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steagle
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
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Date created
4-Oct-2010, 1:11 PM

Watched this last night. Adywan, you did a fantastic job and it truly was like seeing Star Wars for the first time with all the technical improvemnts you implemented. Absolutely loved the new sound mix. Here's the main things that struck me:

1. Pacing. Maybe it's just because I haven't seen ANH in so long, but this version seems a lot faster paced to me, even with the longer running time. I do miss some of the understated tension in the original, but the impact in this version is very strong, it feels more modern.

2. Tie fighters. Love the additions in the battle sequences! That looks like it took a ton of work. Great job.

3. Lasers. They look great, they did not seem out of place at all compared to the lasters in the original movie. I think people are just too used to that original Star Wars look because at the time it was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

4. Additional music. It all fit in seamlessly and definitely gives it more of a thematic tie-in with the rest of the movies, but one thing I remember about ANH was the occasionally drawn out, tense filmmaking - without music - so I can certainly see why there is a purist version. I think both approaches are good in their own ways.

The only thing I was not a fan of was the inclusion of the SE CG footage in Mos Eisley, though I knew going into this that Revisited was based on the SE so it's not a complaint or anything. Still, I would love if there was a "Purer" Purist version, with no SE CG sequences, edited a little differently to still have continuity in those travel scenes. I know this would mean lifting footage from the original cut and all the extra work required to clean up those frames to match the SE frames, but that to me would be the ultimate fan edit.

In summary: amazing work, I can't wait to share this with friends and family who grew up with the original and get their feedback.