The editing of “Eleven” (with the added footage) is excellent, and some of the continuity repair-work + audio reconstruction is outstanding. I especially liked how a lot of needless exposition was got rid of. That by itself (trimming a good 20 mins of yakking) was a huge improvement to the flow of the story.

One thing that I noted watching the original is that the premise of “Capricorn One” is very strong. It’s ultra-suspicious conspiratorial core almost carries a duff script and a bunch of so-so performances to the finish line. Which is probably why its a dynamite candidate for a get-it-right remake (one is in the works right now).

Once the decision was made to junk the entire WTF? crop-dusting biplane rescue the ending of “Eleven” has to change from exposure of the conspiracy to its triumph. I think Mollo might have been a bit too aggressive in cutting Elliott Gould’s part. And Karen Black’s reporter did at least serve as a mechanism for getting him pointed towards the conspiracy’s film-studio in the abandoned airbase. Still, this is just personal taste nit-picking. A very good job indeed, Mollo. You achieved all your stated objectives, even if the final result is still a bit of a letdown in the conspiracy-thriller dept.

I give it 8/10 for execution and 6/10 for content.

This original movie isn’t good. I have always found the acting to be lack-luster and the plot just too unrealistic (yes, I realize a certain amount of suspension of believe is required of all movies, but this overworks the idea).

The technical side: it lives up to Mollo’s usual level of expertise and the edit succeeds on this point. I didn’t notice anything that would cause me to comment on (i.e. audio hard cuts etc).

This might be worth watching if you have never seen “Capricorn One” and want a little mindless viewing.

technical quality 4/5
original 3/5
fanedit 3.5/5

3/5

Great stuff. I love the commentary track on this by the fan editor! Wish more fan edits had commentary tracks as well.