The new material is integrated into this edit seamlessly.ĭawn of the Dead is a genre milestone and there is no need to review the films merits here as they’re clearly established. It is a very different version of the film with a more depressing tone to the theatrical cut. The pair argue over how they would deal with Fran if she was ever bitten. There also some extended dialogue between Peter and Stephen after they return from “shopping” the first time. When the bikers arrive at the movies finale, there is an expanded scene where we see them planning their “attack strategy”. As well as miscellaneous scenes of violence in the mall sequences, there are various dialogue extensions which enhance the narrative and give more weight to the story. There is quite a lot of extra footage in this fan edit. Effectively this is the closest approximation of Romero’s original rough cut of the movie and clocks in at a total running time of 155 minutes. This fan edit produced by the intriguingly named Officially Unofficial, uses the 139 minute Cannes Cut of the film and the 117 minute Dario Argento version. After a little investigation on the internet I discovered Dawn of the Dead: The Extended Mall Hours Cut. Romero's classic Zombie movie Dawn of the Dead. I was introduced to this sub-genre when I was tipped off about an extended version of George A. Naturally fan edits often fall foul of copyright law. Due to the easy access to pro-quality software and high definition source material, such editions are often very professionally realised.

Fan edits include the removal of scenes or dialogue, replacement of audio and visual elements, as well as adding material from sources such as deleted scenes or even other films. This involves the removal, reordering, or the addition of new material to create a new interpretation of the film. Fan edit are versions of a film that has been modified by a viewer. In the last few years I’ve become acquainted with the concept of fan edits.

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