Docking Bay 54 said:

sherlockpotter said:

Docking Bay 54 said:

Burbin said:

Restructured is Hal’s edit of TFA, with a few trims and a reordering of the story it offers a nice improvement over the theatrical cut while keeping the overall look and feel from the original. I recommend it if you like TFA and would just like to see a version that improves upon it.

Starlight is a TFA edit by user NeverarGreat, it has a few similarities with Restructured as Neverar helped Hal with some of the edits, but overall it’s a more radical version that has a lot more changes and additions. I recommend it if you’d like to see an alternate take on episode VII, though a few of the changes don’t align perfectly with Hal’s Ascendant.

Rekindled is a TLJ edit by user Poppasketti, it is very similar to Hal’s Legendary edit as it originated from it, Poppasketti did a lot of work that’s included in both edits as they were developed side by side. I think Legendary aligns slightly better with Hal’s Restructured and Ascendant, though from what I gather Rekindled seems to be a favourite among many users.

But it’s up to you which version of TFA & TLJ you prefer, there’s no “definitive” answer. I personally prefer Hal’s edits as a more cohesive experience, but Starlight & Rekindled are really good alternatives.

Thanks, Burbin! Very helpful! Gonna be looking into some (hopefully) superb PT edits after I get situated with these. Right now, I’m on board with Adywan’s OT edits (-he’s how I found this wonderful site).

Great write-up, Burbin!

Just FYI, Hal also created edits for Episode I, Episode II, and Episode III which are absolutely incredible.

Hal’s kinda a fan-editing legend.

Oh… It’s ON!!! Gonna be great watching versions of these films that actually HELP solidify the story integrity and overall entertainment proposition of the entire saga. It’s truly a bummer that the PT and the ST are so “divisive” merely because some of the writing and a LOT of the directing was…questionable - when the reality is that the general premise of the saga is good stuff. I’ve had some of my people spazz out when I played Adywan’s current fan-edits for them. They didn’t even know that something like this existed lol.

I’m not gonna rag on either the PT nor ST too much in this post but, suffice it to say, I’ve long felt that the PT’s main problem was two-fold: Anakin should’ve been a “teen”, as opposed to an 8 year old, when he was introduced, and, Jar-Jar was a clumsily (pun intended?) written/directed character (-because there are other, more satisfying ways in the GFFA to express “humor” that is cool for, both, kids and adults). I didn’t mind the galactic “politics” exposition, and in fact, felt that it gave more “gravity” to that universe as a whole.

The ST, on the other hand, I sadly find mostly un-watchable due to a myriad of things, but chief among them: Death Star 2.0 aka Starkiller Base and the way Rey’s character was written, seemingly to have little, if any, charm. I don’t know if it’s strictly a matter of casting or more a case of directing but… she, nor, any of the other new “big 3” aren’t nearly as endearing as Luke, Leia and Han (even Chewy and the droids) were. That, to me, is the biggest problem with those movies. Everyone loves and roots for Luke because he is introduced as being genuinely innocent and ignorant to the “truth” that shapes the reality around him as he just wants to leave a “boring” home and live out his own adventure in growing up. He then learns a terrible truth, while stumbling a bit and then uses his newfound wisdom and power to help the folks that he cares for while fighting for a greater cause that affects ALL of the other “innocents” of his world. Who can’t identify with that in real life? Again, these are just my own personal opinions in a general sense. YMMV and I’m sure it does.

You should also checkout Ep. III - Revenge of the Sith Special Edition (StankPac Edit) for a quality version of ROTS

fmalover said:

rocknroll41 said:

…What made Tattooine cool before is that it was a backwater world. The biggest thing tho is that why would boba, a crime lord, want to stop CRIME?

…A few online articles have been popping up criticising the writers’ insistence on revisiting Tatooine, as it makes SW very small despite its setting being an entire galaxy.

Agree on those points it does kinda cheapen the whole idea of a simple backwater world, but still enjoying the show as a whole at the mo.

Master Lawdog…

CamSMurph said:

So, what’s next for Hal?

😉

Besides I’m all over this one myself making Boba more of a tougher leader and only having him talk when needed plus less space vespas, droid chasing antics & beakless Sarlacc pit ect, but thats a story (and thread!) for another day.

So the fan fixing has begun…

From Reddit user zebasher

The series overall is good by making Bobba a more interesting anti-hero but just need to trim a few scenes of him being a hero to let the anti parts shine more.

Ultimately the main issue is theres no actual character development “arc” as we go from the old bad ass Bobba to Rancor hugging compassionate Fett way to quickly.

I look forward to seeing what fanedits can do to better portray Bobbas transition arc though.

GuardianoftheWhills said:

… The Book of Bobba Fett leaves me wondering did we really need this chapter in his life? More than that, it leaves me thinking who is this inept wanna be crime lord? How can someone who was one of the top bounty hunters in the galaxy be so ignorant of the underworld? How does his organisation work when it seems to only consist of him, Fennec, a couple of Gamorrean guards and a few droids? Why is he so ‘nice’?

Exactly my thoughts so far, Fetts way too nice in this cooing over the rancor and at one point it looked like he was about to cry over Tusken Raiders 😬.

What happened to big bad Bobba?..

and those bright space Vespas what were they thinking 🤨

All these issues can be fixed with a good faneditor though so not too bad so far.

Serious MadMax vibes with the train chase scenes in episode 2

Regarding the dice scene maybe it’ll blend better if we were to extend slighty the part were Han looks down at the dice for pacing and also darken the lighting on Han in the exterior shot.

Slow Han looking down at dice:

Exterior shot of bright Han:

Pms sent…

Be great use Starlights approach to the too long CGI Rathtar attack scene, also to not have Finn firing on and killing his just moments ago life long trooper comrades in the hanger during the escape as well as trimming the overly hyper scene “Yeah, did you see that!” shortly after blowing up the ships turrents while escaping…

DylanB18 said:

how about this for the poster with a crackeld lightsaber HAL?
https://imgur.com/a/zcJ8Hkl

i also made covers with the crackeld saber if you would like.
https://imgur.com/a/FlLtc9I

Nice work with the crackly sabre cover DylanB18 👍

Anjohan said:

[UPDATE]

The Sorcerers Stone - as well as Chamber of Secrets (and very soon Half-Blood Prince) has received its V4 edition, which has alterations - but the most crucial part is; I have been using the 4K Sources of the films. In other words, Sorcerers Stone (and the rest;) look - AMAZING! Happy holidays, and enjoy the Revisited series like never before! 😃

Thanks Anjohan

v2.0 release date around Dec 20th ish!..

Cameron Samurai said:
… I truly feel that if [Teela] loved Adam as much as she did, she would truly understand why he kept this secret from her and would be more readily accepting of being left in the dark. Adam surviving, fresh off of saving the universe, allows Teela to see how much he was willing to sacrifice, and certainly wouldn’t kick him while he was down.

It was Teelas tantrum attitude alone starting at the throne room scene that made me switch off, if that can be fixed I’d be very interested in seeing the results.

Master Lawdog said:

… Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows will obviously still come out, but I want to also pace myself to not burn myself out or get bored with the project.

Great to see your audiobook projects still going strong but don’t let Harry burn you out Noah 😉

Quick cover I done for this edit.

Movies Remastered said:

Hal, don’t take any negativity on Twitter or reddit seriously, dude. I’ve never seen a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

At the end of the day these edits are for us and people can take them or leave them.

sherlockpotter said:

RogueLeader said:

I have to say, I’m really happy with the reception the puppet show has gotten. It’s not a big thing, but it seems like it will be a nice little detail fans will notice.

I mean, it’s “not a big thing” in that it forges a direct connection between the final film in the trilogy and its predecessor, thereby allowing TROS to function as an actual continuation instead of a clusterf*ck of bad story decisions and amateur writing faux pas.

Not a big thing? Mm-kay.

Exactly as RogueLeader puts it sherlockpotter, its a puppet show not a big deal to the films grand scheme of things yet part of many small changes that make up a much better film as a whole.

RogueLeader said:

I have to say, I’m really happy with the reception the puppet show has gotten. It’s not a big thing, but it seems like it will be a nice little detail fans will notice.

It truly is legendary stuff right there.

Quality work with puppet show!

Hi Noah, good to see your getting the recognition you deserve from Potter fans for this project and your conviction to finishing it as too many people lose their enjoyment along the way within their projects and never get round to seeing it through.

Nice work so far though and look forward to hearing the next enhanced audiobook whenever you feel its ready. 👍

Shamook & Burbin, your skills are on another level 👍

oviniboy said:

… Is he just a walking corpse? Is he now a space lich or something? Is he a metaphor for how the movie industry just insists in the same ideas over and over for decades until they rot away and become only a shadow of their former selves?

… or is he actually darth plagueis?

Master Lawdog said:

Just got word back from Speaking of AI. He’s currently improving his models to make them far more expressive. It may be a while before he gets back to me with the lines.

Good to hear.