Synopsis:

I grew up with the US Cut and Paul Gilreath score, so a fleshed out version of that was my intention. I used my original cut as a base and reworked the whole thing from start to finish. I fixed the things I wasn't happy with in the original fan edit and then added and tweaked a lot more.

Intentions:

It was 10 years ago since I posted my original Fan Cut. I had always planned to tweak it here and there as I wasn't entirely satisfied with the end result. I started it multiple times throughout the years but never really got anywhere. But since then there have been more releases with both superior audio and video, so thought it was a good time to go back.

Change List:

These are just the changes that differ from my original fan edit. All other changes have been listed previously. Very minor video and audio fixes throughout. 04:17 Used alternate shot from the extended cut 06:30 Added shot from extended cut 09:43 bizarrely this was missing 3 seconds of basketball bounces, which I added. 12:08 I deliberated over adding this one. Only for more continuity, and dialogue after makes more sense. I had to extend the music to fit with the scene. 14:10 A few minor video and audio improvements throughout the chase scene. 19:47 Had to reshuffle this scene as in the original they start watching it from when the fights over. This way they watch the fight then discuss it afterwards. 21:38 Short extension at the beginning of the scene with Dean, RJ and Jason 24:29 Fixed a small dialogue edit here. 25:18 Inserted a shot of Scott here which was missing before, but audio could still be heard. 30:55 Reshuffled the first 10 seconds of Kelly’s birthday party. 36:13 Put the shots of Jason in the car in the correct order. 38:15 Jason's Dad, extra line from the extended cut. 51:44 Another short scene added, which wasn't in my original. Again for continuity, and shows what a good friend RJ is. Had to loop the audio to get the scene to fit. 55:12 Removed the 'Thanks to you' line, which I felt was corny. 57:07 Zoomed and edited to fix a couple of continuity errors. 64:10 Extra scene added from the extended cut as I removed an incorrect shot. 74:14 Combined the two individual shots of Frank which plays out better. 79:39 Restored. Shot of the judges condemning Ivan's actions 79:42 Restored. more punches removed from the original cut. 80:03 Restored and reshuffled a reaction shot of Jason and RJ which fixes a continuity error with Kelly between scenes 86:15 Original Seasonal Films logo

Additional Notes:

The recent Kaleidoscope UK release is the best looking version of the extended cut I've seen. All the other Blu-ray releases have the cropped picture with the incorrect aspect ratio. Unfortunately the US Cut Blu-ray isn't up to this same standard, but is still head and shoulders above the VHS quality picture used in my previous edit.

Other Sources:

No Retreat, No Surrender (UK 2021, Blu-ray release) No Retreat, No Surrender (German 2020, Blu-ray release)

Special Thanks:

Everyone at 'No Retreat No Surrender: The Fan Cut' Facebook fan page. We all share the same love for this movie, and even after a 10 year hiatus I continued to get messages and support from around the world. Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm, it really helped me see this through.