Passengers: Aurora

I watched the original, but walked away disappointed, feeling like something was lacking and unable to put my finger on what. Then I saw the video and conversations about editing the middle acts to the beginning. So I waited a while to let myself forget about the arguments in favor of the edit, and to forget the story. I watched Passengers: Aurora with a nearly fresh set of eyes, having done my best to not remember the decent but bland theatrical release. I can confidently say that whether it is watched in a vacuum having never seen the official release, or if you watch macmilln's version soon before/after the theatrical release - Passengers: Aurora is a flawless edit. The cuts are masterfully done - you'd be hard pressed to even tell that this was done by a fan, and not a directors cut on a hidden menu of a DVD. The story is told so much better this way, and at no point is there a jarring cut like I would have expected for trying to piece together a story told from the point of view of a different primary character.

I quite enjoyed the original version of Passengers. It had a lot of potential but also missed the mark on a few things. A while later I also saw the video about reshuffling the order of the movie, so I was intrigued by this edit. I have to say that macmilln has done an outstanding job of turning an average movie into great one. I cannot fault any of the edits or cuts as they all work seamlessly, as well as the pacing and tone. Unfortunately it still has the issue of the ending which cannot be fixed with the content available, but I must say that this is the best version of this movie that you'll ever see.

I loved this edit. Though I've haven't seen the original. It did make me curious so I plan on watching it. It was a fantastic edit. My only critique was it showing Aurora waking up and then him. Other than that, perfect.

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 makes more sense to put yourself inside her head, and only then trying to understand what happened inside Jim's, just like she had to do.

The 3rd act is still a bit too rushed, but that's no fault of macmilln, there is simply no more material to work with here.

For anyone experiencing the film for the 1st time, please watch this version first

As a first time watch, this worked pretty well. My score is just what I think I would give the film if this was the theatrical cut; that's just my rating of the footage itself. Fantastic edit.