Spence:
First of all, thanks very much for making a smaller file size available, for those of us with relatively small download limits! That was appreciated.
Mate, let me start by saying that your edit does a fantastic job of condensing the six episodes into one smoothly-flowing movie.
For an edit presenting the story as a feature length movie, without any major alterations or restructuring, your edit definitely does the job extremely well!
I can see how much work went into the audio work too, in order to have the soundtrack and sound effects all work properly. Well done!
You made some great choices when excluding some scenes, in particular:
AOTC flashback – I’m really glad you removed this scene, as it really belongs in an AOTC edit!
No rooftop chase.
Tala not being delayed by the Imperial Officer on the planet with the Inquisitor’s fortress.
No scene of Leia running away from Obi-Wan on Daiyu.
Some suggestions and observations:
Would you consider adding in more transition wipes, where applicable throughout the movie?
Might I suggest a trim to the long-winded, exposition-filled speech by the Grand Inquisitor on Tatooine? It really does go on for a long time!
If you wanted to trim your edit a bit more, how about cutting the scene of Obi-Wan finding the buried Lightsabers? Desert sands shift very quickly over time, and the likelihood of finding the box in exactly the same position as where he buried it years earlier is extremely unlikely.
The scene where Flea / Needles confronts Obi-Wan is missing some context. Needles says “I didn’t know Jedi could bleed”. The scene beforehand, of Obi-Wan confronting two other guards has been deleted, which would give context as to why Obi-Wan had a bloody nose.
On Daiyu, Obi-Wan tells Haja that “The bounty is on me”. Since you deleted the earlier scene showing the bounty being placed, this line is now out of context. Also, the droid being shot by Haja now makes no sense, as the audience has no idea if the droid is a bounty hunter or not. Some parts of the earlier scene of the bounty being placed are required I think!
During the escape from Jabiim, you cut to Obi-Wan telling Roken that this is a great plan, however you’ve deleted the scene beforehand, leaving the audience wondering “what plan?”. You might need to include at least some of the plan in order for the next scene to make sense.
Overall, your edit is great!!
Cheers,