Hal 9000

Dish looks great! Why remove that one shot?

Yes. Sorry, I must’ve forgotten to post about it here. Only the large 1080 P version had to be fixed, because the others are cropped anyway.

I do think I mistook your meaning a smidge about the droid factory thing. But I very much understood the recent ideas as ideas while the door seemed open.

But yes, I’m done with AOTC at this point. The only thing I’d be willing to do is remaster it with dramatically improved video sources, not affecting audio, subtitles, or anything else. And that’d have to seem worthwhile.

lol

And I’m cool with a little bit of humanity in the form of lightsaber getting caught on a robe. Things like that are fun and okay to me if they don’t affect the story.

Interesting ideas, all of them. However, I really need to be finished with the prequel trilogy. I heartily encourage anyone to do anything they like with my projects.

JJB, those reinstatings that you highlight were each deliberate, as of some time ago. I don’t have ready access to the decision-making process behind them, but that’s how the dust settled for those things. I’m pleased though that the only bad feedback was about not including something extra that was not part of the original movie. (For the droid factory, I’m content with it; I don’t wish to remain open forever on new ways to slice and dice various sequences and would prefer for this to crystalize as a final product.)

AOTC fan edits are dead. Long live AOTC fan edits.

Replace the films’ opening logos with the Disney+ helmet fanfare.

I’ll fix that. Thankfully it only affects the large 1080p version, since the other two are cropped anyway. The thin line at the top of the frame for that scene seems to be there from a prior version (finally exported ProRes when finished V8 and working in FCPX from here on out). So, only surefire way to fix it was to crop the image overall literally one line of pixels further.

potty meister said:

I could probably make my own perfect edit sourcing from about three others

It’s the only way.

Fair point, and I guess those lines would be fine. The “fun begins” line was removed because it was an OT reference that doesn’t need to be there, but you’re right that people like it so that may let it win out for a ‘crowdpleaser’ alternate edit.

And by all means, please let me know about that music transition you find jarring.

I plan to simply plug that component in, in small part due to that actor supplying a voice line for Ascendant. Also it’s a big moment of the movie so for a purist sort of alternate cut I think it’s good to retain. Also to tie into Kenobi (show).

Jar Jar Bricks said:

Sounds awesome!

Were you able to reinstate Obi-Wan’s line about Anakin potentially rivaling Master Yoda as a swordsman? Or was that too on the nose?

Didn’t seem at all necessary to me, so no I didn’t.

The ‘maximalist’ or ‘purist’ version of my AOTC edit is on its way up right now. (I may never be able to log into myspleen ever again from the looks of it, so that may not happen.)

Here are the changes made, starting from the main Hal9000 fan edit:

• Original title is used in the opening crawl (‘Attack of the Clones’ instead of ‘The Approaching Storm’)
• Reinstated dialogue establishing explicitly that attachments are forbidden for Jedi
• Reinstated two scenes (Obi-Wan, Mace, and Yoda dialogue scene as well as Yoda and the younglings) to retain establishing explicitly that Jedi are trained from extremely young and in order not to use the DVD landing platform deleted scene
• Reinstated two instance of Count Dooku’s Sith name, Darth Tyrannus
• Reinstated dialogue establishing explicitly that Boba Fett is a clone
• Reinstated Yoda’s lightsaber duel with Count Dooku

This version features subtitles, though does not feature a commentary track.

Neerb said:

I do prefer Padme living regardless of whether Yoda fights, but I understand if that goes against the point of having a more conservative edit.

Don’t you worry, because I agree.

LucasKart said:

Heya, I just recently learned this exists. I’m planning a future chronological group watch of the whole series but I wanted to spice things up with some of these alternate versions.

tl;dr I would love a link (mostly curious about the Nobody-edit myself even though that isn’t as up-to-date as I understand?)

Thanks!

PM sent. And you are correct; at this point I would suggest watching the main version of Ascendant instead of the Rey Nobody version for that reason.

Well, why not send me the line since you already have it and let me see about it. It’s a clever idea.

Wouldn’t it be a little silly for Padmé to blurt out a name?

Grand Admiral Thrawn said:

Hey Hal, any updates on your updated Extra-Stuff edits with the OG titles?

Slowly coming along, but may be a while. Starting with AOTC. I chip away at it. They’re still coming, though.

Pretty good!

doubleofive said:

asterisk8 said:

ThiscouldbeR2D2 said:

That guy with no name said:

ThiscouldbeR2D2 said:

Honestly, I’m starting to get very fearful right now.

What are you talking about? Are you ok?

Sorry, I just feel extremely worried about all these things that kept getting in the way of the Revisited edits being finished.

Pretty selfish viewpoint, no? Not “I’m worried about adywan” but “I’m worried I won’t get to see Revisited.”

To be fair, it’s entirely possible that Adywan has been working on Revisited for this user’s entire life. 😉

Assuming it’s not an April Fool, that’s wonderful to hear! Congratulations 🎉

That’s basically what I plan to do unless anything better comes along before I get around to it.

Master Lawdog said:

710 pages now! Holy crap!

It’s that can-do attitude that’ll get us to 711.

PMs sent.

Just wanted to let anyone know that I’m planning to watch season 2 of Andor one episode per week despite the release schedule, so I won’t be in this thread until July 9th.

Heartwarming.

Although… a sock? Shame, gonna miss him after the ban. 😭

That’d work if nothing else.