Ed Slushie

Well, that’s why this is the Radical redux ideas thread.

Looks like Kijimi, a little bit. Probably isn’t, but still cool to see because I loved the production design on Kijimi and wished we’d seen more of it.

JakeRyan17 said:

Anakin Starkiller said:

Oh and it occurred to me today that Kijimi has the same climate as Starkiller Base. Just putting it out there in case someone wants to do something with that information.

Didn’t Starkiller/Ilum explode?

I don’t think he’s suggesting a theory; I think he’s suggesting a radical edit.

Anakin Starkiller said:

Ajan Kloss as Teth, let’s go.

Teth? Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a loooong time…
Honestly, though, I don’t quite remember enough about Teth to know what else would need changing. I remember there was a B’Omarr monastery. I guess if Snooker came back she could insert that into the background like she did with the Theed Palace.

I would also love a link!

Could I get a link please?

ELAYEM said:

I have thought that pink would be a good color to replace the redundant green of the forest planets (I was inspired by the cherry blossoms from Japan)
I wanted to use that color for Ach-To but I don’t have the ability to make an edit of it

I gave it a try, and am happy with the results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRVsnSenoVM&feature=youtu.be

I dunno, it’s no Pink-Shorts Boom Guy…

For an edit that removes the Phantom Menace, I gave AOTC Anakin a more subtle intro scene - removing all references to him knowing Padme, and not referring to him by name until the end of the scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-xO0TYJ2u8&feature=youtu.be

I don’t remember how long ago it was but I finally got around to color-correcting Endor to look more alien:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRG7Uqifp2o&feature=youtu.be

ZkinandBonez said:

Rodney-2187 said:

I don’t see The Child and Ahsoka both being alive at the end of this series.

I can see them killing off Ahsoka, though I don’t think its necessarily guaranteed. However, I definitely do not think they’ll kill of the child. Considering how popular it is, and how upset people got from it simply being punched by a stormtrooper, I highly doubt they’ll be that bold. I think they’ll find some excuse to keep it away from the main events of the galaxy, probably reuniting it with Yoda’s Species which has stayed hidden so far in SW canon, or something similar.

I hadn’t thought about that, but now that I think about it, Filoni kind of already did that with the Lasats in Rebels. So it wouldn’t be unprecedented.
Plus, it would be pretty hard to kill off Ahsoka, considering that she’s now Death Proof.

Did anyone else think the mysterious “alien worker” who tipped off Moff Gideon looked a lot like Ochi of Bestoon?

It a strange thing to talk about, because a lot of the time my opinions don’t line up with my actual viewing experience.

The Force Awakens was, and is, the film I enjoy most out of the trilogy, but at the same time I feel like it has the least substance. I wildly disagree with most the story decisions, and I feel like it doesn’t contribute anything to the universe except for more of the same - more planets containing a single earth biome, more cool-looking species we’ll never learn anything about or even probably see again.

The Rise of Skywalker feels like eating too much junk food - it’s a bunch of good things way too quickly and in the wrong order. I like most of the fan-service elements, I like what it adds to the lore (especially the stuff about the Sith), but a lot of it doesn’t have time to set properly. The problem isn’t that it has too much nostalgia, the problem is that it focuses more on the re-used elements than on any of the cool new stuff (like the Knights of Ren, or the company of ex-Stormtroopers, or Rey’s father being a Palpatine clone.) As it is, it feels less like a satisfying conclusion and more like a set-up to even MORE expanded-universe material.

The Last Jedi is the one on which I have the most opinions, because it’s also the hardest for me to quite pin down. I feel like a lot of the criticisms people have center around the author’s intent, but it’s really hard to know what that actually was. I don’t think it’s fair how many people assume Rian Johnson was malicious with every choice he made, especially since the most controversial choice of all (Luke having lost faith in the Jedi) was undone by the end of the movie. If Johnson actually wanted to “let the past die” why would he have the villain say it? If he actually wanted Poe to seem like a sexist pig, why would he make Poe so appreciative of Leia, and have him overcome his flaws to be a great leader by the end of the movie?
But the main thing that I feel like people have misinterpreted about TLJ is when they say that it’s a) just a remake of Empire Strikes Back, or b) something unlike any previous Star Wars movie. Because the way I see it, The Last Jedi is actually a call-back to the parts of A New Hope that other Star Wars movies haven’t imitated.
And I’m not just talking about the same flute melody playing after the crawl, or spaceships requiring fuel, or Leia shooting Poe with the same “Stun blaster” effect that was used on her at the beginning. Those are things they have in common, sure, but so are a lot of the flaws:

• The nonsensical space physics? In SW77, when Han shoots down a TIE Fighter in the Trench, its explosion is stationary while the background continues to move behind it.
• The Supreme Leader not mattering? The Emperor was only mentioned once in the first movie, and the novelization described him as little more than a puppet for the Moffs.
• The slow pacing? Luke Skywalker’s first ever appearance was 17 minutes into his own movie.
• The on-the-nose, somewhat-preachy dialogue? Leia begins the third act by saying “It’s not over yet” to which Han responds “I’m just in it for the money.”
• The distracting modern hair on Admiral Holdo? SW77 had extras with mullets. MULLETS.
• The weird references to gender? Buddy, Han literally said “If we can just avoid any more female advice, we ought to be able to get out of here.” This was never a galaxy free of prejudice. Poe “mansplaining” their strategy and calling Holdo “Lady!” isn’t gonna break any sort of bubble.
  I’m not saying these things make the movies equal, I’m just saying they make it seem like TLJ is a lot more reverent than people gave it credit for.
  Even Luke’s weird characterization, which, I’ll admit, still hurts a little to watch, feels less like a tragedy for its own sake and more of a commentary on hope. As Mark Hamill said, Luke has always been sort of an embodiment of hope. So while it may seem pessimistic to show him having become so jaded, what does it say that he eventually regains his faith and helps the resistance? That even when the human representation of hope has lost all hope, he can still get it back? That even when all seems lost, when it seems like the “spark of hope” is out, things can still get better? That “hope is like the sun” - always there even if you can’t see it? That doesn’t feel cynical at all to me; it feels inspiring.

It’s kind of sad, but I predicted Admiral Ackbar dying off-screen in TLJ because his voice actor had died the year before. While a lot of people got upset that he wasn’t in the movie more (including the actor who actually wore the suit) I was just pleasantly surprised that they included him in the movie at all.

Does anyone know if someone has fixed the frame rate on the TLJ deleted scenes? Every edit I’ve seen that adds them back in makes it look choppy.

Tobar said:

timdiggerm said:

Wookieepedia says Chubbits are reptilian, but this lady is definitely amphibian. So…maybe not.

Hutts are no longer hermaphrodites in the new canon

How many other lies have I been told by the council?!

I’m starting to wonder if they’ll be changing Life Day’s canon origins to not specifically come from Wookiees. Because if it were, then giving The Emperor a gift for Life Day would be like giving Hitler a gift for Hanukkah.

Hal 9000 said:

R2 totally explodes when shot by Vader over the Death Star.
When they land, a tech says, “You want a new one?” Luke says, “Yeah.”

Recolor R2 red and yellow for remainder of the saga.

You’ve won. That is the actual worst edit idea I have ever heard on this thread - nay, this website - nay, this entire time-space continuum.

Concept for my previous idea:

1. Open on Rey to establish her as POV character
2. Random vision of the Star Destroyer crash to establish her power
3. Partial vision of BB-8’s backstory so that the mystery is in the other direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI909HCDf9s&feature=youtu.be

Anakin Starkiller said:

I was riffing on the classic Maul=Grievous approach.

On that note, why not just switch their names? Not make them the same character or anything.
This started as a joke but the more I think about it, Grievous is actually a way better Sith name anyway. Still a bad idea though for how much effort it would take to edit.

Were Jawas’ hands always furry?

NeverarGreat said:

Ed Slushie said:

Hal 9000 said:

Ed Slushie said:

Who was it that made an alternate opening shot for The Force Awakens where the “stars” turn out to be dust from Rey scavenging on the Star Destroyer? I have an edit idea that could really benefit from it, but I can’t find it anywhere.
I seem to remember it being on vimeo and having a really vague title like “fakeout” that made it hard to find by searching.

It happens so fast that I bet you could just cut from the opening crawl to the first motion frame of Rey pulling the thing away.
Dunno if he was the first, but I recall NeverArGreat doing that idea.

Just think of people seeing it opening night in IMAX 3D. Give people heart attacks, it would.

Found it, thanks!

If you want it in full quality, let me know and I will render it out!

Yeah, anything 1080p or higher would be much appreciated!

Hal 9000 said:

Ed Slushie said:

Who was it that made an alternate opening shot for The Force Awakens where the “stars” turn out to be dust from Rey scavenging on the Star Destroyer? I have an edit idea that could really benefit from it, but I can’t find it anywhere.
I seem to remember it being on vimeo and having a really vague title like “fakeout” that made it hard to find by searching.

It happens so fast that I bet you could just cut from the opening crawl to the first motion frame of Rey pulling the thing away.
Dunno if he was the first, but I recall NeverArGreat doing that idea.

Just think of people seeing it opening night in IMAX 3D. Give people heart attacks, it would.

Found it, thanks!

Who was it that made an alternate opening shot for The Force Awakens where the “stars” turn out to be dust from Rey scavenging on the Star Destroyer? I have an edit idea that could really benefit from it, but I can’t find it anywhere.
I seem to remember it being on vimeo and having a really vague title like “fakeout” that made it hard to find by searching.

Remember how, after The Force Awakens came out, some people had a theory that Rey’s force abilities were psychometric (like Cal Kestis or Quinlan Vos), and that’s how she’s so good at lightsaber combat? What if we lean into that by adding even more force visions? Like, maybe the entire opening scene of TFA could be told in a flashback when she first meets BB-8.