Fan Fiction Edits

I'm working on a potential edit of Robocop 2 that fixes some problems I had with it:

1. Very slow to get going - the first third of the movie branched out in many directions that didn't necessarily go anywhere. Some have been removed and some shortened.
2. Hob, the kid. I didn't like the way the character was written and directed. He barely features in the movie now until a few minutes much later on.
3. The OCP boardroom meetings and general waffle from some of the characters has been trimmed, especially Dr. Faxx. It was badly edited and a lot of exposition about Nuke and the Robocop 2 expenses are repeated too much.
4. When Murphy has his directives messed up by Dr Faxx, instead of going on patrol with Lewis and acting silly, once he begins to look odd in the precinct, Linda Garcia takes him for examination immediately.
5. Badly delivered lines have been mostly removed.
6. Rearranged some scenes to improve continuity and flow.

The edit is shaping up to be 30 minutes shorter (1 hour 30 minutes) instead of 1 hour 57 minutes.

Here's an example of the arcade scene with the kid removed: https://files.catbox.moe/42267g.mp4 Here's the original for comparison, where the kid was fairly central: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=v4HLw7deOo0

I'm curious about your thoughts!

Judge Dredd (1995) - "Redux" (aka "Less Yapping" edition)

This film had wonderful sets and costumes, truly incredible. But the script and acting, they were not on same level. The goal of this edit is to make movie more enjoyable by cutting weakest parts.

Main changes:

• There is one comic relief character who is very annoying. Around 80% of their dialogue is now removed. This is biggest change in edit.
• The senior judges sometimes speak too long and sound silly. These parts are shortened.
• Rico has some over-the-top moments. They are made a little less extreme.
• The most cheesy dialogues are cut away.

Additional notes: Priority was to create enjoyable version without too much difficult work. Some edits are not perfectly smooth, but even imperfect cut is better than original material that was removed. It's a surprise how different small changes do to the film. Enjoy!

Original Running time: 96 minutes Fan Edit Running time: 87 minutes

Original Release Year: 1995 Fan Edit Release Year: 2024

Editor: Sébastien T

Relevant Techmoan video. It's an 8mm print, ostensibly in color, in an endless loop cartridge. The usual player was just a viewfinder, light window, and crank:

One of several Star Wars adaptations.

The edit of Alien which inspired this stupid idea.

What movies would be even sillier than that, when diced down to a thousand frames with no audio?

For me the biggest problem were the cheesy one-liners. It was like an 80s buddy movie rather than an Alien movie. But it's possible that those could be easily edited out.

The main offenders were Ron Pearlman's lines as well as the general running the place - he had some goofy expressions and outbursts. Also J.E Freeman as Dr. Wren had some campy moments.

But the visuals were great, I thought and the story had some good elements in it, such as the alien in captivity seemingly testing the scientist through the glass. The backstory of the relationship between the pirates and the military made sense.

What would you keep, what would you cut to make it far less cheesy and more dignified?

An immersive, 25 chapter work with very positive reviews. It continues from the end of Terminator 3.

Author: Stehensmat

Year Published: 2008