“Stranger Things 4: Part 2” is finished and ready for rendering with a runtime of 2hours and 22minutes.
Finishing Part 1 before starting on Part 2 might not have been the wisest choise, 'cause I had to go back and change just one tiny thing which caused an unfortunate delay.
Regardless, Part 2 came together pretty easily since the last two episodes already had that finale vibe. That being said, I had to cut a few scenes and make some minor changes, mostly on Episode 7.
While I am a fan of long scenes with dialogue, my aim for this edit was to create a fast-paced and action-packed film, so several character-driven scenes were left out.
As I stated above this edit follows Eleven leaving Nevada and the gang at Hawkins and the Upside Down and catches up with Hopper, Joyce and Murray as they re-enter the prison.
Here is the changelist with some clips:
CHANGELIST & CLIPS
- New opening scene
https://streamable.com/p71mlv- Cut-down Nancy’s vision/Moved right after the title card
https://streamable.com/ekmygk- Removed the gang planning on getting guns/Stealing the RV
- Removed Brenner and Owens arguing about Eleven leaving
- Removed the gang inside the RV/Steve talking about his dream family/Max and Lucas chatting
- Removed the gang shopping guns
- Removed the gang on the field preparing for battle
- Cut-down the millitary attacking the lab/Removed soldiers’ cringy lines
https://streamable.com/19he4b
https://streamable.com/kc7hcr- Cut-down Brenner lying on the ground/Removed El inside the van telling Mike and Will they need to go to Hawkins/Cut to the gang driving to the Creel House
https://streamable.com/3mgmz5- Removed El and the boys at the gas station
- Restructured El and the boys arriving at Surfer Boy Pizza/Eddie and Dusting shielding the trailer/Removed Argyle making pizza
https://streamable.com/dgjb02- Removed Steve, Nancy and Robin walking to the Creel House
- Removed El and Mike in the dinner/Removed Will and Jonathan in the kitchen
https://streamable.com/82ko6a- Removed the “I piggyback from a pizza dough freezer” line (it was a good line, but I am not a fan of humor at a time of crisis)
- Restructured Mike’s speech/Removed Will’s “You’re the heart” line
https://streamable.com/as5q1s- Removed Robin making sandwiches with Vickie
https://streamable.com/0eicqm- Removed Nancy and Jonathan outside of Hopper’s cabin
https://streamable.com/1vys4l- Changed the end credits song to something more epic and fan-favourite
Due to the delay I mentioned above, all three fanedits won’t be released this week as planned, but I am optimistic for the next week. My next post will be the announcement of the release.
PS1: I added hardcoded English subtitles for the Russian dialogues in my “Stranger Things 4: The Monster and the Superhero”.
PS2: Since the concept of “companion films” are no longer an alternative take, after the release of “Stranger Things 4: The Monster and the Superhero” I am making the “Stranger Things 2: The Lost Sister” fanedit as “cannon”.