@smudger9 Wow! That was almost as good as I think the Book of Boba Fett can get! I think you’ve done an awesome job maintaining Boba Fett’s character (given the source material) and the flow of the whole movie is great!
I found the transition of the Mando’s star fighter flight into him being recruited by Fennec to be a touch clunky (nothing to do with the editing per say just the two shots being joined, I think the colour tone of them is a bit too similar and the cut seems a bit abrupt). I’d also cut down a lot of Grogu’s training as I think after the climax with the big fight, it seems to drag a bit (similar problem to the end of Force Awakens IMO). I’d think you could afford to lose a lot of Grogu’s training as it does feel quite fan servicey and in the context of your movie, I think its a bit too detached from the overall story. I do much prefer Grogu being absent from that end fight and the decision being placed at the end!
I think you’ve done an incredible job here smudger! Really looking forward to your rereleased versions of Mando ep1 + 2. Glad you got to release the edit! I’ll be keeping an eye on your work! I loved it! 😄
Thanks for the review.
I totally see your point about the starfighter transition. It’s that way because I took out the space scenes to use for when Mando leaves Tattooine. I tried putting the Cob Vanth v Pykes scene in between but it affected the flow of the rest of the movie.
The Luke-Grogu stuff is difficult. There is some great material there but, as you say, it all just feels tacked on at the end. However, that is probably a better alternative to having the movie derailed half way through. I’m kinda hoping that I can remove it completely and use it as the opening scene of episode IV, but I’ll have to see how Mando season 3 plays out first!