Clone Wars: Episode I: Army Of The Republic - smudger9

Intelligent condensation of the heavily padded animated series. smudger9 wisely cut the juvenile elements, as well as Jabba’s kid, choosing to focus on Domino squad. I didn’t understand what he was doing initially, but it makes sense as the edit progresses.

Video - Good cutting throughout as the narrative weaves between Jedis Obi-Wan and Anakin, and the Domino squad, skitters to Greivous and the delicious Asajj Ventress.
Blacks are solid throughout and there are no problems around flares, bursts, explosions, etc …
Some of the edits seemed quick but never too noticeable.

2.0 stereo. No subs, though the dialogue was clear and understandable. That includes droid-speak and garbled mutterings of Admiral Trench.

The narrative suffers unavoidable problems, I’m afraid. smudger9 has shaved chunks of time, so there is a loss of cohesion. Despite re-arranging, there is a “jumpy” feel to the story. Character arrivals and departures are abrupt. (The same could be said for the Lucas originals and live action.) Clone 99’s story was nicely done, yet the subject of a spy onboard Resolute was broached and forgotten.

smudger9 has removed all the lame sections for us. Despite above-mentioned quibbles, this edit holds together well and is enjoyable from start to finish. His version is more battle action heavy, less character study. Yet it is also Clone Wars, so what do you expect? Anyone who does not have a problem with the animated series in general will have a blast with this.