The Island had the potential of being so much more than what it was. It had hints of The Matrix, Blade Runner, and Logan’s Run. But ultimately it relies on cliched action movie devices and the ending doesn’t quite payoff from the setup. Hopefully this edit at least tightens up the story and improves the overall pace.

Terminator 1 as a more complete movie, extended with several missing scenes that truly add to character development and the storyline.

Very little to this edit, actually. It adds the scene of the T-1000 searching John’s room into the Special Edition. This scene was included in the Special Extended Edition on the official disc, but you also had to watch the alternate ending to see it. Now you don’t.

By removing the love triangle this turns out to be a great action and war movie about a day the US will never forget.

By cutting out the re-animation scenes of Elizabeth this now gets way closer to the original book.

In the end, the T-X is a much more logical machine now. Her default program is now:
1) Upload virus that sets chain of events into motion that brings Skynet online
2) Eliminate John Connor (to her analysis, she did, since those “in the system” were taken out).
3) Eliminate Kate Brewster
4) Eliminate Robert Brewser after Skynet is activated
5) Eliminate top lieutenants
-> Upon carrying out #3, she gets concrete evidence that #2 was not completed.
-> If 2 and 3 are not accomplished in time to execute #4 by 6:18 p.m., execute the time-sensitive task of #4 before resuming 2 and 3 or proceeding to #5.

This version adds plenty more silly hijinks to our best behaved agent.

This version adds plenty more silly hijinks to our best behaved agent.

This version adds plenty more silly hijinks to our best behaved agent.