I just finished watching The Approaching Storm. So…
I liked the fact that you added the deleted scenes of Mace Windu and Obi-Wan on the platform, Padmé with her parents and the opening scene of Padmé in the Senate;
I liked the fact that you removed the scene where Anakin confesses to Padmé that he killed the sand people;
I appreciate that you removed “You’re exactly the way I remember you in my dreams”. I think the dialogue in the movie isn’t as bad as everyone says, but I’ve always hated that line;
I liked the way you rearranged some scenes, for example putting the scene where Anakin and Padmé are talking on the grass before their kiss, and not after, or putting the scene where Anakin levitates the apple with the Force before their kiss, and not after;
I liked that you removed the sand line. That line never really bothered me, but I think that if it didn’t exist, the scene would be smoother.
However, I think the other cuts were unnecessary, for example the cut of the scene where it’s implied that Boba is a Clone. I don’t think it was necessary to cut that scene, just as I don’t think it was necessary to cut the scene in which Mace Windu says that the Jedi have a clouded mind because of the Dark Side, or even the scene in which Yoda feels Anakin’s pain.
Also, I think that the fact that Padmé regrets kissing Anakin and immediately interrupts their kiss makes sense, because after all she wanted to put her duties as a Senator before her personal feelings. It is only at “the end” of the movie that she completely lets go and recognizes in front of Anakin her feelings. For this same reason, I think that cutting out the scene where Anakin and Padmé were talking in front of the fireplace was a mistake. I understand that scene can be heavy because of the monologue and the Shakespearean dialogue, but that scene is essential, for the same reasons I talked about right now.
Besides, I think it was unnecessary to cut the scene with the Jedi younglings. First of all because I find it super cute, and secondly because if that scene isn’t there, then how do you explain Obi-Wan finding Kamino? I mean, we see literally just a few seconds before Jocasta Nu tolding him the System didn’t exist, but it’s only because of the Jedi younglings scene that we know how he found it.
In summary, I think all the other changes you’ve made, other than the ones I’ve listed and said I like, are unnecessary. I appreciate your editing work and respect your vision, but I think this fan edit is not what I’m looking for. In my opinion the perfect fan edit of Attack of the Clones is a fan edit that only changes the things I’ve listed before, leaving the rest of the movie exactly as it is.