Memento: Parallel Cut

Memento: Parallel Cut - INH5

Filesize = 4 GB, Video = 720 X 480p mpgv, Audio = 448 kbps 5.1 AC3, No subs.

Very interesting cut of a film I struggled with for a few viewings, before deciding it had no story.
I appreciate how the color follow chronologically, while black and white fill in backstory.
The film flirts with Noir, but never commits.
Hate to say it, I was just as frustrated with this edit as I am with the DVD.
Speaking of DVD, the filesize of this strikes me as largish for 480p.
Oh, the rendering is terrific, sharp in all details.
Nonetheless, this is fit on a standard DVD-R blank, for those who still burn.
Dialogue is often murky, especially in B/W scenes, and I wonder if Nolan did that deliberately.
Subs would have helped. Funny thing is, codecs indicate spu subtitles, two tracks. Could not work them on computer or BluRay.
The editing is superb, audio especially.
Truth to tell, I’m not a Nolan diehard. His films are generally overlong, and often empty of substance. I only like three films that came out right in a row.
Nolan fans (that’s you) pick this up, you should really enjoy.

I saw a Rough Cut of this and was very impressed. The intercutting of the B&W and colour scenes was very well done, and the narrative told in this edit does make more sense than the original. I picked up a couple things watching this edit that I missed on my watches of Memento. This edit may even be superior to the original, at least as a conventional film. While I liked the disjointed editing of the original, those who didn't will definitely prefer this edit. At the very least, it's an imaginative and unique take on the source material.

One comment: the Sammy Jenkins, electricfied objects scene is cut in half. I would've brought the two scenes together.

Overall, I highly recommend this edit for Nolan fans,

The idea of a parallel cut sounds good on paper, but it is executed even better! The main part of the movie is clean and reasonable, much easier to understand the motivation behind all characters. And the finale is just astonishing putting a whole new perspective on this memory problem.

Memento is one of my favorite movies of all time. This cut gave me the experience to visite it another time nearly fresh because of it's complete different structure. BUT it's still the same story and it puts the viewer just in diferent shoes so to speek. As if you listen to another witness accout of the same event. I loved that.

I specially liked the ending of the new cut. To have the start and the ending of the original movie cut inbetween is not only an awesome idea for this version but also verry well done. The whole cut of the movie is not only perfectly done on the tecnical side but also in terms of pacing and contend.

Overall this is a perfect Fan-Vision of a perfect movie to begin with. A second opinion so to speak. It won't replace the original (that's impossible) but gives us the chance to engage with it in a diferent way. Thanks a lot for that experience.