Comments on: The Mummy: Year of the Scorpion http://fanedit.org/8093/ 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: hbenthow http://fanedit.org/8093/comment-page-1/#comment-11132 hbenthow Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:44:36 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=8093#comment-11132 I commend you for taking out the Evey reinacarnation and Rick Medjai subplots. However, your edit is actually less enjoyable than the original movie. It also had way too many hard cuts. I commend you for taking out the Evey reinacarnation and Rick Medjai subplots. However, your edit is actually less enjoyable than the original movie. It also had way too many hard cuts.

]]> By: flyboy707 http://fanedit.org/8093/comment-page-1/#comment-10577 flyboy707 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:10:41 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=8093#comment-10577 A good edit. There are some "rough" areas that are noticeable but don't really detract from the overall viewing. I especially liked the "film restoration" style of this edit. Gaith took the worst part of this movie (the opening with The Rock) and made it a fun, classic horror movie part (much like the original 1930's "The Mummy"). Gaith might have over-used the "damaged film" look a little too much in the opeing and there is a very rough edit/cut/transition to the main movie at this point, but overall it is a great start to a mediocre movie. The fade in and fade outs are a little too long (while dialogue has started or is still going as the fade starts/stops), but gain not so long as to seriously detract from the edit. I DL'd the DVD version and the overall quality is good (4 out of 5), audio is good too (4/5). Gaith has taken, for me, a very disappoiting film and made it a much better experience. I have a feeling others might take issue with the drastic reduction of "action", but for me, it was what was needed. Honestly, I get very bored with long action scenes. I am glad Evy the re-icarnation plot references are gon as well as the too long Pygmy attack scenes - without the long-winded pygmy scenes, the movie becomes MUCH more quick-paced without losing plot. A good edit. There are some “rough” areas that are noticeable but don’t really detract from the overall viewing.

I especially liked the “film restoration” style of this edit. Gaith took the worst part of this movie (the opening with The Rock) and made it a fun, classic horror movie part (much like the original 1930’s “The Mummy”). Gaith might have over-used the “damaged film” look a little too much in the opeing and there is a very rough edit/cut/transition to the main movie at this point, but overall it is a great start to a mediocre movie. The fade in and fade outs are a little too long (while dialogue has started or is still going as the fade starts/stops), but gain not so long as to seriously detract from the edit.

I DL’d the DVD version and the overall quality is good (4 out of 5), audio is good too (4/5).

Gaith has taken, for me, a very disappoiting film and made it a much better experience. I have a feeling others might take issue with the drastic reduction of “action”, but for me, it was what was needed. Honestly, I get very bored with long action scenes. I am glad Evy the re-icarnation plot references are gon as well as the too long Pygmy attack scenes – without the long-winded pygmy scenes, the movie becomes MUCH more quick-paced without losing plot.

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