quote: "I think it would be a mistake to suddenly have him gain either a measure of restraint, or worse still, uncertainty (in not knowing how or when to join the battle), after a) what he had just gone through and b) that he was fighting one of the most dangerous foes of his life. Although GL has messed up many scenes and aspects within the film, Anacin being disobedient and running at Dooku at this point in time fits perfectly"
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What you may not have seen is this edit tones Anakin down and limits all his impulsiveness to choices that come up around saving his mom. He doesn't over-reach anymore about how to protect Padme, solve the mystery of her assassin, or even to hit on the woman he loves. He's a model of restraint until he just can't take it and has to try to save his mom.
He also no longer "saved" Obi Wan or did anything impressive as a Jedi except jump out of the speeder while chasing Zam and do a Force-mind trick on the horned beast in the ring. So for him to rush in wildly at this point, disobeying Obi Wan and launching into battle with an obviously powerful Jedi (Dukoo) is no longer in character.
Personally, I found the action in the original cut to be just the thousandth example of his lack of discipline and the millionth reason why I didn't like the guy. Whatever happens at this point in the film, Anakin's action is one of the crowning decisions in the story. What does it say when he rushes in? He blames Dukoo for losing Padme? Maybe-- but we'd better amp up that sense of loss because it reads to me more like he just feels overconfident and pissed -- Losing Padme would excite more grief and stone-cold revenge seeking. "You're going to pay for killing the woman I love" -- Not "You're going to pay for all the jedi you killed today."
But Trooperman is seeing the footage and will have to go with what he thinks works best.