Punch Bill

Of the (now) 50 movies in this montage (Due out Oct. 11), Kill Bill (2003) and Sucker Punch (2011) merely contain the plot. Which, as my second “Intro To Screenwriting” instructor once told me, is “kinda important.”

(Yes, blending the Pop and Gothic visual styles is indeed a nightmare. Coloring especially. It’s not gonna be great.)

Now, one of these two movies is a 21st century classic. The other, a beautiful but confusing mess. All my friends here seem to agree. But I still love Sucker Punch, and am chasing my own rabbit through Zack Snyder’s world. That’s why I plan to spend the next decade re-cutting his movie, and using the entire canon to stitch it back together. That’s really what it’s going to take – everything. Minus the guns.

If Sucker Punch is going to be the saga, Kill Bill is merely an episode within it (it would seem I got that backwards, wouldn’t it). As much as I detest Tarantino’s ultraviolence, I can’t argue, the director’s got style like no other. What I adore most about his movies is that, at no point is he ever truly serious. Even in the most intense scenes there’s always that hint (or helping) of humor. I have not been able to replicate this in the edit.

Can’t do it better, only differently. Which is great in this case since I’m branding as late-night entertainment and Tarantino doesn’t fit that criteria for most people anyway (i.e., non blood-thirsty movie-goers). So the first thing I’ll do differently is remove the blood (mostly). Some people aren’t going to like that. I’m not losing sleep about it.

Late night entertainment should be relaxing first and foremost. That’s why I’m removing much of Tarantino’s violence, and why, going forward you’re going to see more slower-paced edits from Experience Film. In addition to the high octane jet fuel. I will make it clear which is which (I’ll implement another emoji meter or something).

In the case of this upcoming montage, Face/Off, the first half is designed specifically to put you to sleep😅 On release day I’ll release two videos. The first will be the full episode. The second, just the first half of the episode. Will likely apply a mellow gold filter here too, per the red-light therapeutic phenomenon we discussed last post.

Exciting times at Experience Film. Less than a month until Face/Off take off! Am working tirelessly to finish on schedule. Real life has of course blown up at the same time. No sleep (till Brooklyn) this September, Billy Joe. (We love a mashup!) Next post I’ll share with you another big change I’ve made to these flawed but awesome movies.

Thanks for reading🙏🏼
E.F.