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Removing credits....not cool IMO.
How likes The Phantom Menace, but hates the way certain things are presented? Then you’ve come to the right place. This fan-edit will be the way TPM should have been. No Midi-Chlorians, Jar Jar, pointless dialogue. I will admit that I actually like the prequels. But not as much as the Original Trilogy. Now let’s get going.
The Phantom Nerd Edit will be using the Blu-ray version. Why? Well for several reasons. The visuals are a lot better, we see more of the movie sides, and there are a few Deleted Scenes that will be used. I will also use the DVD because it contains some Deleted Scenes that were actually pretty good. If anybody has any ideas or questions, feel free to leave them in a comment.
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Removing credits....not cool IMO.
The Nerd said:
So, I'm starting super edit of TPM. Here's a list of stuff I'm doing. If anybody has any ideas or questions, feel free to leave them in a comment.
Here's the list of a few things:
- A new opening title crawl.
- The Naboo invasion immediately starts after the title crawl. The Jedi arrive at the Federation Command Ship and then Sidious tells Nute Gunray to kill them.
- NO F@%#ING JAR JAR!!! This is half true and half false. He will only take 6 lines and that is at the beginning. Other than that, he will be seen and not heard, all Gungan gags will be removed.
- Only one Podrace lap. Most of all three laps will be included, but the scenes of them going threw the start\finish lines will be cut.
- No Gungan vs Droid battle. The only battles will be the space battle, Jedi vs Sith and Padme & group vs Droids.
- A few deleted scenes will be included to make up for some of the time for the cut Gungan scenes. These will be "Farewell To Jira", "Dawn Before The Podrace", and "Anakin Scruffles With Greedo", as well as a few cut shots that can be seen in the trailers, like this one: http://www.theforce.net/episode1/newspics/cut_naboo_fighter_hit.jpg
- The lightsaber duel will be re-edited to be even faster and fiercer. As well as the battle sequences rearranged.
- No more talk of there damn midi-chlorians. Didn't Tarkin call the Force a religion. As a matter of face, I have Tarkin sitting right next to me. Hey Tarkin, is the force a religion. "Yes it is. I once said 'The Jedi are extinct. Their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion'." Thank you Tarkin, I'm glad that this matter has been settled.
- The end credits will be shorter. Only the big shots will get named. In face, only characters that were played be actual human beings will be listed, this includes puppets. No CGI characters will be listed, except for Watto because some guy played his part and they water added the CGI Watoo over the actor. Jar Jar will NOT be listed at all, he's not cool enough to get credit.
- All of the battle droids long dialogue (as in the scenes "don't worry, if they're down here..." and "where are you taking them...uh coruscant...you under arrest") will be replaced with the simple "roger roger" and "blast them" lines.
- Jabba the Hutt will not be seen. Why? Because people, including myself, had to wait a long time to finally see what Jabba looked like in ROTJ. He was mentioned in ANH and TESB, but the mystery of what he looked like remained until we saw him. So he won't be seen at all in my edit.
- Tusken Raiders will take out more than just one Podracer, they'll take out about 3 or 4. Sebulba won't start cheating until it's just him and Anakin.
- NEW ENDING! This is how it will end: Qui-Gon will have his funeral. Yoda and Mace will talk about which Sith was destroyed, the master or the apprentice. A shot of Palpatine will then follow, then the credits start. The Parade reveals to many Gungans. The shot of Palpatine silently tells which Sith was actually destroyed and which Sith lives on.
Things I'm thinking about:
- CGI or Puppet Yoda. Either way, Frank Oz will be listed in the credits because he truly deserves credit.
- Renaming it to "The Beginning" as that was the original title.
- [more to come...]
I finished an edit of TPM a few weeks ago that sounded quite similar to these ideas (Apart from the strikethroughs above). But I scrapped it and started again as the film felt a bit 'hollowed out'. My cut had Jar-Jar with no lines or sounds or cameras pointing at him (He was lurking in a few shots towards the back lol).
After that version was binned I've edited a new cut called TPM:Reborn (Plus episodes II & III of course).
Hope you have fun with your edit! (I sure had fun with mine!)
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TV's Frink said:
Removing credits....not cool IMO.
IMO also. Lots of crafts-people worked for those credits
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Exactly. They did their best with what they were given by Lucas.
TV's Frink said:Removing credits....not cool IMO.
TV's Frink said:
Exactly. They did their best with what they were given by Lucas.
Ryan McAvoy said:
IMO also. Lots of crafts-people worked for those credits
Well, true. Quite true. Well, I could include all the credits, but going at a faster speed. It's something to think about.
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Why do you have to adjust the credits at all? Why not just leave them alone?
All I really want is each film as it was originally seen and heard in theaters; no fixes, corrections, "improvements" or modifications necessary.
thecolorsblend said:
Why do you have to adjust the credits at all? Why not just leave them alone?
Well, I've thought about it and I want to change them to now include uncredited cast/crew members, as well as insert credits for anybody who helps out on it. Whether it's an idea, a video clip, etc. I've now updated the # in the list explaining the credits.
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So I've done some calculating with the DVD version today, and I'll be able to cut off around 30 minutes so far. This is mostly the Jar Jar and Gungan scenes. The Gungan plot is going to be completely removed.
I haven't started editing the Blu-ray version. That's the version I'll be using because it basically has some of what I want fixed.
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Click below to see an abandoned draft of my edit with the Gungans removed (Via Vimeo)...
SW: Reborn - The battle of Theed ''No Gungans'' early draft
Cut out the Boss Nass meeting too and thats pretty much it. Does make the film zip along.
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If I were you I would cut the "Roger Roger" during the battle. If there is a control ship controlling the droids then voice communication is needed only for interacting with people and droids who are not part of the droid army.
The Nerd said:
Only one Podrace lap. Most of all three laps will be included, but the scenes of them going threw the start\finish lines will be cut.
Please tell me that you are cutting out the two-headed commentator.
Jabba the Hutt will not be seen. Why? Because people, including myself, had to wait a long time to finally see what Jabba looked like in ROTJ. He was mentioned in ANH and TESB, but the mystery of what he looked like remained until we saw him. So he won't be seen at all in my edit.
Hear hear!
Darth Lars said:
If I were you I would cut the "Roger Roger" during the battle. If there is a control ship controlling the droids then voice communication is needed only for interacting with people and droids who are not part of the droid army.
The Nerd said:
Only one Podrace lap. Most of all three laps will be included, but the scenes of them going threw the start\finish lines will be cut.Please tell me that you are cutting out the two-headed commentator.
Jabba the Hutt will not be seen. Why? Because people, including myself, had to wait a long time to finally see what Jabba looked like in ROTJ. He was mentioned in ANH and TESB, but the mystery of what he looked like remained until we saw him. So he won't be seen at all in my edit.Hear hear!
Well, for the "Roger roger", I was going to (1) keep the shot but mute the line and restore the music, or (2) move it some where in the hangar battle.
The 2-headed alien will and will not be cut. What I mean is that he will be heard saying some lines, like "anakin is forced on to the service ramp" and "looks like some tusken raiders...". The alien is suppose to be comic-relief, and it is, to an extent. Some lines like "that has got to hurt" and "the crowd goes nuts" are not needed.
I actually reconsidered my decision of cutting out Jabba. So I'll be inserting him back in.
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Does anybody know how to get the video files off of a Blu-ray Disc?
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Thanks Frink. Reading it, it sounds complex, but probably not. The one thing it did not tell me was this: do you put the BD in the Blu-ray player or the ROM tray on the computer itself?
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I also just found one that might work well with my mac: http://mac.appstorm.net/how-to/video-how-to/how-to-rip-blu-rays-on-a-mac-a-complete-guide/. This might also come in handy for me.
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The Nerd said:
Thanks Frink. Reading it, it sounds complex, but probably not. The one thing it did not tell me was this: do you put the BD in the Blu-ray player or the ROM tray on the computer itself?
Um, really?
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The Nerd said:
Thanks Frink. Reading it, it sounds complex, but probably not. The one thing it did not tell me was this: do you put the BD in the Blu-ray player or the ROM tray on the computer itself?
Um, really?
Allow me to rephrase...
...
Dad, what are you doing on the internet?
TV's Frink said:
Allow me to rephrase...
...
Dad, what are you doing on the internet?
Is that some kind of joke perhaps?
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Depends.
Can you explain what putting your disc in the BD player is supposed to accomplish?
^ It's an old gag but all the best ones are...
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Ryan McAvoy said:
^ It's an old gag but all the best ones are...
Haha. Funny!
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I've updated the list slightly. Tomorrow I will post a short list of the major scenes and shots that I'll be cutting from the edit as well as some shots, like jar jar's "did he crashed", that will be altered to remove a certain someone.
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