Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - The Kitten Calendar Edition. (Released) — Page 2

The Real Effing Deal version is available now in a single layer DVD.

The Kitten Calendar will be available on blu-ray in 2-3 days (25 GB takes forever to upload!)

Kevinicus said:

The Real Effing Deal version is available now in a single layer DVD.

 

The Kitten Calendar will be available on blu-ray in 2-3 days (25 GB takes forever to upload!)

 

 

This computer doesn't have windows on it, so I'm not ready to try to get it yet, but is there both a DL and SL version of real effing deal up? Thanks.

Just a SL right now.  A DL will be available sometime in the near future.  Trying to upload only one thing at at time to get them up quicker.

So far so good. Love the SL version and can't wait to see the DL version!

I still would have trimmed the "fight" between the twins that results in the cracked wall a bit more, but I'm not missing any of their old scenes. I did kindof miss the intro of the "RCs" with the holographic biker chicks and I still hate the "leg humping" decepticon (and him groaning "say my name, say my name!"... ugh), but oh well. Much tighter movie! I think this is close to replacing the Big Screen edition for when I view this film...

I am reworking a few things on the Real Effing Deal version.  Mostly things I'm working on are in the Shanghai scene, and may include that holograph shot of Arcee.  Also I removed Wheelie humping the leg. 

Will there be also a version without stoned mom?

There will be only one final version and once that is uploaded the first version will be removed.  I suppose people who don't like the Twins for the most part don't like the mom either (I don't get why people hate stoned middle aged women, especially when they have some good lines) so I may consider it, which would probably lead to the complete removal of the parents from the college part.

Let me ask you one thing - what is the reason that you're making those edits?

Kitten Calendar version seems to be created because of the same reasons that my own edit is created - the movie edited the way editor himself wants it to be and according to his personal taste. But on the other hand, Real Effing Deal looks like something done to please as much people as possible and make them watch it, they dont like Twins, let's cut out the Twins even if we think they are ok, they dont like humping Wheelie, ok, he's gone, they dont like Sam's Mom, ok, she's gone, etc. So this is not your personal vision of this movie.

I wonder if you would even want to watch this version :)

I'd be ok watching it, but it definitely won't be the one I burn for my viewing purposes.

But the reason I made this cut in the first place was because the Twins seem to be the biggest dividing line amongst viewers.  Some like them, some hate them.  After that, then you'll have groups who hated the twins and are watching the the version without them, and that group will be split into those who hated the mom entirely, those who like her but felt it was too long, and those who like her completely.  And the same thing with wheelie, etc.  So it's difficult to find the exact line.  And I can't go just by the people who post on the other forums because humor, in any form, seems very taboo there.

My personal opinion is that the parents don't need to be in the college scenes. You can take a lot of dead weight out of the narrative by dicing those scenes, and they are not missed by the plot at all. The movie's plot is structured in a ABC manner, but there's a lot of stuff between the letters that bogs the story down.

If I were in your shoes, my goal with the Real Effin' Deal cut would be to get it close to the first movie's tone and pacing. There's room in there for some cheese, but restraint must be exercised. If Real Effin' Deal is meant to appeal to a broader audience, then the bathroom humor and most of the footage with the Twins save for the bare minimum are going to have to go. You'll still have Kitten Calendar Cut as your own personal version, so try to remember that if you are feeling hesitation about cutting stuff from the movie that you already like.

Timstuff said:

My personal opinion is that the parents don't need to be in the college scenes. You can take a lot of dead weight out of the narrative by dicing those scenes, and they are not missed by the plot at all. The movie's plot is structured in a ABC manner, but there's a lot of stuff between the letters that bogs the story down.

If I were in your shoes, my goal with the Real Effin' Deal cut would be to get it close to the first movie's tone and pacing. There's room in there for some cheese, but restraint must be exercised. If Real Effin' Deal is meant to appeal to a broader audience, then the bathroom humor and most of the footage with the Twins save for the bare minimum are going to have to go. You'll still have Kitten Calendar Cut as your own personal version, so try to remember that if you are feeling hesitation about cutting stuff from the movie that you already like.

Well the first film's tone and pacing are something I'd like to avoid since I consider it far, far worse and more bloated then ROTF was. 

And if keeping only what's needed by the plot, I could cut out quite a bit, including a lot of action pieces.  But I get what you guys are saying.  I may very well go and cut out the parents, but then I'll probably have to use the alternate Alice footage that Geiferg used because what's there without the parents is not a very strong closure point to the the early college scenes.

It just depends on how much effort I want to put in.

I think I'll take out the parents for the most part, but I'm going to leave in the arrival because it's short and the audio transition from the NEST scene to the bells is much better than to the loud music, unless I put that awful Lennox line back in.

Edit:  Now that I look at it, I think I'm just going to remove the first scene with Alice and Leo drooling over her, and I'll keep a few more seconds of Sam's parents to have a good spot to end the scene (prior to the brownies). 

Does anyone know if links to this edit are still alive somewhere? If so, please pm me with links, I would appreciate.

I'm also looking for Giefer's cut of this movie as well, just in case.

Thanks