Hey everyone, it appears I haven’t been too active on this thread recently and I will get to the reason in a bit.
Me and my good friend had the pleasure of watching these edits back-to-back as part of our May 4th marathon and I have a few observations:
I- The 2008 movie isn’t the greatest way to start the Clone Wars saga off, since the plot isn’t entirely compelling and slightly too childish. I have a feeling the Christophsis opening would work well on it’s own, serving a short prologue to the rest of the films.
II- The Geonosis arc is very useful in showing development between Anakin and Ahsoka and also introduces Bariss Offee’s friendship with Ahsoka. However, these 4 episodes cut together don’t give us much of a cohesive movie and drags a touch.
III- As efficent as this edit it, I feel I should have left the Nighsisters and the Brothers arc seperate, to give the plots more breathing room. Too much happens too quickly.
IV- Again, the Mandalore arcs from S02 and S05 would work better as 2 seperate films. Tying the arcs together does give you a nice long Mandalore filled flick, but the disjointed nature of the edit makes it hard to sit through all 2 hours of it.
V & VI- these 2 edits are absolutely fine, since the arcs are both crafted like 90 minute films anyway.
So, the problem is Clone Wars V & VI have been taken down from my Mega account, no clue why. But sadly, I don’t have the time or bandwidth to reupload them. Also the lack of feedback on the thread implies either the Mega download quota has defeated people or the actual edits themselves have been underwhelming. So now it begs the question of where I go from here. I can either:
a. Wait for my new router to arrive in a couple of weeks, allowing me to reupload the films quicker. Then just leaving the edits be.
b. Invest in fanedit Google Drive but also revamp the series as an 8 parter (with the possibility of anthology edits too) to improve on my own criticism.
c. Call it a day, a fun experience whilst it lasted. With a fantastic Clone Wars project in the works from Eddie Dean and Co. being available on this site and the original show on Disney Plus, all the consumer needs are met really.
Would love some thoughts, I’m feeling receptive!