Synopsis:

Chronological cut, without the Ace Chemicals plotline. Harley, now more of a known entity, is discovering the protections afforded under Joker are slipping away. We meet Harley as a spoiled drunk, still milking the privileges of being Joker’s girlfriend, so her personal growth seems bigger from basic piece of shit to possible new anti-hero. The rest of the major characters are introduced sooner, and Sionis’s displays of sadism ramps up more progressively until he dons the mask.

Intentions:

I really wanted to loved this movie but I had a hard time with the narration and over the top silliness of the beginning. I bought this movie on blu ray before I saw it (since they end up being so cheap and lately I've ended up editing them anyways) but it took me a couple attempts to actually get through the first half. My first edit plan was to see what this movie would be like without narration. But the voiceovers were in most of the audio channels, and sometimes over actual needed dialogue as well. So that was more work than I wanted to do for this experiment. So my second attempt seems to have gone much better.

Change List:

Cassandra Cain's name has been changed to Kassandra Kane. Intro animation ends after sperm and egg joke. Trimmed scenes of Harley alone in apt, buying hyena and playing roller derby Moved scene of Harley in Bar with driver to later Removed Ace Chemical destruction scene and added new title sequence Moved Montoya’s intro scene to later Moved Sionis warehouse scene to later Moved Egg Sandwich chase scene to later Moved Montoya in the Station scenes to later Moved Harley’s entrance into Station to later Movie REALLY begins with the introduction of Black Canary. The "history of the diamond" from Montoya at the PD to earlier, when Ronan mentions it at the club talking to Mr. Keo Mr Keo face graphics when talking to Sionis removed Removed Sionis talking to customers after Mr Keo leaves Removed Harley talking to rando guy and getting shots with him Removed all mention of "Mr. Zsasz" name Cut to scene with Harley and Driver Cut to scene in Alley with rando guy trying to abduct her Cut to Montoya intro scene, cut shorter to exclude Ace Chemicals explosion Cut to Dinah arriving home cutting to Harley escaping in alley, thanking business owner. Cut to Sionis in warehouse with Mr Keo, Black Mask intro shots removed Cut to Dinah picking Sionis up Cut to Montoya confronting Dinah in Hallway (continuity error with Montoya’s clean clothes, but movie pacing seems off if made to strictly chronological) Cut to Sionis having breakfast, removed mention of Ace Chemicals and Sionis looking for Harley Cut to Egg Sandwich Chase scene, removed mention of ace chemical destruction, removed roller derby adversary, removed Harley describing the whole situation as lucky Cut to Cassandra stealing diamond sequence Cut to Montoya arriving at Station Cut to Sionis reacting to news of diamond gone Cut to Harley hostage scene Removed Harley dance scene Madonna tribute Montoya and Dinah phone call cuts to Harley entering the jail, which is cut much shorter and removed her shooting all policemen but one Removed Cassandra recognizing her from roller derby Removed Harley looking directly at the camera in the van with Cassandra Removed Sionis line “you wouldn’t betray me, would you?” to Dinah Removed Sionis calling out “Zsasz!” Removed mention of “Mr. Zsasz” Removed Zsasz showing his scars. Removed Dinah calling Henchman #1 “Zsasz” Removed Huntress naming “Victor Zsasz” Removed Montoya fighting the huge guys by herself Tightened up fighting in funhouse overall to remove most choreographed moments Shortened time it takes Huntress to tow Harley to first car of henchmen Tightened Harley and Sionis Car chase shots Cut short the Birds of Prey fight scene and lines about their name, mainly to detract from the weird costumes. Changed “Victor Zsasz” name in credits to “Sionis' Henchman/Confidant” Removed post credits audio.

Additional Notes:

Chronological cut, without the Ace Chemicals plotline. Harley, now more of a known entity, is discovering the protections afforded under Joker are slipping away. We meet Harley as a spoiled drunk, still milking the privileges of being Joker’s girlfriend, so her personal growth seems bigger from basic piece of shit to possible new anti-hero. The rest of the major characters are introduced sooner, and Sionis’s displays of sadism ramps up more progressively until he dons the mask. We lose a bit of the exposition in the beginning with the cartoon intro. I am hoping everyone is familiar enough not to need it, and she will explain it later in the grocery store and her apt, so even if you don’t know Harley’s history, you can still learn it when Cassandra does. But this edit feels like the violence is emphasized, so removing the cartoon is also better for vibe overall. I also removed Montoya beating up HUGE guys alone in the funhouse fight scene. I have one continuity error with Montoya’s clean clothes when she first confronts Dinah, but movie pacing seems off when I tried to keep Montoyas scenes strictly chronological. Instead of the week between Dinah saving Harley and Harley’s egg sandwich chase scene, they are made to feel much closer. I also removed the name of Victor Zsasz from movie, now he is just a 'henchman" and tightened up funhouse fight scenes to remove some of the most choreograph-looking fight sequences.

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