Yeah, I did say it didn't bother me as much. I mean, it's a change, so I have to hate it on principle. I still felt it was a bit unnecessary, though, as Qui-Gon's line gave the scene much more closure. Honestly, if I was the director or editor, I'd have a hard time cutting it, but I think, overall, it didn't really need to be there and did more harm than good.

After all, that's what deleted scenes are for. For most good movies, a lot of them are entertaining, humorous, or informative, and you yell, "Why did they cut this?! This is so good!" But you watch the completed film, and you realize there was really no place for it.