The phrase "judicious editing" means making careful and wise choices when revising or modifying something, such as a document or a piece of writing. Full definition
Through judicious editing Price composes the material into narratives which shift between different archives and collections seeking to expose the links between materials that have very different histories. (contemporaryartsociety.org)
At a tick under two and one half hours, the risk is that the patience of the audience is too sorely tested, and perhaps more judicious editing of the twists and turns in the source would have allowed for a more watchable film. (hoopla.nu)
Much of the midsection is unneccessary and bloated, and perhaps with judicious editing down to a more contained 90 to 100 minutes (like Shaun, which clocked in at 99), Hot Fuzz would not feel so like a marathon. (hoopla.nu)