While we're at it, let's give it up for the editors. I just finished watching a fantasy action film which cost $95M to make, but made $45M in box office. <P>The effects were incredible, the actors talented, but the story line itself, though it was fairly simple, still felt choppy and confusing. There was no building of suspense, no feeling that you were seeing the "whole story", and no sympathy for the plight of the characters. And all of these faults I felt could be blamed on the editing of the final film. <P>P.J. and company were able to take an infinitely more complex story and draw the audience in from the very first frame. You felt as if you were standing and witnessing the events. Exposition was natural, and blessedly rare. The story line flowed naturally, and even with the many cuts you never had the sense that you were missing pieces of the picture, (missed scenes from the book aside. )<P>Editing raw film is a fine art, and no matter how much money you spend on talent, writing, and effects, a poorly edited film can turn a sure fire hit into a messy "miss".
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