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One of my favourite film sub-genres is the "One man/woman unstoppable vengeance/quest" movie. Films like the 'Lone Wolf & Cub' series, 'Kill Bill, 'Payback', 'Point Blank', 'Road to Perdition' and 'Taken'. No matter how many henchmen the baddie sends against them the (anti)hero cannot be stopped until they've got their "MacGuffin".
One of the most recent additions to this genre is Keanu Reeves' 'John Wick'. Directed by two Hollywood stuntmen the action is understandably some of the best ever filmed. But watching it again, it takes way too long to get that electric action.
So I'm working on a streamlined "Get to the action" edit I'm calling 'John Wick: Point Blank Cut'.
Poster:
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Apart from trimming for pace, I'll probably do some re-grading here and there to remove excessive tints. I'm very much working on this shot-by-shot and scene-by-scene rather than with a set plan (So feel free to post ideas). I do need to sit down and work out a detailed list of all the Russian subtitles needed before I go much further.
I'll have some test footage soon but here is a cutlist of what has been done so far (It now takes Wick 14 minutes to start his quest, rather than 20)...
00.00.00 - Added FE.org and TM2YC titles
00.01.16 - Removed original 3.5 minute flash-forward/hospital-backstory opening (Now opens on funeral)
00.01.33 - Removed 27 second long shot of Marcus watching John
00.01.53 - Removed "Are you sure?" and "Don't blame yourself" dialogue as delivery was a bit flat
00.02.34 - Inserted shot of John backing out in his car and removed wake crossfade
00.02.40 - Brought forward "muscle car therapy" sequence, so his suicidal thoughts come before the puppy gift from his wife (Regraded to look like dusk rather than dawn)
00.04.06 - Removed 14 seconds of John signing for a delivery
00.06.51 - Removed 12 second sequence of John watching Puppy sh*tting on the lawn
00.09.15 - Added "Everything's got a price, bitch." subtitle
00.09.19 - Added "Not this bitch." subtitle
00.09.22 - Added "Who does this guy think he is? subtitle
00.09.40 - Removed fade-up from black
00.09.46 - Removed John asking puppy if it needs to go out, we just cut to John going downstairs after puppy
00.11.12 - Removed a minute of alarm-clock going off, John scrubbing floor, flashbacks, few seconds of dog burial and the first scene at Aurelio's
00.13.19 - Removed Aurelio holding the gun to his own head (It felt overplayed)
00.13.47 - Removed 5 second shot of John thinking
00.01.16 - Removed original 3.5 minute flash-forward/hospital-backstory opening (Now opens on funeral)
00.01.33 - Removed 27 second long shot of Marcus watching John
00.01.53 - Removed "Are you sure?" and "Don't blame yourself" dialogue as delivery was a bit flat
00.02.34 - Inserted shot of John backing out in his car and removed wake crossfade
00.02.40 - Brought forward "muscle car therapy" sequence, so his suicidal thoughts come before the puppy gift from his wife (Regraded to look like dusk rather than dawn)
00.04.06 - Removed 14 seconds of John signing for a delivery
00.06.51 - Removed 12 second sequence of John watching Puppy sh*tting on the lawn
00.09.15 - Added "Everything's got a price, bitch." subtitle
00.09.19 - Added "Not this bitch." subtitle
00.09.22 - Added "Who does this guy think he is? subtitle
00.09.40 - Removed fade-up from black
00.09.46 - Removed John asking puppy if it needs to go out, we just cut to John going downstairs after puppy
00.11.12 - Removed a minute of alarm-clock going off, John scrubbing floor, flashbacks, few seconds of dog burial and the first scene at Aurelio's
00.13.19 - Removed Aurelio holding the gun to his own head (It felt overplayed)
00.13.47 - Removed 5 second shot of John thinking