Review Detail
9.5 29 10
(Updated: November 04, 2016)
Overall rating
8.8
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
8.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
8.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Another stellar edit by TM2YC!
I loved his previous Trek project and thus had high hopes for his newest Trek endeavour... and I was not disappointed! :)
Like many, I too enjoyed INTO DARKNESS when originally released, and while I still think it is a very entertaining movie, its flaws become more apparent with each new viewing, particularly in the third act. I would rate ITD my third fave of the new Kelvin movies after Beyond and ST09.
What TM2YC has done here is mostly trims and tweaks, most of which are seamless and serve the narrative well. The two most brilliant edits are the removal of Kirk's demotion and the resequencing of the Khan superblood reveal --- now Spock is motivated to save his friend and not by emotional revenge, which I do not think the original version truly earned. I love these two changes and they immediately elevate this edit above the original cut.
However, the removal of the Uhura/Spock conversation in the shuttle to the Klingon home world does cause some minor narrative weaknesses. The kiss later feels slightly out of place and Spock's emotional journey is slightly softened.
But these are minor quibbles in the over scheme of things, and I found the edit moves at a brisk and engaging pace.
The colour work overall looks very good, though there were a couple of times where things looks a little off, such as the shipboard uniform pants not looking classic black but more teal-ish.
There is also a significant audio sync issue in the edit involving Scotty.
On the flip side, there is some very impressive visual fx work done that I would never even have noticed as not original if I had not been following the original production thread. Bravo TM2YC!!!
All in all, I was thoroughly entertained and would highly recommend this edit.
Thumbs up!
I loved his previous Trek project and thus had high hopes for his newest Trek endeavour... and I was not disappointed! :)
Like many, I too enjoyed INTO DARKNESS when originally released, and while I still think it is a very entertaining movie, its flaws become more apparent with each new viewing, particularly in the third act. I would rate ITD my third fave of the new Kelvin movies after Beyond and ST09.
What TM2YC has done here is mostly trims and tweaks, most of which are seamless and serve the narrative well. The two most brilliant edits are the removal of Kirk's demotion and the resequencing of the Khan superblood reveal --- now Spock is motivated to save his friend and not by emotional revenge, which I do not think the original version truly earned. I love these two changes and they immediately elevate this edit above the original cut.
However, the removal of the Uhura/Spock conversation in the shuttle to the Klingon home world does cause some minor narrative weaknesses. The kiss later feels slightly out of place and Spock's emotional journey is slightly softened.
But these are minor quibbles in the over scheme of things, and I found the edit moves at a brisk and engaging pace.
The colour work overall looks very good, though there were a couple of times where things looks a little off, such as the shipboard uniform pants not looking classic black but more teal-ish.
There is also a significant audio sync issue in the edit involving Scotty.
On the flip side, there is some very impressive visual fx work done that I would never even have noticed as not original if I had not been following the original production thread. Bravo TM2YC!!!
All in all, I was thoroughly entertained and would highly recommend this edit.
Thumbs up!
B