Originally posted by: Mielr
I wonder what the Spielberg edit was like. Better, probably. LOL
I don't doubt that for a second, even given some of the mixed offerings from Spielberg's camp lately (A.I., Minority Report, & War of the Worlds all three needed editing help, IMO. Color me easily confused, but I'm still not 100% sure I understand all the angles on the 'missing child' plot elements in MR. I only saw it once so I don't know if better editing would've prevented my thickness or not; perhaps I should watch it again, but I'm just not feeling it...)
I come a lot closer in the long run to admiring Spielberg's sense of pacing. I thought 'Always', though missing the boat occasionally, had a very nice flow, and I watched it several times.
I don't think I'd agree with that. The 12/76 edit of "The Star Wars" by John Jympson was a trainwreck. It's not as if the film was made of pre-cut puzzle pieces.
I wonder what the Spielberg edit was like. Better, probably. LOL
I don't doubt that for a second, even given some of the mixed offerings from Spielberg's camp lately (A.I., Minority Report, & War of the Worlds all three needed editing help, IMO. Color me easily confused, but I'm still not 100% sure I understand all the angles on the 'missing child' plot elements in MR. I only saw it once so I don't know if better editing would've prevented my thickness or not; perhaps I should watch it again, but I'm just not feeling it...)
I come a lot closer in the long run to admiring Spielberg's sense of pacing. I thought 'Always', though missing the boat occasionally, had a very nice flow, and I watched it several times.
Originally posted by: Sluggo
I think its a matter of the material he had to work with. I think even if I edited it i could still make ANH and ESB better-edited films than ROTJ simply because of the way they were shot.
Originally posted by: zombie84
Originally posted by: THX
From an editing standpoint, SW & ESB are far superior to ROTJ, which suggests Paul Hirsch is the secret weapon.
Originally posted by: THX
From an editing standpoint, SW & ESB are far superior to ROTJ, which suggests Paul Hirsch is the secret weapon.
I think its a matter of the material he had to work with. I think even if I edited it i could still make ANH and ESB better-edited films than ROTJ simply because of the way they were shot.
I don't think I'd agree with that. The 12/76 edit of "The Star Wars" by John Jympson was a trainwreck. It's not as if the film was made of pre-cut puzzle pieces.
Yipes! From the small examples I've seen of Jympson's cut, I'm surprised Lucas didn't have a stroke while watching it. Thank God for good editors, and for GL's determination to see it through to the form released theatrically.