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Post #242274

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Lovable Rogue
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MagnoliaFan Edits: Ep I "Balance Of The Force", and Ep II "The Clone War" (Released)
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Date created
8-Sep-2006, 4:19 PM
This Special Edition of BOTF sounds interesting, but worrisome as well. I'm a die hard OT fan, hated Episode's 2 and 3. Episode 1 was questionable as backstory, but it had its moments. John William's Duel of the Fates, Pod race, Lightsaber duel, Spectacle of it all. BOTF added much needed depth, making Jar-Jar Binks the scoundrel archtype, tieing the Kolbalt Crystal to the story, and removing everything that distracted from the Star Wars atmosphere. Putting in CGI Yoda, alien dialogue tracks, and more background on the Sith sounds great. What I don't like is the inclusion of unnecessary characters and dialogue in order to match up with the PT. I understand your trying to tie the prequels together, but these additions are distracting and bring the quality of the film down. If I may make a suggestion, consider releasing two versions of the special edition, one is to improve the film on its own terms, the other is meant to consolidate it with the entire saga. This way everybody wins, even PT haters like myself.