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Return of the Jedi: A Gentle Pruning (* unfinished project *) — Page 3

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Oh hello there, what have we here? Another hal9000 edit that I did not know about. subscribed 😄

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Yeah… this project probably won’t ever be completed, as I would feel better about just leaving ROTJ alone. I do like the gonk droid idea, so I should probably at least do that scene and put it out there.

My stance on revising fan edits.

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Fair enough… plus you are busy with TLJ these days right? I am glad that harmy has added Yub Nub back into the Despecialized version. That omission was a sin. lol

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Obviously you aren’t too busy right now restructuring the whole ST, but if you ever get around to this, I have kk260’s ROTJ V2.6 (I think) if you get around to it. Also, Disney 4k ROTJ Blu Ray might be out by the time you get around to this. Right now kk260 is close but this would be the ideal version for me, subscribed.

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EddyMerkxs said:

Obviously you aren’t too busy right now restructuring the whole ST, but if you ever get around to this, I have kk260’s ROTJ V2.6 (I think) if you get around to it. Also, Disney 4k ROTJ Blu Ray might be out by the time you get around to this. Right now kk260 is close but this would be the ideal version for me, subscribed.

Wait kk650 did a v2.6 of ROTJ when did that happen???

All my life as I looked away to the future, to the horizon. Never in my mind did I know where I was, what I was doing.

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I may be the only person that feels this way, but I think that removing the scene between Leia and Wicket serves to enhance the movie in a couple of different ways. The first reason being that our hypothetical audience won’t know for certain what happened to Leia. Did she get captured by Stormtroopers? Will she be brought before Vader? The second being that the Ewoks seem much more threatening when they capture the other characters because we never saw Wicket being kind to Leia. It’s also a genuine surprise when it’s revealed Leia is staying with the Ewoks.

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Not sure if there’s a custom SE thread. I wanted to suggest moving C3P0’s warning to Luke to after Jabba speaks next.

I’d also move Crumbs laugh to sightly later.

Preferred Saga:
1/2: Hal9000
3: L8wrtr
4/5: Adywan
6-9: Hal9000

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EddyMerkxs said:

Obviously you aren’t too busy right now restructuring the whole ST, but if you ever get around to this, I have kk260’s ROTJ V2.6 (I think) if you get around to it. Also, Disney 4k ROTJ Blu Ray might be out by the time you get around to this. Right now kk260 is close but this would be the ideal version for me, subscribed.

Is there a link for this? (I have A kk650 semi-specialized edition - is this what you were referring to?). Not sure which version.

“It’s over anakin. I have the high ground.” After Darth Maul, Obi Wan should have known better.

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Jamesleaf said:

EddyMerkxs said:

Obviously you aren’t too busy right now restructuring the whole ST, but if you ever get around to this, I have kk260’s ROTJ V2.6 (I think) if you get around to it. Also, Disney 4k ROTJ Blu Ray might be out by the time you get around to this. Right now kk260 is close but this would be the ideal version for me, subscribed.

Is there a link for this? (I have A kk650 semi-specialized edition - is this what you were referring to?). Not sure which version.

That’s what I was referring to.

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Two changes I think should be made are about Boba & Padme.

First, In my unreleased RotJ cut I have cut together Luke slashing at Boba with his saber with Boba’s jetpack malfunctioning so it looks like Luke is intentionally responsible not Han’s bumbling.

The other is since I’m Labyrinth of Evil Padme survived, I think cutting footage of Padme’s funeral into Leia taking about how Padme was always sad and died when she was very young. In that scene Padme’s little cousin could stand in for young Leia.

I know folks aren’t big on prequel footage in the OT, but thought I’d share my thoughts! Take care Hal, I know you’re very busy rn.

My Edits:
Revenge of the Sith: Refocused Available

The Clone Wars Refocused: The Chosen One (Mortis Episode)

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I imagine that it wouldn’t be too difficult to find shots where you can’t see her belly, especially since there’s only so much space to intercut the footage anyway.

My Edits:
Revenge of the Sith: Refocused Available

The Clone Wars Refocused: The Chosen One (Mortis Episode)

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Finally got the wheels turning on getting things into shape for ROTJ. I’ve got so little time to dedicate to anything leisurely, but I’m focusing on this for now. I’ll have some work, it seems, getting everything in sync and speaking the same language.

I’d still love and welcome Sir Ridley adding SE Sarlacc tentacles to the OOT footage, but I’m going to release a V1 without this, and treat it as though it were final. But I’ll keep everything else around for if and when he does do that.

I’m going to experiment with the video settings to see if I can make the 19SE transfer take maybe like a quarter-step toward the 1997/2011 look, to partially capitulate to my edits of ANH and ESB, which were sourced from the 2011 transfers.

My stance on revising fan edits.

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Regarding the force ghosts at the end, if you’re including Hayden’s Anakin in Ascendant, are you using him here as well?

My Edits:
Revenge of the Sith: Refocused Available

The Clone Wars Refocused: The Chosen One (Mortis Episode)