Thief And The Cobbler, The – Recobbled Cut

September 9, 2008 @ 11:37 pm

*This rating was given before reviews were required*

I consider it the most important fan edit.

This is a truly historic and vital piece of work.

Enough have been said about its roots and subsequent demise and rescue.

I recall vividly the documentary about this and I have it on VHS, and longed to see this work of genius come to life and be completed.
It is for this reason, and many other examples, that I believe we should have an additional category in the annual awards.

This is a masterpiece, and the scores reflect that. The AV score of 9 is in the hope that better sources emerge.

We can but dream!

OUTSTANDING1

A heartbreaking glimpse of a near-masterpiece, and as close as we're ever likely to get to the finished product. An essential fan edit, as well as a service to the art of animation. The plot may not add up to much, but there are sequences in this film as breathtaking as any ever put on film and it is a must-see.

December 31, 2011 @ 3:12 am

A great effort by the editor. You can tell a tremendous amount of time and talent went into producing it. I think what mars it for me was that the quality of the .avi I downloaded was just too pixelated and choppy to enjoy on a big (100″ projected) screen. This is a film I think my nieces would really enjoy if a higher quality cut of it was available (even with the rough story board scenes included). That said, its an amazing curiosity piece of what could have been. It’s edits like these that continue to draw me to fanedit.org and fan edits in general. 7/10 for the effort alone.