Review Detail
9.6 2 10
Overall rating
9.6
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
I don't remember even seeing this all the way through as a kid, but I've heard it was a seminal film for a lot of people, so I'm surprised more aren't jumping on this improved fanedit! It's an easy recommend as a way to rewatch a favorite or as an alternative viewing. My thoughts on the film in general are here: https://boxd.it/562jqF
For this fanedit, the principle differences for most people will be in the beginning and the ending. The former is an alternate scene that is good on its own but honestly doesn't connect much to the rest of the film. The latter is a lot better, essentially the compilation ending that all fans of this film have been waiting for!
As to quality: there is audio dubbing in one spot where the character is clearly not talking, seemingly at several other points too although those are not close-up shots and so seem like they might have been in the original film that way. The beginning scene is very degraded in terms of video quality but that works well for setting the creepy tone. The rest of the scenes edited into the film were relatively seemless for me. Though the ending is kind of fragmented, that's just the nature of the footage there is to work with...there is no version of this film that has a fully-fleshed out ending that doesn't feel a bit abrupt.
That said, this is a shelf-replacer, and the only real change I might make is ditching the alternate opening. Thanks to TriggeredPuppy for their excellent work!
For this fanedit, the principle differences for most people will be in the beginning and the ending. The former is an alternate scene that is good on its own but honestly doesn't connect much to the rest of the film. The latter is a lot better, essentially the compilation ending that all fans of this film have been waiting for!
As to quality: there is audio dubbing in one spot where the character is clearly not talking, seemingly at several other points too although those are not close-up shots and so seem like they might have been in the original film that way. The beginning scene is very degraded in terms of video quality but that works well for setting the creepy tone. The rest of the scenes edited into the film were relatively seemless for me. Though the ending is kind of fragmented, that's just the nature of the footage there is to work with...there is no version of this film that has a fully-fleshed out ending that doesn't feel a bit abrupt.
That said, this is a shelf-replacer, and the only real change I might make is ditching the alternate opening. Thanks to TriggeredPuppy for their excellent work!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
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