Comments on: The Judas Breed http://fanedit.org/11094/ The wonderful world of movies - edited by fans for fans Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:31:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sdavmor http://fanedit.org/11094/comment-page-1/#comment-11153 sdavmor Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:03:12 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=11094#comment-11153 Having seen "Mimic" a couple of months back (Netflix) I thought this tight editing job was a substantial improvement. From being a marginally interesting but slightly cringe-inducing derivative genre pic this became quite a good addition to my bug-hunt library. It has a much better flow now and keeps the story moving forwards. Plus it kept my wife entertained (and scared) without driving her off to watch a chick-flick in another room, and it has that funny, cleverly assembled, "alternate ending", which has to be worth half a star right there! No need to ever watch the original again. So let's say 7.5 / 10. Well done TMBTM for a thoroughly professional facelift of what would otherwise be at best a 5 / 10 movie experience. Having seen “Mimic” a couple of months back (Netflix) I thought this tight editing job was a substantial improvement. From being a marginally interesting but slightly cringe-inducing derivative genre pic this became quite a good addition to my bug-hunt library. It has a much better flow now and keeps the story moving forwards. Plus it kept my wife entertained (and scared) without driving her off to watch a chick-flick in another room, and it has that funny, cleverly assembled, “alternate ending”, which has to be worth half a star right there! No need to ever watch the original again. So let’s say 7.5 / 10. Well done TMBTM for a thoroughly professional facelift of what would otherwise be at best a 5 / 10 movie experience.

]]> By: akeserns http://fanedit.org/11094/comment-page-1/#comment-11109 akeserns Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:23:10 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=11094#comment-11109 It was as boring as the original. I expected a lot more and found myself disappointed. It was as boring as the original. I expected a lot more and found myself disappointed.

]]> By: flyboy707 http://fanedit.org/11094/comment-page-1/#comment-11032 flyboy707 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:12:28 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=11094#comment-11032 I have never seen the original movie, “Mimic”, that this edit is based on. I was only vaguely aware of the movie – one of those I had heard wasn’t great, so I never got around to watching it. As far as the actual movie, it’s a so-so movie. Watching this edit reminded me why I never wanted to see it (not because of the FE but because of the source material – i.e. the original version). The story is okay, the acting is average and the plot sort of lumbers on in mediocrity. I agree with blueyoda, the movie definitely has an “Alien” and “Them!” feel to it. As far as the edit, I was very impressed. No where in the FE could I detect any hard cuts or audio edits. For the most part, the edit flowed well. I never felt like I had missed something (because a part of a scene had been edited out). All the scenes (since TMBTM reordered the entire movie) were flawlessly joined. It seemed to me as though I was watching a straight-from-the-store movie. The video quality is fine and looked great on my 55″ LED TV. The audio is great and no where in the edit did the dialogue and effects levels become noticeably uneven (unlike many an FE I have watched lately). I rated this FE as “9 stars” not because of the actual movie, but for the editing. Another great effort from TMBTM. The movie itself, for me, was kinda ho-hum. I have never seen the original movie, “Mimic”, that this edit is based on. I was only vaguely aware of the movie – one of those I had heard wasn’t great, so I never got around to watching it.

As far as the actual movie, it’s a so-so movie. Watching this edit reminded me why I never wanted to see it (not because of the FE but because of the source material – i.e. the original version). The story is okay, the acting is average and the plot sort of lumbers on in mediocrity. I agree with blueyoda, the movie definitely has an “Alien” and “Them!” feel to it.

As far as the edit, I was very impressed. No where in the FE could I detect any hard cuts or audio edits. For the most part, the edit flowed well. I never felt like I had missed something (because a part of a scene had been edited out). All the scenes (since TMBTM reordered the entire movie) were flawlessly joined. It seemed to me as though I was watching a straight-from-the-store movie.

The video quality is fine and looked great on my 55″ LED TV.

The audio is great and no where in the edit did the dialogue and effects levels become noticeably uneven (unlike many an FE I have watched lately).

I rated this FE as “9 stars” not because of the actual movie, but for the editing. Another great effort from TMBTM.

The movie itself, for me, was kinda ho-hum.

]]> By: blueyoda http://fanedit.org/11094/comment-page-1/#comment-11022 blueyoda Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:50:11 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=11094#comment-11022 "Them!" meets "Alien," in "Judas Breed", the new fanedit by TMBTM. There's something just a little too familiar here. You might say the film "mimics" some more memorable genre films, in particular, "Alien" and its first two sequels. But that's ok. Even if it gives you exactly what you expect, it goes about it in such stylishly effective energy that you forget you've seen it all before. The creature effects and cinematography (aided by the use of filters) are effectively creepy, and TMBTM sustains the tension throughout the movie. What the fanedit lacks in originality, it amply makes up for with tight editing. A number of scenes could have been positively ludicrous but TMBTM did what he set out to do: make a fast-paced, enjoyable giant bug film. 7/10 “Them!” meets “Alien,” in “Judas Breed”, the new fanedit by TMBTM.

There’s something just a little too familiar here. You might say the film “mimics” some more memorable genre films, in particular, “Alien” and its first two sequels. But that’s ok. Even if it gives you exactly what you expect, it goes about it in such stylishly effective energy that you forget you’ve seen it all before.

The creature effects and cinematography (aided by the use of filters) are effectively creepy, and TMBTM sustains the tension throughout the movie. What the fanedit lacks in originality, it amply makes up for with tight editing. A number of scenes could have been positively ludicrous but TMBTM did what he set out to do: make a fast-paced, enjoyable giant bug film.

7/10

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