Mathilda

A really enjoyable watch. I actualy believe that it works better than the original now that it is told from Mathilda's point of view. It feels like it has more heart now that it is explicitly her story being told. And the creepy romantic subplot between them is not missed at all.

A special mention for the soundtrack which was great and really fit the story well.

Well done futon88 and ArtisDead! You should team up to make more fanedits like this one.

I love the early Luc Besson films! In my opinion "Nikita" is his best film.
With "Leon" there was something wrong and it always felt a little cartoonish for me to fully enjoy it.
especially the charade game that thankfully now is gone.

I almost forgot how great Gary Oldman is in this film.
He owns every scene!

Love the added music!
Never expected a "Real life" song but it was spot on here.
The black/white shots from "Nikita" was a great touch too!

Great job!
A lot of great ideas and care have been added to this edit!

Highly recommended!

An absolutely fantastic edit!
Music replacement is always tricky, most of the time there's an issue with silenced sound effects or with the music not quite lining up with the content of the edit, but there's none of that here. I think there were one or two lines that were made a little quieter than they were meant to be, but it was hardly noticeable. By far the best music replacement I've seen in a fanedit so far.
As far as the narrative changes go. The story is definitely more "forgivable" from Mathilda's perspective. This has always been the case, but the original is definitely a bit too creepy in a lot of places.
This version is a lot more innocent when it comes to the characters' relationship, and it really highlights the part of the movie that makes it a classic while ignoring the parts that have nothing to do with why it's so respected.
There's not much else to say about it. If you showed this to anyone I think they'd love it regardless of the original. Absolutely would recommend.

It's been a while since last seeing Leon, but nevertheless, I absolutely enjoyed this edit.
I really like the way the story is more centered on Mathilda and how it plays out.
There's not a dull moment in it.

The song choices and their integration are really well done. Futon88 has a feeling for integrating new music and ArtisDead has a very good feeling on which songs to choose. Together they made an excellent edit.
There were two small instances where the new music slightly overshadowed some lines of text, but overall, very well done.
I loved hearing some old favorite songs of mine and they fit perfect with this perfect edit.

I didn't notice any hard or jarring cuts. The video and audio quality is excellent.

This is the go to version for me. Thanks for the edit.

I love the fact that the discomfort has been removed. Love the addition of the 80s/90s songs. Love how it is Mathilda focus (Well, duh!)

Congrats on the well earned win, and thanks for convincing me to keep the blu-ray in the collection.