I see how you can be weary of stepping on Ridley's toes, but then again, you are putting back scenes which he decided to leave out. I think what we're trying to do here is create the best and most complete version of Legend possible.
First and foremost, I look at this edit as LeoneNut's baby - ultimately what he wants to do is what we'll see and that is fine by me - he is the one doing all of the hard work. Thanks again for undertaking this project.
I think it is fine to make suggestions about what we'd like to see but his decisions (and preferences) will end up being the final product. And that is as it should be. If we decide that we'd like the film to be something different, than we can get our hands on the same elements and cut together the version we'd like to see. I just don't have the time for something like that (I'm actually envious of LeoneNut having the opportunity to do this!)
Face it, as much as we love this movie, it's heavily flawed. But the potential is there. Changing dialogue here and there, if it's gonna benefit the movie, I don't see a problem. Maybe a vote is the way to go, as you suggested. We've also got Sean 'figmentfly' keen on this project; what does he think? No one's better equipped than him, seeing as he's been campaigning for an ultimate Legend longer than any of us.
First and foremost, I look at this edit as LeoneNut's baby - ultimately what he wants to do is what we'll see and that is fine by me - he is the one doing all of the hard work. Thanks again for undertaking this project.
I think it is fine to make suggestions about what we'd like to see but his decisions (and preferences) will end up being the final product. And that is as it should be. If we decide that we'd like the film to be something different, than we can get our hands on the same elements and cut together the version we'd like to see. I just don't have the time for something like that (I'm actually envious of LeoneNut having the opportunity to do this!)
Face it, as much as we love this movie, it's heavily flawed. But the potential is there. Changing dialogue here and there, if it's gonna benefit the movie, I don't see a problem. Maybe a vote is the way to go, as you suggested. We've also got Sean 'figmentfly' keen on this project; what does he think? No one's better equipped than him, seeing as he's been campaigning for an ultimate Legend longer than any of us.
Personally, if I was doing the edit myself, I would keep in any dialogue that was scripted (ala the barbeque line) and would possibly remove the Adios Amigos line as it was not scripted and seems tacked on (my LEGEND FAQ co-author Geoff really hated that line). But then again, the line is still there in the Director's cut.
If I was being strict about it, I'd probably have a policy to keep it if it appeared in the Director's cut. I wouldn't be trying to "improve" the film by editing other dialogue.
It all depends on what LeoneNut is trying to do with this cut.
Personally, I want a cut with as much footage back in the film as long as the returned footage makes sense - I wouldn't just cram everything back in because I could.
But, again, I defer to LeoneNut's final decision.
Sean