-i suppose we'll keep the dialouge between obi and quigon about needing credits for the hyperdrive generator. I don't know if there is anything worthwhile in the jar jar/quigon scene. You could maybe cut that part and keep the quigon line "we have nothing of value, that's our problem" and use it in another scene with watto.
-The sebulba/anakin scene has alot of potential to be an interesting/serious scene, considering that we can change the dialouge of both characters to whatever we want. My idea would be to cut the sequence of jar jar going "hungry crazy" and flipping the fish onto sebulba. When cutting to this scene, cut right from the point where sebulba is getting up and leashing out at jar jar (maybe add that sebulba just REALLY hates gungans) and throw in some SCARY like music. I think there should be some creepy music going through this whole scene to create sebulba into a menacing and threatening character. We should fear for anakin having to go up against a greesy monster. You could slow down the shots of sebulba so it would appear he's talking snidely at anakin. As far as their conversation? It should be something more serious than "i'm going to squash you at the podrace" type babble.
-My next idea is one I want you guys to consider, or let me know if it seems flawed. In the original cut when qui-gon says 'thank you , young friend" ....they just walk off and anakin, for no reason, simplys bobs along with them. That always seemed off to me, I got the impression qui-gon was thanking him and hinting at the boy to be on his way as they are busy.
-So, after Quigon thanks Anakin, as they are walking off add in the line from anakin "do you have shelter"? Then cut immediately to the scene right after Jira (the weird old lady) , this is where they are walking away with anakin mentioning a sand storm and that they can stay at his place.
-THEN, cut to the scene with obi wan and panaka outside, cut all their dialouge but leave in "we're receiving a messege from home".
-THEN, swipe to the shot of obiwan in the ship with the crew watching the hologram of sio bibble.
- after obi wan walks off screen, cut to shot of anakin w/crew walking from the sandstorm into his house.
I feel this is a more fluid cut of the sequence. The only thing that you lose is the scene with anakin noticing qui-gons lightsaber. But if you think about it , wouldn't it be better if anakin just sensed that qui-gon was a strong force user and possibly a jedi? I mean, getting a glimpse at a lightsaber is a no brainer. I like the scene where anakin looks at quigon and says "your a jedi knight, arn't you?".......this line would have more of an impact if he wasn't given any hints. This also fixes the quick plot whole of the group deciding to hang out with anakin while he's getting fruit and talking with old ladies. It cuts the shots with obi wan together nicely. The guys in the ship said "we're receiving a messege", then it feels like a while till we're in the ship watching the messege........why not just put them together with solid music behind it? You could take the obi/quigon conversation of "what if it is true and the people are dying" and place it somewhere after the dinner scene.
-For the record I think that Magfan did fantastic edits of the dinner scene and the podrace. I think we could use a change of music for the dinner scene, but i'm kind of a fan of the "swoop bike/beggars canyon" track that he used for the pod race. I use to get soo bored with the old podrace, but the way magfan put it together made me love it. I look forward to that scene everytime I watch it.
-Another quick thing I noticed is that we can alter ALL of threepios lines if we wished. There is TONS of dialouge from the OT radio dramas that could be inserted. I just feel that in THe phantom menace, Threepio kinda talks like 3P0, and kinda DOESN'T. Ya know, if you look at it 3PO is kinda bitchy ALL through the OT. Maybe he should be more bitchy in this one as well, it's just what makes him funny.
Thing about it ................