I still need to watch R1 a second time to be sure if I really don’t like it or if I can change my mind. In any case, your edit seems very appropriate to deliver the real transition I was looking for between Episode III and Episode IV without losing time with boring characters escaped from a Resident Evil/Underworld flick and lame daddy/boyfriend/mentor/teenage issues (yep, R1 really is a Prequel movie era…). Your Hobbit edit was very fun and professional (albeit you may have cut a little bit too more here and there), so good luck with this one, I’ll be sure to get a copy of it when available 😃