Maniac fan editor

Although there is already plenty of information about this project on my website, it consists of a combination of four films into ONE edition.
I worked on a few Halloween projects years ago, but I was limited by the software I used, which did not allow me to fully express my ideas due to its technical shortcomings.
I’ve been focusing on 4K editing for a while now, including upscaling and re-editing older works.
This led me to reimagine “Halloween - The Confrontation,” an adaptation of John Carpenter’s Halloween and the subsequent trilogy by David Gordon Green.
I created three editions in total: “The Confrontation - The Mass Killings” and, finally, “The Last Stand.”
Initially, I planned to upscale these edits, but after a quick review, I felt inspired to start anew and create a completely fresh edition.
I decided to discard my previous work and begin from scratch.
All the source material is in 4K quality, which required a significant amount of effort to align everything according to my vision.
As I mentioned on the website, I was not satisfied with what happened in Halloween Kills and especially not with the final installment, Halloween Ends.
The first “Halloween” movie in 2018 was quite good, but the sequels quickly turned into a laughable circus.
I removed a lot of crap in it, utilizing all the available material as much as possible.
I edited the footage using Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, creating a version that is technically improved compared to the previous releases.
In Halloween kills, I used other TV footage in the scene of Big John and Little John, also some other music on the record player when they found dead.
Corey Cunningham is in Halloween Ends only present in the babysitter scene with that little asshole Jeremy.
I re-used music by Tyler Bates, along with tracks by Colin Stetson.
The audio is in AC3 format, and the total runtime is 208 minutes.
A full evening of entertainment, in other words.

From today on my blog:

https://maniac1962.blogspot.com/

I first saw this film in 2023, I believe.
A fantastic horror film.
There were some truly surprising scenes, the girl with the dog was very well done, and the makeup effects were amazing.
That said, there was also some rather exaggerated screaming by some characters and some rather long-winded scenes.
Most of that has been removed, and, as usual, a large portion of the music has been replaced.
This is a 69-minute version available in 4K with DTS-HD sound.

Music added by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Brook Blair & Will Blair
Rene G. Boscio
Alexis Grapsas
Zilgi
Drum & Lace

From today on my blog:

https://maniac1962.blogspot.com/

This is a 67-minute version of Locked from David Yarovesky (2025).
I thought the movie was excellent and well-acted.
However, some unbelievable elements stood out, particularly regarding Eddie Barrish’s daughter.
In the original film, Barrish (played by Bill Skarsgård) has a family and faces financial struggles, which lead him to steal stuff from expensive cars.
If you’re familiar with the original, you might agree that a trip to the hospital would have been more believable as a resolution than what they presented at the end.
Therefore, I decided to remove the melodramatic elements, eliminating the daughter subplot.
In my edit, Barrish is simply a criminal who steals from cars to meet his daily needs.
He encounters a luxury SUV, owned by William, played by Anthony Hopkins.
What remains in this edit is a gritty power struggle between Hopkins and Skarsgård.
The film was originally shot in a 2.55:1 widescreen format, which I enjoy, but I found it a bit excessive.
I reduced the aspect ratio to 2.40:1 and converted it to 4K.
The audio is in DTS-HD sound.

https://maniac1962.blogspot.com/

This edition is released today on my blog.
The edit has a running time of 88 minutes.

Some changes:

The childish interactions between Leon and Mathilda have been removed, giving the film a fast-paced, rollercoaster-like feel.
Leon takes care of Mathilda, and their relationship is portrayed more like that of a father and daughter.
The feelings that Mathilda has for Leon, along with any sexual attraction between them, have also been eliminated.
This change was made to focus on the action and the character of Oldman, and a more straightforward narrative, not due to any moral objections.
Overall, the edit is much more to the point.
I used the original music as much as possible, but I also re-scored some scenes with different music.
The source is 4K, and the sound quality is EAC 5.1 surround.
Additional footage of New York is used.

https://maniac1962.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the review, The conversation on 24:48 is about the baby is not from Steve
You see that later in the conversation Stan has with Michael in the same scene, but so far I know Stan never mentioned that at the wedding, it is (or I must absolutely miss something) like in the original.

In the third act when Michael enters the cabin (I think you refer to that) Stan is playing with his gun, well, you know the scene, but for me, that has nothing to do with the cut scene about the clothes and that whole conversation. The reaction of Michael is what was happening to him in Vietnam.
Anyway, thanks again for the review, and also for the Silence edition.

Appreciated.

You can find the edit on my site:
https://maniac1962.blogspot.com/

Another SAW edit from my hands in collaboration with ZAGADKA
I started the project two months ago after I received a list from him and I found it absolutely fantastic
The story in JIGSAW - A HISTORY OF DESPERATION is build up from all the SAW movies
Because of that, the editing and work on this project was tremendous
A lot of re-scores in the edit, that means hours of searching for the right music, testing it, etc etc
Not everything was going smoothly, some music/scenes didn’t work, new idea’s come up, so we had to start over but eventually, we get what we want
Mostly I worked on weekends on this stuff and now we have an edit of 128 minutes, 2.40 widescreen in DTS 7.1
Don’t expect a slaughterhouse like I usually do in most of my edits, it’s more made like a psychological thriller
Of course, there is gore but at a low level.
I hope the SAW fans will enjoy this, and it was fun to make it but I am glad that the game is over (for now)
The release is Sunday evening on my site

Years ago I made a fan edit of this film, a double feature with Escape from New York. I remade this edit separately because of the use of DTS surround. In the new edit, I use exactly the same 6 channel tracks and I re-cut the film to 69 minutes. Some music editing is also done and a new track at the ending. Some scenes are done in a different order and less dialogue. One of the first I do of the John Carpenter films. I put my hands also on remakes of Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing, and Christine.
From today on my site

This is the first edit of three we do from the Hannibal TV series

It comes from the mind of ZAGADKA, and I did already some earlier projects with him like Hannibal - The Morbidity of the Soul and The Lament Box, a remake of my HELLRAISER edit THE BOX

We do this TV show as a TV to Movie, this is the first season cut to a running time of 2 hours and 46 minutes
It is done in a 2.40 ratio with DTS sound converted from 5.1 to 7.1

There is a lot of re-scores/replacements in it from other Hannibal movies, music by Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, but also tracks of John Carpenter and The Newton Brothers

It will be released by the end of the week on my blog