A fan edit I would like to see are different photos on Indy's desk the stock photo of Henry Sr. and Marcus were horrible I would love to see these two pictures instead.
I think that Indy should use his gun instead of just taking it out in the cemetery. Can a gunshot and muzzle flash be edited in? If so, that'd be great.
Also, like other people said, some lines NEED to be dubbed using the trailers, documentaries, etc., especially "Part time", "Come on genius", "Not as easy as it used to be" and "I never should have doubted you, my friend". That last one particularly bothers me.
I think for most people, including myself, the problems with Indy4 are too fundamental to be corrected with lopping off choice moments. The movie needed a rewrite, not a recut.
I mean, I guess if I could I would cut lines here and there that I didn't like, but you can't just cut whatever you want without it ending up sloppy or otherwise damaging the film. If I only had the final cut to work with, I think the only thing I'd lose that would actually help the film to the degree that it could be helped by that point would be the FBI interrogation scene, which works by itself but in the context of the overall movie is superfluous, draggy, and creates the expectation that the fed subplot will actually be followed through on later. Cut straight from the mushroom cloud (which is a much more effective, iconic and clear end for the prologue) to Marshall College.
Laserschwert, I noticed that you posted an edit of the jungle chase and waterfall sequence over at the other forum, would you mind posting them here as well so we can discuss them? I especially thought the junglescene worked quit well in your cut, the waterfalls I'm not so sure of. I would have to watch the original footage, but your version didn't feel completely right, not as close as you got with the jungle scene at least.
Udvarnoky, of course you are right with your first remark, but it is still interesting to see what a few changes here and there can do. Storywise it will never be my favorite, but it was those few bizarre moments in the film that really made me dislike the film as much as I did.
I'm one of the guys on the other site working on the edit - well at least offering suggestions. (jones1899)
I have to say, though I had my doubts to begin with, I disagree with those who claim this movie is beyond repair. It's amazing how some color and saturation tweaks can change the entire feel of the film. Also, trimming some CGI fat, adding more familiar music, cutting bad dialog, etc goes a long way toward making this a film that could at least rightfully stand beside the others.
Problem is our talented and super busy Laserchwert, who was actually doing the edit is swamped with real life now and by all accounts for a while.
Anyone here have the tech knowledge and time take our well thought out list on the other site and make it a reality?
I was reading some of the original poster's linked page and there was mentioning of cutting away the part where Spalko telekinetically opens the warehouse door. Erm I never even got the impression that she did. The raising of her hand just before the panel beside the door sparks was surely only to instruct someone to fry it.
I was reading some of the original poster's linked page and there was mentioning of cutting away the part where Spalko telekinetically opens the warehouse door. Erm I never even got the impression that she did. The raising of her hand just before the panel beside the door sparks was surely only to instruct someone to fry it.
Actually, you're right. The first Russian who comes out of the car shouts "Engineer, open the gate!" in Russian, proving that Spalko would later simply instruct the engineer to blow the control box.
Not directly Indy related, but I read this on IMDB and immediately thought of you guys.
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Originally Posted by IMDB
Fan-Edited Movies Removed From Web
A website devoted to movies reedited by their fans has decided to shut down following threats of legal action by the Motion Picture Associations of America, according to the website TorrentFreak. The website Fanedit.org offered "improved or just plain different versions of existing movies," TorrentFreak said, sometimes posting several versions of the movies such as Alien, The Matrix, Terminator, Star Trek, Titanic, Harry Potter, and Pulp Fiction. An administrator of the site, calling himself boon23, said that although the site is noncommercial and everyone who edits a movie is required to own the DVD, the MPAA has taken the position that it engages in copyright infringement, and the host of the website has reportedly warned Fanedit.org that it will be shut down unless it removes the offending material.
If you pay attention in the background of the exterior Hangar 51 scene, you can see Spalko's men wiring the explosives on the gate. No psychic powers involved.
