Originally posted by: Mangrove
I think that's a great start to a trimmed down version of the Episode III opening, but I don't think the movie works without seeing Anakin take out Dooku. For one thing, it's the start of his fall to the Dark Side and there are already precious few good scenes dealing with that in the movie. Also, it'd be terribly distracting and nonsensical if the only thing we hear about Dooku in Episode III is some throw-away "oh yeah he died" line from Sidious when he's talking to Grevious.

Thanks for the compliment. I agree that the throw-away line about Dooku's death is weak, but Dooku's characterization never came off as that strong to me anyway.

Also, I think my focus will continue to be on what makes this prequel a truly good movie (as little cheese-factor as possible), but I will consider inserting a re-tooled Dooku scene (I actually did an edit of it already before I decided to drastically change the entire opening scene).

As far as it being the beginning of Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, that already occurred in Episode 2 with the massacre of the Sand People. A slower descent into the darkness hinging on, to begin with, the desire to save his wife from death is a more dramatic albeit subtle way to demonstrate his fall I think.

None of Dooku's scene really grabbed me except a moment where Anakin is fighting alone with Dooku and just lets loose on him and the beheading sequence. Other than that... cheese.

I'll see how it works out, though.