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Post #596399

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Hal 9000
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The Fall of the Jedi Trilogy (Released)
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Date created
17-Sep-2012, 10:49 PM

Cool; thanks. If I'd have waited I could have seen them in HD. Oh, well.

I'll post a review for Episodes II and III later, but for now here's my thoughts in brief. I thought you gave Episode I a quick pace that made the film more tolerable, though that approach made II and III feel thin. The pacing was fast, and made all of the prequel trilogy feel the way that the last half of III did, like a power-point presentation. 

Anakin and Padme's relationship overall felt much better in this cut than others, since it is not meant to be seen as secretive or forbidden. Good! 

The droids aren't emphasized or seen much at all. This is a good thing, and I think it works well enough. I still think 3PO could be dubbed for his two or three remaining lines to really sell it. 

These films really are a difficult watch, but I'd recommend Q2's edits as a substitute. Especially if you won't want to invest as much time. 

Have you considered collapsing them into a single 2 1/2 hour prequel film? Given how short they ended up, that might be feasible.

For the prequel trilogy as a whole, I'd rate it 8.5 out of 10. (TPM - 9/10 for fast "get in, get out" pacing. AOTC - 8/10 for removal of awful thematic material, which leaves the film feeling gutted. ROTS - 8/10 for the same reasons as AOTC.) Interestingly, my opinion seems to be the inverse of the consensus at fanedit.org; I liked TPM the best out of your edits.