Synopsis:

John Wick: Point Blank Cut' is black & white with new simple credits for a more classic "timeless" feel. Every bit of dialogue that wasn't needed to advance the plot and inform character is gone, so the gaps between the action sequences are minimal. The Perkins/Marcus/Henry subplot is removed from the last act, to stay focused on John. The flashback/forward framing device is gone, it's all linear.

Intentions:

The action scenes and fight sequences in John Wick are some of the best ever but there is a lot of moody dialogue scenes between all that action. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy those too but I wanted a cut that focuses in tighter on that brilliant stunt work.

Change List:

00.00.00 - TM2YC titlecards 00.00.28 - Replaced Summit and Thunder Road titlecards with a vintage Summit titlecard from 1996's 'Bound' 00.00.42 - Replaced opening credits with new titlecards in the John Carpenter black-on-white style. Timed with heart-monitor beats 00.01.03 - Removed original 3.5 minute flash-forward/hospital-backstory opening. Except one shot of John with his wife, which I fade up and fade down slowly. The film is black and white from this point 00.01.15 - Added new 'John Wick' titlecard, timed with wife's death 00.01.19 - Removed 23 seconds more of the hospital intro and moved the car shot to after the funeral 00.01.35 - Shortened close up of John and removed 27 second shot of Marcus watching him 00.01.56 - Removed 2 lines of dialogue and 2 shots 00.02.31 - Removed shot of the wake 00.02.37 - Brought airport/car scene forward. I wanted this to show John contemplating suicide BEFORE he gets the dog/gift for his wife. Now it can be assumed to be later in the day after the fun.

Additional Notes:

- Removed any shots and dialogue that weren't needed to get us swiftly to the next action scene (while retaining enough to still tell the story and convey character and emotion) - Converted to black & white for that "Noir" feel (Just for fun and variety) - Brightened the look of the film overall, with more contrast and some fim grain - Removed all of the silly looking pop-video subtitles using a Spanish version of JW, to "paper over" those parts of the frame - Added my own more classic looking subtitles instead. Some are new and some are re-written - Replaced all colour credits with simple black-on-white "John Carpenter style" credits of my own - Removed the Perkins/Marcus subplot. She served no real purpose in the final act and was not involved in any major/exciting action scenes, so now John kills her like everyone else who stands in his way. Henry, her would-be guard is gone too - Avi is much reduced and I've removed all references to him to not being able to speak Russian. It's a stretch for the number.

Other Sources:

John Wick Blu-ray (Norwegian) John Wick DVD (Spanish) John Wick Soundtrack Marilyn Manson - Killing Strangers Bound Blu-Ray freesound.org

Special Thanks:

Gaith, thecuddlyninja, Gatos, Hubunkey, JJE-187, ThrowgnCpr, TK251, jswert123456, ssj and especially Plissken1138 (For an edit idea. See cutlist).