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Skyfallen - Last Survivor

Bombastic Bond outing marred by over reliance on explosions over logic and structure.
Movie also contains one of the weaker villains, a sad recurrence.
Last Survivor tackles this film with his usual surgical precision, with mostly excellent results.

Video - 720 X 480 MPG2. Brilliant, spotless work. I rewatched the theatrical version three days beforehand to better appreciate the work here. By and large, cuts were well chosen and few viewers will miss them. Side mirrors, straight razor, dragon, ice. Only when I rewatched the edit two days later, this time with audio commentary running, did I catch tiny imperfections pointed out by LS.

Audio - 2-channel AC3 192K. No subs. Robust sound, well synced to video. Changes in musical score played by unnoticed, though song alterations did not. LS explained his reasons for replacing Adele’s opener with the lesser known Within Temptation, voicing a rather 80’s sounding tune. It still struck me as a mistake. Most 007 openers are voiced by performer who reflect the zeitgeist of OUR age. Adele is certainly that. Now, WT’s closing version of “Skyfall” sounds just fine and actually provides a cheeky bookend.

Be sure to give this a second view, with Last Survivor’s running commentary. His comments are primarily Skyfall related, though not exclusively as he discusses other Bond vehicles, thoughts on CGI, scores, composers, as well as personal recollections.

Narrative - Ain’t wasting time here - Silva. In trying to create a “weirdly” memorable adversary, the creators wound up with a laughable personality. Silva already had an efficient, invisible, and highly profitable business running. So, he decides to imperil all of that? The long intro, yak-yak-yak, sexual innuendo, rat chat, sheer folly.

Last Survivor trimmed, shaved, swung an axe. Silva the ridiculous becomes Silva the sketch. Not really an improvement. Could be Silva is unsalvageable. He pales next to Le Chiffre, stumbles next to Scaramanga, falls by Largo, all villains who bested Bond. Blofeld remains on a level all his own. Silva comes across as a crybaby with mommy issues and a bad haircut.

Enjoyment - I like this edit, I like the theatrical version. Neither are my first choice for Bond, or Craig’s Bond.

Event Horizon Slashed Killer Horizon - Mollo

Grim overhaul of muddled SciFi / Horror. Mollo pulls this out of tech and into blackness, heightening the horror.

The avi image is a little soft and is undoubtedly superior on the (for me, unavailable) DVD version.

Video - 640p, MPEG-4. Well done throughout. Numerous alterations are unnoticed. The additional scenes were worked in nicely.

Audio - 2-channel, MP3 128kbps. Man, this is where the edit really shines. An outstanding soundscape Mollo has crafted. Do not overlook the extras! The “Evil Sounds” bonus is a clinic on layering audio channels. Aspiring editors would be well advised to study this.

Narrative - Coherence gets lost in this. Of course the film was always a jumble. Dr. Weir seems even odder from the get-go and his usefulness onboard is negligible. An asteroid (from Deep Impact) sweeps past in the beginning for no real reason, though it is in the alternative ending bonus. At the end, Capt Miller sends Lt. Starck to the command deck for intel, and she … it is not explained. This turns into a flat out horror film with many stray threads and unanswered questions. That is not a problem, a lot of mysteries have no solutions, but there seem to be an awful lot in this edit. The pacing also feels rushed, very much so past the midway point.

Enjoyment - Appreciate would be a better word. I recognize and admire much of what Mollo did here. It does feel like a horror film, which was his intention, though not a particularly intelligent one. He removed much of the stupid factor, which is commendable, yet many of the characters are reduced to sketches. I never cared about them, so I never cared what happened to them. Tough luck, kids.

On one hand, the outro music, the last taste one gets from any film, was incongruous, intrusive and irritating.
On the other hand, the bonus features, redeemed quite a bit for me. Seeing how much Mollo had done, just with one brief scene, had me recognize and applaud the work he did with this. Adding those bonus features in a folder along with the feature .avi is genuinely considerate.

Good edit, worth viewing. Based on other reviews, tracking down the DVD is recommended.

Cineonaut said:

Vultural said:

Star Wars: The Epic Picture - T-Bone

Where did you find a copy of this? (Star Wars: The Epic Picture by T-Bone) I’ve been looking all over but can’t find any sources.

I no longer have a copy of this one.
I’m sure I got this at FE, where I was once more active.
Info is not working for me at present, but that is the first place to check, followed by Fan Edit Central.
If nothing else, join FE (if you haven’t already) and request there.
Mind you, youngling, get your post count up. No one will help you with one post, that smacks of a bot or tourist.
Participate, let other members know you. Boost your count to 10.
Good luck out there/