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They're interesting certainly, and some of the changes I very much agree with - some trims I didn't notice or miss at all which I think says volumes for their worth - but at times I felt maybe the edits went a little far at times, some cuts at the ends of scenes (especially in AOTC), for time reasons I suppose, were a bit sudden for me, though perhaps that was just familiarity with the originals getting the better of me, the cuts being a bit unexpected at times.
Regarding the Pod Race, while I agree it was bloated in the original and DVD release, I felt that in the edit it was a little too cut up, and the music changes didn't work for me. It became hard to keep track of where he was in the race.
I liked Jar Jar a lot more, but felt he was pushed a little too far in calling Anakin a 'little bastard' - perhaps this was the result of an (understandble! lol) temptation to get as far away from GL's Jar Jar as possible! Thought Sebulba was much meaner too. Woo-and-Yay for that certainly.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved a lot of it - Watto was much cooler (cantina song - genius!) and getting rid of half Anakin's lines seems to have improved Jake Lloyd's performance no end. The subtitles were clever too - Trade Federation were mean bastard...even if perhaps Gunray's lines were a little clumsy at times - the 'Shoot his companions' lines jarred for me.
What certainly isn't in doubt is MagnoliaFan's skill - this is a damned nifty piece of work and you are to be congratulated sir.