MalàStrana said:
If you have an extreme distaste of the PT, you should not watch it at all, theatrical AND fan-edited versions.
I do feel bad cause I’m generalizing quite a bit. I DO have an extreme distaste of episodes 1/2. I think they are awful in their theatrical form. Hal makes episode 1 a really fun fast paced Star Wars movie which is unbelievable. Episode 2 is the worst of the saga IMO so it’s quite hard to make it good but Hal does it. His ep. 2 edit is my favorite of all the different options (Republic Divided, Fall of the jedi, Attack of the Phantom etc.)
But ep. 3 is a whole different story that I should not lump with the other two prequels. My apologies.
It’s theatrical version is pretty damn good IMO on its own but Hal’s edit (with L8wtrs ending, sorry I respectfully disagree with Padme living) turns it into one of the best Star Wars movies IMO. It still is by far the darkest and most tragic episode of the saga. It really is quite emotional because of how much Anakins character is improved in these edits.
So all in all, I have a extreme distaste for the THEATRICAL versions of Episodes 1 and 2.