Review Detail
9.5 7 10
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
8.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
Summary:
This is an absolutely wonderful fanedit. Highly recommended for West Wing fans or lovers of political drama.
Technical:
The editing here is solid all the way through. If I hadn’t read the cutlist after I would have never known how many episodes were combined. Hell I had to read Wikipedia to really understand how much work was done. This edit flows so smoothly one scene to the next. Bravo.
Commercial break transitions were handled nicely; I didn’t notice any on-screen credits or zoomed shots to remove them. DVD quality was good, matched the source quality.
I had small nitpicks with some of the audio editing. They were really minor so I’m not going to waste time talking about them. You may or may not notice; they may or may not bother you; your mileage may vary.
Storytelling:
The narrative structure is the strongest part of this edit. I have never watched a single episode of The West Wing but I’d always wanted to check it out. (And yes I purchased the source material.)
You can go in completely blind deaf and dumb and still be able to follow everything. I connected to the characters and once the plot kicked into high gear I was glued to my screen. The three act structure is done very well and this feels like something that was intended as a theatrical movie.
And this show is really good. They weren’t kidding when they said they had great writers. Powerhouse storytelling, acting, everything.
A/V quality – 8
Editing – 10 visual, 9 audio
Narrative – 10
Enjoyment – 9
Recommended drink: Man O' War
This is an absolutely wonderful fanedit. Highly recommended for West Wing fans or lovers of political drama.
Technical:
The editing here is solid all the way through. If I hadn’t read the cutlist after I would have never known how many episodes were combined. Hell I had to read Wikipedia to really understand how much work was done. This edit flows so smoothly one scene to the next. Bravo.
Commercial break transitions were handled nicely; I didn’t notice any on-screen credits or zoomed shots to remove them. DVD quality was good, matched the source quality.
I had small nitpicks with some of the audio editing. They were really minor so I’m not going to waste time talking about them. You may or may not notice; they may or may not bother you; your mileage may vary.
Storytelling:
The narrative structure is the strongest part of this edit. I have never watched a single episode of The West Wing but I’d always wanted to check it out. (And yes I purchased the source material.)
You can go in completely blind deaf and dumb and still be able to follow everything. I connected to the characters and once the plot kicked into high gear I was glued to my screen. The three act structure is done very well and this feels like something that was intended as a theatrical movie.
And this show is really good. They weren’t kidding when they said they had great writers. Powerhouse storytelling, acting, everything.
A/V quality – 8
Editing – 10 visual, 9 audio
Narrative – 10
Enjoyment – 9
Recommended drink: Man O' War
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
DVD
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