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Ever since this video, I really wanted to do an edit following that. What if the extra villains and plotlines from the licensed games actually happened in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man timeline?

I don’t have the space to do a full series, but I put together a “pilot episode” to see what this would look like. I started with the “second episode” after Peter loses Uncle Ben because that would be the ideal place to showcase what this project would entail. Tl;dr, After Peter fully becomes Spider-Man, he has to deal with Vulture and Shocker while trying to get a job. The timeline's been messed around with.

Probably the biggest obstacle and reason why I might not try a full series is the use of gameplay. Unlike Insomniac or Arkham, you can't cleanly make the gameplay look like a real movie. There isn't even a mod, to my knowledge, to remove the HUD or otherwise I would have tried capturing the footage myself. I tried to cut down on parts like the sewer level to make it feel less gamey, but this type of edit will have to ask you to accept the artifice a bit.

Footage from: 

• Spider-Man 1.1 Extended Cut by GrapefruitEqual4637
• The Twin Towers Promo HD
• Longplay of Spider-Man: The Movie from LongplayArchive

Additional Note: I nabbed GrapefruitEqual4637's edit from a public link in FanEditedMovies. I tried to contact, but hasn't responded. Given they haven't posted for five months and the link was public, I felt like it wouldn't be harmful if I released this now. If they come to me and ask to take it down, I'll do it and find an alternative source.

Shion93's edit of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, simply titled Darkhold, isn't much in the way of huge slices. It just simply trims and cuts, which wind up changing how the story feels seemingly without actually changing much at all.

First off the bat is the picture. Instead of 16:9 widescreen this is a fullscreen. It's brighter and subtly more colorful, which for this movie fits pretty well. Most of the trims were mainly done to remove some jokes and make Strange seem more experienced with how the multiverse works. While I definitely miss the Pizza Poppa scene, I definitely agree with removing America asking about Spider-Man and the jokes during the Illuminati scene. The latter is especially meant to be about they find Strange to be potentially dangerous, no need to dick around there. Doctor Strange doesn't accidentally walk into a potential car crash or ask too many questions, that stuff's gone. I agree with Shion93's logic that after No Way Home, Strange should at least be a bit more experienced about the multiverse and succeeded at that task without compromising the narrative too much. Really wish Shion had removed the "Illumi-wha-ti" joke though.

The biggest change made to the story was removing the fight between Strange and Mordo. I wasn't sure how I woukd take it when I read the post. Having seen this now, on the one hand it made for a nice surprise during a scene where America and Christine were walking the corridor and find Strange rather than Wanda, on the other hand Xavier's line "should you get out of here" seemed to be setting up something that the audience didn't get to see, like Strange somehow escaping on his own which of course happened in the theatrical. For most people they probably won't think twice about this, but perhaps an alternative way this could have been handled is maybe having Strange still taunt Mordo, Mordo "casts his vote" by pulling the sword, then cutting right there to have Strange pop up to save America and Christine. It'd still skip the fight but makes it less weird Xavier or Mordo don't just release his cuffs right away like intended.

About the only thing I don't like editing-wise is the opening. The new ending actually is cool, but it's pretty obvious that the intro is in the middle of a scene rather than actually starting the thing. I would actually recommend using the deleted "you need me holding the knife" scene and THEN cut like that for a more effective tone-setter. Aside from that, this is a solid cut of Multiverse of Madness that just tweaks the movie to be just a LITTLE bit darker, more enjoyable.

I remember liking Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City on release, though it's been five years since then. It tried to do both Resident Evil 1 and 2 together in a strange combination, with inevitably lead to a not-so-great adaptation of either side. Still, it has some cool things going for it. I like the abandoned town setting, there's some decent horror moments and action. Shion 93 basically takes out the Leon side of the movie to focus entirely on Chris' end.

Shion93 does cover their bases well, removing Lisa Trevor from the opening and leaving in just enough early on to get the bigger picture but still not make it too weird when the edit focuses largely on the mansion incident. I like the mansion more here! Since it's not a blatant detour from Leon and Claire, we get to appreciate the design more, the zombies are built up to be more credible threats this way and it gets to be a somewhat decent short film about one game. The obvious downside with this edit is acknowledged in Shion93's post talking about the edit, namely that Claire and Leon come off like a Deus Ex Machina here, but surprisingly I didn't mind too much? I think it's cause of the way it was filmed already, Chris seems as surprised as we are that the rookie survived, so as a side effect of mainly focusing on his POV we're with him there.

The edits are seamless and the quality is great. The Cursed Guest may not be a major improvement on the source film, but it's fun and executed well enough to be worth a watch. It is about an hour tops, so it won't take too long to get through if you're not grabbed by the movie.

Additional Note: Hmmmm... it'd be interesting if someone tried to seperate the Chris and Claire plots into scenarios. We start with Chris' side first done like Shion93 here before we get Claire and Leon's plot, before they converge with Birkin.

Back again with Ghost Rider, this time with an edit done by RetroStranger95. This trims the movie to an hour and twenty seven minutes in comparison to the theatrical cut. It's not as short compared to WatsUpWithJoe's edit, but that can come with its own advantages.

I definitely liked cutting to the chase with Mephisto visiting Johnny. The story already starts with Sam Elliot giving away that Satan is real and there's an evil soul contract, might as well continue that momentum. We get the information we need just from Mephisto and Johnny talking, it's efficient. The cuts tend to be pretty good, especially liked getting around Johnny's failed date with Roxanne so we can get the Rider faster. It kind of makes it sad when Johnny's talking to himself in the mirror, trying to convince himself to see Roxanne again but Mephisto forces his hand. It is actually kind of cool to save the elemental demons for when Ghost Rider first confronts Blackheart. Makes the earlier tavern scene introducing Blackheart more menacing, plus we're lead to wonder "okay, how is he gonna accomplish his plan?" before it answers "with THESE GUYS!" like that. Bonus points for this edit for keeping the police station scenes that I missed from WatsUpWithJoe's version. Most Ghost Rider = better.

Admittedly, it might come off as weird for Roxanne to realize Ghost Rider is Johnny without the dates. Or maybe you might take it as her truly being Johnny's soulmate for being able to see him even within the visage of the Rider. You make the call! 41:48 could have snipped from the OST to finish the cue. 58:25, maybe it's just my copy but it seems like Blackheart's dialogue was delayed? Otherwise, yeah this is definitely a "bad movie made less bad" edit, trimming repetitive scenes to get to the point more succintly while still keeping the structure intact. Worth checking out!

Another Dexter edit courtesy of mrvoiceover001. This time, it's about the prequel series Dexter: Original Sin done in the style of... Oppenheimer?! It's an oddball decision for an edit that I don't believe most people would think of, though with the focus of this story it does wind up making some sense.

The main connection with Oppenheimer is how Dexter's father, Harry Morgan, is responsible for shaping Dexter's mindset even in his attempts to curb his son's serial-killing instincts. The edit focuses on Harry's perspective, so the Dexter narrations that are supposed to be in the series were cut, quite seamlessly at that too. The edit shifts some scenes around, seeming to employ the black and white in ways opposite to Oppenheimer, using them for the past scenes where Harry does a sting operation with Laura while the present scenes are in color. Otherwise, mrvoiceover001 is pretty good at mimicking the look and sound of Oppenheimer, with the aspect ratio plus warm grading during the colored portions and the soundtrack being well-integrated. My favorite use of the score is in 1:47:05-1:51:15, just the way the music compliments the build up to that reveal was awesome. It elevates the edit in a similar vein to how Obsession's qualities were used in Addiction.

The story itself is interesting, mostly since it's centered around Harry, Christian Slater. We see him as a troubled, flawed man who's work often gets in the way of connecting with his family, with the consequences that inevitably come with both his job and having Dexter as a son. It's not the most impressively written thing in the world, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it. The edit was a pretty fun way to explore this narrative in a distinctly non-Dexter lens. Yeah, it would be scary to be trapped by your serial killer son even if he isn't going to actually kill you. I wonder if there are any continuity errors between this and the main series? It wouldn't be surprising. There aren't in the way of weird cuts or strange ommissions, it holds up decently together as a narrative.

No real complaints with this one, as usual mrvoiceover001 knocks it out of the park with their projects. I can't argue with the results.

Here it is at last. The finale of mrvoiceover001's How I Met Your Mother edit saga. It's been a wonderful ride getting to this point, with so much having happened across the films that it's gonna be weird letting it go. It carries the same HD quality as last time.

In terms of editing, there are some nitpicks here and there. One of the plots covered in the edit is Marshall taking a judge job behind Lily's back, when they're both supposed to go to Rome. It leads to an argument between them where Marshall reveals he has lingering resentment toward Lily over her attempt to leave for San Francisco. This doesn't seem to get followed up on in the edit, which I'm not sure how I feel. Do I like the realism of it or does it need follow through? While I'm debating that, 1:43:11 and 1:48:40 have these fast edits that took me out of it. Maybe it won't be as much for other people, given the style mrvoiceover001 has employed for these movies, but it did feel jarring to me personally.

Aside from that, the narrative is pretty sound. We finally meet the Mother who is the most adorable human being in the universe and I can absolutely buy her being Ted's perfect match. Her interactions with the cast members before meeting Ted have her resolve their issues, but we also get a sense of her life, how burned she was by love and incredibly funny moments that made me want to root for her as much as Ted. He lets go of Robin and finally pursues something based on luck, which ended up working out in a long, heartwarming montage of their lives together. Really, their meeting hits on EXACTLY the note of "where the HELL have you've been my whole life" that's been building up over the past movies, presumably the show itself too given the sheer amount of continuity call backs and nods. The last scene in the edit is the perfect note to end on, loved every single moment of this ride.

If you haven't seen mrvoiceover001's edits, please do. For a newcomer they might be good places to start. Based on what I've heard of the actual ending to the show immediately after I finished the edit, I think fans would definitely get a kick out of this one too. >!I can't believe they did Barney and Tracy dirty like that, they completely ruined it just to have Ted and Robin get together at the last five minutes. Even if this happened in earlier seasons, it would still come off cheap. As it is, the series ran long, the characters changed a lot, and the Mother is such an endearing character! Come the fuck on man!!<

Additional Note: The Mother fits so well with the cast that I wish we got at least one season where she was a regular cast member. The actress did a great job.

For the first in a while, this is an HD edit. The other movies in the How I Met Your Mother series have largely been 720p, so this is a definite upgrade. Aside from that, this is another expertly condensed season of television into a film.

I enjoyed this edit. As first I wasn't liking it as much as the last couple of parts, though not because mrvoiceover001 did a bad job or anything. It's like the first hour and a half is the last stretch of adventures before the big wedding plot begins, with Marshall in a trial against his former friend or Robin breaking up with her doofy idiot boyfriend who I'm pretty sure was manipulating her. We have a set of break ups, from Ted breaking up with Victoria and Barney breaking up with his girlfriend to date Robin's "nemesis" Patrice, an act which invokes jealousy within the former. This particular plotline only doesn't become tired because of a cool twist to it: Barney's been pretending to date Patrice to get Robin a position to propose to her. An evil convoluted scheme that could only come from Barney. Loved that. Anyway, Barney and Robin officially get together, which comes with some further growth from Barney as he burns the Playbook he's been using all these years to hit on women.

Robin gets plenty of good moments trying to believe in herself and Barney but seeing signs from the universe that maybe it won't work out, or dealing with her shitty dad. Given how Lily hasn't had a major storyline up to this point, I really loved the moment between her and Ted where they admit to their dark thoughts around the engagement. Ted admits he's still in love with Robin, Lily admits there are times where she's thinking of running away due to the pressures of being a mom, despite how much she loves Marshall and their son. It's such a moment of vulnerability from her that I really love. I love Ted's conflict this movie coming from his feelings toward Robin. Ted does a pretty good job hiding it, but he does still love her and we see him continually put that aside in order to help her and Barney's relationship blossom. The scene where he tells Robin that maybe the universe isn't sending signals shows how far he's come. Really love that. As the wedding gets closer things become more dramatic, it's great.

It's been fun, but it's pretty clear the end is nigh. I'm gonna love seeing it when it happens, I'm sure of it!

Alrighty then. This is an edit of the Doctor Who episode The Name of the Doctor, the finale of the seventh series. My experiences with Doctor Who are limited and scattershot, so you should take this review with a grain of salt.

From what's in this episode, Clara and some of the Doctor's buddies this season were under attack by Doctor Semeon and his Art The Clown Dapper Gentlemen henchmen who are searching for a future TARDIS, which holds the key to undoing the Doctor by scattering anyone across the timestream. They specifically need the Doctor's name to accomplish this, so the bad guys try to strongarm the Doctor by getting to his friends. The changes to the edit are right at the beginning,replacing the regular intro with an old 60s version to start this off. Reading the description on Zarius' website, this is trying to raise the stakes and make it feel like a blockbuster, worthy of an anniversary. Changing the intro is a good start, along with starting on the gang lighting the candles to sort of start things off mysteriously.

Things don't really diverge until Matt Smith enters the timestream for Clara. The Day of the Doctor footage is rather seamlessly included to set the scene. Clara is in the last few days of the Time War, Matt Smith comes to her during this time. More interestingly, the Day of Doctor footage doesn't end at that. Zarius basically includes the big action climax of that episode as the climax in this story, having the various Doctors save Gallifrey by locking it in another universe. Combining this with Name of the Doctor isn't too harsh, as Zarius made sure to include Clara begging the Doctor to solve the crisis. More episodes are intercut and spliced to create more interactions between Doctors, which are decently handled.

There is a conspicuous deletion from the edit. The War Doctor, played by John Hurt, is gone. Instead, Christopher Eccleston, the Ninth Doctor, takes his place. There's a manufactured exchange between him and Rose that I'm not sure is convincing. It is cool to include him at all, and I like the other Ninth Doctor clips used later, but that specific conversation with Rose is the part of the edit I'll have to go ehhhhhhhh... There's also a conspicous black bar between 40:13-40:38 on the left that could have been fixed.

This is basically an alternate take on the episode, a universe where the stars aligned and Eccleston wasn't completely turned off from returning to Doctor Who. It's an interesting one that I liked at least.

Lost in Space was a tv show from the 60s I mainly know about through osmosis and the 90s movie that, in retrospect, probably isn't the most faithful adaptation of the series. BobRushy took the first five episodes of the series and turned it into a film. There was apparently a marked difference between the early episodes and what the show became, which is the reason BobRushy made the edit in the first place.

As a blind viewer, the editing is pretty good for the most part. I think 57:06 had something cut there? There's a leftover frame in 1:36:37 and 1:39:48 has a weird cut. Generally, I didn't feel anything too off watching this on its own. Looking back on the notes, I have to commend BobRushy for improving the pace without making it too noticeable. Admittedly, this could also be because the source footage is so old that any cuts would probably not register, but I genuinely didn't hear any pop noises that would disrupt someone's experience. I will say though, I'm not sure where BobRushy got the episodes from but I would have liked it they had somehow kept the aspect ratio and presentation consistent between episodes. The first one in particular has the picture so squished, that's my biggest complainy with the edit.

In regards to the actual movie, it has a charm. Being an old series, you get some decent practical effects (my favorites are the robot and the aliens in Episode 2 that actually can be a bit creepy) and a cool score. The family get lost in space because of Dr. Smith's sabotage, so he's constantly trying to pressure them into going home. Frankly, after a couple of episodes I would have locked him a cell or thrown him out of the airlock, he's such a freaking traitor! He's the best character, mostly because the Robinsons aren't exactly the most interesting people. Granted, they might not need to be since I get the feeling this is one of those shows like Wander Over Yonder where the villain is the "real" main character so to speak. Adding to that, it was wise of BobRushy to make Dr. Smith's saving of the family at the end sincere to give the movie some cohesive development. There's a real "dark frontier" vibe to these episodes as the crew come across strange creatures and planets out of curiosity but frequently get into danger. It's pretty interesting.

So, decent edit that holds its own well even with some minor errors. If you want some classic Sci-Fi, this might be fun to check out!

Additional Note:

• It it just me or does Jonathan Harris at times look like Ben Kingsley?
• Kind of want to see more of the "There Were Giants in the Earth" episode, the events BobRushy describe make it sound awesome.

Basically, what are some stories- could be anything, not necessarily a movie- that remind of the character but are not actually Captain America stories? Ethan Hunt from the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible series sometimes makes me think of Chris Evans' Steve Rogers for example. Wanted to spark some discussion.

Continuing this series with the last batch released by Arale-Chan so far. This covers the initial few episodes of the Red Ribbon Army Saga up until the end of Muscle Tower.

But first, let's begin with 54.5. It's an episode condensing a filler arc involving Pilaf, Goku and Colonel Silver looking for the six-star Dragon Ball. It's pretty cool to see in this form, funny to watch the Pilaf Gang have to pretend Shu is Goku, taking advantage of the Ox-King's misunderstanding. The presentation of Colonel Silver and his men is most interesting, the episode plays them up to be a threatening presence compared to their actual manga debut where they handily get their butts kicked by Goku. Silver orders his men to ransack a family's house, then straight up murders a conman shopkeeper for handing them a fake Dragon Ball. If you watch this first, a viewer might be given a false impression of the Army compared to how they're actually depicted. When Ox King tells Chi Chi he's going to ask a fortuneteller to find Goku, I thought it was going to be Baba only for it to be a new character. This ends up being the good kind of filler, since the manga/anime is so much from Goku's perspective we play around with extra side characters and have them collide in ways you don't see in the actual story. The things that were excised in Arale-Chan's version have Goku anc Chi-Chi rescuing Ox-King as well as most of another episode. It's pretty unnoticeable for a first timer.

As for the rest, the work is still as solid as ever, removing filler moments and unnecessary dub dialogue in nondisruptive ways. But there are some small flaws I noticed. The first real episode covering the arc, 55-57, opens with another outright audio replacement as Goku flies on the Nimbus for the Dragon Ball. Probably inevitable, but unlike in the first episode this replacement doesn't sync well with the episode footage as Goku's dialogue in both languages happen while his mouth isn't moving. 58-61 has another moment like this again between 17:24-25. 61-63 leaves in what I think is a dubbing mistake as we can't hear Murasaki speak when we see him on the camera. He's saying "Vic-tory", perhaps Arale-Chan could reuse those lines for that bit? There's a point where subtitle dialogue clashes with a song's subtitles in the last episode of the batch, can that be adjusted? To give Arale-Chan a compliment, I think the line added in 9:32 was solidly done.

Another great batch of episodes, can't wait to see the rest of the Saga covered!

Additional Notes:

• The exchanges between Goku and Murasaki are way funnier in the dub than in the sub.
• There seems to be less Brice Armstrong narration this time around, though I can't remember if that was the case in the dub or if Arale-Chan took it out.

Always thought more action blockbusters should have a Quip-Trimmer overseeing production. josemellinas' edit of the new He-Man movie shows how such a job could easily improve the movie.

It doesn't lose the self-aware tone of the theatrical cut, which is probably for the best. This isn't the franchise to go too serious with. Instead, it just trims down the parodic excess into something way more digestible. It's not any huge cuts, but just little lines and scenes removed. Take Adam meeting Dolph Lundgren for example. It's not necessarily a bad scene in the theatrical, I did laugh when Adam asked Dolph to repeat himself, but when combined with multiple scenes of Adam embarrassing himself it gets a little much. Trimming it changes the moment into a more sincere passing of the torch moment between the actors. No date or car trouble means that we get straight to the point. We already have a fairly funny moment for Adam when he swipes the sword from the store and gets arrested, no need to belabor the point that he's a weirdo in both worlds. Especially when Adam spends the vast majority of his time in one of those worlds.

Another demonstration of what I mean, the scene where Adam first meets some of the warriors. The scene is already a comedic one with Adam calling the warriors by the names he came up with as a kid. Just saying Fisto is already funny, we don't need to extend the gag by having him spell out what the joke is. Adam most benefits from the edit, as he's a more active character with a better balance on his doofy side with the actually tragic side of his character where he was never truly accepted as himself on either world. I like the change to have him purposely summon the Power of Grayskull to take down Trap-Jaw. Him actively taking the power inadvertently makes it slightly sadder when he accidentally kills his dad later on. Really, most characters like Duncan benefit from trims like that.

If there is a character I think the edit worsens, it's probably Skeletor. josemellinas took out the pettier jokes with him like MINE MINE MINE to make him a more intimidating villain, which I feel it to be a misstep. I liked those jokes because they show Skeletor as an insecure tyrant, he's the guy who WANTS to be the heartless masculine warrior that Adam is pressure to be, embodied by the sequence where Skeletor invades Adam's mind that was completely removed here. Sure, removing the coughing scene was for the better and it's not like Skeletor is a fully serious character in this edit either, but that's where I stand on that change.

Still, josemellinas did a wonderful job overall. The editing is basically 10/10 as the cuts are seamless and the quality is absolutely amazing. The 200X Cut basically makes Masters of the Universe more similar in tone to Travis Knight's other resurrection of an 80s franchise Bumblebee than Taika Waititi's Love and Thunder, which is a good thing. If you like the movie, you might enjoy this one a lot too.

If there was ever an edit that screamed "why wasn't THIS the original?!?" it'd be have to be this one right?

The title pretty much gives the game away. Chief, instead of getting his leg broken or something, dies after he gets hit by a train. You can kind of hear some cuts if you had airpods on, but it doesn't take away from MissionSafe9012's achievement here. It immediately makes Amos and Copper's hatred for Tod far more understandable, they're out to avenge their friend. It makes Widow letting go of Tod all the more sadder, as this probably was the best way she could protect him and with the possibility she might feel responsible for the situation somehow given MissionSafe altered Amos' line to say Tod had KILLED Chief. I like that there isn't a monologue during that scene, letting the moment speak for itself. Amos' mercy toward Tod is so much stronger because of Chief's death, letting go of the revenge because Copper asks him to. Admittedly the taxidermy Chief made me burst out laughing when I first saw it, but it is a well-done effect that implies Amos did that to remember Chief after letting Tod go. Because it's been years since I saw the movie, I didn't notice the absence of musical numbers as well. Mission definitely delivered on the "negative space" they were talking about in their main post.

Aside from maybe hearing some cuts during Chief's death, the only nitpick I can think of is in 51:56. I think there's some kind of audio transition or something was cut here. Probably not noticeable if you're not actively listening for it, but given how well-executed this edit is it felt worth mentioning. Aside from that, 9/10 project would see again. Check this out if you like Fox and the Hound or have never seen it before. It's definitely an improvement in my opinion.

Batman v. Superman is one of the rare movies where cutting out entire sections of it is an immediate improvement on the source material.

I really like opening the film on the Superman news montage. It sets the tone for the story perfectly, with Superman seeing various reactions to his heroics and wishing things were more simple. It carries into his storyline, the edit focusing on his investigation into Batman that Perry keeps trying to block. Lois sneaking into the bathroom to meet with Swanwick is a good introduction for her, Lex buying Wallace out of prison is a good intro for him; especially given that Josstice League is stapled to this edit, having Bruce and Diana be introduced together is a perfectly wise move. I even somehow like the Knightmare sequence here as it very quickly conveys Batman's fears about Superman and why he has to fight him later on. Admittedly removing the Africa scenes could be a dicey prospect, since we do get a quick flashback during Superman's trial, but I think it's better to leave it out since at least there's no question from the viewer why the Superman who tore apart that terrorist doesn't immediately throw Batman in jail.

In fact, the Knightmare kind of makes the edit's later of insertion of Bruce during the Metropolis battle seem pointless? Admittedly it is decently integrated into the story, but it is a decision I'm not sure about given it's provided after Superman was buried, long after the events where it mattered transpired. I suppose it does work to signal Batman becoming the protagonist for while. This edit transitions into Josstice League from here on. Zarius cropped the movie to match BvS, which is good, though the more colorful look of Josstice doesn't entirely match the rest of the movie. I actually really like how Zarius uses Lois' ending speech from Josstice to speedrun through building the Justice League, which also does the job of showing Superman resurrecting himself following through on that speck of dirt rising from the end of BvS instead of fighting the League.

Some issues are that seems to be this violent audio pop in 3:55 and the Clark meets Lois in the cropfield during Josstice is preeeety badly cropped during 2:02:54-2:03:43. The same goes for Superman and Flash's race at the end. The credits and post-credits scenes don't seem to be cropped. I overally enjoyed it and think it succeeded at combining these two movies.

I hate the discussion surrounding Hulk recently. "Brand New Day brought back the REAL Hulk!" and all that. There seems to be the expectation that the new movie will somehow make Bruce/Hulk better here onward just because he's back to how he's supposed to be.

I'm not confident about that at all. You know what my problem with the Professor Hulk stuff was? That Bruce and Hulk resolved their differences OFFSCREEN. They didn't show a single part of that journey, which in it of itself could have been a cool movie or miniseries. They followed that up with She-Hulk, where Bruce goes off into space and brings Skaar with him at the very end. Still no follow up on that, not after all this time. Every other appearance with Bruce has been a cameo at best. Brand New Day, much as I like the movie and don't think Hulk should have been in it more, still pulls that offscreen shit. >!It turns out Bruce had actually been keeping Hulk collared thist whole time, contradicting how he was said to have "integrated" the personalities in She-Hulk.!< Hulk gets his one fight scena and vanishes.

Sorry, but I don't have a lot of faith that the MCU will treat Hulk better onward. Bruce adjusting to being in Hulk's body, his relationship with his son, >!even him being in denial!<, any one of these could have made for a compelling narrative but it's been relegated to cameos and guest appearances in other stories.

Is it just me or is the picture darker than it's supposed to?

RetroStranger95's take on the 2003 Hulk movie is far more engaging and interesting to watch than its theatrical form purely from some simple changes. I like the choice to simplify Bruce and Betty's relationship so that they're together by the present time, accomplished by not just removing the break up but shifting the cabin flashback scene to having it take place directly after David shuts the door on Bruce during the opening. It handily removes an unnecessary complication while improving the film's sluggish pacing. While admittedly I'm not sure if it'll be entirely clear for a first time viewer, I also think it's a good decision to have David Banner be responsible for the accident that turns Bruce into the Hulk. It's such an obvious move that I'm surprised the movie didn't go that route honestly, it works to tie the characters together better and have it so David is both figuratively and literally responsible for the Hulk.

Really love the execution of Hulk's rampage. Rather than Bruce hulking out at the lab, he's sitting at home and called by David, before being ambushed by agents that Betty clarified earlier as seizing his experiments. Hulk first comes out to attack Talbot then goes on to destroy the lab, extending the sequence naturally and making Hulk's rampage more memorable. There's no Gamma Dogs but you don't mind in this version too much. There's these little trims and removals throughout the first forty-to-fifty minutes that make the edit far more preferable than the theatrical cut by MILES. Biggest nitpick would be that it might be better to add some music cue during Betty and General Ross' lunch so that it can better transition into Betty's night drive scene, it does come off abrupt.

From there, any other flaws are more things inherent to the movie than anything Retro had done. I'd honestly give this a "wait, this ISN'T the original movie?" award simply because it tightens the pace in ways that aren't distracting or feel like missing plot details important to the viewing experience.

Wanted something short after Dexterity. Don't come across a lot of Hulk edits, so I wanted to see how RetroStranger95 handled both 2008 and 2003. 2008 goes first since I like it more XD Among Retro's edits, both Hulk edits were listed under CapCut.

Every once in a while, I think about how I would try to connect both of the individual Hulk movies together. Not in the same continuity, but the 2008 Incredible Hulk's nature as a soft-reboot/sequel makes it a tantalising prospect. I think RetroStranger, not the least bit on purpose to be clear, unwittingly stumbled upon a way to bridge them. Starting off the edit with the Culver University fight is decently executed, with the successful removal of Blonsky and Bruce swallowing the data package. Aside from some audible cuts, it does its job of getting some Hulk action right at the start, with the helicopter crashing on Hulk and Betty being, in this edit's continuity, the reason why the latter was hospitalised in the flashback opening montage.

This has a ripple effect on the movie, in my opinion for the worse. The first time we see Hulk in the theatrical, he's in the shadows with glimpses at his body as he takes down Blonsky's team one by one, then as Blonsky gets a good look... the Hulk's face. Yes, the opening flashback montage leaves no mystery as to Bruce turning into a monster, but you still didn't get a good look at Hulk himself and that cool moment is hurt by the Culver University fight being first. We get a stretch of the movie with just Bruce, okay, but after Betty finds him in the rain they just... go off together. No word on Leonard, since no Culver fight means there's no reveal he told Ross about Bruce. Not just that, there's a sizeable plothole created with a lack of Culver University that the edit does not patch out: the data package. Bruce goes to Culver specifically to look for the data, which Betty has. There is no scene of Betty revealing she kept it or anything, so Bruce randomly decides to go to Sterns... just because.

There are other decisions I don't care for but aren't necessarily "bad", namely removing the obnoxious co-workers in Brazil harassing Martina and Bruce begging for money in Guatemala (we miss out on a nice rendition of the Lonely Man theme). The Grotto scene is my favorite moment in either Hulk movie, but I acknowledge it not making the cut makes sense with what Retro was going for. I wonder if it's happened to other people, but sometimes the framerate would slow as if the movie was loading. I'd rewind to check if it's part of the movie, but it goes back to normal. That's probably just me, the movie seems high quality otherwise.

I respect the vision, I can see other people liking this edit a lot, so definitely check this out if you're curious. This just isn't my preferred way to watch the movie. I at least like that the Tony Stark cameo was cut.