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Alexander - The Spence Edit (Released)

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I am beginning a new edit of Oliver Stone’s Alexander. The goal is to cut the film down to about 2 hrs. in length, give or take. I feel the biggest problem with the film is its lack of focus on the main character, too much time is spent on his mother and father. My cut of the film will shift the focus to Alexander. Also, I will make the film be in chronological order, without all of the confusing flashbacks and flash forwards. If at all possible, I’d like to remove Anthony Hopkins’ narration and his bookend scenes in the film. The film will be more of a rousing action epic, less of Oliver Stone indulging himself.

Anybody have any suggestions as to what might work in this edit?

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Good luck--though i wonder if there is anything there to salvage. Hopefully if it is close to two hours all of the crap will be eliminated. I'm in the middle of the exact same thing with Troy.
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you are obviously planning to set a new record for most fanedits in a year, spence
Pretty cool to have someone so busy and creative around. I think this is very very good for the whole fanedit scene. Keep it just up.

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I'm looking forward to the troy edit!

Boon I do seem to be getting them out quick, but Kong and Pirates were quite easy, as it was basically just removing/re-inserting. This is a total reworking of the film, and will be a lot more difficult and time consuming. And I really have nothing else to do, lol!
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Wasn't the theatrical version chronological? I've only seen the DC, but I believe that Stone says on the commentary that it was. Maybe it'd be an easier place to start with if it is?
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I only remember the DC, the theatrical version is kind of erased from my memory, lol. It might have been chronological, but either way it was easy enough to arrange it into order.
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Theatrical wasn't chronological

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Here is an update on some of the things i've changed, if anyone is interested.

* The film is chronological now, starting with alexander as a boy and showing how he became king. Then we go to the Gaugamela battle.
* Sir Anthony Hopkins is no more. His bookend scenes have been removed, as is his narration. Most of the time the narration was just stating the obvious anyway.
* Most of the scenes that make Alexander appear weak have been removed, for instance when he cries like a little girl, which happened numerous occassions throughout.
* Most of the bisexuality has been removed, and before anyone calls me a homophobe let me explain why. I was very intrigued about the idea of Alexander being portrayed as a bisexual and, prior to seeing the film, I fully supported this idea. What bothers me about it in the film is how it is treated. You can almost feel Oliver Stone going "tee-hee-hee, Alexander is gay!" Instead of just portraying him as bisexual, they dance around the subject, filling the film with silly glances across the room and random lines thrown in to remind you "oh yeah, he's bisexual." Rather than see this aspect handled so poorly, i have decided to remove it all together.
* A lot of little edits have been made for time's sake, to keep the pace moving.

This edit uses the Director's Cut as its basis. The original film was 2 hrs 45 min, my edit is currently down to 2 hrs. 15 min. and I'm still working on it. I'm quite pleased with how this is turning out, it feels a lot less bloated and a lot more exciting.
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Looking forward to this one, considering how well done the King Kong edit was! A little disappointed you took out the bisexuality (which historically speaking was very common) but if you have your reasons then so be it. Keep up the good work!

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Alexander - The Spence Edit will be up on Demonoid tonight in Single Layer DVD format! Please have a look and let me know what you think. Personally I'm very proud of this edit and have enjoyed the end result quite a bit. Enjoy!
I'm always looking to trade my edits, if you don't want to get them from a torrent. PM or e-mail!
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Ok, file is up! It's Single Layer this time, as i found the quality suffered very minimally between DL and SL. Enjoy!
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Only thing worth keeping in this film was Rosario Dawson naked. Man is she hott. I might have to grab this though, your edit sounds pretty good.
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Hey, what happened to this file? I was 60% when I left for my backpacking trip, I came back two weeks later, and it was gone! Anyone willing to seed it again or something? Thanks!

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yeah ill seed it again starting tomorrow. There wasnt a whole lot of interest in this edit so it wasnt seeded very long.
I'm always looking to trade my edits, if you don't want to get them from a torrent. PM or e-mail!
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Gotcha. Thanks a lot for seeding again, I appreciate it!

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ok, alexander is now being seeded. If you'd rather make a trade, e-mail me with a list.
I'm always looking to trade my edits, if you don't want to get them from a torrent. PM or e-mail!
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Got it in full. Since no one else was leeching I dropped it... though I'll put it back in the next few days if there's any interest. Many thanks, Spence!

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no problem, let me know what you think! I'm very proud of this one, and its the one ive got the least feedback on.
I'm always looking to trade my edits, if you don't want to get them from a torrent. PM or e-mail!
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Hi

I've made some artwork for this release, is there anybody who could host it for me please?

Cheers
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Always happy to help - shoot me an email e888boo
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great! can't wait to see that!
I'm always looking to trade my edits, if you don't want to get them from a torrent. PM or e-mail!
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i love it! is there any way i could get it without the sentence "here's a list of things i've changed, if anyone is interested" so its just a list of the changes?
I'm always looking to trade my edits, if you don't want to get them from a torrent. PM or e-mail!
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nice to see some cover art for one of your edits, Spence, you deserve it!

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