Synopsis:

Bruce Wayne is forced to confront his dual nature as Batman as a brilliant megalomaniac and a psychotic district attorney wreak havoc over Gotham.

Intentions:

This edit was inspired by the abandoned editor's cut, created by Thatguywhoedits. There are two reasons I chose to make this edit. The first was to create a version that honors the editor's cut. The second was to make the best possible version of Batman Forever that can possibly be made. Cutting and trimming out the worst and most unnecessary pieces, while also keeping the best parts from the editor's cut, it is my belief that this is the most impactful version of the film to date.

Change List:

+= Added -= Deleted /= Altered / Desaturated the red, green, and blue hue vs. sat curves for a less colorful comic book style (Partially inspired by the Red Book Edition and the works of Frank Miller) + Deleted Scene 1: Two-Face’s escape from Arkham (Inspired by the Red Book Edition) + Added thunder and lightning sound effects to Deleted Scene 1 + Added Holy Rusted Metal to Deleted Scene 1 / Moved Edward Nigma’s introduction to scene 2 (Inspired by thatguywhoedits) - Dialogue only: “Oh No!” - Dialogue only: “Oh no! It’s boiling acid!” - Dialogue only: “No!”, “Hold on!”, “Yes!” - Dialogue only: “Gimme your hand!”, “Don’t let go!” - Dialogue only: “Hey! Hey! That’s my hearing aid!” - Dialogue only: “My shoes are melting! Ohh!” - Dialogue only: “Ohhh! Nooo!” + Deleted Scene 2: Extended helicopter footage of Two-Face’s opinion on Batman’s “I don’t kill” ethos (Inspired by thatguywhoedits) + Added punch sound effects to Deleted Scene 2 + Added The Pull of Regret to Deleted Scene 2 / Moved Edward’s “demonstration” on Mr. Stickley to scene 4 (Inspired by thatguywhoedits) - Dialogue only: “Hang on!” - “Ooooh, nice form, but a little rough on the landing. He may have to settle for the bronze.” - “I couldn’t possibly continue on here! The Mem… Ories!” - Deleted Edward Nigma’s first apartment scene -”I’ve really gotta get you out of those clothes…”, “Excuse me?”, “...And into a black dress.” / Moved Dr. Chase Meridian’s naughty little usage of the bat-signal to the 45-minute mark for better comedic effect (Inspired by thatguywhoedits) - Dialogue only: “Last night at the bank...” + Deleted Scene 3: Bruce Wayne seeing Robin’s vengeance-filled kickboxing practice on Two-Face (Inspired by thatguywhoedits and the Red Book Edition) + Added bigger (and louder) cracking sound effect on Deleted Scene 3 - Deleted second action sequence between Two-Face’s minions and Batman - Deleted Edward Nigma’s third apartment scene - Deleted Robin’s questionable laundry cleaning antics (Those poor clothes are gonna be stretched out badly if he keeps doing that to them) - Trimmed out Robin’s attempt to convince the hookers that he’s Batman - Dialogue Only: “Batman!” + Deleted Scene 4: Bruce Wayne fears that Batman is his enemy + Added The Pull of Regret to Deleted Scene 4 - Deleted the Riddler’s baseball throw - “Joygasm!” + Deleted Scene 5: Bruce Wayne confronting his fear + Added some scary monster SFX on the bat in Deleted Scene 5 + Added The Pull of Regret to Deleted Scene 5 + Added Mouth to Mouth Nocturne to Deleted Scene 5 + Added Batterdammerung to Deleted Scene 5 - The Bat-ass + Added scary monster SFX from Deleted Scene 5 to the bat shot demonstrating the Riddler’s descent into madness + Deleted Scene 6: Does it ever end?

Additional Notes:

My starting point was from the abandoned Editor's Cut, which was the backbone for the edit. I cut out a deleted scene or two that I felt wasn't necessary (such as the hairdresser scene). I also decided to further trim and cut out some scenes from the original theatrical version that were either implausible or added nothing to the film. Finally, I took some inspiration from the color grading of the Red Book Edition, and did my own spin by only keeping the yellow, cyan, and magenta colors of the image (with some bits and pieces of red kept in during Robin's scenes) and desaturating everything else to black-and-white to stay faithful to the comic book style of the film while also giving the film an added sense of grit that was lacking in the theatrical cut.

Other Sources:

Upscaled deleted scenes Batman Forever Soundtrack Various sound effects from my own sound library

Special Thanks:

Malthus Bobson Dugnutt CamSMurph Zarius Nic ...Everyone at originaltrilogy.com