Prison Break -The Movie – Episode 3

Boon's Prison Break finale. A/V editing was solid, with a genius bit of work making it appear as if Michael was unlocking the door towards the end with the plastic key. Narratively speaking I have one major critique. I really disliked the removal of Sara outsmarting Michael in regards to the key and later leaving open the door. Those moments were, in my opinion, some of the best of the show, and ultimately the culmination of Michael/Sarah’s plotline. With these scenes cut, most of the scenes between them throughout this trilogy may as well have been cut (since S2 is removed from canon with the epilogue, which unfortunately makes Sara mostly irrelevant to the plot in these edits).

Some minor points:
Lincoln mentions he was in an accident, but since that subplot is cut (rightfully so) this scene probably should have gone with it.
I would’ve kept at least one scene in either this episode or one of the previous two episodes of Maricruz and Sucre discussing her pregnancy, since it is brought up during the “Teardrop” sequence in this episode, and helps to better explain Sucre’s motivations.

In regards to the epilogue, I didn’t really mind it. In my mind, in Boon’s canon they all get on Abruzzi’s plane, and had no trouble in Utah – meaning no need for S2. There was more than enough drama in S1, plus it’d be impossible to edit the conspiracy plotline out of S2, so that season is probably beyond saving.

Great work here removing a number of contrived subplots that seemed present only to milk out the show – such as the gambling subplot. As with the previous edits, only the best content has been retained and virtually all the filler removed. Whilst the previous two edits serve as a good replacement for episodes 1-14 of the show, I can’t recommend this one as a replacement simply due to the fact that Sara’s role in the breakout has been removed. Despite that, I strongly recommend fans of the show give these a watch, it’s been great fun rewatching Prison Break and not having to commit so much time to it (or having to fast forward through the conspiracy subplot and filler). Thank you to Boon for putting a lot of time and effort into making these, people are still watching them 13 years later.

This final part of CBB's trilogy is as thrilling as the previous two. The audio and video editing continues to be brilliant and the effort to merge, remove and streamline subplots is astounding. Any fan of Prison Break will enjoy this, I dare say.

My only gripe is the epilogue. Granted, I refrained from watching it through to the end due to possible spoilers from later seasons. From what I saw, however, the epilogue felt unnecessary and, as nascent points out, a bit rushed.

Overall, a tremendous work and highly recommended to anyone seeking a 6hr+ on-the-edge-of-your-seat experience!

November 2, 2009 @ 2:57 am

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October 9, 2008 @ 9:45 am

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