I meant to only sit down and watch the first 10 minutes to see how the editing was, and I was sucked in for the whole 3 hours. It's not perfect (like ron said, the sand dialog is in there, and also I think the editor could have easily taken out C3P0's origin), but still, it's the most enjoyable time I've had with the prequels. The lame humor is entirely gone. He's turned Amidala into a non-soldier. She never fires a gun or gets in battles. R2 doesn't have any new abilities. Yoda only shows his fighting skills at the end.

Sure, it rushes around a lot, and glosses over a bunch of (boring) stuff, and might not be enjoyed by first timers. But I wouldn't call that a valid complaint. Very few if any are going to watch a Star Wars fan edit before watching the original. This edit was made for people who liked some moments of the prequels, but hated most of it. All the important plot points are hit, (which makes it amazing that the phantom menace portion is only 20 minutes), and I didn't miss anything that was taken out. I really liked the fast pace.

His editing skills are very good, especially for a first time editor. I only noticed two harsh edits through the whole thing.

I'd suggest people give it a try. It's well worth it.

-T