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RACHEL
American Psycho II had terrible dialogue and performances. While this edit doesn't fix that (it's not possible), it does manage to pack the film into about half the runtime. This is now one of those "it's so bad it's good" kind of films, and I found it entertaining despite it being absolute trash.

Note: there seems to be a slight audio delay at around 8 mins in.

If BlueYoda ever makes Amelie: Stalker, I'll definitely watch it.
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MAY
A straight-to-the-point of edit. May is a pretty funny, dark and gruesome horror film, and certainly underrated. This edit retains the humour and darkness of the original buts adds a new score and overall feels a bit lighter. Higher paced but coherent. Cuts were well chosen and seamless.

Critiques: music at 27, 29 and 43mins is slightly too loud, it's a bit hard to hear the dialogue.
It's not shown how are May's eyes are bloodied. I understand removing the blind children subplot, but this scene probably should have also been cut.

Overall: a very tight edit that I recommend fans of the original, and horror fans in general, give a watch. May is a true psycho. Reminds me of a girl I knew in uni. Now onto American Psycho 2 and "Rachel".
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Two lesser known exploitation flicks, merged into an entertaining drive-in twofer. May was more acclaimed - possibly - but Rachel from American 2 is equally memorable. Two polar opposites, yet extremely driven females pursue obsessions. Get out the popcorn with red karo syrup.

Video - Rachel seems to have the heavier cutting, and is completely stronger for it. No annoying subplots, no Shatner buffoonery. Kunis was terrible to begin with, if anything blueyoda’s editing made her more wooden. May is an odder, more creative attempt, though again all secondary characters were lessened for the better. With so much mass cutting, the editing is excellent. Not that you’ll notice, not that you’ll care.

Audio - Solid, nothing untoward here. But! Reading Neglify’s review, I was half hoping for an inspired audio commentary. I suspect that was a trick to lure the unwary into the menacing Chat Room. No subs.

Narrative - Both are fine, surprisingly cohesive. May was the superior film, with better actors and the dark vibe of “the other.” May, I had confused with Kissed (another twisted female film), and I was momentary lost when it started. Rachel, as edited, is breathless. Like hurtling downhill on a runaway roller coaster. Cheap roller coaster.

Enjoyment - Big yes for me! I must confess I preferred the first film, perhaps because it was so gleefully awful and it had more sheer energy. May doubtless has more fans who will nitpick this edit, but Rachel (who is really Rachael!) is an improvement over the original dreck. Still bad, but fun bad.

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Review by Angel - August 28, 2011 @ 3:01 am

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These chicks are seriously nuts. And their inner/outer torment is your ticket to some messed-up entertainment. The humor is wicked, and so is the pacing. The original films' fat has been cut away, so to speak, and the rescoring is hipsterly marvelous. If this is BlueYoda's tribute to his past/future/alternate-universe girlfriends, then I'm glad he's survived them.

Be sure to check out the similarly-themed trailer for Amelie. Ain't yo father's, dat for sure.

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