Review Detail
9.8 3 10
(Updated: September 23, 2023)
Overall rating
9.7
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
9.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
A blast from the past at sixty frames per second.
A/V QUALITY
Quality is exceptional, in particular the video. Some of the audio is a little muddy, but this is characteristic of the time period.
VISUAL EDITING
The new "showscan" scenes are incredible, and very effective. I've marked this down some because the distortion effect that was added to the first scene has created some very obvious aliasing ("jaggies"), and since this is the first 60fps scene we see, it lingers in the mind a bit.
The only thing that would improve this is if both sources were scaled to fit the display. It's unusual watching most of a movie with really significant matting on both top and bottom. I do see the editor may be planning a unified 1.78:1 presentation, which would be amazing.
AUDIO EDITING
I went to check my notes on this one and...there aren't any. I didn't even open a scratchpad in notepad (which I generally do as soon as I notice something). The dated, somewhat low quality sound may be hiding changes, but I didn't notice anything.
NARRATIVE
There are no narrative changes, so this is 10/10. The film itself is not without issue on this front, but I can't fault the editor for that.
ENJOYMENT
I saw this movie when I was very young, and some of the scenes are nestled quite deep in the folds of my brain. It was a fascinating experience having them drawn back up to the surface. Interestingly, I completely forgot about the ridiculous assembly line scene, but I was never much for slapstick as a kid. If the editor were to try "fixing" some of the film itself, I'd advocate strongly for some strict cutting there.
A/V QUALITY
Quality is exceptional, in particular the video. Some of the audio is a little muddy, but this is characteristic of the time period.
VISUAL EDITING
The new "showscan" scenes are incredible, and very effective. I've marked this down some because the distortion effect that was added to the first scene has created some very obvious aliasing ("jaggies"), and since this is the first 60fps scene we see, it lingers in the mind a bit.
The only thing that would improve this is if both sources were scaled to fit the display. It's unusual watching most of a movie with really significant matting on both top and bottom. I do see the editor may be planning a unified 1.78:1 presentation, which would be amazing.
AUDIO EDITING
I went to check my notes on this one and...there aren't any. I didn't even open a scratchpad in notepad (which I generally do as soon as I notice something). The dated, somewhat low quality sound may be hiding changes, but I didn't notice anything.
NARRATIVE
There are no narrative changes, so this is 10/10. The film itself is not without issue on this front, but I can't fault the editor for that.
ENJOYMENT
I saw this movie when I was very young, and some of the scenes are nestled quite deep in the folds of my brain. It was a fascinating experience having them drawn back up to the surface. Interestingly, I completely forgot about the ridiculous assembly line scene, but I was never much for slapstick as a kid. If the editor were to try "fixing" some of the film itself, I'd advocate strongly for some strict cutting there.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched
Digital
