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Which movies have the best and worst editing?
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Let's not have any obvious choices for worst editing, like films from years and years ago or indie stuff that was made on a tiny budget.
My picks would be:
Best: Inception. To make the movie flow as well as it did with a plot like that was amazing.
Worst: The Lovely Bones. I have never seen a more obvious example of large amounts of footage being hacked away from the final cut. For a movie with what I assume would have had a big budget, the editing is some of the most atrocious I have seen in modern cinema. How'd they get away with it?!
My picks would be:
Best: Inception. To make the movie flow as well as it did with a plot like that was amazing.
Worst: The Lovely Bones. I have never seen a more obvious example of large amounts of footage being hacked away from the final cut. For a movie with what I assume would have had a big budget, the editing is some of the most atrocious I have seen in modern cinema. How'd they get away with it?!
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Not really seen a bad film for editing although I guess it would be something like a low low budget indie film like Clerks that would get my vote. Although a great film.
But just to show I'm not such an old fogey, I adored Inception... even though I had to keep my wits about me and remember where I was... in the story line that is.
I think sometimes it depends on how it is done? In Catwoman, this style was used EXTREMELY poorly and made a lot of people (me included) feel dizzy and sick.
It can be a great effect when in the right hands and not over-relied upon, though.
Worst example for me is Moulin Rouge... Hated it - the editing that is
That's the absolutely WORST "effect" EVER.
I haven't noticed it so much in films (Blair Witch Project aside, but that was kind of the point of the movie) but it's become a staple in TV shows where you just can't help but think the person responsible is some arrogant little snit right out of media studies who desperately wants to get noticed for their "edgy" style. EastEnders used to be the worst offender for this effect (which I, personally, call "wobble cam"
If I had my way this "effect" would be banned. All it does is make me feel very ill.
These are the two things which are very likely to make be turn off any movie or TV programme.
Not just shaky cam but also it's variants, such as jerky zoom and needless tracking around stationary objects (many TV interviews are now using this one) .
As for a film with too rapid shot cutting I particularly hated "Armageddon" .
I'm such a miserable sod.:D
I think the filmakers just gave up at the end. Perhaps they ran out of cash?
Might want to check the title of this thread again
I agree. It's very uneasing but really well done. It's nice to see a not-so-happy ending once in a while. Not because I am sadistic, but because it's a more realistic scenario and less of this cliché nonsense.
I could list films for ages which have a poor ending, but one which sprung to mind (oddly) was Van Helsing where he sees the woman he killed in "heaven". What a crock of shit that was. Similarly, I don't know if this is the ending but in White Noise (which was generally a shit film) they see the "ghost" which completely spoils the reason for the film existing.
Yes I am one of the guilty many who did not read the title properly
Its amazing how simular editing and ending look when you read it fast, well thats my lame excuse
I wasn't so offended by the Bourne movies but I did detest the opening of Quantum of Solace and pretty much all of Transformers 2 for this reason.
Hold the sodding camera still, let the shot run and enable the viewer to see and appreciate what's going on in front of it.