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Hello Fan Editors and Fans of Fan Edits! This is my first forum post of any form...ever. I know there is a fairly strict etiquette to follow and I hope I don't break any rules. With that disclaimer out of the way I'll tell you about my first fan edit...
Ever since I saw the original Dumb and Dumber at a drive-in theater in the mid-90's, it has been my favorite movie. I had to specify "original" because there is also an Unrated Director's Cut...and that is not my favorite movie. The Director's Cut revealed to me just how brilliantly the original was edited and proved that the inclusion of just a few scenes can disrupt the flow, taint the perception of a character, and even ruin an entire movie.
When I heard they were going to make a sequel 20 years later I was worried that it would be more in line with the Director's Cut but I was wrong. It was worse. Lloyd and Harry were so juvenile, vulgar, and mean-spirited that they were virtually unlikable. I decided to edit out the elements I felt weren't in line with the original in attempt to make it watchable for people that may have been turned off by the same things I was.
Here is a list of some of the edits I made...
1. Removed Harry: "And even if it had worked out would you really want ginger babies? Gross."
2. Removed entire harassing Billy in 4C scene
3. Removed cat licking meth and swinging from light
4. Removed Harry's dad talking about Harry's obsession with peanut butter and Lloyd making fun of Harry's mom
5. Removed all of Lloyd's "James Bond" ticks
6. Removed bike on front of bus scene and "second most annoying sound in the world" line
7. Removed Harry and Lloyd punching each other in the nuts
8. Added lottery ticket scene extension
9. Removed toe sucking scene
10. Removed half of Lloyd talking to his "dead dad"
11. Removed He Who Smelt It and King of the car/fart scenes
12. Removed Lloyd's snot bubble
13. Removed Lloyd fingering granny scene
14. Mutt Cutts crash
15. Removed "Stinkaroo" scene
16. Removed Lloyd and Harry yelling "Nerd, nerd, nerd..." and "Show us your tits!"
17. Removed Harry's peanut butter memory
Ever since I saw the original Dumb and Dumber at a drive-in theater in the mid-90's, it has been my favorite movie. I had to specify "original" because there is also an Unrated Director's Cut...and that is not my favorite movie. The Director's Cut revealed to me just how brilliantly the original was edited and proved that the inclusion of just a few scenes can disrupt the flow, taint the perception of a character, and even ruin an entire movie.
When I heard they were going to make a sequel 20 years later I was worried that it would be more in line with the Director's Cut but I was wrong. It was worse. Lloyd and Harry were so juvenile, vulgar, and mean-spirited that they were virtually unlikable. I decided to edit out the elements I felt weren't in line with the original in attempt to make it watchable for people that may have been turned off by the same things I was.
Here is a list of some of the edits I made...
1. Removed Harry: "And even if it had worked out would you really want ginger babies? Gross."
2. Removed entire harassing Billy in 4C scene
3. Removed cat licking meth and swinging from light
4. Removed Harry's dad talking about Harry's obsession with peanut butter and Lloyd making fun of Harry's mom
5. Removed all of Lloyd's "James Bond" ticks
6. Removed bike on front of bus scene and "second most annoying sound in the world" line
7. Removed Harry and Lloyd punching each other in the nuts
8. Added lottery ticket scene extension
9. Removed toe sucking scene
10. Removed half of Lloyd talking to his "dead dad"
11. Removed He Who Smelt It and King of the car/fart scenes
12. Removed Lloyd's snot bubble
13. Removed Lloyd fingering granny scene
14. Mutt Cutts crash
15. Removed "Stinkaroo" scene
16. Removed Lloyd and Harry yelling "Nerd, nerd, nerd..." and "Show us your tits!"
17. Removed Harry's peanut butter memory