JasonN's PT FanEdits (Attack of the Federation, Twilight of the Republic, & The Black Knight Rises) (Released) ** Revised V3 Cuts In The Works — Page 9

Tobar said:

Just watched Twilight of the Republic the other night. I loved it! There's just one minor thing that I'm hoping you can fix for the dvd release and this is something that's been an error in the movie from the beginning. In the opening scroll it says thousands of solar systems have left the Republic. In actuality we only call our own system the solar system, all others are called star systems. Just like in ANH when Leia said, "The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."

Yeah, that's been fixed to "star systems" for the DVD version (although compared to the other batsh*t-insane decisions that Lucas made with the Prequels, it seems like a pretty minor thing)

hey jason,

having just watched a few bits of the magnoliafan-cut, i was wondering what you think about his take on the prequels. i liked the way he overdubbed gungans and feds, and the story-changes that came along with that. however: since i prefer your edit as a whole, i was just curious to know if you were in any way considering to incorporate some of his ideas into a possible future re-do of your edits?

Well, posting links to fanedits is against the forum rules, so he can't do that.  Fanedit.org used to post links, but the MPAA put a stop to that, so now it just holds the information about each fanedit.

These edits, however, are up on linktalk, and if you're not a Rapidshare fan they're up on Demonoid as well.

Just saw your version of episode two, very impressed great work just wanted to say that your editing of the Jango Fett/Obi wan space battle was fantastic I don't think it could be made any better

great work

The "Version 2" DVDs of these fanedits are nearly finished - I just have to finish trailers for my EP2 and EP3 edits. The types of updates/changes on the DVD version (from the AVI version) will include:

ALL EDITS
- improved audio cuts/transitions
- fixed the SW title crawl for better pacing/speed with the soundtrack
- spelling corrections to title crawl and alien subtitles
- rewrites to a few portions of the title crawl and alien subtitles

EP2
- added the Anakin/Obi-Wan "Came to rescue you" exchange at the start of the Arena sequence (ends with Obi-Wan's "Good job" line) back into the film

EP3
- added most of the "Wookies/Clones VS Droids" opening battle back into the film (except for the droid voices and stupid "Tarzan Wookies" - they're been cut out); I realized that this scene is kinda needed as a "setup scene" for the later sequence where the clones try to attack Yoda
- remove the readded-deleted scene of "Padme confronting Palpatine in his office"

Ripplin said:

Sounds good. I'd ask for an ETA, but that gets tiresome. ;)

 Hard to say - I gotta finish the DVDs first  and then ship them to another person for RS upload.

Forgot to mention this, but I'm probably going to remove the readded-deleted scene of "Padme confronting Palpatine in his office" in EP3:

Yeah, it's nice to see more of Padme in the film, but I realize now that the scene doesn't really add anything to the story and I think it's better if Anakin starts distrusting Padme at the end of the film (so that he no longer trusts the one person he once cared for the most). Plus, having the scene in the film seems to screw up chronological continuity (not just the "Obi-Wan engaging" Grevious" part, but the Coruscant scenes go from Day to Evening to Day when technically it shouldn't)

Trailers for the 3 fanedits and been completed and uploaded to YouTube.
I'll start burning the DVDs tomorrow, after which I can hopefully get them shipped out for RS upload:

Attack of the Federation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Zh5oIdlkw

Twilight of the Republic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vqf5Fat1Ho

The Black Knight Rises
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqKARKkXnr8

Excellent!

Tobar said:

Jedi Dark Knight said:

Certain things that are set at the begining of the film are gone, like the whole Kamino finding: since there's no Dex and Obi-Wan can't find the planet at the archives are we to suppose that he just embarked on a wild goose chase? why would he go there? it just doesn't click.

You weren't reading the subtitles were you? The dialogue wasn't changed but in the subtitles she mentions a bounty hunter from Kamino.

A planet that doesn't show up in the archives but which Obi-Wan still magically seems to find.

(cutting the library scene and the "there it is, right where it's supposed to be" line would fix this pretty easily)

lev_arris said:

i was wondering what you think about his take on the prequels. i liked the way he overdubbed gungans and feds, and the story-changes that came along with that. however: since i prefer your edit as a whole, i was just curious to know if you were in any way considering to incorporate some of his ideas into a possible future re-do of your edits? 

I'm not really a fan of MagnoliaFan's edits -  he had some interesting ideas here and there, but I thought the alien redubbing was poorly executed (it's a nice idea, but my hearing can tell too often when the voices have been changed due to imperfections in the soundtrack, sound effects, etc), I utterly HATED the Jar-Jar dialogue rewrites (no character should be saying "sh*t" or calling a child a "little bastard" in a SW movie, in my opinion), and he should've edited a lot more crap out of the films. 

Jedi Dark Knight said:

certain scenes look ackward with the droids looking at each other silent, I agree there's no need for those stupid "roger roger" dialogues, but maybe an "alien" language that is creepy enough...like that probe droid sounds....same could go for the Neimoidians, with subtitles, their sounds could be more threatening...and it would enhance your edit more.

I mentioned this all before numerous times, but I'm not changing the Trade Federation voices - I felt it was too difficult (if not outright impossible) to do redub the aliens in a 5.1 surround mix at a quality that was 100% seemless and that I was 100% satisfied with (again, it's one of the reasons why I don't care for MF's edit). 

Jedi Dark Knight said:

As your edit goes Count Dooku dispatches 2 JEDI single handedly and then for no reason he escapes while Padme is just arriving. In the original we know it's because Yoda just owned him, but since in your edit Yoda never came to the rescue, Dooku could've taken out both Jedi, Padme and the Clones.....it doesn't make sense why he would escape.

Same reasons that Akwat Kbrana listed.

Jedi Dark Knight said:

You do realize that those arguments actually prevent any improvement? I hate the "pleased to meet you" crap too but something could be done, like cutting the line down to "you are a jedi too?" and then going to Qui-Gon, or cutting it to "pleased to meet you" downing  the pitch and leaving it....I mean just cutting won't do it, some "Adywan-style" reworkings (like FX, sound, etc) must be done.....

And the great name of Adywan is brought into the thread, once again making me and all other faneditors seem like complete and utter pigsh*t in the presence of the supreme god-child... :P

On a serious note, just cutting one line out of Anakin's sentence or pitching his voice to be lower does not change the fact that "You're a Jedi too? Please to meet you!" is a terrible crap-ass of a scene and the sequence DOES WORK BETTER without it (I also don't think Qui-Gon's reaction is out of place either, but whatever...)

Jason, what do you think about cutting the library scene and the "right where it's supposed to be" reference?  Those two things really do make the whole Kamino subplot more confusing in your edit.  If all he has to go on is the name, and it's been erased from the Archives, how does he know where it is?  Better to assume he got the location from the Archives.  It doesn't really hurt anything in my opinion, it just helps the understanding of that subplot.

ChainsawAsh said:

Jason, what do you think about cutting the library scene and the "right where it's supposed to be" reference?  Those two things really do make the whole Kamino subplot more confusing in your edit.  If all he has to go on is the name, and it's been erased from the Archives, how does he know where it is?  Better to assume he got the location from the Archives.  It doesn't really hurt anything in my opinion, it just helps the understanding of that subplot.

Maybe I'll cut the "right where it's supposed to be" line, but I'm extremely hesitent on cutting the library scenes, as it serves as a setup for the later "Obi-Wan/Mace" scene and the "deletion of Kamino" subplot plays a bit into the "Syfo-Dias/Clone Army Conspiracy" subplots (obviously, someone's trying to hide information on Kamino from the Jedi by deleting the Archive records of the planet)