Hal 9000

Makes perfect sense to me. 

Come to think of it, the HDTV source material for AOTC and ROTS isn't much more than ~17GB, right? It probably wouldn't be as much of an advantage as for TPM. 

Count me in.

It describes them as "previously released" material, so I very much doubt it'll have anything at all new.

Oh, and the commentary tracks were only included with V2. V3 was changed enough that it would need to be hacked up to sync. Myspleen is going to be the only place they reside now, though I still seed the DVD versions of v2 for this reason. PM me if you need help getting them.

Wow, you've got keen sensibilities. Your trailers are very engaging!

Just noticed that you had uploaded a 50GB version of your TPM regrade. That's some serious dedication, and something great to have archived. I wonder if you had planned on giving the same treatment to your AOTC and ROTS regrades?

Also, while the TPM regrade has no burnt-in subtitles, AOTC does. Would it be easily done to upload the handful of affected shots without the subtitles? 

JEDIT: Of course not; they're part of the source material!

I can't believe at one point my sig linked to my teenage Xanga page. 

Replace Jar Jar with Brak.

(Just a friendly reminder to check your PMs.)

I endorse this.

That's actually a very good point.

If you're on a Mac, like me, something like Quicktime might even be enough. As long as you can be frame-specific, just clip it from the first frame of the Star Wars logo to perhaps the last frame of the opening shot. For a simple, one-time use, anything that allows you to "trim," should work. 

Thank you for the feedback. I am glad they are being enjoyed. LOE bends over backwards to do all possible to sell the contrivance that Padme doesn't die, and apparently the edit gets away with it. 

If there is one unfulfilled wish about the edit, it'd be the inability to involve Padme in the Taintive IV scene following the "Nooo," moment. My only idea has been to hear her wailing from down the hall, but that seems silly.

I wanted to maximize quality and have it be as future-proof as possible. Given the 2k mastering that went on for AOTC and ROTS, and the DVD-sourced deleted scenes that will likely never be released in higher quality, there isn't really any room to climb. If eventually we get our hands on a 4k version of the films, I couldn't use it because it's be a bridge too far from the SD deleted scenes.

My local neighborhood put out a FaceBook invite for a movie night next week, announcing it as "the original Star Wars." When I inquired about whether the original version of one of the Special Editions would be played, I was answered with "Original," with a smiley emoticon. 

Inferring based on the perceived enthusiasm, I'd say it will be legitimate. No idea whether it will be film-based, or Harmy's Despecialized Edition, or what. Given the very small scale of the event, probably the latter. Either way, it ought to be great fun and a rare chance to see it in a public manner.

Thanks for the thoughts regarding the 'turn' scene. I'd still prefer for the line, "I will do whatever you ask," to be put back for the reasons I described. However, it's not really possible without some FX work that would not be worth doing. So, it'll have to remain as is. It just seems a little abrupt is all, but at least he isn't just saying he'll destroy the world to save one person. 

I hope I don't sound facetious, but reinstating the original crawls would be a pretty easy task if you wanted to try it. I changed the names, as has become orthodox, to distinguish these edits from their source material. Anyone watching is properly informed that they are in for something different from Revenge of the Sith. Not that OCD, literal or figurative, can be overcome with logic, but it's an alternate version and carries a distinct title. I believe Jackpumpkinheadd has or was going to replace the opening crawls with the originals for his own preference. 

Perhaps I can do something when Emanswfan releases his regraded prequels for me to use as a source, but I'm not going to promise anything. I certainly wouldn't advertise or release it, either way.

You may want to register it over at FanEdit.org. Then, you may want to visit the unrelated site FanEdit.info site. 

And that's a very cool poster!

That's right.

So everyone is aware, I'm in the process of reuploading everything for all three edits to Mega, so hang tight until then if you're trying to get them. This ought to address problems with being prompted for passwords.

Machete order would be perfect for Frink's prequel edits! You spend ANH and ESB wondering, "Where the hell is Ric?" And after TPM, you get a little more of him sprinkled into AOTC and ROTS.

But, wouldn't be half of what it is were it not for The Phantom Editor's pioneering. ;)

Why not check out any of the edits that have come out since then? FanEdit.org/ifdb has ratings and reviews that ought to help you find the sort of edit you'd enjoy. Attack of the Phantom is like watching Metropolis; you appreciate where it all started, but it's maybe not the most exciting choice today.

Maybe by anachronistic standards, but it was a hell of a start.

The commentary is the best part. Unless you wanted to watch it twice, I'd recommend turning the commentary on. I've listened to it a few separate times.