Synopsis:

There are many cuts made to alter the timeline, remove filler, tighten the editing & improve the overall ambiance. I've given the film a shot-by-shot color correction which removes the awful blue filter & deepens the black levels without crush. This makes the picture more colorful & consistent with the other Friday the 13th & Nightmare on Elm Street films.

Intentions:

This edit was made to fit the continuity of the Friday the 13th [raymix] series & the Nightmare on Elm Street [raymix] trilogy.

Change List:

I tried to stay true to Mark Stevens' editing style from the original film. I didn't want anything to seem changed or altered at all. This mostly meant sharp, quick cutting & trying to keep the energy high. Cuts and Additions: Overall Changes- -new shot-by-shot color correction. https://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/22240/picture:0 Opening Credits- -added the Fanedit.org logo -added my fanedit production logo. -new music over New Line production logo & director credit. ( Overlay of Nightmares [raymix] ) -new "A Ronni Yu Film" credit. Pre-Title scene- -added music over opening scene. ( Overlay of Evil ) -removed the morphing victims talking to Jason. -cut Pamela telling Jason that his "gift" is that he can "never die." -cut Freddy's 4th wall breaking "I've been away for far too long" line. -removed the opening credits. Title Sequence- -new title logo. -new title sequence music. ( Freddy's Dream World ) -added sound effects during the new title sequence. Jason on Elm Street- -added new rain sound effects to the shot of Jason's shadow on Elm Street. -added "Friday, September 13th 2002" text to the first shot of the Elm Street House. -cut Kia pointing out how young Lori & Will were. -cut Lori saying "We were young, but what we had was real." -cut Kia telling Lori "You need to meet a guy." -removed the house exterior shot after Gibb & Trey go upstairs. Lori's Police Station Dream- -removed the CGI blood drops in the hallway. Back on Elm Street- -cut Freddy's exposition after his failed attempt to kill Blake. At School- -cut Kia's reference to the Columbine shootings. -cut Kia's 'Nose-Job Dream' scene. -cut Mark saying "...Kids are gonna start falling asleep!" After the Rave- -cut Bill saying "That goalie was pissed about something." -cut Will's nervous laugh after he tells Lori that her dad killed her mom. -cut Will's nervous laugh after he tells Lori that He saw the murder happen. -added a white flash transition into Will's flashback. At Mark's House- -cut Freddy's exposition while disguised as Mark's dead brother. -removed the eels from the bathroom floor. In Bill's Basement- -cut the dates & events from Deputy Stubbs' Jason story that don't fit my new timeline. -cut Lori's "...fire ...water, how can we use that?" line. -cut Charlie explaining that he's not a virgin. -removed Freddy's severed ear turning into maggots. -cut Deputy Stubbs stomping on the maggots. Back at Westin Hills- -added an establishing shot of the Westin Hills sign. (earlier shot reversed) -added dialog about splitting up from the deleted scenes as the group enters. -cut Bill talking to himself as he smokes a joint. -reversed a shot so that a closing door gets Bill's attention instead of an opening door. -removed the 'Freddy Caterpillar & the Hookah' scene. -added the sound of Freddy laughing when Bill finds the bottles of Hypnociyl. -removed the 'Freddy Caterpillar Goes Down Bill's Throat' scene. Jason's Dream- -cut some of Pamela's dialog in Jason's Boiler Room dream. -removed the CGI synapses snapping as Freddy's blade goes into young Jason's head. -added a white flash transition into Jason's dream house. Lori's Crystal Lake Dream- -cut Lori being scared of young Jason while helping him at the dock in her dream. Final Showdown- -cut some of Kia's taunting of Freddy. -slo-mo on the final shot of Lori & Will escaping on the burning dock. End Credits- -removed the stylized production credits & cut straight to the classic credit roll. -different music over the end credits. (Jason's Surprise Attack & Jason Unmasked) Post-Credits- -moved the scene of Jason rising from the Lake to post-credits. -added my production logo to the end. -added music cue to post-credits & production logo. ( Prologue & Overlay of Evil )

Additional Notes:

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Other Sources:

Freddy vs. Jason deleted scenes (Scream Factory blu-ray, 2020) Friday the 13th Soundtrack (Waxwork Records remaster, 2014) Freddy vs. Jason Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande Records, 2003) Sound Effects (freesound.org)

Special Thanks:

Thanks to Malthus for their invaluable Color Correction Thread. Thanks to Bobson Dugnutt for their constructive critique of the first-pass of my color correction.