This guy explains it better than I can (he does good commentary on movies, btw):
lol
Generally I agree though that TLJ’s biggest problem is the Bathos. I’m tempted to make a more conservative edit that just cuts down on some of the weird jokes, but that keeps mostly everything else intact. And even then, I’d still keep the jokes that don’t undermine the story.
I’m not a huge fan of conservative edits, though. If you’re only making minor changes to a movie that doesn’t fundamentally alter the experience, the purist in me would rather just watch the definitive cut of the movie.