Bingowings said:
This is the problem I have.
While I'd rather have less nonsense Star Wars films have a well defined length.
I'm on the minimum runtime kick because of my experience with TPM3D. It was fun to see Watto and Jar-Jar seeming even more lifelike. I loved the space shots and the sense of hanging out on nothingness.
They seem to have cut the runtime a bit, but it was right around the 90 minute mark when I began feeling restless with a film I had already seen. It must be difficult and a little daunting for parents with young children who have seen the movie, it was for me. There was nothing particularly new other than the 3D.
Fan-edits of "About 96 minutes" might have some attraction. The alternative would be 135s that also offer a very new perspective. As many alternate takes and angles as will enhance the different experience, some quick deleted scenes, and ruthlessly cutting as much as possible of the material that wasn't especially popular amoung the true fans is seeming like the best aproach. The alternate edits and plot points originally considered but not implemented would really shake things up. There were the things that weren't possible in '77- '80- '83, the different directions, Wookies or other creatures on Endor, the alternatives to a single second Death Star....
6 90s: 123456- 451236- 2,23,3456;/ 3 or 4 135s: 12,23,45,56- 23,45,56;/ 625314;)
Anyway, there is a nearly seamless transition between "...Just another Bantha chase." and "Obi-Wan, MTFBWY." It would cut a little runtime and also some complaining.
I regard ROTS as a great film. It's like ROTJ for me in that it was a great experience (in spite of some flaws) for the first two viewings, but then got a little wearing in places after that. The time Ani spends brooding and complaining is an example. I'd imagined pre-Vader as a very stoic "suffer in silence" type until he encountered some thing/s he (or anyone else) could no longer continue to endure. There are many husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons who would sell their souls to the Devil if they thought it was the only way they could save their wives, daughters, sisters, or mothers. That impulse, together with the fear of chaos and civil war, is more than enough to readily explain his turn.
I remain old-school very attached to the puppet Yoda. The CGI guy is fantastic, but it's a little like watching Yoda's more staid younger brother Yada. The puppet had a special character all it's own that I don't believe could ever be replicated by animation. I'm sure it will be some time before fan-editors have the capability, but a "Reverse Head Replacement", with the puppet head on the CGI body, would be awesome. There must be a way to mark the position of the CGI head in a guide video and then replicate the position and movement in slow motion with a puppet head. the eyes, lips, tongue, and cheeks could then be tweaked digitally to make it more lively. terrific things are being done here with Jar-Jar's dialogue replacement, maybe Yoda's dialogue could be enhanced. :)