The Last Jedi: Legendary (Released) — Page 5

If you’re looking for all of the deleted scenes in one place and in HD, there’s a link to a Dailymotion video at reddit.com/r/starwarsleaks. There are definitely a few that I could imagine being integrated! For what it’s worth, here’s my opinion:

Necessary Inclusions:

• LUKE HAS A MOMENT (the closest we’re gonna get to a “mourning Han” sequence and I definitely had my own “moment” after watching it. Beautiful transition to Leia as well)
• THE CARETAKER SIZES UP REY (only because it helps flesh out the “third lesson” even more)
• CARETAKER VILLAGE SEQUENCE (despite the unfinished effects of Rey running to the rescue)
• POE: NOT MUCH OF A SEWER (good Finn/Poe moment and makes the hard cut to Poe being demoted quite funny)
• IT’S KINDA WEIRD THAT YOU RECORDED THAT (again, more Finn, which this movie needs in my opinion, and pretty funny)

Worth Considering:

• MEGA DESTROYER INCURSION - EXTENDED VERSION (has it’s moments, but probably not worth it in the end)
• ROSE AND FINN GO TO WHERE THEY BELONG (good character development for Finn)
• THE COSTUMES AND CREATURES OF CANTO BIGHT (there are some great shots and costumes. Maybe they could stand in for “worse” shots during the theatrical sequence?)

The rest I’d leave out completely because of unfinished effects or because they’re absolutely cringe-worthy.

Edit: never mind this post.

TiMartyn said:

I just started rewatching The Last Jedi and I had to pause it. Because during the opening prank call scene, Poe says something that I can’t believe hasn’t been nitpicked yet. “Hux… With an H?” Is anyone else bugged by that kind of thing? Star Wars has its own language but now Poe straight up addresses English letters? I feel like a massive geek but I can’t be alone here, can I? Is something like this a line you’re willing to remove, Hal?

After rewatching the film from the digital release and reading the novelization (which I recommend) Poe actually asks for “General Hugs”; that’s why Poe doesn’t respond to Hux. Basic in Star Wars does resemble our actual alphabet so the “…with an H” actually does work.

Yeah, I was gonna do a write-up myself after watching them, but AbramPT said everything I would have said.

I’d definitely include the “where they belong” bit if you include the “not much of a sewer” scene, as Finn’s line is a callback to what Poe said to him in that scene.

What does “the caretaker sizes up Rey” add to ththe story?

It sets up the caretaker village scene, as it humanizes the caretakers a bit more than they are without that moment.

Hal 9000 said:

I’ve seen a few of the deleted scenes, though it doesn’t look like they are available in full anywhere yet. So far, as long as the quality is as presentable as it seems it will be, I’d like to include Rey’s third lesson and BB8 showing Finn his recording of the end of TFA.

Noodle_flinger is at it again, already posting a rough cut on Reddit. I took a look, and there’s a few good ideas I’ll likely use for this project. The best one is trimming down Finn’s suicide run; it’s amazing how this helps subvert RJ’s subversion of expectations somewhat, and keep the hypothetical first-time audience from getting to the point where they are fully invested in saying goodbye to Finn in that moment.

I cannot begin editing TLJ until the BluRay is released, for obvious reasons involving linear cause and effect throughout the progression of time in one direction. But, I won’t begin work until I’m 100% finished getting the prequel trilogy output, vetted, and distributed.

You can view all of them here (for now):
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6g86t4?

And yes! The two you called out are the two that felt like the film really needed added back in.

I agree with you, but to play devil’s advocate, the blue one symbolizes Luke accepting Rey’s request for help (and his “role in all this”) that he rejected by tossing that same lightsaber aside at the beginning of the film, so changing it to the green one would lose that bit of symbolism.

But again, I’m with you and would prefer it to be the green one, however that would require hilt replacement too, and I don’t know how feasible that is.

No clue why it was the blue one. I honestly thought it was just to give away that it was an illusion (which it did for me) but whatever.

Collipso said:

No clue why it was the blue one.

Weird, I feel like this has been explained multiple times.

DominicCobb said:

Collipso said:

No clue why it was the blue one.

Weird, I feel like this has been explained multiple times.

Sorry Dom, it was, and I understood. Your reasoning and the way you put it was very convincing and showed me new light - what I meant is that at first I thought it was simply to tell the audience that Luke was a trick. It was explained multiple times indeed.

Collipso said:

DominicCobb said:

Collipso said:

No clue why it was the blue one.

Weird, I feel like this has been explained multiple times.

Sorry Dom, it was, and I understood. Your reasoning and the way you put it was very convincing and showed me new light - what I meant is that at first I thought it was simply to tell the audience that Luke was a trick. It was explained multiple times indeed.

I see, no prob.

Any thought on removing the “Lifting rocks” line when Rey does lift rocks at the end of the film? It felt too on the nose, if the shot before transitioning to Luke and Kylo was just her facing the boulders, I think it would work a lot better.

This isn’t something totally necessary, but I noticed two minor things that I thought could be easily fixed. Though I’m curious if anyone else noticed these, or thinks it even requires these additions.

When R2 is showing Luke the original hologram, Luke calls it a cheap move, then R2 turns to give Luke a look. It cuts back to Luke, who returns to watching the hologram, and it then cuts back to the hologram, which is in the same place as before, even though we didn’t see R2 turn his head back around. I think it would be nice if R2’s head motor-sound could be added during the Luke shot, implying R2 turned his head back around. Not at all necessary but I thought it’d be a nice touch.

A similar situation, when we are introduced to DJ, we first see him with his jacket collar popped up. In the next shot of him, though, it is popped down. Also not a big deal, but I thought one could add foley of folding leather or cloth in the inbetween shot of Finn & Rose to help with this.

I think at least adding the R2 sound would be simple enough, but then again maybe it would draw more attention to the continuity issues.

I agree with both of those, actually. I don’t think either would be that difficult.