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Battleship: The Unfair Cut
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Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Genre:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
2012
Original Running Time:
131 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
90 minutes
Time Cut:
41 minutes
Subtitles Available:
Available in HD:
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
Make the main character more likeable and focus on the ships and crew rather than alien hand to hand combat.
Intention:
Conceptually this movie might seem a bit silly - a flashy summer Hollywood blockbuster based on a classic board game, with a plot about naval ships versus aliens. But at the end of the day it has good bones, it just tries to do too much. What really drew me to the film was the ships, and the action sequences with alien closeups and hand to hand combat detracted from this. So I wanted to strip all that away and keep a balance of human characters and naval action that was a little less mainstream - no quota of comic relief scenes or over-explaining the action we're seeing. And once you scrub off all the excess Hollywood I feel like this film is a pretty fun ride.
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
-trim the slapstick nature of breaking into store
-cut the brother dressing down after arrest
-cut soccer match rivalry
-cut long sequences of character stuff prior to carrier group, esp anything related to soccer rivalry and fallout from it
-trim awkward scientist dialogue
-cut dramatic shots of alien stuff crashing into buildings in foreign countries
-trim out of place shot of comic relief boat guy
-trim two minions yelling foreshadowing "bad idea" remarks
-cut comic relief guy wondering if it's a super secret government test
+reshuffled some footage for better visual transition
-trim narrative "who are we fighting" comment
-trim narrative "we're hit!"
-trim several more unnecessary intercut scenes of of comic relief guy
-trimmed end of alien balls scenes, over-explaining the friend-or-foe recognition and going on too long
-trimmed mick complaining
-cut initial police sequences
-cut studying alien body, sort of relevant to later plot but too lengthy to be worth the small clarity it adds
-trim horses and alien encounter
-trim scientist freaking out about prosthetics
-remove more alien helmet and global scenes
-recut strategic conversation to remove part that's narratively incoherent
+reinsert part of strategy session we cut earlier in a better narrative spot
-trim comic relief guy saying it's a stupid plan
+reinsert a small scene of scientist retrieving equipment
-trim repeated dialogue in an overly dramatic pause sequence
-trim unnecessary map visual
-trim several parts of balls attack on ship to tighten it up and be less overly dramatic
-cut anything mick and girlfriend have to do with aliens, bunch of scenes intercut throughout final sequences
-trim overly long dramatic monologue before impact
+moved forward a scene of satellite dishes blowing up, seemed out of place later
-trimmed part of post-award photos
-cut post-credits scene
-cut the brother dressing down after arrest
-cut soccer match rivalry
-cut long sequences of character stuff prior to carrier group, esp anything related to soccer rivalry and fallout from it
-trim awkward scientist dialogue
-cut dramatic shots of alien stuff crashing into buildings in foreign countries
-trim out of place shot of comic relief boat guy
-trim two minions yelling foreshadowing "bad idea" remarks
-cut comic relief guy wondering if it's a super secret government test
+reshuffled some footage for better visual transition
-trim narrative "who are we fighting" comment
-trim narrative "we're hit!"
-trim several more unnecessary intercut scenes of of comic relief guy
-trimmed end of alien balls scenes, over-explaining the friend-or-foe recognition and going on too long
-trimmed mick complaining
-cut initial police sequences
-cut studying alien body, sort of relevant to later plot but too lengthy to be worth the small clarity it adds
-trim horses and alien encounter
-trim scientist freaking out about prosthetics
-remove more alien helmet and global scenes
-recut strategic conversation to remove part that's narratively incoherent
+reinsert part of strategy session we cut earlier in a better narrative spot
-trim comic relief guy saying it's a stupid plan
+reinsert a small scene of scientist retrieving equipment
-trim repeated dialogue in an overly dramatic pause sequence
-trim unnecessary map visual
-trim several parts of balls attack on ship to tighten it up and be less overly dramatic
-cut anything mick and girlfriend have to do with aliens, bunch of scenes intercut throughout final sequences
-trim overly long dramatic monologue before impact
+moved forward a scene of satellite dishes blowing up, seemed out of place later
-trimmed part of post-award photos
-cut post-credits scene
Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Genre:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
2012
Original Running Time:
131 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
90 minutes
Time Cut:
41 minutes
Subtitles Available:
Available in HD:
Additional Links:
Synopsis:
Make the main character more likeable and focus on the ships and crew rather than alien hand to hand combat.
Intention:
Conceptually this movie might seem a bit silly - a flashy summer Hollywood blockbuster based on a classic board game, with a plot about naval ships versus aliens. But at the end of the day it has good bones, it just tries to do too much. What really drew me to the film was the ships, and the action sequences with alien closeups and hand to hand combat detracted from this. So I wanted to strip all that away and keep a balance of human characters and naval action that was a little less mainstream - no quota of comic relief scenes or over-explaining the action we're seeing. And once you scrub off all the excess Hollywood I feel like this film is a pretty fun ride.
Release Information:
Digital
Cuts and Additions:
-trim the slapstick nature of breaking into store
-cut the brother dressing down after arrest
-cut soccer match rivalry
-cut long sequences of character stuff prior to carrier group, esp anything related to soccer rivalry and fallout from it
-trim awkward scientist dialogue
-cut dramatic shots of alien stuff crashing into buildings in foreign countries
-trim out of place shot of comic relief boat guy
-trim two minions yelling foreshadowing "bad idea" remarks
-cut comic relief guy wondering if it's a super secret government test
+reshuffled some footage for better visual transition
-trim narrative "who are we fighting" comment
-trim narrative "we're hit!"
-trim several more unnecessary intercut scenes of of comic relief guy
-trimmed end of alien balls scenes, over-explaining the friend-or-foe recognition and going on too long
-trimmed mick complaining
-cut initial police sequences
-cut studying alien body, sort of relevant to later plot but too lengthy to be worth the small clarity it adds
-trim horses and alien encounter
-trim scientist freaking out about prosthetics
-remove more alien helmet and global scenes
-recut strategic conversation to remove part that's narratively incoherent
+reinsert part of strategy session we cut earlier in a better narrative spot
-trim comic relief guy saying it's a stupid plan
+reinsert a small scene of scientist retrieving equipment
-trim repeated dialogue in an overly dramatic pause sequence
-trim unnecessary map visual
-trim several parts of balls attack on ship to tighten it up and be less overly dramatic
-cut anything mick and girlfriend have to do with aliens, bunch of scenes intercut throughout final sequences
-trim overly long dramatic monologue before impact
+moved forward a scene of satellite dishes blowing up, seemed out of place later
-trimmed part of post-award photos
-cut post-credits scene
-cut the brother dressing down after arrest
-cut soccer match rivalry
-cut long sequences of character stuff prior to carrier group, esp anything related to soccer rivalry and fallout from it
-trim awkward scientist dialogue
-cut dramatic shots of alien stuff crashing into buildings in foreign countries
-trim out of place shot of comic relief boat guy
-trim two minions yelling foreshadowing "bad idea" remarks
-cut comic relief guy wondering if it's a super secret government test
+reshuffled some footage for better visual transition
-trim narrative "who are we fighting" comment
-trim narrative "we're hit!"
-trim several more unnecessary intercut scenes of of comic relief guy
-trimmed end of alien balls scenes, over-explaining the friend-or-foe recognition and going on too long
-trimmed mick complaining
-cut initial police sequences
-cut studying alien body, sort of relevant to later plot but too lengthy to be worth the small clarity it adds
-trim horses and alien encounter
-trim scientist freaking out about prosthetics
-remove more alien helmet and global scenes
-recut strategic conversation to remove part that's narratively incoherent
+reinsert part of strategy session we cut earlier in a better narrative spot
-trim comic relief guy saying it's a stupid plan
+reinsert a small scene of scientist retrieving equipment
-trim repeated dialogue in an overly dramatic pause sequence
-trim unnecessary map visual
-trim several parts of balls attack on ship to tighten it up and be less overly dramatic
-cut anything mick and girlfriend have to do with aliens, bunch of scenes intercut throughout final sequences
-trim overly long dramatic monologue before impact
+moved forward a scene of satellite dishes blowing up, seemed out of place later
-trimmed part of post-award photos
-cut post-credits scene
Trusted Reviewer review
1 review
(Updated: July 27, 2024)
Overall rating
8.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
9.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
7.0
Enjoyment
7.0
Haven’t seen the original, remembered it after visiting the USS Wisconsin while on holiday, a sister ship of which (the Missouri) plays a part in this film, and thought I’d give it a go. Knew that it wasn’t well received so decided to try the edit first so I could judge it on its own merits.
While all the cuts are done well and the story makes logical sense even after losing 41 minutes, I didn’t find myself enjoying it massively, playing out almost like a variation of Pacific Rim (which came out the following year) that’s inferior in every aspect. Going by the edit’s description and cutlist though, making the characters more likeable and focusing on the ships, it sounds like this edit is an improvement on the source, and it was exciting to watch what I had seen (in a sense) as a static museum be brought to life in the third act. If the real-life hardware on display is of interest to you as it is to me, then this edit could well be too.
Created edit video file in DaVinci Resolve using own Blu-ray rip and .xml file provided by unfair, first time I’ve tried something like this but fairly straightforward (you need to make sure that source video file name matches that in the .xml) and allowed to exporting at whatever quality one desires, no glitches noticed.
Will update with a comparison if I get around to watching the original, thanks unfair for putting this together, don’t think I would have given the film a chance otherwise!
While all the cuts are done well and the story makes logical sense even after losing 41 minutes, I didn’t find myself enjoying it massively, playing out almost like a variation of Pacific Rim (which came out the following year) that’s inferior in every aspect. Going by the edit’s description and cutlist though, making the characters more likeable and focusing on the ships, it sounds like this edit is an improvement on the source, and it was exciting to watch what I had seen (in a sense) as a static museum be brought to life in the third act. If the real-life hardware on display is of interest to you as it is to me, then this edit could well be too.
Created edit video file in DaVinci Resolve using own Blu-ray rip and .xml file provided by unfair, first time I’ve tried something like this but fairly straightforward (you need to make sure that source video file name matches that in the .xml) and allowed to exporting at whatever quality one desires, no glitches noticed.
Will update with a comparison if I get around to watching the original, thanks unfair for putting this together, don’t think I would have given the film a chance otherwise!
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Yes
Format Watched
Digital
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