extra shout out for the DVD menu design too, I like it and I think it fit the theme very well.