ROTS is such a flexible movie to fanedit, because it’s such a sprawling epic with so many different ideas jumbled in there. It’s perfectly competent in its theatrical cut, but there’s so much content in it that everyone can tailor it to their own interpretation of its themes and ideas. So I agree it’s got kind of a “holy grail” status to find the exact right one for each of us. What’s your preferred edit of it, out of interest?
I used the wrong analogy, my bad. I meant to say that I feel like it shouldn’t be modified or changed beyond reinserting deleted scenes. Even the goofier parts of the movie have such meme potential that it feels wrong to remove them. I’m sure other people disagree with that, but I’d be willing to bet they didn’t grow up with the movie 😉
I love all the goofy, campy bits. I’ve added a bunch back in with this edit - the whole edit originally came about because I wanted Grievous to gloat about being trained by Dooku. The way I figure it, the theatrical cut is always there for me to watch if I want all of those things (and so is the four hour cut that puts in EVERYTHING and rolls in The Siege of Mandalore and Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars, if I want the banquet viewing experience). Different cuts for different moods, basically.