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Hal9000, I’ve been following the progress here for a long time and waited for V2 before watching Ascendant. It was worth the wait and this is what the official release should have been.

The sequel trilogy are flawed films and lack any cohesion, but you’ve managed to make them feel worthy. Your fanedits are my go to cuts from now on…for the full saga.

Brilliant work.

DUPLICATE POST…stoopid phone.

My main takeaway from this workprint, other than being better than the theatrical… Is there any way to extend the moment of Kylo dying? because it’s dead…explosions…Rey in the ship to escape. There isn’t a moment to breathe or allow Rey to look like she cares.

I’m certain the theatrical cut was the same way, but I know somebody did attempt this a while back by extending a reversed shot with some CGI trickery, it was brief but it worked. I saw it many pages back so do forgive me for not finding that comment. Could that be implemented?

jonh said:

the force ghost version 2.0 (Today I will upload it to drive in maximum quality 😃 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iELUFjl16-U

Jedis a little more visible, more force ghost glow … and improves in the last shot

Stunning. This gets me way more than the Theatrical version. Great job.

Ok that’s a fair enough point and I do agree. I was thinking for overall Saga continuity, but I fully respect your decision. You’re never gonna please everybody with every decision you make but I’ve loved all your cuts so far so I’m not complaining.

Hey, DZ-330 if jonh can include Shaw that’d definitely be interesting to see.

Hal9000…I was wondering, do you plan on using the added force ghosts “I am all the Jedi” ending with yoda, Obi-Wan, Luke and Anakin? The work done there is amazing.

I ask because not only do we hear Hayden’s voice in TROS but the ghosts moment contains Hayden as Anakin, but your cut for ROTJ reinstates Sebastian Shaw. I grew up with Shaw and I completely understand why you put him back but but would you consider doing a separate optional ending for ROTJ that includes Hayden? Much like Rey Nobody or Rey Skywalker cuts…I don’t like the 2004 SE moment as much but for the sake of the overall Saga continuity, we know Hayden as Anakin and he is in his late 40s and not his 70s. perhaps add extra work on his appearance/eyeline for improvement?

Your Star Wars edits are primarily tweaks for overall continuity and SE redundancies and are as close to perfection, to me, as one can hope to achieve, but in my opinion, having an option for Hayden helps towards overall continuity in the 9 part.

What are your thoughts on this?