Big Trouble in Little China: Fully Engorged Workprint

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Big Trouble in Little China: Fully Engorged Workprint
Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
1986
Original Running Time:
95 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
108 minutes
Time Added:
13 minutes
Synopsis:
This extends the original movie with seven additional scenes.
Intention:
To make Big Trouble in Little China a more enjoyable experience by fleshing out the story.
Release Information:
  • DVD
  • Digital
Cuts and Additions:
- 95% of all Deleted Scenes have been restored to the movie
- Extended Airport and Chinatown (various scenes throughout, mi ling speaks)
- Extended Dragon of the Black Pool Scene (explanation of Lo Pans past) Extended White Tiger Brothel (Kurt Russell does comedy)
- Extended Gracies Office (The seahorse line now makes sense)
- Extended Thunders Tour (we actually get a tour now)
- Six Demon Bag (13 mins of little odds and ends; about 10 mins got used)
- Extended Ending (we now see the red car ninjas get their just reward)
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Faneditor Name:
Original Movie/Show Title:
Fanedit Type:
Original Release Date:
1986
Original Running Time:
95 minutes
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
108 minutes
Time Added:
13 minutes
Synopsis:
This extends the original movie with seven additional scenes.
Intention:
To make Big Trouble in Little China a more enjoyable experience by fleshing out the story.
Release Information:
  • DVD
  • Digital
Cuts and Additions:
- 95% of all Deleted Scenes have been restored to the movie
- Extended Airport and Chinatown (various scenes throughout, mi ling speaks)
- Extended Dragon of the Black Pool Scene (explanation of Lo Pans past) Extended White Tiger Brothel (Kurt Russell does comedy)
- Extended Gracies Office (The seahorse line now makes sense)
- Extended Thunders Tour (we actually get a tour now)
- Six Demon Bag (13 mins of little odds and ends; about 10 mins got used)
- Extended Ending (we now see the red car ninjas get their just reward)
Cover art by CBB (DOWNLOAD HERE)
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Cover art by KillBillMe (DOWNLOAD HERE)
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Cover art by Phaota (DOWNLOAD HERE)
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8.9
Audio/Video Quality
 
7.5(2)
Audio Editing
 
9.0(1)
Visual Editing
 
9.0(1)
Narrative
 
10.0(2)
Enjoyment
 
9.3(11)
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8.8
Audio/Video Quality
 
7.0
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9.0
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9.0
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10.0
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10.0
Big Trouble in Little China is a favorite of mine, ever since I first saw it in 1987. One of Carpenter's best, it had Russell on top for as the hero buffoon. So, when I saw that nOmArch had restored the seven deleted scenes from the 2 disc edition, I was intruiged as to how it would work. And I'm glad to say it works damned well.

Video: 7/10
The picture itself is a tad blocky, and the added scenes were originally transferred from BetaMax, but its Big Trouble in Little China! It's forgivable. And, if I'm honest, I don't feel that it takes away from your enjoyment of the movie at all.

Visual Editing: 9/10
The added scenes are added flawlessly. There was one instance where one added scene near the start did a quick fade to black, but it's nothing major to be fair, and the scene does flow very smoothly, so it cancels it out. Overall, a top job with the material on offer.

Audio Editing: 9/10
Nothing major here. Sounds awesome as ever. There was one place where te music cuts out, but it's for nothing more than a split second and, agai, doesn't detract from the film at all.

Narrative: 10/10
Oh, come on! It's BTiLC, ffs! The narrative is going to be top notch, and the added scenes make this cult favorite even more funnier.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Still as awesome as when I first saw it, the added material adds more oomph to it.

Summary:
If you're a fan of the original, you can't miss this. A funny film, made even funnier. If you're not a fan of the original, it probably won't sway you, but I still think it's worth a watch.

Top job all round!

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I’ve always found this movie amusing, and some of the villains are quite cool (huge inspirations for years, especially with things like Mortal Kombat), and this edit is quite fun. It’s a shame that the deleted stuff isn’t of higher quality in the first place, but that’s just the way it is, and it’s nice to have everything together. It shows a lot of work was done in stitchng everything together and making alterations where necessary. (AR convertions and such, as mentioned in the previous post) Well done. I’ll give it 8/10.
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I am an extended edition buff and have a big collection of original ones and all the fanedits from here.
Many extended editions do not add anything to the movie, just add more useless scenes. I will rate the ones here.
Rating criteria: image quality, sound quality, 3x improvement, overall.
Image Quality: 8 of 10
Sound Quality: 7 of 10
Improvement: 10 of 10
Overall: 9 of 10
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