wow... great idea! i was thinking some days ago how a fan edit could improve this series...
i agree, the stupid hutt plot had to be deleted, like IMHO all the silly moments with the battle droids... and jar jar!
and what about asohka? how could yoda assign her to ANAKIN??? so young and so bold... and if Obi-Wan could be her master in the edit? on the other hand after the padawan introduce herself Obi reply "i'm obi-wan kenobi, your new master!" ...so the material for doing this exist! :)
but... i know this is an idea a bit.. extreme...
anyway, for the crawl - reading you are on a mac - try this: http://alienryderflex.com/crawl/ it's awesome!