Shadow Knows, The

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Last year I made an edit of The Shadow in which the main character’s background story isn’t revealed until he meets his nemesis in the Sanctum - as a flashback. When I read about how the background story was incorporated into his dreams in fanedit ‘The Shadow Knows’, I knew I had to see it.

Well, what can I say? Using his dreams to tell his story is a much better idea. Certainly during his second dream where his love interest already is in his former castle - excellent to put the scene there that opened the original movie, it flows seamlessly. Which goes for the whole movie, as mentioned by others here.

Removing some of the quirky humor was also a good idea - and again seamlessly edited. I also agree with shortening the battle with the knive (in what used to be one of the first scenes). Also nice to see custom made main titles, they look great. But maybe they would be even better if the dissolves to black were replaced by simple dissolves. And them being custom made, I expected to see the fan-edit title, but apparently the choice was made to stick with the original title.

So here’s another fan-edit that puts the original to shame. I’ll enjoy it again and again. Well done!

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Along with so many pulp legacy characters i think The Shadow didn't had his chance to shine for a wider audience. The original 1994 film was that last chance to something great, and like other examples of fanfix on this page, The Shadow Knows shows the great potential that so many flops already had, but didn't managed to bring it out, it was just waiting for a few changes, some pacing and editiing fixes.

This edit must be the definitive cut of the film. It's a fun pre-noir adventure with violence, edited in a way it doesn't chew everything for the audience, just the necessary, and i think its the most respectful way to do it. As i finished watching i wanted to press replay and i think thats the greatest sign of a job well done!

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As someone who grew listening to the radio shows on the KNX Drama Hour, an L.A. news radio station that played old time radio at night, I was super excited about this! I only watched a few of the TV episodes, but certainly watched the 94 film and liked it very much. Though I liked it, it always felt it was missing some of the grit of the old radio/tv versions. As well as a lil too much fluff and not enough left to the imagination.

This fanedit did the trick and is highly recommended for any Shadow fan!

Technically speaking it is very well done and nothing stood out that took me out of the watching experience (which is always my benchmark for me from the technical side). I will say and I get it, it's done 4:3 for the old timey feel, but I would have loved it 16:9. With our monster TVs these days, it's just more enveloping and (IMO) makes a better viewing experience.

Thanks for your hard work and sharing this Lapis!

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Owner's reply February 20, 2022

You grew up with the old radio shows? That is awesome! Thanks for the positive review.
I need to correct one detail: the aspect ratio is 16:9 (a.k.a. 1.78:1) not 4:3.
The Shout Factory blu-ray opens-up the matte from the theatrical release of 1.85:1, so we get a little more information at the top and bottom. See a comparison of blu-ray releases at www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare/shadow.htm and testsbluray.com/2021/10/07/test-blu-ray-the-shadow.

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The ideal way to watch this movie!

The edit has functioned to tighten up The Shadow to be a much more consistent experience throughout, cutting down on unnecessary humor and tightening up as much fat as possible, Through its trimming, this edit ends up feeling far more tonally consistent than the original, maintaining that pulp noir feel without unfunny humor dragging it down. This edit of the film is far closer to what fans of the classic character would've wanted to see on the silver screen.

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What a good edit! This is easily the best form the movie has seen. It feels significantly closer to the pulps and does a wonderful job of getting rid of some of the awful jokes and flaws of the film. Highly recommended to anyone who even saw anything good that stood out to them in the original film. This is an objective improvement, and it is created very lovingly.

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