No offense, Mag...but Smith is much better with dialogue and pacing. I think a Smith cut of the film would be much better.
Like I said, Mag...no offense meant. I actually liked quite a few of your ideas. I think some further editing could be done on both films...and some dialogue re-writes on the subtitles could greatly improve things. Also...some good music editing and dialogue/FX lifting could greatly enhance the viewing pleasure.