Darth Sadifous

MMP said:

I don’t think I will edit another Star Wars film in the near future. I love L8WRTR & Hals’ versions of I-III and I don’t think there is much room for improvement.
I will for sure continue making fan edits but I’m not sure if I will upload them. I think there is not much interest in Fan edits that have nothing to do with Star Wars.

I personally would be interested in any fan edit you work on FYI. Keep up the good work and may the force be with you!

It is an extremely small grip in the grand scheme of things. Love the edit and now I am looking forward to watching your Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skulls edit as well. I am very interested in seeing how you pull of the plot without actual aliens within the film. However back to a galaxy far, far away…do you ever have plans to make fan edits of Episode II or Episode VI? I think we have similar outlooks on SW and I have some fanedits I watch of those films, but still am not completely satisfied with them. Didn’t know if you have plans to take a crack at any of the other saga films.

MagMaxx said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENUi3ZGzHkI
kylo in coruscant, a lot a people asked about coruscant so talk with this guy

Not really what I had in mind, but thanks for sharing. This is very “fan-edity” to me; I wanted something much more subtle. Just for Coruscant to appear from orbit behind the window in the boardroom meeting with FO top brass.

I just rewatched the current version of this edit and I can honestly say it has improved my perspective greatly. This community is beyond talented and I thank Hal for all his hard work and dedication to this franchise over the years. However, along with my request to add Vader’s castle at Mustafar and Coruscant at the boardroom meeting, is there a way to make Ben’s finally words in the trilogy not be “ouch”?

I know it is a minor gripe, but it still bothers me. After a fresh watch, it seems there are moment’s when Ben’s mouth/face is obstructed by darkness, perhaps we could get a subtle “Rey” or “No” before he rises to face Palpatine and his face is obscured or when he is struggling to Rey after returning from his descent down the pit. Perhaps others will think this is a waste of time or unnecessary, but in mind anything is better than the protagonist’s/antagonist’s of the entire trilogy last lines to be basically a grunt. What is everyone thoughts on this? I know it maybe nitpicky; let me know.

May I please have a link to this? I LOVED your TLJ edit!

Words cannot express how much I love this edit. I have watched countless edits of TLJ over the years and while I liked a lot of the ideas, the sum of all the parts ultimately were always lacking to me. This is now my definitive edit of TLJ; so much so that I erased all previous edits I have downloaded over the years off my computer. You absolutely crushed it.

The teases of Palaptine, the new music that swells, Luke’s green lightsaber and holy hell…Holdo is not only a likeable hero now, but an integral part of the resistance. So glad the Holdo/Poe subplot has been jettison, Canto Bight (Rose/ Finn’s Love Angle) is no more and Phasma dies in the ruins of Starkiller Base; especially since most of these plots are not touched upon again TROS. You won me over with the caretakers and the third lesson too as they have never been my favorite. My only minor nitpick is Luke’s green saber/ Luke’s blue saber hilt switch back and fourth during his fight with Kylo. Not a huge deal, but it took me a little bit out of the moment as it happens a couple times. Overall in terms of fan edits, 4.5 out of 5. I adore this edit! Thank you and may the force be with you…always!

May I please get a link to this fan edit? This seems like my cup of tea, minus the caretaker’s presence. What cues to Palpatine’s arrival in TROS did you insert into this edit? So far FallenKnight’s edit has been my favorite version of TLJ, but seems a little too short for my taste. I am really looking forward to this. Thanks!

Hey Guys! Just checking in, love the edit and I look forward to an updated version someday on the horizon. I know introducing the crackle saber and fixing Luke’s hair seem to be the prevailing topics at the moment. I also think the Kylo/ Palpatine clone exchange has some potential. However, two early ideas that seem to have been dropped by the wayside as the editing process went on is the insertion of Vader’s castle on Mustafar and the insertion of Coruscant in the background of the boardroom meeting with the FO officers. Is there any chance this could still end up in V2? I know they aren’t monumentally important additions in the grand scheme of things, but they were on my wish list and I think it would help connect all the films in the saga and be nice for world building. What is everyone’s thought?

Greetings Exalted One! May I please get a link to these edits? Thanks and may the force be with you!

Hal, I apologize if this has already been asked. However, I was wondering you would consider a version w/ Hayden’s Anakin at the end. I am surprised I am asking this as I adore the Shaw version of the character at the end and was actually mad when Hayden replaced him in later versions of ROTJ. That being said, you and Jonh did such a nice job of adding in Hayden at the end of TROS in your fanedit of that film I want to be able to watch both these edits and see Hayden all the way through. I think is would be beneficial watching this as a collective saga. Let me know what you think. Thanks for all your hard work!

My favorite part is the removal of Han’s jealousy, the Max Rebo Band and of Boba Fett’s demise in the film. Some of the music doesn’t completely work for me, but the visuals are pretty good. The scenes in the throne room look a little washed out and too grey to me, but I think it may just be years of being use to the blue tone. The ewoks are made a believable as the can be in the final battle. Also I miss Vader’s arrival before the Emperor at the beginning of the film. One issue I also noticed (super minor) is Jabba’s subtitles “He’s using an(d) old Jedi mind trick.” Overall, I enjoyed it and think you did a great job. Thanks for sharing this with the community and may the force be with you.

jonh said:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13qxccXMr962BoO9jM1IU8uVzAha3vhCL/view?usp=sharing

You absolutely nailed it; a god among men! Great work Jonh.

Hal, I like the addition of the lever and Chewbacca’s growl. Great job of extending the scenes a little longer. Jonh glad to see you are back and working on the addition of Ben Solo at the end. I agree with fellow posters that his face seems a little too transparent and his movement a little stiff, but nice first attempt. I know you’ll perfect it. If someone could still give Vader’s castle on Mustafar a try I’d be ecstatic.

May you please provide me with a link to the final edit? Thank so much and may the force be with you!

Brewzter said:

Darth Sadifous said:
Sheev seems genuinely surprised Kylo and Rey are a dyad in the force, yet Snoke says he bridged their minds and seems to have a better grasp of their force link then “The Senate”.

Pretty sure Snoke was just lying about that

Definitely a possibility, but the transition from TLJ and TRoS with Palpatine and Snoke being linked is super muddled. We really don’t know what their relationship was like and how much control Palpatine had over Snoke. Whether Snoke was more of an apprentice or a “meat puppet”. Either way, I don’t want to get far off topic when it comes to this fanedit.

However, it is something that still bothers me. If Hal would like to change the line to “I trained Snoke” then I would be happy. Although, I don’t need to die on that hill. “I made Snoke” is fine I suppose now that his vat of clones is removed as it can apply a multitude of different interpretations. I’ll just stick with my head canon of Snoke being a placeholder apprentice for Palpatine until he could sink his claws into Kylo or Rey.

nl0428 said:

Does anyone here have an interest in making Snoke out to be an apprentice of some sort of Palpatine? Since the vat of his clones have been replaced, I think it could work, but it would also result in the removal of his line, “you have ever heard.”

I have been an advocate of this for awhile. I think it is cleaner and harkens back to the PT and OT of Palpatine always having an apprentice, but always looking for a stronger and often younger one. Also, I think you could imply Snoke maybe is withholding info from Palpatine and possibly thinks he could supplant him in his weaken state especially with the FO and Kylo Ren as his ally. The reconning between TLJ and TRoS has made for a murky grey area of how much Palpatine knew and controlled Snoke. Sheev seems genuinely surprised Kylo and Rey are a dyad in the force, yet Snoke says he bridged their minds and seems to have a better grasp of their force link then “The Senate”.

Just seeking some clarification after watching the newest workprint (which is exceptional). Is there still a plan for Ben to be incorporated as a force ghost with Luke and Leia at the end of the film? I think this is an absolute must in my opinion. I had already seen a few mockups on youtube with him inserted. Is anyone in particular working on this or willing to take it up? I wish I had the skills to pull off such an endeavor, but no doubt in my mind the talent on here can pull if off for sure! Keep up the great work everyone and thanks for everything Hal.

RogueLeader said:

I thought that too!

And it could be another way to show Hux is losing his influence within the First Order. Clearly he is not as important as he was in the previous films, and if his army is becoming less important, then we have a more tangible reason why Pryde’s political influence is outgrowing Hux’s.

RogueLeader,

I am still holding out hope someone will implement this idea. I agree it ties into the prequels and TFA line nicely. It also helps explain how they had enough manpower to control the fleet. Finally, I believe it helps reinforce the fact that Palpatine is a clone in this film which is quite murky in the theatrical release.

Hal 9000 said:

Oh yeah, and if anyone so inclined wishes to add a distant Vader’s castle to the reverse shot when Kylo picks up and looks at the Wayfinder, I won’t try to stop you.

However cool that would be, it’s not necessary, and I’m happy merely to namedrop Mustafar in the crawl. That’s enough to tie it into Vader and make sense why there were two: one for the master and one for the apprentice.

I know it is minor, but I would love if someone could insert Vader’s castle into the background of this shot too!

So just to add my two cents, I am fine with option A or B of the lightspeed skip presented. However, B is growing on me as it is sort of cool to present an “adventure” that happen off screen. My mind helps fill in the blanks of the Falcon occurring damage in a dogfight in their off-screen pursuit, hence the flames when Poe and the gang return to base. Also I am all for the removal of “Ghouls”. The audio isn’t clean and I cringe every time I hear it. Although it isn’t a hill I’m willing to die on if it doesn’t bother others.

To chime in on a few things discussed here lately, first all I think Ben’s force ghost is required at the end. I liked the idea of one planet from each trilogy, but the addition of Corellia would be cool since it represents the SW Stories films. However, I am more than willing to have Naboo added even if it messes with the symmetry of one film per “series”.

One last thing I would like to add, it perhaps we could have some variety of ships destroyed over the planets. Presenting four star destroyers in a row falling seems a little plain jane to me. Perhaps someone could add a dreadnought or tie fighters or even resistance ships, maybe even the new starhawk.

Hal 9000 said:

Here’s a test for the Sith whisper thing. At least the first chunk of it. It’s unfortunately a little cramped since there’s no extra footage to work with and the arrival of the riders comes up suddenly.

https://vimeo.com/431003047

It is simple, but I like it. Anything that helps eliminate the problematic “Goonies” macguffin is never a bad thing.

Hal 9000 said:

That would be kind of funny if he just randomly crash landed and they were still just like “oh hey lol.”

I wouldn’t want to take away from his famous last word(s) in the sequel trilogy “Ow!”. Maybe it could be reused here after the crash.

Hal 9000 said:

Here’s Luuke (impersonating Luke) on Ach To, no longer referencing Leia having known the secret. He just calls Rey out on it, like “So what? You’re still you.”

I added a shot right after Luke sits down so Rey can be seen (sort of) turning her head, so let me know if you feel that works.

I think this is a very welcome change for a Rey Palpatine version of the edit.

https://vimeo.com/430883745

Honestly, I cannot even tell this is not the theatrical cut of the film. That is how seamless this edit is…bravo Hal!

Making my way through the work print during my lunch break. A few things I’ve noticed so far that I believe could be tweaked. Some have already been mentioned:

• I’m an advocate of the “Mustafar Minute” being added I the beginning if possible

• Perhaps the removal of Palaptine’s “Kill the girl” line. His plans for Kylo and Rey are somewhat muddled in this film

• Removal of Klaud (could someone just put a digital door in the background in the cockpit to paint him out)

• I could go either way with Boolio being dubbed over in an alien language

• Perhaps the removal of the light speed skipping combo

• Please remove the stormtrooper convo about the knights of Ren (at least the secondary troopers reply back)

• Please remove “they fly now”

• Please remove the flashlight gag or at least the sound when Poe activated it

• I’m down for the trimming of Kylo’s tie fighter exploding

• If we could make a shot of ochi’s ship leaving the planet after the transport explosion that be awesome; seems like Kylo would pursue Rey woo unless she was a further distance away

• I’d cut “I’d like to see your brains in the show”

• I’d probably add some Knights of Ren dialogue as suggested

That’s it for now; overall I really am enjoying it. Just think we could trim some of the minor fat still left