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MagnoliaFan
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MagnoliaFan Edition Episode III-VI Titles
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23-Jul-2004, 5:06 AM
Basically, I'm not heavily screwing with IV and V.
A few little trims that have to do with something I'm doing in III for continuity (and preserving a few moments in the OT) and then I'll also probably use certain SE (and whatever we decide to dub this new version) shots in moderation while omitting other SE changes altogether.
Ie: When Luke takes the plunge in ESB, he looks terribly transparent in the original version. He looks more solid in the SE, but does that stupid scream, so I'll probably combine the SE video with the OE audio.
If there are deleted scenes in the documentary on the dvd set, I'll look them over for possible integration too. Don't really look for me to reinvent the wheel where it isn't needed.
Alderaan will not be shooting first.
Jedi will probably get slightly more changes, especially reflecting a big change I'm making to III. It's not really a matter of things being cut as much as shifted around a little.
I do have a couple cool ideas for additions to the climax of Jedi though that should be uber cool if they actually work.

And I do think the Revenge title fits because its Anakin, once again as a Jedi, taking revenge on Palpatine for manipulating him into a life of servitude and in turn destroying everything Anakin held dear.

As far as how I technically made all the changes to TPM and AotC... Very carefully.

A lot of the story elements I added were ideas from early drafts of SW and TPM that I liked, but were not used. Then again, a lot were a lot little "what ifs" on my part.
I think I only took a couple suggestions on EP I and II, which were from my roommate at the time.
One had to do with recutting the Jira scene... He didn't like the way she looked all squirrelly eyed.
I can't remember any others off hand, but there were not many. Most changes were just personal preferences.
I kind of avoid suggestions, since I end up getting comments like "Could you make Jar Jar not sound so much like Jar Jar?", "Can you replace Natalie Portman in Episode II with Kiera Knightley?" or "Could you replace all the Gungans in TPM with Wookiees?" (the inside joke alluded to earlier)

BTW: "The Hidden Fortress" title gave me chills, cool idea, especially as the rebel face is referred to as their "Hidden Fortress" in the film. I was considering dropping a subtitle altogether and going with just Star Wars: Episode IV, but now I'm really considering that one. Might need a tweak or two to the crawl, though...