Custom Edited Movies
These are films where I have created a new custom edit to fix the original film's flaws, (or restore a rare version).
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- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsMatt DamonAngelina JolieRobert De NiroThe tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.CONDENSED VERSION. The original vision of this film was a character study. This condensed version concentrates on the CIA origins, and less Edward Wilson’s (Matt Damon) personal life.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.2001: The Remix. What if Kubrick didn't use 'canned' music of famous classic songs and used a more modern soundtrack? Music from many leading ambient artists turn this classic film into an entirely new experience. Blu Ray.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel EjioforA frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.Condensed Version. Just the good stuff. Blu Ray.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsNaomi WattsJack BlackAdrien BrodyA greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.CONDENSED version. Peter Jackson is a great filmmaker, but 3 hours starts to make your butt numb. Come on Peter - Kong goes ice skating? Blu Ray.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie PortmanTwo Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.CONDENSED VERSION: 75% Less Jar Jar! More Pod Race Action! Less Bad bad Dialogue! Blu Ray.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorTen years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.CONDENSED VERSION: Less dull political dialogue! Less sappy romance! Blu Ray.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJeff BridgesGarrett HedlundOlivia WildeThe son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.CONDENSED VERSION. I am a fan of the original Tron. The sequel got bogged down in long speeches and Jeff Bridges being too much 'dude'. This edited version cuts to the nice looking effects and action. Blu Ray.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossFreedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.CONDENSED VERSION, with less boring monologues by side characters, along with the sleepy "life in Zion" scenes. Cut to the chase! Blu Ray.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli RothIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.Condensed Version. (prolonged dialogue retracted). Blu Ray.
- DirectorAnthony HemingwayStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Gerald McRaneyDavid OyelowoA crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.ACTION CUT. Edited down from an over-bloated 2 hour movie to a 95 minute all-action thrill ride. Sure, if this movie was made with any real intelligence, it would belong in the War movie category. But it really is about the great dogfight scenes, and they rock. Blu Ray.
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsMickey RourkeJohn LoneArianeA police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders."Special" Version. The glaring flaw is the female lead, a model named Ariane, who had no acting experience. This version I have taken out as much of her without damaging the plot. With a script by Oliver Stone, and incredible cinematography about the Chinese underworld, this film is worth a look. Gritty, rich in texture and details, it is a violent and captivating. Blu Ray.
- DirectorPeter BergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdBrooklyn DeckerLiam NeesonA fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.ACTION CUT. Below the bar in entertaining characters, but ILM's effects still are top notch. All the padding removed. Blu Ray.
- StarsHarry HamlinPatrick BauchauKabir BediPaul Hood is the newly appointed director of the OP Center, a special agency gathering a wide variety of experts monitoring international crisis. On his first day on the job, nuclear missiles are stolen from the former Soviet Union by terrorists. The team must find out who did it, why, and most importantly, where they are heading so they can retrieve them.Condensed Version. NBC Mini-series recorded on VHS in EP mode. I edited down the 3 hour run time to a little under 2 hours, removing soap opera-ish subplots that had no effect on the main plot. Movie itself feels like a precursor to "24", another emergency crisis center style of script.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRock HudsonErnest BorgninePatrick McGoohanUSN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.CONDENSED VERSION. A well put together thriller with smart acting, decent action and effects. A little too much time is spent going over the nuts and bolts of operating a submarine. Glacial pacing is tightened up. Blu Ray.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsKevin CostnerBruce GreenwoodShawn DriscollIn October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.CONDENSED VERSION. Kevin Costner was a co-producer of this film, and maybe it was his idea that JFK and RFK couldn't think for themselves, and his character Kenny O'Donnell as their special assistant controlled their decision-making. This drew ire on it's release, with extended domestic scenes of Costner making the runtime bloated and turning the political drama melodramatic. This edit concentrates on just Cuban Missile Crisis.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert ShawBruce DernMarthe KellerWhen a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.CONDENSED VERSION. The slow pace of the setup of a terrorist attack on the super bowl is trimmed. Bruce Dern steals the screen as a mentally disturbed blimp pilot.
- DirectorShane BlackStarsRobert Downey Jr.Guy PearceGwyneth PaltrowWhen Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.Condensed Version. Slightly less snark.
- DirectorScott WaughStarsAaron PaulDominic CooperImogen PootsFresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross-country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.ACTION CUT. Actually based on a suggestion I read in a review. The review said that if all the fluff was removed between the car chases it would be a better movie. Since this movie broke the 2 hour rule, I whittled it down to a tolerable 1 hour 40 min. Since the movie is based on a video game, I removed some blue to give it an "other world" look.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsGregory PeckRichard CrennaDavid JanssenThree American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?RE-EDITED AND REMIXED. Noting the current popularity of movies about being stranded in space, I couldn't pass up one of the original 'potential' nail-biters from the 1960s. Made before the Apollo 13 mission, this by-the-numbers look at a last minute rescue mission to save 3 astronauts in space is given the "Gravity" treatment. Music from the movie, along with soundtrack excerpts from other pulse-pounding movies, replaces the droning tones used when showing shots of outer space. Trimmed from over 2 hours to a more reasonable 1 hour 49 minutes.
- DirectorGeorge SeatonHenry HathawayStarsBurt LancasterDean MartinGeorge KennedyA bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.CONDENSED VERSION. With it's cavalcade of stars, this schmaltzy event film was bloated to over 2 hours with extra melodrama added. This fluff had little to do with the main plot of a bomber on a plane. Many interesting real-world details about running airports and dealing with airplane emergencies makes for a tense and exciting shorter version. Blu Ray.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHarrison FordRyan GoslingAna de ArmasYoung Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.CONDENSED VERSION. Complaints that the film was too long, with slow pacing are addressed. This cut runs under 2 hours (not including credits) and fills in areas without any music. New music and other edits help add more emotion to a stoic Ryan Gosling. Blu Ray.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.Remix with Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon. The famous synchronization is mixed as a blend between the original soundtrack and the iconic album. Blu Ray.
- DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardLaura DernFour years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.Clocking in over two hours, a subplot about locusts (which has nothing to do with dinosaurs) forced other completed scenes of cool dinosaur attacks on the cutting room floor. This version restores those attack scenes and excises the locusts. Blu Ray.
- StarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoRobert DuvallThe Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) were re-edited together in chronological order with additional footage added.Originally re-edited for TV, then shown in HD on cable, this chronological version of Godfather I & II has never been released on Blu Ray. Includes deleted scenes. Blu Ray.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.Re-edited into chronological order. Key scenes from "Darkest Hour" are added to show how the crisis was being handled back in England.