Huntress : Dead On Arrival v2.07
An edit of Kate (Netflix 2021) that removes all name references so the movie can stay within the DCEU.

Bad Movies Made Less Bad Presents:
After the events in Gotham (Birds of Prey), Huntress resolves to tie up loose ends for the man who trained her from a young age.
Things do not go as planned.

Major Changes:

• Attempt to give the Japanese aspects as much respect as possible.
• Flashbacks integrated with backstory from Birds of Prey movie.
• Dialogue tightened throughout to remove the most cringy lines.
• Shots in fight scenes where Huntress looks anything but badass are removed as much as possible, fight scenes tightened for better intensity and flow.
• Some scenes reordered for more narrative mystery.

Editing Intent:

From a shallow POV, the original movie  is a mix of “The Wolverine” (Japan setting) and Logan (Dies at the end, mentors protégé.) But since the script is a rip off of the 1950s film D.O.A., we lean into that – trying to leave some mystery as long as possible. I love that part of Huntress's mythos is that she crusades to put an end to the crime families. All the violence in this edit is focused on yakuza gangs, so I think this edit ends up working well within the overall idea of Helena Bertinelli, pre New-52. Also that Varrick's agency could actually be Spyral.  

Cut List:

• Opening Osaka scene removed, used later as flashbacks

• Movie opens with Huntress telling Varrick she is done working for him. Dialogue edited to remove Kate name and extra exposition.

• Bar scene dialogue edited to be a basic hotel bar hookup.

• Dialogue with Agency during the Huntress agency missions (possibly Spyral) removes “Seasonal” codename for Huntress.

• First flashback heavily trimmed and mixed with flashback footage from Birds of Prey movie (Now added more flashback footage including the full Bertinelli Massacre)

• Doctor scene trimmed to remove some exposition and Huntress knocking items off table

• Huntress hospital escape scene trimmed to remove some of the discussion by the security staff, so Huntress stealing the cop’s gun is more believable. After Effects and Topaz used to remove burned in subtitles of cop dialogue.

• Dialogue in confrontation with Stephen and wife trimmed heavily to introduce the Kijima Clan first, then mention Sato.

• Dialogue in Bathroom scene with Stephen’s wife trimmed to remove Boom Boom Lemon mention and their chat about “remembering her”

• Dialogue with Varrick trimmed to remove her name, and to remove the obvious signs (odd looks) that something is fishy with Varrick.

• Shots of Huntress sneaking Black Lizard removed.

• Fight scene at Black Lotus trimmed to keep Huntress as badass as possible, tightening fight sequences for brutality.

• Club scene trimmed to remove flashback of Ani in the alley with her dead dad.

• Renji office scene FX to remove Kate’s name from the screens, Spyral identifiers added.

• Huntress and Gang fight in alley trimmed for more badass-ness

• Dialogue during the attempted execution of Ani trimmed to just be about her mixed heritage.

• Huntress alley flashback rebuild to focus on Helena losing her brother in the Massacre as a similar helpless child victim

• Ani and Huntress alley dialogue trimmed to remove some exposition

• Ani making fun of Boom Boom Lemon at the vending machine removed

• Ani and Huntress picnic table dialogue trimmed to remove some of Ani fawning over Huntress

• Jojima fight start trimmed to remove any gunfire that might alert security, Ani shooting Huntress removed

• Huntress phone call with Varrick dialogue trimmed to remove Helena name and her revealing Kijima’s location

• Ani and Huntress taxi ride dialogue trimmed

• Ani and Varrick alley dialogue trimmed to remove Kate name

• Osaka hit scene moved to alley discussion when Varrick reveals the truth to Ani. Flashback edited to remove shots of Ani’s braces, removing signs this event was more recent.

• Huntress “head wound recovery flashback” scene rebuilt to focus Ani’s progressing mirroring Huntresses own path toward violence from Varrick’s guidance

• As he walks up to her, Kijima line that he found Huntress medicine removed, burnt-in subtitle removed with After Effects

• Huntress getting up from gunshot wound removed

• Renji and Varrick meeting dialogue has been heavily trimmed to remove some of the most cringy lines and get straight to the point

• Kijima in limo outright saying “Boom Boom Lemon?” removed

• During Tower shootout scene, most scenes of Renji and Varrick reacting and planning their defensiveness trimmed. Some tower shootout scenes trimmed and reordered to keeping Huntress as badass as possible

• Final Huntress/Varrick confrontation dialogue heavily trimmed.

• Huntress death scene intermixed with end credits, dialogue trimmed and slightly rebuilt to have Huntress’s last line to Ani be “Be someone less angry”