nightstalkerpoet said:
Did anyone ever get a chance to watch this? I'd be happy to hand this concept over to someone with better editing skills than myself.
However, the edit is complete and IMHO fixes Episode 1 on a far larger scale than anything else I've seen.
I did get a chance to watch this. Sorry I haven't written a full review. This was a pretty good in my opinion. I really enjoyed V2, and V3 was a distinct improvement. The reorganized climax and additional trims worked well. Good job on this! It's also short enough that I wouldn't mind watching it often. This is caught in a tie with L8wrtr's edit for my go-to TPM Edit.
^How sad is that?
Ha! Very sad. It's too bad Lucas put so much faith in the character.
By removing the Gungans, and leaving Jar Jar on Coruscant, the focus shifts to the Jedi, and particularly Obi Wan, who starts as a Padawan who disagrees with his master's ideals, and progresses to a Jedi Knight who upholds those ideals.
The edit worked well in this respect. The way the edit is structured: Jar-Jar doesn't do much. I feel that it is mainly Obi-Wan's story, with the others being secondary characters. All in all, this was a very good exercise in shifting things narratively. It does go to show that TPM is indeed very salvageable: after all, it's the least CGI-infested of the prequels. In any case, I hope people check out this edit.