- DVDr versions WERE very hard to find.
DVD Features
- Interactive menus
- "Changes" feature
- Dolby Digital 5.1 mix
This is a Magnoliafan REMASTER of the The original 'Phantom Re-Edit' was always known as either "The Phantom Re-Edit", "The Phantom Edit 1.2", or "The Phantom Edit New York Version".
This is a statement from Magnoliafan -
"I took no real creative liberties in the edit. The only changes that were made involved two shots that were removed from the dvd version and were thusly not available in dvd quality, and a before/after feature was provided to show how minimal those changes were."
AGAIN I want to state MAGNOLIAFAN - Made NO creative changes to this film!
IF the REAL Editor wants to claim credit for the ORIGINAL EDIT 1.2 - Please email me and I will create a new cover that reflects YOUR film - IF ANYONE here has a copy of the original 'Phantom Re-Edit' on VHS or a DVD transfer - PLEASE let me know!!
It looks and feels like Star Wars, from the very beginning...
No longer are the Neimoidians bumbling idiots unknowingly aiding the evil Lord Sidious, they are now more apart of the Phantom Menace than before. The editors[s] have scrambled up their seemingly Chinese moniker with a new garbled alien language that must be subtitled. The effort (which improves as the film goes along) is both believable and convincing.
Jar Jar now speaks in a garbled version of Ahmed Best's voice, with very different subtitles below the widescreen bars. Instead of being his usual stuff you are familiar with, he now takes an active role in the solutions of the movie. Instead of being a casual bystander to the action and direction of the plot, the character now instigates solutions including the alliance between the Naboo people and the Gungans, and mentions how upset the Gungans will be if they disturb their aquatic domain.
This is a far more extensive edit of the original movie, making Jar Jar into a Jedi-like Sage, maturing up all of the Gungans and tons of minor cuts, edits and changes to pacing throughout. Speaking of cuts, the film runs at a fast-paced 118 minutes, so there's been plenty of new deleted scenes though all of the action. Wipe transitions and music has been melted back together so it is hard to tell the difference from how it originally went. There are no new added scenes in the movie, just new cuts, transitions and edits to move the story along a bit faster.
"The Phantom Re-Edit: Episode 1.2" this is actually a FAN REMASTERING of a FAN EDIT! The Original “The Phantom Edit 1.2” has been around subtly since April of 2000 and making the rounds in fan circles on VHS and VCD that were mastered from the original VHS release of The Phantom Menace the quality of these Edits was dubious at best, Enter MagnoliaFan…
MagnoliaFan who has stunned us before with his brilliant re-edits “STAR WARS Episode I: Balance of the Force and Episode II: The Clone War” has now brought us a diligently DVD restored version of “The Phantom Edit 1.2” - the title has been change to “The Phantom Re-Edit 1.2” as not to confuse fans or collectors of these rare Star Wars re-edits. There are still VHS versions of the original still out there, if the opportunity to get one passes your way... Snatch it up.
- Review was Remixed/Edit for fact Errors by RiKter Blaksvn - with parts originally written by Joshua Griffin