All scenes involving and referencing the Gail character have been removed. This is the story of a former gangster trying to lead a normal life.
Intention:
I'm a huge fan of gangster movies, but can't stand the romance angle that's always tacked on to them. Ask anyone what the best parts of Donnie Brasco, Casino, Heat, etc are and no one will say "the love story". Carlito's Way is no different. When we're focusing on Carlito the (former) gangster - great. When we're focusing on Carlito and Gail's relationship - meh. So, I decided to remove the character of Gail, and all references to her, completely from the movie. I also decided to remove Pachanga's betrayal. Because with Gail gone, it was just too cruel to have him go out with no friends.
Hollywood has a real obsession with shoehorning a love story into every movie ever made, whether it needs one or not (apparently to attract female viewers, which I find patronizing). Carlito's Way is not the worst example, but still Adabisi's edit shows how well it works without the romance, resulting in a movie that's lean and mean and to the point. Unfortunately the footage only allows so much, so one scene had to be recreated by repeating shots over and over again in an almost comical way. Maybe getting a 1080p source and cropping the shots to SD would have allowed for a better result. Either way, I enjoyed the edit overall, and was technically very good save for a couple music transitions (from the credits to the beginning, and from the shooting to the epilogue). Video quality was good for an .avi file but had a few encoding glitches here and there. Imperfect but recommended.
Hollywood has a real obsession with shoehorning a love story into every movie ever made, whether it needs one or not (apparently to attract female viewers, which I find patronizing). Carlito's Way is not the worst example, but still Adabisi's edit shows how well it works without the romance, resulting in a movie that's lean and mean and to the point. Unfortunately the footage only allows so much, so one scene had to be recreated by repeating shots over and over again in an almost comical way. Maybe getting a 1080p source and cropping the shots to SD would have allowed for a better result. Either way, I enjoyed the edit overall, and was technically very good save for a couple music transitions (from the credits to the beginning, and from the shooting to the epilogue). Video quality was good for an .avi file but had a few encoding glitches here and there. Imperfect but recommended.
This was a very enjoyable edit. I love Carlito's Way, Adabisi did a great job cutting out Gail. I never really had a problem with that love story, but I always felt it was too long of a movie. The run time is pretty much perfect for a hard boiled gangster flick. Nothing was lost really by cutting Gail. The only noticeable editing was the scene in the DA's office, playing the tape for Carlito. Loved the way you recut the very end.
This was a very enjoyable edit. I love Carlito's Way, Adabisi did a great job cutting out Gail. I never really had a problem with that love story, but I always felt it was too long of a movie. The run time is pretty much perfect for a hard boiled gangster flick. Nothing was lost really by cutting Gail. The only noticeable editing was the scene in the DA's office, playing the tape for Carlito. Loved the way you recut the very end.
