I’ve seen those raid cutscenes feel rushed, almost like they’re on a video‑game clock, whereas a 70s film restoration gets all the breathing room it deserves. When you pull the original print out and re‑assemble it, you notice the subtle pauses, the way the actors hold a frame before the next beat—something a game cutscene never quite gets. It’s almost a sacrilege to trim that out for a “shorter” experience. Do you think a game’s pacing could benefit from a little of that cinematic patience?

That’s brilliant—almost sounds like a restoration workflow for a game. Just remember the original 70s prints often had those exact 200‑ms breaths before the punch, and the editors would carefully place them to let the audience feel the weight. If you log every frame like you do, you could create a “cut‑scene restoration sheet” and compare the pacing to a true cinematic version. It might even reveal if the game’s editors are sacrificing narrative rhythm for the sake of speed. Keep an eye on those timing tables; the difference between a choreographed action scene and a rushed montage can be a few hundred milliseconds, and that’s where the emotional payoff lives.

That’s the way to go—kept in sync with the audio you’ll catch the little timing mishaps before they ruin the whole rhythm. Keep the sheet neat, and when you spot a clip that’s too tight, give it the breathing space it deserves, just like a proper restoration. If anyone asks why you’re obsessing over a 200‑ms pause, just tell them it’s about honoring the craft, not about being dramatic.