Sorry if I’ve missed this being mentioned, but this scene in the Fixed Alternate Version v8, I am seeing these red marks on the black bars during some shots. Probably been expressed earlier; just VLC crop and whatnot. But… just in case.
Save the Sebastian Shaw Ghost! Save the dream…!
That must mean that beneath those shots in my timeline is a glowing red MEDIA MISSING thing.
I’ll get around to fixing that and re-exporting. Thank you for highlighting it.
I noticed that the sunset color correction on the scene in Bail’s Office seems to be a lot more subtle or missing in V8 compared to V7. Not sure if this was intentional. It’s not a huge deal, I just thought I’d mention it just in case.
I made it subtler, yes.
Apologies if these has been touched upon before, but I have an older copy of this edit with Vader, Palpatine and Tarkin looking over Coruscant at the conclusion of the film instead of the fledgling Death Star. I enjoyed this choice, so I was just wondering when it reverted back to the Death Star over Coruscant and the reasoning behind the change. Love your edits Hal, just curious.
I honestly don’t remember the reasoning at this point, as it was close to a decade ago. I think it felt more right for the DS to be there due to audience expectations even though the movie didn’t need it.
I honestly don’t remember the reasoning at this point, as it was close to a decade ago. I think it felt more right for the DS to be there due to audience expectations even though the movie didn’t need it.
You said in your commentary that you felt having the Empire gaze at Coruscant was implying the film was building up to something dramatic.
The name’s Lawson. Noah Lawson.
Hello Mr. Hal,
Always been a big fan of your prequel edits and just watched your Labyrinth of Evil Alt version. I’m sad you dropped your voice over for the medical droid as a little easter egg. I liked that you cut the “ooooba” from the birthing droid in your original and wished there was a way to drop it from the Alt version. I don’t know why it always bothered me lol. I was wondering if that was something you didn’t like as well, or if it just worked better cutting wise for the original Laberentith of Evil? Thanks again for my go to versions of these movies. I went from liking them to loving them!
I like ROTS the way it is, but if I had to change one thing it would definitely be that robot’s line. Something like, “We aren’t sure why, but her life energy is fading away”. Just so that it’s clear either Palpatine, or Vader unknowingly, is draining her life force into Anakin so he can be reborn as Darth Vader. If Vader did unintentionally do it due to his angry thoughts dwelling on her that would make the most sense with Palpatine’s next line: “It appears, in your anger, you killed her.” That line doesn’t match him choking her anyways because that was never what she died from in the original. Vader’s next line would then explain that he likely absorbed her life force: “She was alive, I felt it!” Yeah, of course you felt it, you were unintentionally absorbing it so you could stay alive.
Random side note, but I find the “ooooba” part absolutely hilarious. Just another meme to make this movie a true masterpiece.
I like ROTS the way it is, but if I had to change one thing it would definitely be that robot’s line. Something like, “We aren’t sure why, but her life energy is fading away”. Just so that it’s clear either Palpatine, or Vader unknowingly, is draining her life force into Anakin so he can be reborn as Darth Vader. If Vader did unintentionally do it due to his angry thoughts dwelling on her that would make the most sense with Palpatine’s next line: “It appears, in your anger, you killed her.” That line doesn’t match him choking her anyways because that was never what she died from in the original. Vader’s next line would then explain that he likely absorbed her life force: “She was alive, I felt it!” Yeah, of course you felt it, you were unintentionally absorbing it so you could stay alive.
Random side note, but I find the “ooooba” part absolutely hilarious. Just another meme to make this movie a true masterpiece.
You just opened pandora’s box by giving Palpatine and Vader the ability to just steal the life force and kill anyone anywhere anytime they want. The Rebellion and Jedi would never stand a chance and they would become all-powerful force gods from absorbing all that energy.
Hmmm maybe that’s the conundrum that led to a crap excuse like her heart breaking.
The counterargument to you is that Anakin and Padme shared an intense bond. So obviously something like this couldn’t just be performed between two nobodies.
The simple answer is that the Alternate version has no story reason to modify the birthing scene.
And I’m afraid I cannot contemplate making further tweaks to the prequels aside from the all-but-ready update to Ep1 that I’m waiting on TMWNN for. They were started in 2014, and even then they were a revived effort from 2005. I’m utterly out of steam for these three particular projects.
Makes sense.
Hey man I don’t blame you. Thanks again! I’ll be watching your edits till the day I die.
I’m wondering if you could send me a PM to access a Blu-ray MKV of yr edits to ROTS / new to forum! - thx a ton HAL9000!
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How DARE You remove Yoda vs Palpatine, THERE WAS NO FUCKING NEED OF REMOVING IT! “BUT IT INTERRUPTS OBI WAN AND ANAKINS FIGHT!!!” I DON’T FUCKING CARE IF YOU’RE IMPATIENT, YODA VS PALPATINE IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS ANAKIN VS OBI WAN! ADD IT BACK RIGHT THIS INSTANT! The reasoning is even more stupid, “Yoda decides that only Luke and the rebel alliance can defeat Palpatine”, that is bullshit! Yoda knows nothing about Luke and the rebel alliance yet, that’s how it’s supposed to be! AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON REMOVING THE MEMES OF THIS MOVIE! REMOVING OBI WAN SAYING “I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!” AND PALPATINE SAYING “DEW IT!” IS UTTER BULLSHIT, SURE THEY’RE SILLY, BUT THEY’RE GOOD SILLINESS! THEY’RE ICONIC! THEY’RE THE MEMES OF REVENGE OF THE SITH! WHICH IS THE REAL TITLE OF THIS MOVIE, NOT LABYRINTH OF EVIL, WHICH IS STUPID, REVENGE OF THE SITH IS REVENGE OF THE SITH, REVENGE OF THE SITH IS REVENGE OF THE SITH! YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP! YOUR EDITS MAKE THE SPECIAL EIDITON LOOK LIKE THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK BY COMPARSION, I HOPE YOU REALIZE YOUR MISTAKE, YOU ABSOLUTELY SUCK! AND DESERVE TO BE WIELDED BY A LIGHTSABER! YOU, ARE, THE REAL SITH LORD! FUCK YOU!
Just for you if you ever create an alt account or get unbanned, this Hal9000’s fanedit and not the actual movie, you can still watch the original version, no one is trying to stop you, if you create a new account, I hope you read this since you should not insult Hal9000 just because of a fanedit.
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Damn I forgot about that unhinged post lmao. Honestly it reads like a sarcastic copypasta. But if they were being serious then that’s one sad, pathetic human being.