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Hal 9000

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#1516818
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Worst Edit Ideas
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When Han is frozen in carbonite in ESB, Lando tells Vader he has died. Vader then tells Fett he’ll compensate him if he’ll remove the body. Later when Lando tells them about the east platform, he says there’s still a chance to save “Han’s body.”

In the crawl for ROTJ, we learn that Han’s goofy identical twin has joined up with the rebels. We also learn that he is temporarily blinded due to a medical condition that flairs up now and again. They still try to infiltrate Jabba’s palace to retrieve the body, Han’s brother with them. But he ends up being more of a hindrance than anything. The group get caught and sent to be executed without having gotten Han’s body. Oh, well.

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#1516792
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Is Luke Frodo?
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I don’t see Luke and Frodo as particularly similar. I agree this take seems like a stretch.

When Frodo settles back into the Shire, he is panged by guilt at his failure to fulfill the quest and faltering at the end. The jewel Arwen gave him becomes a substitute for the Ring, and he is disconnected from his peers. He’s a veteran, and suffers from spiritual wounds that can’t be undone.

At the end of Jedi, Luke appears to be and feel vindicated in his initiative to appeal to his father’s better nature and recall him from the Dark Side. “You were right, you were right about me.” He has his father’s blessing, and a sister to go on with. He has faced his trial and persevered, ready to proceed to the task of applying this elixir to a new generation of Jedi who will benefit from his growth.

I just don’t see much resemblance between these two, at least not at these points in their stories.

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#1516791
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Star Wars: A New Hope DEVASTATOR EDITION (V.2 a WIP)
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Been there, man. Have everything ready for the date you were planning and something requires reencoding and taking another day or two. It was about a year ago I was scrambling to fix a few audio issues and get Ascendant V2 out in time for Christmas.

And I’d obviously like a link once one’s available.

Based on what I’ve seen of your work so far, I imagine watching the movie and failing to notice most of what you’ve done. I mean this in a positive sense. I hope you’ll provide a description or list of changes made. (Changing the ranks of an Imperial officer’s badge is really cool, for example, even if I’d never have noticed the change on my own.)

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#1514817
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Kerr's 'Lord Of The Rings' Fan Edits, Extended Editions by Hal9000/Sharkey (Released)
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This isn’t really a book edit, even though Kerr recognizes when a change that brings it closer to the book also seems to help the film. (And when it doesn’t.)

Even so, he made changes that elegantly heightens things, especially in ROTK. Things I’d never have thought about because the movie is great as-is. I was impressed. All I can suggest is subbing these into your next watch and see what you think.