Thunderclap, I really wish you would do an Editor’s Commentary track that could be muxed into the film. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to L8wrtr’s but I strongly disagree with some of the editing choices he made to his Ep III.
I’ve watched Hal’s, Kerr’s, Seciors’, Phantom Editor’s, L8wrtr’s and Stankpac’s prequel edits. And I have to say yours always rises to the top for me. Sure, there are specific scenes I prefer elsewhere–such as how L8wrtr has Anakin competently and purposefully destroy the Droid Control Ship, and how Kerr (and specifically /only/ Kerr) has Palpatine reveal his true form. But everything else, everywhere else, I just can’t find a fully compatible prequel trilogy that can compete with yours.
I can’t go back to watching Padme die, and I can’t go back to a prequel Vader in the suit. I could maybe still tolerate there being a prophecy but it’s all the better for not having to.
I love the prequels now, thanks to you, and it makes me smile to know I’ve helped distribute your edits.
That’s true, most of the Despecialized Edition covers don’t have the numbers, but the ones I use do have the numbers, so I wanted them to streamline together.
http://shealambert.deviantart.com/art/Star-Wars-Blu-Ray-De-Specialized-Custom-Cover-552701262
http://shealambert.deviantart.com/art/The-Empire-Strikes-Back-Custom-Blu-Ray-Cover-552703565
http://shealambert.deviantart.com/art/Return-of-the-Jedi-Custom-Blu-Ray-Covers-552704159
The reason I changed the Episode III artwork on my cases is that, in your artwork, Yoda is holding a lightsaber. In Q2’s edits, Yoda never uses a lightsaber.