" it's much more sincere than the original"

That's a great compliment.

I just want to say to others about to watch: don't get your hopes up. The Anakin dub on this rough cut in particular is incredibly bad. I can say that now because I see this objectively. Like I said before, it sounds exactly like somebody recording a dub into a microphone.

I would say the same about the music and the editing. Were I to do it now, I would make some different choices for the music. Most significantly, I would try not to stray too much, too often into blatant romanticism, the way I did over and over again here, for better or worse.

When I did this, I think I was more concerned with making all of it good and jumping at every opportunity to put more feeling/humanity into the movie (and making the plot feel coherent) but the problem, and Octorox kind of touched on this, is that the time period is unclear. There are a few parts that feel 80's, some (with the CG) that feel like 2000's, some cuts that feel 70's, some background music that sounds 60's, and a few parts (like the big kiss on Naboo) that hearkens back to 40's movies.

I tried to give it continuity together, but I'm not sure how successful I was, again, in sticking to the OT Star Wars mold. I mean, I put my own style into it. I did a few things I know George Lucas wouldn't do. Again, for better or worse.

I'll be looking forward to hear what others think.