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Post #100696

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Commander Courage
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Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
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Date created
12-Apr-2005, 11:45 PM
Well I received my copy last week, and have been EXTREMELY IMPRESSED. This is a totally professional job Garret, and you should be very proud of your accomplishment. Of course, most of it is based off the work of others, but it's all in the presentation. The Deleted Magic backdrops during the interviews were pretty neat; gave the thing a very "official" vibe. And honestly, if you know you won't get sued, you should seriously consider sending Uncle George a copy.

The resequencing of the film is what I found the most interesting; particularly the Battle of Yavin. It's amazing how great an impact editing has on a movie (and gives fan edits all the more importance). And Bigg's line "They're coming in much faster this time" finally makes sense. Seeing the scene at Ben's in its original order was very interesting as well; it flows a lot better!

My only real critique would be some endless repetition of shots. Such as, showing pretty much the same exact thing multiple times with different audio and such. This really stuck out to me in the Falcon's cockpit; it's like that scene would just never end! But I understand your desire to incorporate ALL possible footage, so it's not totally out of place.

Some of the Empire and Jedi stuff I had NEVER seen before, and look forward to the future installments of "Deleted Magic." Keep up the good work, Garret. You're doing a great service to Star Wars fans everywhere.