Reviews written by garstazi
A great one, truly a Special Edition for the ages
I really enjoyed this, much better than both the original and the infamous Extended Edition. The pacing is improved, the changed cuts (mostly done in the middle...
The color grading makes the film better, I like it. The video quality is not perfect, but that’s due to the source. The cuts seemed to flow incredibly...
I enjoyed most of the narrative changes, some fixed plot holes, other removed minor (sometimes major) annoyances. The film is better because of them. The...
I watched episodes 1-10 and this project looks great! From what I’ve read on the anime-planet “watching guide”, that served as the inspiration for this,...
The new score achieves everything that’s possible within this film, and the feel and atmosphere of it becomes incredible. The score is mesmerizing, ethereal, celestial… It changes the film for...
In terms of narrative arc, the film works really well like this. Nothing seems to be missing. It’s focused, it flows and it provides a crazy funny experience from start...
The idea of refocusing the story on Mathilda works wonders. The changes at the start also improve the character arc of Leon, he’s more mysterious and unknowable now. ...
The beginning works better like this, it was a good idea to change it. There’s a lot less dialogue in the edit, and...
I didn’t enjoy the original film that much, one of the main reasons being the constant chronological inaccuracies and factual mistakes, which in my opinion should be minimal in a...
Bane is gone, and good riddance; his character arch was the most annoying and nonsensical of the original film. Without him, the main story is pretty much the same. ...
Great choice on removing Irene and just leaving a small portion of the scenes with Benicio. It turns this into a different film, darker, heavier and even a bit bloodier....
The one issue I’ve found is a half-second cut to silence (I’m sure it was not intended) at 21:18. Groucho Marxist -- what is...
The audio edits are sometimes noticeable, but nothing major. This is a different experience from the original, without narration the film changes to a...
Apart from video quality (and sometomes audio editing) being below standard (the edit is from 2008), everything else is well done. The idea for this...
The audio changes are an interesting choice and they mostly work. The Memento sound effects are a very nice touch. There were only a couple of times the audio cuts...
I’ve always had issues with the original film. Its pacing is wrong, there are a lot of unnecessary subplots and the love triangle is utterly ridiculous. All of these are...
The cuts are seamless, the added scenes are really well integrated, couldn’t tell the difference from the original film cuts. Good riddance to the...
At the beginning of the 2nd Act, the opening titles that remain (because that scene is at the start of the original film) are a bit weird and out-of-place, but...
The new scenes are well integrated and the cuts are seamless. I understand the idea for this edit and the author achieves what is sets out to do. The Burn-E...
All the care and love that went into this… It’s impressive. Video quality is the best that can likely be achieved, considering the different sources...
The video edits go seamlessly between the original film and the final episodes of the series. There were only a couple of moments where the audio changed in a slightly...
The audio and video edits are seamless, and the quality here is very high. So, let’s talk about the added scenes: I enjoy the...
The many small changes here are subtly done, the audio and video cuts are seamless. They work wonders by reducing the constant unresolved tension, felt throughout the entire original film,...
To be honest, the original film was not that enjoyable to me (just not my genre). So, I watched this edit in order to find if the changes would make...
The first scene works very well like this, it’s a nice change of pace. I’d be in favor of removing / chaining the edit’s introduction...
The edit starts very strong with the opening crawl followed by the pan down. What a technical wonder, I loved it. The prologue is great like this, it makes a...
The pacing is kinda weird, but that is caused by the source material, not much can be improved there. I’ve noticed a few of the cuts but the...
I enjoyed the original The Darkest Hour a bit more than I enjoyed Dunkirk, but in this edit the balance actually works very well between them. ...
Gone is the musical, now we can watch this as a film. It still gives homage to old classical musicals and the jazz infused romance is still present (and maybe...
Regarding AV quality and editing, this looks perfect. It flows seamlessly through the film. The removal of Perkins subplot works, nothing is lost without...
The overall changes are small but they do improve the story. The bits of dialogue that are gone are not really needed and are sometimes redundant, so great...
First of all, let me start by saying that the decision to remove several lines of dialogue and some sublots was absolutely correct, in my opinion. ...
I like the narrative the way it’s edited, it works better. The pace starts slow and then accelerates, and when it does catch speed, it keeps accelerating into the conclusion,...
What a task this must have been! The amount of work needed to edit not just 1, but 3 (long) films must be immense. Regarding...
First of all, the audio and video edits are very well made. The narrative is improved on this version and some of the riskier editing decisions actually end...
The narrative flow is fine, the story is much more direct and focused now. Also, the visual and audio editing are ok, never noticed any cut whatsoever. ...
I remember watching American Horror Story season 1 a while back and, despite my enjoyment with it, I did feel some of the story elements were a bit dragged out...
You can feel Tarantino’s raw script here, and the film does become a different thing entirely. The pace is frenetic and it flows very well, on par...
The focus on the love story is a good idea. It may simplify the original story a bit too much but it works fine in and of...
This works well. The combat ensnares the viewer, the pacing is electrifying, the story flows easily from beginning to end.
After watching, I’m not sure which version I like the most, either this one or the companion /alternative edit “Split Unbreakable Glass”. In “Unbreakable Glass...
This was near perfection for me… What an experience the film becomes, with this edit! Other reviewers have talked here about the plot changes, which...
This should only be watched, obviously, after first checking out “Split Unbreakable Glass”, which I highly recommend. I learned a lot; it is quite interesting....
Removing several scenes in the 1st act was a good choice, the story flows a lot better this way. The removal of the “soap opera” about Cassian’s orders was also...
This is a hard one to evaluate, because I really love the original film. It’s a classic, one of the best films of all time and Stanley Kubrick is a...
It definitely improves the pacing a lot. Even though the original book being separated into 2 films allowed for the films to be very faithfully to the book, the story...
The added scenes are relevant and they improve the story. Quality is the same between original film and the new scenes. The audio and video...
First of all, the opening and closing animations are beautiful and work very well. After seeing the way this edit creates a non-linear story, it...
Yep, it works a lot better like this Almost everyone ends the original film thinking "why didn't they tell the story from Aurora's pov?". It...