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[APB123] Episode VII: Rise of The Last Jedi {under 3hr edit of the sequels} V3 RELEASED

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[V3 RELEASED]

Star Wars
Episode VII: Rise of The Last Jedi (APB123 Edit)
Runtime: 2hr 47min (with credits)

Rise of The Last Jedi Poster

-V3 UPDATE-

Runtime: 2hr 47min (with credits)
Aspect Ratio: Now updated (thanks for the reviews)

Changes:

  • New opening Crawl (see comments)
  • Extended Crait scene “the spark is out”
  • Removed two unnecessary Kylo scenes
  • Improved Han & Leia scene
  • Removed two unnecessary scenes on Starkiller base
  • Improved force connection scenes between Kylo & Rey throughout
  • Added the dark hole Rey goes down
  • Added more force connection scenes to further the bond
  • Improved Kylo & Rey’s meeting on Kylo’s ship
  • Altered & improved Kylo & Rey’s water fight
  • Changed what exactly stops Kylo from killing Rey
  • Added Ben & Han chat on Water planet
  • Added rise of the first order
  • Added dialogue from Ben & Palpatine into the fight at the end

PLUS:

  • Improved sound overall
  • Added some extra soundtracks
  • Cut some scenes to enable a better flow
  • Rey & Ben/Kylo’s bond is much stronger now

I think this Version 3 is probably one of the best edits out there for condensing all three films into one under 3 hours and telling a pretty cool story overall (if I do say so myself). It flows seamlessly between the three main parts of the film:

1/3 - Snoke & the attack on crait
2/3 - Starkiller base / Establishing dyad connection
3/3 - Wayfinders / The Final Order

Leave a comment and a review 😃


Overview:
The era of peace has ended, plunging the New Republic into disarray with the ascent of the diabolical First Order to power. Master Luke Skywalker’s Jedi temple lies destroyed, leaving only two formidable Force wielders bound by a rare bond unseen for generations. Pursued by the malevolent Supreme Leader Snoke, the Resistance rushes to rendezvous with General Leia Organa on the planet Crait.

What is it?
I have edited all three sequel films into one EPIC adventure film.

About me (related to Star Wars):
I am a huge fan of Star Wars (as we all are), I watch so many fan edits, and I actually love most star wars projects just for having the galaxy on my screen, but I couldn’t understand why the sequels were just so… bad!?

How is it different?
I wanted to give a new take on the story, one that’s fast-paced, with plenty of twists and turns, without spending too much time on the past films and cameos. I honestly believe Kylo and Rey are great characters if they are given the right story. I tell a story of two powerful force users who have an intertwined destiny, and their connection constantly pulls them between the light and dark.

(Essentially, I wanted to remove hours of wasted backstory in deserts and then just 20 minutes of training to become the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, bad timing and underwhelming reveals…)

My story kicks off with the First Order trailing the Resistance as they race to the planet Crait to join General Leia Organa, while Kylo Ren has captured Rey and is bringing her before Supreme Leader Snoke to reveal Luke Skywalker’s location. From here, the story of two powerful force users unfolds…

What’s my vision of the two main characters?

  • Kylo: is full of anger and resentment, searching for power and purpose in every way, but he’s constantly tormented by his decision and his pull to the light.
  • Rey: is strong and determined to try to stop the dark from winning but is constantly tormented by her parents and struggles with how easily she allows the dark to take over her.

How did I cut so much time? Here’s a few examples:

  • Finn is part of the resistance from the beginning
  • No Canto bight
  • No Phasma
  • Limited Rose
  • Limited pink hair lady who lightskips
  • Limited time on Kajimi
  • Limited General Hux time
  • No smuggler
  • Limited the cameos
  • No Rey training
  • No looking for Luke

What’s new? (without any spoilers for how I’ve changed the story)

  • Kylo Ren and Rey are powerful force users from the start who share a bond after both being students at Luke’s Jedi Academy. Because they are equally matched, this “tug of war” story helps drive the entire film.
  • The opening threat is Snoke.
  • Kylo and Rey are both conflicted by their feelings and emotions from the start;
  • Kylo’s thirst for power and to run from his regrets drives his actions.
  • Rey’s loyalty to Luke/Leia drives her actions.
  • Kylo’s Ren’s identity is kept a secret until the time is right.
  • Star Killer base is the main threat towards the middle of the movie.
  • Kylo tries to convince Rey to join him on the dark side throughout.
  • Exegol’s Sith Fleet becomes the next main threat through rumours and hearsay.
  • Finding wayfinders becomes the main focus for both Kylo & Rey
  • Rey arrives to Exegol first, ben arrives a little later
  • The “big baddie” reveal is more shocking by revealing it towards the end
  • Rey’s link to the “big baddie” is also more shocking this way
  • Kylo’s choice to help Rey against the “big baddie” makes more sense now
  • Added new audio score where needed
  • Added new character lines

Please leave a comment below and I will send you the link via DM when it’s ready! I really hope you enjoy my edit and please leave me some feedback!


BELOW CONTAINS SPOILERS OF MY EDIT (don’t read if you want some good changes);

The Change Log is quite extensive as I’ve mixed all three films into one and I did not make so many notes. But the overall journey goes something like this (SPOILERS);

  • Opening Crawl
  • Kylo brings Rey to Snoke
  • The Resistance are racing to get to CRAIT to join Leia Organa
  • Rey & Kylo kill Snoke and fight guards
  • Kylo chooses the throne, Rey chooses the lightsaber
  • Ship hyper jumps through the Snoke ship
  • Battle on Crait
  • Luke dies
  • Resistance escapes / first visible diad bond
  • Rey is meditating with flashbacks to her training with Luke and does her training course, gets distracted
  • Kylo sees flashbacks of him destroying the temple and uses the diad with Rey
  • First Order / Starkiller base Speech / destroy republic planets
  • Rey is researching Wayfinders
  • Resistance creates plan to destroy the starkiller base
  • Han / Leia final interaction
  • Han etc go to starkiller base and lower the shields
  • Star killer base fight
  • Kylo revealed as Han’s son / Han dies
  • Rey & Kylo fight (improved)
  • No planet explosion to better understand how Kylo survived
  • Second dyad connection, Rey wakes up from the sun, Kylo is getting droid repair from the previous fight
  • Finn & Poe retrieve intel from the guy who says “WIN THE WAR!”
  • Rey & Kylo’s second dyad talk “why is the force connecting us?”
  • Rey goes to the dark hole / mirror thing
  • Rey & Kylo’s third dyad talk “why did you hate your father”
  • Kylo goes to Mustafar to get the wayfinder
  • Intro to Knights of Ren and his new mask + first mention of Exegol and Sith fleet
  • Resistance discussing the intel about Exegol / Rey knows how to get there
  • Rey & friends travel to Pasana
  • No mention of only 2 way finders available
  • The serpent scene is cut shorter
  • Go to Kijimi to unlock C3PO’s translation
  • Rey & friends go to Kylo’s destroyer to get Chewy
  • Rey & Kylo dyad fight is improved and NOT revealed about Rey being a Palpatine
  • Ren arrives and tells Rey they’re a dyad in the force
  • Rey escapes on the Falcon
  • Falcon crashes on the death star planet
  • Rey goes to the throne room on death star and sees evil Rey
  • Rey & Kylo fight on the water (improved)
  • Han shouts “BEN”, Ben sees moments of affection with REY, Leia says “Ben” / Ben drops his lightsaber.
  • Rey stabs Kylo but then sees the same moments of them touching hands and being affectionate and this helps her decide to spare Kylo’s life
  • Snoke can be heard saying “Alas you’re no Vader. You’re just a boy, in a mask”
  • Rey races to the “Luke island” and Luke appears as force ghost (cut and improved), Luke raises the x-wing from the water.
  • Ben has the chat with Han Solo on the water planet and throws away his saber.
  • The final order ships rise
  • The transmission arrives to the resistance / they discuss
  • R2D2 picks up transmission from x-wing / the plan to stop the fleet on Exegol is made
  • Rey arrives to Exegol
  • Resistance fleet arrives
  • Rey is revealed to be Palpatine’s granddaughter
  • The Exogol fight in the sky / Palpatine ritual
  • Ben arrives to Exegol
  • Palpatine orders Knights of Ren to kill Ben
  • Ben is being attacked by the Knights of Ren
  • The Exogol fight continues
  • Rey is about to kill Palpatine but then Leia reaches out to Ben and dies & Luke reaches out to Rey with “Some things are stronger than blood, confronting fear is the destiny of the jedi”
  • Rey and Ben join together to stop Palpatine
  • Added lines between Ben & Palpatine “Snoke trained you well. I killed Snoke, I’ll kill you”
  • Palpatine is resurrected through the dyad and force throws Ben away
  • Rey reaches out to the Jedi and she’s joined by Yoda, Obi-Wan, Luke & Anakin
  • Kill Palpatine and the Resistance wins
  • Ben’s hand appears
  • Celebration and cut to the young boy from the end of The Last Jedi who is wearing the ring
  • The end
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That edit sounds really interesting. Could I get the link please 🙂

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Mario said:

That edit sounds really interesting. Could I get the link please 🙂

PM sent! Enjoy and I look forward to your feedback!

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Mario said:

That edit sounds really interesting. Could I get the link please 🙂

PM sent! Enjoy and I look forward to your feedback!

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Apb123 said:

PM sent! Enjoy and I look forward to your feedback!

Thanks you so much 🙂❤️ Should I write my feedback here or privat?

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Opening Crawl:
Episode VII
RISE OF THE LAST JEDI

The time for peace is over, EVIL has been allowed to rise again in the galaxy. The FIRST ORDER, led by the evil Supreme Leader SNOKE have plunged the unprepared New Republic into disarray.

MASTER LUKE SKYWALKER’s Jedi Academy has been destroyed by KYLO REN, a powerful student, seduced by the Dark Side. In the aftermath, LUKE has vanished, and REY, the sole survivor of the academy, becomes the last beacon of hope for the resistance.

The FIRST ORDER has been preparing in the shadows for their attack and in a sinister twist, KYLO REN has captured REY, bringing her before SNOKE to reveal the location of LUKE SKYWALKER.

The resistance is racing to GENERAL LEIA ORGANA’s position on the planet CRAIT, but they are being trailed by the diabolical FIRST ORDER…

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Apb123 said:

Opening Crawl:
Episode VII
RISE OF THE LAST JEDI

The time for peace is over, EVIL has been allowed to rise again in the galaxy. The FIRST ORDER, led by the evil Supreme Leader SNOKE have plunged the unprepared New Republic into disarray.

MASTER LUKE SKYWALKER’s Jedi Academy has been destroyed by KYLO REN, a powerful student, seduced by the Dark Side. In the aftermath, LUKE has vanished, and REY, the sole survivor of the academy, becomes the last beacon of hope for the resistance.

The FIRST ORDER has been preparing in the shadows for their attack and in a sinister twist, KYLO REN has captured REY, bringing her before SNOKE to reveal the location of LUKE SKYWALKER.

The resistance is racing to GENERAL LEIA ORGANA’s position on the planet CRAIT, but they are being trailed by the diabolical FIRST ORDER…

I like this so far but there are way too many all caps words, there should be two at most.

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Hello. May I get links to your Rise of the Last Jedi please? Thanks.

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This sounds great. Please send me the link.
Thanks!

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Can I have a link?

«No one is guilty of being born a slave. But the slave to whom not only aspirations for freedom are alien, but who justifies and paints his slavery in rosy colors, such a slave is a lackey and a brute who arouses a legitimate sense of indignation, disgust and repugnance.»

— Vladimir Lenin

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Mostly enjoyed the edit, I think this is a really good condensation of the sequel trilogy and I really liked the reordering of the stuff from Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, as well as the stuff that’s included from Rise of Skywalker. Most of the worst stuff from Rise of Skywalker is gone, but not much of the overall narrative from that movie has been changed. Still removing the worst stuff does make that section way more tolerable and because episode 9 is a whole lot shorter, and because both episodes 7 and 8 have been shortened a lot as well, it doesn’t feel as disappointing. I also like what was done with Leia a lot more than what they did in the theatrical cut. Some of the transitions are a bit abrupt, I noticed a few, but for the most part, the edit flows pretty well. If you were dissatisfied with the sequel trilogy, I think this is a pretty good replacement, especially for an edit less than 3 hours long

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daveybjones999 said:

Mostly enjoyed the edit, I think this is a really good condensation of the sequel trilogy and I really liked the reordering of the stuff from Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, as well as the stuff that’s included from Rise of Skywalker. Most of the worst stuff from Rise of Skywalker is gone, but not much of the overall narrative from that movie has been changed. Still removing the worst stuff does make that section way more tolerable and because episode 9 is a whole lot shorter, and because both episodes 7 and 8 have been shortened a lot as well, it doesn’t feel as disappointing. I also like what was done with Leia a lot more than what they did in the theatrical cut. Some of the transitions are a bit abrupt, I noticed a few, but for the most part, the edit flows pretty well. If you were dissatisfied with the sequel trilogy, I think this is a pretty good replacement, especially for an edit less than 3 hours long

Thank you so much for your feedback and I’m really happy that you enjoyed it!

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Do you think you could possibly make a V3 with the correct aspect ratio? V2’s aspect ratio is way off.

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stretch009 said:

Do you think you could possibly make a V3 with the correct aspect ratio? V2’s aspect ratio is way off.

This really is a shame. I wonder why no one else has chimed in about this.

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stretch009 said:

stretch009 said:

Do you think you could possibly make a V3 with the correct aspect ratio? V2’s aspect ratio is way off.

This really is a shame. I wonder why no one else has chimed in about this.

Hey! Thanks for reaching out about it. And I’m gutted that the aspect ratio is off but I simply don’t currently have the time to do a v3 ☹️ I have watched it on my phone, pc & tv and didn’t notice it.