Synopsis: "In this adventure based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Arthur Dent's house is about to be razed when he discovers that his best friend is an alien and that planet Earth is about to be destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Now, it seems that Arthur's only chance for survival is to hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft. Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Nighy and Sam Rockwell co-star."
(Synopsis compliments of Netflix)
Edit summary: Primarily trims the failed romantic encounter subplot to make Zooey less of a manic pixie dreamgirl, and the vogon side plots like the planning office. Also a few trims to make the ending match the tone of the rest of the film, and reduce the amount of infinitesimally improbable "everything is connected" events.
Ver6: Remastered
(Synopsis compliments of Netflix)
Edit summary: Primarily trims the failed romantic encounter subplot to make Zooey less of a manic pixie dreamgirl, and the vogon side plots like the planning office. Also a few trims to make the ending match the tone of the rest of the film, and reduce the amount of infinitesimally improbable "everything is connected" events.
Ver6: Remastered
Synopsis: "The colorful son of the richest man in the world must save the day when scheming henchmen try to take over his family's vast business empire."
Edit summary: This edit cuts the Mount Richmore plot and other over-the-top silliness, for a shorter, darker, and more linear story. It becomes a short film about Richie finding friends rather than the original villain plot.
Ver4: Remastered
Edit summary: This edit cuts the Mount Richmore plot and other over-the-top silliness, for a shorter, darker, and more linear story. It becomes a short film about Richie finding friends rather than the original villain plot.
Ver4: Remastered
Synopsis: "A frustrated novelist begins to depend less on his imaginary friend when he forms a unique bond with a Long Island teenager."
Edit summary: This isn't a great movie by any means, but I'm posting the edit anyway because it does offer a completely different take on the film.
This removes the imaginary friend completely, as well as a few small cuts in places that reference the age of the younger characters. Supposedly they're 12-15 but Emma Stone was like 21 in this and doesn't look younger than 18 by any means. Implying younger ages could completely change the tone, but it would need younger actors to work, otherwise it just seems weird.
Ver7: Remastered
Edit summary: This isn't a great movie by any means, but I'm posting the edit anyway because it does offer a completely different take on the film.
This removes the imaginary friend completely, as well as a few small cuts in places that reference the age of the younger characters. Supposedly they're 12-15 but Emma Stone was like 21 in this and doesn't look younger than 18 by any means. Implying younger ages could completely change the tone, but it would need younger actors to work, otherwise it just seems weird.
Ver7: Remastered
Synopsis: "An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master."
Edit summary: This focuses the story mostly on the ramen shop, only keeping enough of the side characters and plot to add some light outside interactions for the main character. Some of the scenes are also rearranged to create a more natural flow to the story.
Ver4: Remastered
Edit summary: This focuses the story mostly on the ramen shop, only keeping enough of the side characters and plot to add some light outside interactions for the main character. Some of the scenes are also rearranged to create a more natural flow to the story.
Ver4: Remastered
Synopsis: "Nothing seems to go right for young Kate, a frustrated Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. But things soon take a turn for the better when she meets Tom - a handsome charmer."
Edit summary: Cut a few cringey parts and the weird German guy to focus on the feel-good Christmas tone.
Ver12: Remastered
Edit summary: Cut a few cringey parts and the weird German guy to focus on the feel-good Christmas tone.
Ver12: Remastered
Synopsis: "An easily spooked guy, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), joins forces with wild man Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) to fight for survival in a world virtually taken over by freakish zombies. As they destroy scores of the undead, they meet up with two other survivors, Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) and Wichita (Emma Stone), and journey to a supposedly safe abandoned amusement park. Ruben Fleischer directs this horror romp."
(Synopsis compliments of Netflix)
Edit summary: Cut Bill Murray, the lookalikes storyline in the second film, and some of the slapstick humor.
Ver8: Remastered
(Synopsis compliments of Netflix)
Edit summary: Cut Bill Murray, the lookalikes storyline in the second film, and some of the slapstick humor.
Ver8: Remastered
Synopsis: "A drama set in the glamorous southeast of France. An extremely wealthy banker and his wife, Georgina, lead a luxurious lifestyle. But Georgina's world is turned upside down when he's killed and she begins to discover the details of his secret life."
Edit summary: Cut a few unsatisfying red herrings and trimmed out a bunch of drama with the side characters to give it a smooth plot arc with less manufactured drama and a chill vibe. Dropped the last season and part of the second season to rework the ending, and rescaled the second season to match the aspect ratio of the first season.
Ver6: Remastered
Edit summary: Cut a few unsatisfying red herrings and trimmed out a bunch of drama with the side characters to give it a smooth plot arc with less manufactured drama and a chill vibe. Dropped the last season and part of the second season to rework the ending, and rescaled the second season to match the aspect ratio of the first season.
Ver6: Remastered
Synopsis: "An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world."
Edit summary: This edit heavily slims down the eight-film series into a trilogy, please note that anything prior to version 5 is a rough cut that is significantly different. The rough cut is very unbalanced, but version 5 makes some deep cuts that create a better narrative arc.
The main goal was to fix the rather poor ending films and focus more on it being a fun magical-school adventure rather than a story fixated on a particular special boy. So I cut everything related to the details of the parents murder, mothers love, and any special abilities resulting from that aside from his scar warning him of impending danger. I also removed all mentions of mudblood or any other racial implications to keep the mood a bit lighter.
This heavily alters the timeline in places, so don't expect a story that's true to the books. I also toned down the teen angst of the later films, removing most of the romance, school dances, etc.
Ver5: Heavily recut and remastered
Edit summary: This edit heavily slims down the eight-film series into a trilogy, please note that anything prior to version 5 is a rough cut that is significantly different. The rough cut is very unbalanced, but version 5 makes some deep cuts that create a better narrative arc.
The main goal was to fix the rather poor ending films and focus more on it being a fun magical-school adventure rather than a story fixated on a particular special boy. So I cut everything related to the details of the parents murder, mothers love, and any special abilities resulting from that aside from his scar warning him of impending danger. I also removed all mentions of mudblood or any other racial implications to keep the mood a bit lighter.
This heavily alters the timeline in places, so don't expect a story that's true to the books. I also toned down the teen angst of the later films, removing most of the romance, school dances, etc.
Ver5: Heavily recut and remastered
Synopsis: "After conditions in her new home become unbearable, a teenage girl runs away and befriends an older man preparing for a hike through the Alaskan wilderness."
Edit summary: Trimmed the start to be less sympathetic to the uncle, as well as giving the story a quicker start. A few other trims to focus the story more on the relationship between Mackenzie and Bart.
Ver7: Remastered
Edit summary: Trimmed the start to be less sympathetic to the uncle, as well as giving the story a quicker start. A few other trims to focus the story more on the relationship between Mackenzie and Bart.
Ver7: Remastered
Synopsis: "King Arthur (Clive Owen) and the Knights of the Round Table are struggling to retain power amid a shaky political landscape in Antoine Fuqua's thrilling take on the myth of Camelot, which is steeped in gritty realism and the politics of its time. As the Roman Empire falls, everyone is trying to wrest control, but time is marching toward the Dark Ages. Stephen Dillane and Keira Knightley co-star as Merlin and Guinevere, respectively."
(Synopsis compliments of Netflix)
Edit summary: Small cuts to reduce the emphasis on the tie-in with the Arthurian mythos, this story doesn't really have any relation and is better without that baggage. Heavy cuts of the dialogue, especially Keira Knightley, making the film a more quiet epic.
Ver6: Remastered
(Synopsis compliments of Netflix)
Edit summary: Small cuts to reduce the emphasis on the tie-in with the Arthurian mythos, this story doesn't really have any relation and is better without that baggage. Heavy cuts of the dialogue, especially Keira Knightley, making the film a more quiet epic.
Ver6: Remastered
Synopsis: "Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives"
Edit summary: Removed most of the scenes spent out of the office that interrupted the pace and tone of the work segments. This also made the tone more suspenseful and less depressing overall, the "real life" segments have a tendency to be a bit morose. Also streamlined the office to keep the focus on Mark and Helly, and reduce the presence of Irving and many of the management staff characters. The new plot arc requires a lot less suspension of disbelief since many of the "mysterious" crazy side plots are removed in favor of a mysterious tone rather than manufactured mysteries.
Ver9: Re-add 20 seconds of cut footage to improve the finale and retrim the ending a bit.
Ver12: Remastered. Reworked the ending a bit again.
Edit summary: Removed most of the scenes spent out of the office that interrupted the pace and tone of the work segments. This also made the tone more suspenseful and less depressing overall, the "real life" segments have a tendency to be a bit morose. Also streamlined the office to keep the focus on Mark and Helly, and reduce the presence of Irving and many of the management staff characters. The new plot arc requires a lot less suspension of disbelief since many of the "mysterious" crazy side plots are removed in favor of a mysterious tone rather than manufactured mysteries.
Ver9: Re-add 20 seconds of cut footage to improve the finale and retrim the ending a bit.
Ver12: Remastered. Reworked the ending a bit again.
Synopsis: "The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head-to-head with an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced."
Edit summary: Small trims to remove Mr Blut's lotion scenes, and a bit of his corny dialogue
Ver7: Remastered. While version 5 is a pretty clean and lean edit that fixes the primary issues with this film - Mr Blut lotion scenes and corny dialogue - when I went back to remaster it I wanted to cut a bit deeper - taking out a few of the title cards, a couple flashbacks, and also trimming down the ending fight sequences to be a little less exaggerated and fit the overall brutal but reasonably realistic tone of the film.
Edit summary: Small trims to remove Mr Blut's lotion scenes, and a bit of his corny dialogue
Ver7: Remastered. While version 5 is a pretty clean and lean edit that fixes the primary issues with this film - Mr Blut lotion scenes and corny dialogue - when I went back to remaster it I wanted to cut a bit deeper - taking out a few of the title cards, a couple flashbacks, and also trimming down the ending fight sequences to be a little less exaggerated and fit the overall brutal but reasonably realistic tone of the film.
Synopsis: "Jocelyn is desperate to reclaim her rightful title as the greatest and sexiest pop diva in America after a nervous breakdown disrupted her most recent tour, and Tedros - a notorious nightclub entrepreneur - reignites her passions."
Edit summary: Cut the entire Tedros storyline and made the first-episode plot a self-contained story.
Ver6: Remastered
Edit summary: Cut the entire Tedros storyline and made the first-episode plot a self-contained story.
Ver6: Remastered
Synopsis: "An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie."
Edit summary: Cut the "realistic" backstory for Ondine's character and some of the family drama to make the film a bit more like a fairy tale, also changing the ending to be less saccharine.
Ver5: Remastered
Edit summary: Cut the "realistic" backstory for Ondine's character and some of the family drama to make the film a bit more like a fairy tale, also changing the ending to be less saccharine.
Ver5: Remastered
Synopsis: "Follows Wednesday Addams' years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents."
Edit summary: Cut parents day and Uncle Fester, and a bunch of secondary character scenes to keep the focus on Wednesday's story. Numerous dialogue tweaks to remove political writing, and fix some rough writing and delivery, cut a couple aborted storylines like psychic training, and remove some common tropes about needing friends and love that try to moralize the character rather than leaning into her weirdness. Also re-trim the ending to be a lot less corny, both in terms of acting and writing, it was by far the weakest part of the original series.
Season 2 is heavily cut down to match the style and tone of the first season, mainly focusing on a side plot from the season rather than the main storylines, which didn't seem to add much of worth while consuming most of the screen time.
Ver5: Remastered
Edit summary: Cut parents day and Uncle Fester, and a bunch of secondary character scenes to keep the focus on Wednesday's story. Numerous dialogue tweaks to remove political writing, and fix some rough writing and delivery, cut a couple aborted storylines like psychic training, and remove some common tropes about needing friends and love that try to moralize the character rather than leaning into her weirdness. Also re-trim the ending to be a lot less corny, both in terms of acting and writing, it was by far the weakest part of the original series.
Season 2 is heavily cut down to match the style and tone of the first season, mainly focusing on a side plot from the season rather than the main storylines, which didn't seem to add much of worth while consuming most of the screen time.
Ver5: Remastered