I absolutely did, and they are incredible. He’s been very patient and longsuffering with working out some kinks for the Ep2 upscales. (Episode 3’s look the best of all!)
Also, one little comment about HAL 9000’s edit of Episode I: He still calls both Qui Gonn and Obi Wan “Jedi Knights” in his opening title crawl, even though he leaves in Obi Wan receiving that title at the end of the movie.
Never even considered that. It just seems like a slightly imprecise use of language for expediency’s sake. If they were a cop and a rookie in training, I wouldn’t have a problem with the text description calling them a pair of cops.
Shrugs
What are the differences between v3 and v4?
*Thanks to hunsdorfex, the flipped shot where a battle droid nods toward the protocol droid now has a yellow battle droid. It’s the little things.
The “short negotiations” joke has been reinstated. Two reasons for this, one being that COD inadvertently removed Obi-Wan’s sense of humor. This was one short moment to give him a human touch, which is missing from him most of the time. (I also reinstated his remark about picking up “another pathetic life form” for the same reason.) Also, the opening act is rather fast paced in my cut, so this offered a beat to pause on before jumping back into the plot.
After having the chance to watch V3 with some friends, I kept silent note of little things that seemed slightly jarring to me as someone who has the film memorized. Tiny things like, “They’re no match for droidekas!” have been put back in at certain points, if it felt wrong for them to be missing.
Fixed the bad match cut that I used to trim Anakin’s line as he walks Qui-Gon and company to his home.
Put back more of the dinner scene, where they mention podracing and Anakin’s reflexes.
Used schorman13’s preservation for the scene where Darth Maul lands on Tatooine at night, to buffer the transition to the SD “morning before the race” deleted scene.
The battle planning scene on Naboo is edited pretty much exactly like The Phantom Edit. Much less verbose, and leaves some room to be mildly curious about how this battle is going to turn out.*
Here’s the Russuan version: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=It0Ird3zFeY
I can whip up a custom crawl for you if you’d like.
Not a problem. I really don’t remember if I said this before, but please be mindful to avoid confusion if you keep the opening crawl of either edit, including its title.
Cool, I think that’s what I’ll do. Two audio tracks, that way everyone’s happy and there’s no room to complain. “NYYYYYEEEEEE!”
Not to derail the thread, but it’s doctored footage from The Other Boleyn Girl. The idea first appeared from The Cutter, and was used by Q2 for his Ep3 edit. Hundsdorfex recolored the girl’s eyes brown.
Mmmmm, that’s not a bad idea. Seems a little silly to have an alternate track just for that, though.
I was doing something in FCP and played that scene, and the Russian version was still in there. (I must never have removed it!) I was surprised how natural it sounded, even when I wasn’t expecting it.
I’ve given my reasons numerous times. It’s not that I want to, as much as feel I need to.
GeckoTH posted this in my thread:
https://youtu.be/Y5YsrYQS2kI
Well, why don’t we raise the topic and hash things out while it’s still fair game?
What does everyone think about Death Star vs Coruscant for the ending scene with Vader, Palpatine, and Tarkin?
Also, are we sure we don’t like the Russian version of the Vader scream? 😛
Thanks for sharing. My edits pass the buck to the viewer to decide which viewing order is best. Q2 and AEmovieguy both had interesting ideas about making them fit a first time chronological viewing.
Padme died on Alderaan in the care of Bail Organa.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N5UmTwj6Y18
I wonder if they ever spoke of his grandmother; Owen and her were close.
I guess we’ll just have to post about general Ep8 topics in both threads now.
I heard somewhere recently that it was weird for Starkiller Base to not be dark after destroying Hosnian Prime. If it uses the power of the sun, can target planets in other systems, and is not established as being mobile… would it not have used the sun for the initial use?
The idea discussed earlier about having the Resistance attack Starkiller in the hopes of preventing the destruction of Hosnian Prime might be able to kill two birds with one stone. It would seemingly imply that the station was constructed as a one-off way to attack the Republic’s capital. The Resistance may destroy the base, but it’s bittersweet since they did not do it in time to prevent it from achieving its goal. It might be emotionally resonant to intercut Han’s death, Rey’s rage at Ren, and Hosnian Prime together. Interesting possibilities.
As someone who enjoyed the movie overall, if I could have seen it ahead of time and made any one small change, I’d remove the joke about Finn not understanding Han’s nod to look behind him. That’s one thing I felt was a little too dumb.
I absolutely hate crossovers from different franchises
Absolutely. I don’t follow comic book or superhero stuff at all, but the trailer in front of TFA for Batman vs Superman looked like it might be an entertaining mashup, but it totally lost me with Wonder Woman. Then again, I’m the kind of guy that doesn’t like food to touch on my plate.
I believe you, but do you have a source for this? It’s very interesting; with all the hacking and recycling that went on when doing the final score for AOTC, I’m surprised this wasn’t another bonkers editing choice.
I’ve always enjoyed the ending music for AOTC, how the Clone theme gives way to the Imperial March as the obvious precursors to the upcoming Empire are taking off for war. The only thing I wish there was a seamless solution for with the score for AOTC is the initial reveal of the clones marching on Kamino. Someone had a mockup of that scene using the proper Clone theme rather than the leftover Trade Federation theme from TPM, but it was missing foley and wouldn’t have worked as is.
But, I wanted to let you all know that V4 should be coming very soon. Schorman’s V2 has been postponed, so I’m electing not to wait indefinitely for it. (I think V1 is gorgeous as it is.) I’m just waiting on a few things from the illustrious DrDre and the magnificent Emanswfan. Once I’ve heard back from the two of the, final preparations will be made for encoding the final release.
In the AOTC blooper reel there is a clip where Hayden is on the refugee ship set with Nat Portman. He burns his lip on the soup and says, “Ow that’s hot!” You might be able to extract it and use if for when he is on fire.
Might I recommend using this as a mental thought while he watches Padme brush her hair.
Lord Haseo said:
JJ Abrams should really pull an Obi-Wan/Luke/Yoda and go into exile because he has utterly failed Star Wars. The end credit scene is crucial to the totality of the film and he failed to do that right…incompetent hack.
I thought it was a pretty good movie up until that point. Then it was all ruined.
But seriously, I saw the film a third time this afternoon and finally feel ready to offer an informed opinion.
I really enjoyed it. The problems I had with it did not bother me upon repeat viewings. In this and other ways, it’s similar to Return of the Jedi. Both ape ANH somewhat, and I would have preferred them not to. But, TFA carries its flaws and holds up despite them, and its emotional beats resonated very well. Star Wars Episode VII is now a thing that exists, rather than a hypothetical full of infinite potential, and that reality bothered me a little at first. Seeing it for what it is, I think it’s a success. And more importantly, it’s executed well enough that it worked its way into my heart despite the direction being something I would have resisted on paper. JJ’s own style was apparent, but compared with his Trek films, I appreciate his perceived effort to reign in his own style and maintain visual continuity with the legacy left from the old films.
The film feels authentic. The humor had me lightly shaking my head at certain points, with a simultaneous smile I couldn’t suppress. The characters felt legitimate, and I found myself emoting and empathizing with them without knowing exactly why. I suppose a better way to say that was they felt three dimensional.
I feel like this is a bonafide continuation of the story we got from ANH, ESB, and ROTJ. Since I’ve done Star Wars edits over the years, I can’t help but pose the question to myself of working with this one. But the reality is that I don’t want to; it’s solid, and does not need fan help. Perhaps an extended edition could be fun, but it doesn’t need fan fixes IMHO. Once I was able to get the initial viewing out of the way, and all of my projected hopes with it, I was able to sincerely enjoy the film for what it is.
Lord Haseo said:
Come on now there has to be something wrong with them. I simply can’t believe they didn’t screw that up too. It’s easily the hardest part of the film to make
Whereas the previous six films’ starfield faded away prior to the scrolling portion of the end credits, this one carries it until the end.