So, apparently the IMDB credits are incomplete and not accurate. I got a more complete list from TheThirdGathers and I have created new versions of both the Preservation Edition and Extended Edition. The only other change I made is that the Preservation Edition now has the original 2.0 AC3 mix as the default audio track along with the original subtitle timing as the default. Due to these being minor (and necessary) updates, I will not be hosting the previous versions (PRN1.2 and PRN2.2). PRN1.2 is only notable because it was screened at Nottingham on April 28th, and PRN2.2 is not notable at all. However, I can make these versions temporarily available upon specific request, and I will still host the project files and description files for preservation purposes.

I will also be providing a 7.1 music and effects track for the full film, and a 5.1 music and effects track for the trailer for anybody who wants to try their own remake/remaster or any other kind of dub of this film. I want to be clear that these are not perfect by any means. There may be missing/not completely accurate SFX, and there may be some bleeds of the original dialog. There are also still some small lines from background droids/clones. For the most part though, there is no dialog spoken by any main character.

Season 2 Poster

The edit isn’t done yet, and I don’t want to spoil anything.

Oh my bad. I totally misread your message. I thought you were referring to another scene. I was considering adding that, but I’m not sure how it would work logistically. Would Palpatine go to the temple with Anakin, or would he go after? It’s a cool concept, but I’m not sure how it would work.

I have completed 2 of the 3 VFX shots needed for that scene (although shot 2 could use a bit more work). You can find them (and other VFX clips and resources) at this link - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1P52KHZR-_YfabWejF7l_EgiB9nVRcCFl?usp=drive_link

Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith - Revised [Releases December]

Teaser [Premieres on May 15th]

Summary:

If you would like an alternate (possibly better) way to view my edits, check out A Game of Clones. Revenge of the Sith was always my favorite prequel. However, I think the problems that it does have are so fundamental to the film that it’s actually very difficult to improve through editing. Anakin’s turn just isn’t convincing. Most people say it happens too quickly. The deleted scenes hardly do anything to remedy this. It’s nice to see the Senators trying to stop Palpatine, but this does little for Anakin’s arc. Since there’s no real way to slow down Anakin’s turn to the dark side, I choose to lean into the sudden turn. I did this by [REDACTED]. This makes Anakin’s actions more understandable, and it gives the title of the film new meaning.

The Look

Revenge of the Sith looks far better than the other two prequels. It doesn’t need much work in terms of color grading although I did do some slight desaturation. I also gave Kashyyyk a bit of a green shift. I used footage from Dsqrd’s edit in several places throughout the film to add in the blinking lights on the astromechs.

Stills

Runtime:

• [REDACTED] Minutes

Main Sources:

• Blu-Ray
• Cinematic Captures’ Shadow of the Republic
• Dsqrd’s Vengeance of the Dark Side
• Caleb Gamman’s Revenge of the Sith - Fixed
• Wookies Rebels and More Revenge of the Sith Edits

Timeline:

Full Changelog:

Opening Logos

• I changed the Lucasfilm logo to a light red.

Shadow of the Republic

• I added this excellent short film as a pre-crawl scene. Aside from being really cool, it foreshadows a lot about the film. It introduces us to the commandos. It shows Palpatine consolidating power. It also shows us the psychology of the clones and why they carry out their orders. This sets up Order 66 and [REDACTED]. I know that 2008 Clone Wars establishes the inhibitor chips, but frankly, I don’t really like that idea. Either way, this short provides a possible explanation for people who have not seen the show.

Revenge of the Sith

• No Changes

Battle Over Coruscant

• I added Obi-Wan barely dodging the buzzdroids from Caleb Gamman’s edit.
• I added Anakin’s ship getting clipped by the door when they crash land of The Invisible Hand. (VFX shot from Caleb Gamman)
• I added an extended shot of Obi-Wan jumping out of his ship. (Sourced from this VFX reel)
• I cut Anakin saying “I sense Count Dooku” because this destroys any sense of surprise when Dooku actually does show up. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

General Grievous

• I made a small timing adjustment so that Anakin and Obi-Wan attack the battle droids in the elevator faster. (Based on what Caleb Gamman did)

Rescuing the Chancellor

• I cut some frames off of Obi-Wan going up the stairs and destroying the super battle droids. (Based on what Caleb Gamman did)
• I replicated a VFX shot from Caleb Gamman’s edit where Obi-Wan’s lightsaber appears to go up so that it leads into the next shot better. This is because I cut the cutaway to Palpatine saying “Get!”
• I cut Dooku forcing the platform down on Obi-Wan (Based on what Spence did)
• I cut “I shouldn’t” and “do it!” Although these are iconic lines, it takes away from the drama of the scene. I also slightly delayed the buildup of the music so that it doesn’t telegraph what’s about to happen. (Based on what Caleb Gamman did)
• I cut Anakin pulling Obi-Wan out from under the platform because Dooku never forced it down on him. (Based on what Spence did)

Confronting Grievous

• I cut pretty much all B1 dialog from this scene. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I reordered the dialog so that Obi-Wan says “try not to upset him” immediately after Anakin comments on Grievous’ height. Then Grievous says “Jedi scum.” (Based on what Caleb Gamman did)
• There are two times where I replaced Anakin’s lightsaber ignition sound with the correct sound. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Happy Reunions

• I removed Mace Windu’s line about how Grievous is a coward. There’s no reason to diminish him. He is the last “big bad” of the Separatists.
• I removed Anakin’s seemingly negative reaction to the news that Padme is pregnant. (Based on what Caleb Gamman did)

Secret Plot

• I borrowed an establishing shot of the Jedi temple from Season 6 Episode 11 of The Clone Wars.
• I added in the deleted scene where Mace, Yoda, and Obi-Wan discuss Palpatine’s overreach with the 5.1 upmix from Hal9000’s edit.

Bad Dreams

• I created a new nightmare for Anakin using footage this AI generated short. However, I used a lot of VFX, SFX, filters, and music to help sell it. The nightmare ends with [REDACTED].
• I removed [REDACTED]

Council with Yoda

• No Changes

The Chancellors Request

• No Changes

On the Jedi Council

• I removed most of Anakin’s outburst with the help of a VFX shot from Caleb Gamman’s edit that removes the punch in on Anakin’s face.

Secret Assignment

• No Changes

Seeds of Rebellion

• I added the Seeds of Rebellion deleted scene with the color grading from Dsqrd’s edit.

Yoda Communes With Qui-Gon

• I wanted to have Yoda commune with Qui-Gon much earlier in the film. I recorded some footage of Yoda’s “Serenity” victory pose in Battlefront 2. I like how it looks like Yoda is just in some kind of force meditation. It also allows more time for dialog from Qui-Gon. So, it reads more like a warning. The next scene where Yoda rubs his head was a reference to a scene from Seven Samurai, but now it serves a second purpose. Yoda is concerned (and distracted) by this revelation. This could also help explain why Yoda didn’t foresee Order 66 and why he gave up so quickly when fighting the Emperor. I’m not really on board with the “World Between Worlds” concept, but if you were so inclined, then you could view this scene that way.

Not the Chosen One?

• No Changes

Seeds of Distrust

• No Changes

Grievous on Utapau

• I moved the Grievous on Utapau scene here because it works better later into the film. (Based on what Hal9000 and Caleb Gamman did)

The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis

• I did a little bit of VFX to remove some dialog about midichlorians. Palpatine now says “He could use the force to create life” instead of the more verbose “He could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life.”

Kashyyyk

• No Changes

Brothers Farewell

• No Changes

A Hero Lost

• I changed Anakin’s vision to [REDACTED]
• I removed [REDACTED]

Arrival on Utapau

• No Changes

The Delegation of 2000

• I added The Delegation of 2000 deleted scene with the color grading from Dsqrd’s edit.

Obi Wan Vs. Grievous

• No Changes

[REDACTED]

• I added [REDACTED]

Jedi War Room

• I removed some dialog here to avoid repeats from the Secret Plot scene. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Sidious Revealed

• I added two VFX shots from Caleb Gamman’s edit that show some light from Anakin’s lightsaber being cast onto Palpatine’s face.

Utapau Chase

• No Changes

Mace Learns the Truth

• I removed the other Jedi from the scene because Mace Windu confronts Palpatine by himself. (Based on a concept from TheAlaskanSandman)

Anakin’s Fatal Decision

• I added [REDACTED]

Mace Windu Vs. Sidious

• I removed the other Jedi from the scene.

Order Sixty-Six

• I extended the scene with some footage from Kenobi and The Mandalorian. (Based on what Spence did)

[REDACTED]

• I added [REDACTED]

The Heroes Group Up

• I removed the dialog between Mas Amedda and Bail because this makes it seem like Mas Amedda can see into the ship and see Yoda. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I added Anakin’s glove when he lands on Mustafar.

The Birth of the Empire

• I removed [REDACTED]

The Terrible Truth

• No Changes

[REDACTED]

• I removed [REDACTED]

Yoda Visits the Emperor

• I cut the shot where Palpatine falls back in his chair because it was a bit too goofy.
• I cut the scene where Obi-Wan and Anakin fight on the table because there’s tons of continuity errors and it’s the worst part of the duel in my opinion.

Yoda Vs. Sidious

• I speed up Yoda throwing the Senate pod back at Palpatine. (Based on what Siliconmaster did)
• I reordered some shots to make it look like Palpatine overpowered Yoda instead of vice-versa. (Based on what Siliconmaster did)
• I reordered the cutaways to Yoda to make the intercutting less frequent.
• I added in Thire (VFX shots from Wookies Rebels and More)

Battle of the Heroes

• I cut all of the “high ground” dialog. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Immolation

• I added [REDACTED]

Emporer Arrives

• I used footage from the HDTV version because it doesn’t have a wipe transition.

Lord Vader

• I added [REDACTED]

Arrival on Dagobah

• I added the Arrival on Dagobah deleted scene with the color grading from Dsqrd’s edit.

A New Hope

• No Changes

End Credits

• I added everybody who was credited on IFDB for this film. I also added Wookies Rebels and More, Caleb Gamman, The Clone Wars, The Obi-Wan Kenobi Limited Series, The Mandalorian, because I used VFX/SFX assets from them.

Bonus Features

Trailers

Teaser

• This is the teaser for Revenge of the Sith - Revised.

Deleted Scenes

Obi Wan Speaks With Padme

• This is a concept scene based on a scene from the Revenge of the Sith Novelization. This scene was also shot, but unfortunately it was never released. I don’t think the AI voices really work for a full scene. So, I ended up cutting it. Also, all the information in this scene is present elsewhere, or it can be inferred.

Grievous Slaughters a Jedi

• I tried to remove all of the awkward parts of the scene. Anakin and Obi-Wan’s reaction to Shaak Ti’s death in the original scene is to start making jokes and finish each other’s sentences. So, I removed all that and gave Anakin a more serious line that I generated with Eleven Labs. The rest of the scene is based on what Bobson Dugnutt did in Revenge of the Sith - Expanded Edition. Including this scene means that the scene on the bridge needs to be heavily reworked. I made 3 versions of this to avoid having Grievous say “We’ve been waiting for you” two times. Although I like how this scene shows Grievous actually killing a Jedi, it just doesn’t work here.

Every Single Deleted Frame From Revenge of the Sith With (Mostly) Finished VFX

• This is literally every scrap of footage that I could find on the internet. I’ve restored these shots to the best of my abilities (within reason).

Shorts

Yoda’s Vision of What Could Have Been

• This is a short that shows Yoda’s exile on Dagobah. It’s loosely based on this comic that I’ve seen shared around.

Commentary Tracks

Commentary With Porkula

• [REDACTED]

Commentary With Porkula and [REDACTED]

• [REDACTED]

For the deepfake, I just used the footage from here (not the same music or soundmix) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRl9ZYeISk

I would like to update this edit with the footage that Snooker posted in this thread though - https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Making-the-Obi-Wan-Anakin-training-session-From-the-Kenobi-series-work-in-an-AOTC-edit/id/95775

Do Palpatine and Dooku actually want Padme killed? I said in one of the commentary tracks that it makes more sense that Dooku would be trying to kill Padme if she is in favor of the Military Creation Act. I said that Dooku was doing this without the approval of Palpatine because he wants the Republic to be weak and for the Separatists to actually win the war. However, I think this interpretation only really makes sense if you are being as charitable as possible to Dooku and the Separatist cause. I think a better way to interpret this would be that Palpatine and Dooku don’t actually want Padme assassinated, but they want it to look like she is under threat of assassination. That way she can try to use the assassination attempts as leverage to pass the Military Creation Act. This would also explain why the assassination attempts are so pathetic. Deciphering the politics of this movie is insanely complicated, but that’s kind of what I enjoyed about working on it.

Yeah that’s another thing that it improves. In the original film, her immediately blaming Dooku seemingly comes out of nowhere. The way I’ve characterized her here though makes that comment more believable. Placing blame on Dooku would increase the public’s fear of the Separatists and generate more support for the Military Creation Act. It also feels more like a continuation of her character in The Phantom Menace. In that film, she called for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Valorum because of his lack of action against the Trade Federation. The Trade Federation has only become more militarized between TPM-R and AOTC-R. I also removed some of her more pacifist dialog in TPM-R (“I will not condone any action that will lead us to war”) because it clashes with her actions at the end of the film and to be consistent with AOTC-R.

A more detailed explanation on why I changed Padme’s political stances: This is a change I’ve given quite a bit of thought to over the years. I will admit that I have sort of “assassinated” Padme’s character here. She will not be the same character that we know from the theatrical films and the Clone Wars. So, these edits will not be compatible with the Clone Wars, and I can understand if that puts some people off. I guess you just have to “unlearn what you have learned” about Padme (and the other characters) in order to enjoy these edits. To be more specific about Padme’s political stances, she is pro military creation act (she is actually the creator of the act), but she is still anti dictatorship. She only decides to suggest giving Palpatine the emergency powers after trying and failing to convince the Senate to create a military earlier in the film. Her experience with the Trade Federation blockade on Naboo (and presumably more bad experiences with them and other organizations such as the Commerce Gilds and the fact that she is the target of several assassination attempts) have convinced her that there is a need for a military force to protect the Republic that she loves. She’s less of an idealist and more willing to play the political game in order to actually accomplish things. There are tons of thematic ramifications for this that I really like. She basically causes the destruction of the very things she was trying to protect because of this “deal with the devil” (mirroring Anakins arc). This “deal with the devil” angle will be played up more in Revenge of the Sith though (because that’s where it’s relevant thematically) so I don’t want to reveal too much about it here. It gives her character more dimension and edge in my opinion, and it shows that she is actually an effective legislator who accomplishes things. On a more technical note, I never understood why Padme would even need to appoint Jar-Jar as her representative when she can just use hologram technology. The Jedi Council had tons of meetings using holograms. So, I see no reason why Senators shouldn’t be allowed to do the same thing (especially considering her circumstances).

I would like to revisit this edit after I finish Revenge of the Sith - Revised. One idea I had that was never completed is making it so that Anakin confesses the Tusken slaughter to Palpatine through a hologram. This would allow Anakin to unpack his feelings without confessing to Padme. It also ties into Revenge of the Sith.

Star Wars - Attack of the Clones - Revised [PPN2.3]

Trailer

Summary:

If you would like an alternate (possibly better) way to view my edits, check out A Game of Clones. I posted this edit on Reddit a while ago, but I was waiting to post it here until I finished an exhaustive changelog. The big changes are that Padme is the creator of the military creation act. There is no need for Jar-Jar to take her place in the Senate. She just uses holograms to be in the senate meetings. I also tried to cut down the antagonism between Anakin and Obi-Wan. I tried to improve the romance between Anakin and Padme using deleted scenes (no fireplace scene and no pulling away during the kiss). I also added more Dooku setup using Dooku at Qui-Gon’s funeral as the opening scene and adding in the lost 20 scene. Dooku no longer reveals Darth Sidious during his interrogation of Obi-Wan. He instead gives more information about Sifo Dyas and his warning is more vague. The third act is heavily based on what The Phantom Editor did except for the lightsaber duels where I did some new VFX.

Many people have asked me why I’ve spent so much time on this project. I think it’s because of how frustrating it is to watch this film. I’ve always loved Star Wars for as long as I can remember, and the prequels are a huge part of the story. They’re filled to the brim with great ideas. Talking about them is really fun and interesting, but actually sitting down to watch one of them is just boring and confusing. Attack of the Clones was always my least favorite prequel. As a kid, I loved Revenge of the Sith, and I could tolerate The Phantom Menace because of the podrace scene and the final duel. Attack of the Clones just never had any stand out moments. It was simply the black sheep of the prequels for me. It’s the only Star Wars film to pan up instead of down after the opening crawl. It basically has two “A” plots. Obi-Wan’s story and Anakin’s story are intercut (until they collide at the end), but neither really feels prioritized. It looks very strange because it was the first major film to be shot entirely on digital. It was the first time we see Yoda in CGI (other than a brief shot in The Phantom Menace). So, I felt nervous about tackling this film. However, once I started working on it, I began to appreciate it for what it was trying to be.

The Look

Each planet is given its own color palette. Kamino has a blue shift, Tatooine is desaturated, Geonosis is more saturated, Naboo is brighter and more vibrant. I also added some film grain to give it a less digital look.

Stills

Runtime:

• 116 Minutes

Main Sources:

• Mecha Salesman’s Extended Edition
• Hal9000’s The Approaching Storm
• Caleb Gamman’s Attack of the Clones - Fixed
• Wookies Rebels and More Attack of the Clones Edits

Timeline:

Full Changelog:

Opening Logos

• I changed the Lucasfilm logo to light blue.

Dooku

• I added a prologue before the opening crawl that shows Dooku at Qui-Gon’s funeral. This helps set up Dooku. It also provides context to his relationship with Qui-Gon since I cut out the line of dialog later in the film where he has to “remind” Obi-Wan that Qui-Gon was once his apprentice.

Attack of the Clones

• No Changes

Return to Coruscant

• I cut out Captain Typho’s line “I guess there was no danger at all” because it telegraphs the explosion. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I cut out Corde’s line “I failed you” because she didn’t fail Padme. She just did her job. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Senate Debate

• Padme’s dialog has been edited so that she is in favor of the Military Creation Act. Some of her dialog is generated with AI, but I tried to keep as much of the original performance as possible.

Sparring Session

• I sourced the deepfaked footage from Mecha Salesman’s Kenobi edit.
• I did a light rescore and color grade, but I still kept some of the Obi-Wan theme.
• I replaced the lightsaber sound effects with practice lightsaber sound effects. Please note that the color grading in the YouTube version does not reflect how it looks in the edit. There is also an alternate audio track with the original lightsaber sound effects if you do not like this change.

Chancellor’s Meeting

• I cut out Yoda’s line “seeing you brings warm feelings to my heart” because Padme does not acknowledge this. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I cut out the entire tangent about spice miners being behind the assassination attempt because it goes nowhere, and it’s better to keep the focus on Dooku. (Based on what Caleb Gamman Did)
• I cut out Bail’s line because it is needless. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I cut out Windu’s line about Obi-Wan returning from a boarder dispute because we just saw him during the sparring session scene.

Old Friends

• I cut the elevator scene way down because we have already been introduced to Anakin and Obi-Wan through the sparring session scene. I only kept a few lines about how Anakin is nervous because he hasn’t seen Padme in 10 years.
• I cut out Jar-Jar greeting Anakin and Obi-Wan because he says “Ani” while he is hugging Obi-Wan and vice-versa. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I cut Padme’s line about Anakin always being that little boy she met on Tatooine because it makes it seem like she has absolutely no romantic interest in him.
• I cut out the entire argument between Anakin and Obi-Wan. I used a VFX shot from Caleb Gamman’s edit that imply’s Anakin does not agree with Obi-Wan, but they do not argue at all.
• I cut out Jar-Jar’s line about how Padme is happy to see them. This so that Obi-Wan can be the one to tell Anakin that Padme was pleased to see them. I replicated a VFX shot from Attack of the Phantom for this.

Assassin

• I cut out the entire scene with Jango Fett because I don’t think he should be revealed yet. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I also cut out Anakin and Padme’s “plan” to use her as bait.
• I extended Anakin and Obi-Wan’s conversation about dreams. This was done with AI generated dialog. However, I cut to Padme’s bedroom earlier so that I could put a low pass on it and try to hide the fact that it’s AI. I did this so that the focus stays on Anakin’s dreams because this will help validate Anakin’s actions later on in the film (and in Revenge of the Sith). The dialog about Padme is also rather cringe.
• I used a VFX shot from Caleb Gamman’s edit that add’s some dynamic lighting from Anakin’s lightsaber.
• I pulled the entire speeder chase scene from Hal9000’s edit, but I replaced a shot of Zam that showed the “changeling” face with a modified reversed shot from earlier in the chase.
• The speeder chase ends when Anakin stabs his lightsaber into Zam’s speeder. I used a VFX shot from Caleb Gamman’s edit that helps sell it.
• I cut out Anakin loosing his lightsaber because I never found this recurring bit funny honestly. I also don’t like Obi-Wan saying “this weapon is your life.” (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Into the Club

• I cut out Obi-Wan lecturing Anakin about loosing his lightsaber.
• I cut out Anakin’s line about Zam being a “changeling.” This required some retiming and a little VFX work to keep Obi-Wan turned the same way. Anakin just says “I think he is a she” and that’s it.
• I flipped a shot of Anakin walking around in the club because his padawan braid was on the wrong side.
• I used another VFX shot from Caleb Gamman’s edit that adds some dynamic lighting from Obi-Wan’s lightsaber when he cuts off Zam’s hand.
• I cut out Anakin yelling at Zam. I added a low rumble to the scene to imply that Anakin was using some kind of force manipulation. (Based on what Caleb Gamman did)

New Assignments

• I cut out part of Anakin’s line about Padme being the leader of the opposition because she isn’t in this edit. Now he just says “it will be very difficult to get Senator Amidala to leave the capital” and we can just assume that he is referring to the fact that she is trying to get the Military Creation Act passed.
• I cut out the Jedi Council telling Anakin to go talk to Palpatine because it says more about Anakin’s character if he goes to talk to Palptine on his own accord. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I cut Padme telling Jar-Jar that she is appointing him to be the representative in her stead. This required some minor VFX work in 1 shot.
• I reordered Padme’s dialog slightly so that she says “I haven’t worked for a year to create the Military Creation Act to not be here when its’ fate is decided” instead of saying that she worked to “defeat” it.
• I cut out all the dialog after Padme says “Anakin, you’ve grown up” because I don’t like Anakin complaining about Obi-Wan and being creepy towards Padme. I used a couple of VFX shots from Caleb Gamman to accomplish this.

Traveling Incognito

• No Changes

Dex’s Diner

• No Changes

Jedi Archives

• I added The Lost 20 deleted scene with some VFX work to try and clean it up a bit. I also added a brief flashback to Qui-Gon telling Obi-Wan that he was a good apprentice. This resolves their disagreement about Anakin that was left unresolved in The Phantom Menace - Revised.

“Encouraged to Love”

• I cut out Anakin telling Padme that she’s just the way he remembers her in his dreams. The scene ends when Anakin says “you haven’t changed a bit.” I reversed and retimed a shot of Padme to smooth the transition into the next scene.

“Jedi Landing Platform”

• I cut this scene almost exactly the same way that The Phantom Editor cut it.
• I removed Obi-Wan’s dialog about how he’s only just now realizing that Anakin was too old to train because he already felt that way in The Phantom Menace.
• I reframed the shot of Obi-Wan bowing to Mace in order to hide the fact that the ship was not tracked into the shot properly.

Return to Naboo

• I cut this scene exactly the same way that The Phantom Editor cut it.

Arrival on Kamino

• No Changes

Meeting Lama Su

• I removed Lama Su’s line about how many clones have been produced. This line ruins the reveal when Obi-Wan sees all the clones for the firs time. It’s also not a realistic number of soldiers to fight in a galaxy wide conflict. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)

Padme’s Room

• I did a face replacement to cover up Padme’s line about the children she helped dying to keep the mood of the scene light.

Inspection the Clones

• I removed the tangent that Lama Su goes on about Boba Fett. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Teasing a Senator

• I cut out Anakin riding on the giant tick things. The scene ends when Anakin says “I’d be much to frightened to tease a Senator.”

Jango’s Apartment

• This scene is based almost entirely on what Something Star Wars Related did in a now deleted YouTube video.
• Boba does not say anything. Tuan We says “May we see him” and there is a slight pause before they enter the room.
• I added some extra rain noises with some EQ work to give it a “rain on car windshield” kind of sound. This had to be done because of the amount of dialog that I reordered, but I also just like the sound it adds to the scene.
• I tried to remove the digital zooms.
• I cut out Jango speaking in another language and moved his “possibly” line to when he is walking past Boba. This way, he non-verbally communicates to Boba that he should go shut the closet door.
• The lines “do you like your army” and “I look forward to seeing them in action” are played while Boba shuts the door.
• Jango then walks up really close to Obi-Wan’s face and says “always a pleasure to meet a Jedi” as if he is telling Obi-Wan to leave.

Sunset at Padme’s

• I reordered some reaction shots of Padme so that the shot of her smiling comes after Anakin makes a joke about Obi-Wan being grumpy instead of before.
• I copied The Phantom Editor’s work during the kiss scene. I recolored it so that it appears to be happening in the evening. There is no discussion about sand, Padme does not pull away, etc.

Obi Wan’s Report

• I replaced the dialog at the end of the scene where they discuss telling the Senate about how their ability to use the force has diminished. I instead replaced it with some AI generated dialog about how they should have trusted Sifo Dyas’ judgement.

Anakin’s Nightmare

• I removed Anakin’s line about how Jedi don’t have nightmares. I used a VFX shot from Caleb Gamman to accomplish this.

Obi Wan Vs. Jango

• I replaced all of Jango Fett’s blaster sound effects with the ones from the Geonosis scene for continuity.
• I added steam VFX and sound effects to Obi-Wan’s lightsaber.
• I added Obi-Wan’s Lightsaber Ignition Sound After he Rolls
• I cut Boba firing the ship guns at Obi-Wan.
• I cut Obi-Wan Swinging on the Wire so it’s a Single Smooth Motion

Back to Tatooine

• No changes

Arrival on Geonosis

• I cut Boba calling Jango dad. He just says “I think we’ve been tracked.” I cut Jango calling Boba his son. He just says “hang on. We’ll move into the asteroid field.” This because they called each other “son” and “dad” an excessive amount in my opinion.
• I cut Boba’s lines “get him dad” and “fire!” because it was excessive. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I cut Jango’s line about finishing him to quicken the pace. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I cut Obi-Wan saying “fire them now” because he already said prepare to jettison them earlier. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I removed Gunray telling Dooku that he wants Padme’s head because in this edit, Dooku is the one behind the assassination attempts. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Lars’ Homestead

• I removed C3P0 referring to Anakin as “the maker” because I don’t like Anakin being the creator of C3P0. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I removed Padme’s line “oh Anakin” because it was ADR and not delivered very well. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Out of Range

• I added a rack focus to the shot of the Geonsian watching Obi-Wan. This is based on a now deleted video from Something Star Wars Related.
• I used the day for sunset replacement VFX shots from Caleb Gamman’s edit during the scene where R2 receives the message from Obi-Wan to help keep continuity.
• I added a blur to the backgrounds of a couple of the wide shots at the beginning of the Tusken slaughter scene because the background was just as sharp, if not sharper than the foreground.
• I cut out the scene where Anakin confides in Padme about killing the Tuskens.

Enemies Revealed

• I reordered Obi-Wan’s dialog so that he says the assignation attempts were ordered by Dooku instead of Gurnay. This is more straightforward. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I moved the scene where Mace Windu tells Anakin to stay on Tatooine to the end of the scene discussing emergency powers. This is because it is relevant to Padme since she is still serving in the senate.
• I added a line of dialog where Mace tells Anakin to patch Padme through to the Senate using AI.
• I cut Anakin’s line “if he’s still alive” because it makes it sound like he doesn’t care about Obi-Wan.

Obi Wan Captive

• I cut the line where Dooku asks Obi-Wan why he’s on Geonosis because Dooku, Obi Wan, and the audience all know this already. So why should we discuss it. Obi Wan also gives him an honest answer for why he’s on Geonosis which is strange because he obviously doesn’t trust Dooku.
• I cut the line where Dooku “reminds” Obi-Wan that Qui-Gon was his padawan because it’s just a poorly written line.
• I cut Dooku’s long tangent about how the Viceroy of the Trade Federation was in league with Darth Sidious. He claims that Gunray came to him after Sidious betrayed him 10 years prior, but then we see Gunray answering to Sidious yet again in Revenge of the Sith. It doesn’t really make any sense.
• I added a partially AI line where Dooku says “what if I told you that the Republic will destroy the Jedi?”
• I added an AI generated line where Dooku says “Sifo-Dyas foresaw the inevitable.”

Emergency Powers

• Please note that the YouTube version of this scene is using a Catherine Taber sample. The actual edit uses a Natalie Portman sample.
• I did several VFX shots to make Padme into a hologram. I am using shots from the Padme Addresses the Senate deleted scene.
• I added some AI lines where she advocates for giving Palpatine emergency powers.

Droid Factory

• I removed Padme’s line where she tells Anakin that the steam is coming from exhaust vents because she sounds very condescending. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I removed all C3P0 and R2 footage. They stay on the ship after this point. They don’t reappear until the wedding in the final scene. (Based on what Hal9000 did)
• I removed the surround sound of the Geonosians crawling around because Anakin should’ve been able to hear them. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I took the entire droid factory action sequence from Hal9000’s edit.
• Anakin does not break his lightsaber. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

Dooku Interogates Padme

• No changes

Love Pledge

• I based this scene almost exactly on what The Phantom Editor did.
• I removed all of Anakin’s dialog (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)

The Arena

• I moved Anakin’s “I’ve got a bad feeling about this” to before the animals are revealed. It makes more sense to say you have a bad feeling about something before you’ve seen it. After seeing the monsters, obviously he would have a bad feeling. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did.

“This Party’s Over”

• I reordered the scene so that the Jedi don’t reveal themselves until after Mace Windu says “I don’t think so.” Dooku’s “impossibly outnumbered” line makes more sense here. He thinks Windu means to take on everybody by himself. Then, after the Jedi reveal themselves, Dooku doubles down on his claim that he’s impossibly outnumbered. This required a background replacement because there were a bunch of Jedi swinging their lightsabers around. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I added the extended Jango Fett death scene. I used a variation of this scene where his arm was not cut off, but unfortunately the original video seems to be deleted.

Yoda’s Cavalry

• I removed Yoda telling the clones to make a perimeter because I don’t like Yoda giving orders.
• I used a VFX shot from Hal900 that fixes Mundi having a green lightsaber.
• I replaced the footage of Boba mourning Jango with the footage from the Book of Boba Fett because it’s longer and helps the transition since the R2 and C3P0 scene was removed. (Based on a concept from Snooker)

Clone War

• This entire sequence is based almost exactly on what The Phantom Editor did.
• Dooku stays at the arena, and the Jedi decide to go back and get him (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I removed Obi-Wan referring to Anakin as young. He just says “good call.”
• I removed Yoda telling the clones to take him to the command center because I don’t like Yoda giving orders.
• I replaced the Death Star plans with the animation from A New Hope. The animation was sourced from JPH Edits. (Based on a concept from Snooker)

Duel with Doooku

• Pleas note that the YouTube version has Anakin with a green lightsaber, but in the edit Anakin uses the original Blue lightsaber. The VFX in the edit are also improved from the YouTube version.
• I removed Obi-Wan telling Anakin how they are going to attack Dooku because it doesn’t make any sense to say it out loud. (Based on what The Phantom Editor did)
• I removed the cutaway to Obi-Wan so that the shot of Anakin with two lightsabers can play as 1 long shot. (Based on what Wookies Rebels and More did)
• I removed Dooku preparing to kill Obi-Wan. He just turns off his lightsaber and walks away. This does two things. It shows that Dooku is somewhat merciful (he shouldn’t want to kill Qui Gon’s padawan). It also shows how aggressive Anakin is because he attacks Dooku again when he tries to leave.
• I added Anakin turning his lightsaber off after he cuts the lights. This works as a callback (or call foreward?) to Empire Strikes Back when Vader is hiding in the dark hallway to surprise Luke on Bespin. I retimed and did some VFX on a couple shots of Dooku walking around in the dark before Anakin turns his lightsaber back on and the fight continues.
• I cut the shot of Anakin pausing and letting Dooku cut off his arm. It happens much more suddenly. (Based on what Wookies Rebels and More did)

Master Yoda

• The way I cut this scene was inspired by the duel between Voldemort and Dumbledore in The Order of the Phoenix (and I even pulled some sound effects from that scene).
• I used a few VFX shots from Wookies Rebels and more to show Dooku trowing everything at Yoda all at once.
• I removed the lightsaber duel, and replaced it with an extended force battle. I added some sound effects pulled from Order of the Phoenix to make the lightning sound more dangerous. Dooku makes the beam fall on Anakin and Obi-Wan while he’s shooting lightning at Yoda. Yoda has to catch the beam while he is blocking Dooku’s lightning. This highlights Yoda’s power with the force, and it justifies why the encounter is so short. I’m not against Yoda having a lightsaber, but I think the duel is a bit goofy and I think it plays much better this way.
• I used a VFX shot from Hal9000’s edit which shows Dooku boarding his ship without his lightsaber ignited.
• I reordered the scene where Dooku leaves according to how it was originally on the DVD. The Blu-Ray order makes it look like Dooku takes much longer to leave.

Darth Sidious

• I removed Palpatine referring to Dooku as Tyrannus because it’s simpler to just have him referred to as Dooku. (Based on what Hal9000 did)

“Begun the Clone War has”

• I removed part of Obi-Wan’s line so he just says “Do you believe what Dooku said” instead of “Do you believe what Dooku said about the Senate?” This is because Dooku didn’t tell Obi-Wan anything about the Senate.

Secret Union

• No Changes

End Credits

• I added everybody who was credited on IFDB for this film. I also added Snooker, Wookies Rebels and More, Caleb Gamman, Something Star Wars Related, Mecha Salesman, The Last Jedi, The Phantom Menace,The Clone Wars, The Obi-Wan Kenobi Limited Series, Shogun, JPH Edits, Bombastic, and Tales of the Jedi because I used VFX/SFX assets from them.
• I added Darth Vader’s breathing from The Phantom Menace at the end of the credits. I added a glowing Attack of the Clones - Revised Logo as the last shot. (Based on what The Phantom Edit did)

Bonus Features

Trailers

Final Trailer

• This is the final trailer for Attack of the Clones - Revised.

Final Trailer (Alternate Version With Deleted Footage)

• This is an alternate version of the final trailer. I made this before I cut the Sifo Dyas scene from the film. It contains some lines from Sifo Dyas and Qui-Gon that were specifically made for this trailer.

Deleted Scenes

Sifo Dyas Speaks With Dooku, Qui Gon, and Hego Damask

• This was a difficult scene to make and an even more difficult one to cut. This is loosely based on the Darth Plagueis novel, and it was originally going to be the opening scene of the film. I used footage from The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, The Last Jedi, and Shogun. I sunk quite a lot of time into this scene, but ultimately it became clear that I was not going to be able to get the VFX looking good enough. Furthermore, this reveals far too much information to serve as the opening of the film, and it can’t be placed anywhere else. I still like the scene in a vacuum, and I consider it a canon part of the story, but it’s just one of those things that you end up having to cut. Listen to the commentary tracks for more information.

Jango Fett - The Clone Defector

• Originally, I planned to have Jango Fett actually be a clone defector instead of the genetic template of the clone army. This was meant to patch the plot hole of the Jedi knowing that the template for the clone army was working for Dooku. It would also serve as a reference to Boba Fett’s original backstory as a defector storm trooper. Jango Fett was going to be a failed special forces project who was given too much freedom and started working for Dooku. This required a lot of AI dubs, and I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t really sell it. So, I cut it from the film. Obi-Wan also asks about who made the downpayment on the army, and Lama Su says that it came from Damask. This would serve as a reference to the Darth Plaguies novel. However, it would create another situation similar to Sifo Dyas in the theatrical cut of the film where we are given a name, and it’s never followed up on. Listen to the commentary for more information.

Shorts

A Rainy Night on Kamino

• This is for those of you who want to feel like you’re spending the night in Jango Fett’s apartment.

Commentary Tracks

Commentary With Porkula

• This commentary contains a more technical discussion of the edits that I made and the techniques I used for the VFX.

Commentary With Porkula and Friend

• This is a more relaxed commentary with my friend where we just chill and watch the film. He presents an opposing view on the adjustments I made to Padme’s character. So, we have a friendly debate about it.

Alternate Audio Tracks

English - No Practice Lightsaber SFX

• This track contains the original lightsaber sound effects during the sparring session scene.

Zine

• This provides some background on the project, character profiles, and stills from the project. It’s meant to be printed out and stored in the Blu-Ray case.

From what I’ve heard, Backstroke of the West was likely created by a software called Kingsoft (金山快译) [probably the 2002 version]. I think a user on Reddit named u/Tokageron may be able to help with acquisition of this software. There is some Backstroke style A New Hope (The Novelty Desire) and Empire Strikes Back (The Counterattack Collection) dubs, but they’re made by a different group. You can find more info here - https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDubGathers/

There is a new project that the Backstroke of the West creators are working on called “Hally Porter and the Door of the Room.” I’m actually a producer for that project. This is the original creators YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@HallyPorter and this is a sample scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHwMSzPLtiA

I jumped ahead to season 2 to experiment a bit, and also because I’m just procrastinating the Revenge of the Sith episodes. I made a draft of S02E01 “The Jedi Remember” at the same link as “A Desperate Rescue.” I also fixed the audio levels on “A Desperate Rescue” and added subtitles.

I was able to upload S00E05 (The Cloned Jedi) to YouTube since it’s based on a videogame. It will premier in 2 days - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO15W6_VT-w

I just uploaded another episode of “A Game of Clones” called “A Desperate Rescue.” This episode is a draft as of right now. I’m pretty happy with it, but I say draft because I’m not sure how the next two episodes (“Knightfall” and “Fire and Blood”) will play out (and there are no subtitles yet). This episode (and the rest of season 1) will also feature 7.1 surround sound.

I ran out of storage at the first link. So, if you would like to see this episode, please ask for the new link.

I actually just realized that the old poster ( https://i.imgur.com/4xjChDd.png ) featured Mortis lol. I just thought it looked cool. Since Mortis won’t be featured in this edit, I’m going with a different set of posters. My new idea is a poster for each season showing the progress of the Death Star’s construction.

Somebody on YouTube just made something similar, but it’s completely AI generated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb52tiDHL0o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPLD2c9yfiI

Although I won’t be including this scene in Revenge of the Sith - Revised, I would like to include it in A Game of Clones so that it ties in with the Labyrinth of Evil episode. I tried to remove all of the awkward parts of the scene. Anakin and Obi-Wan’s reaction to Shaak Ti’s death in the original scene is to start making jokes and finish each others sentences. So, I removed all that and gave Anakin a more serious line that I generated with Eleven Labs. I’m still not thrilled with how Obi-Wan delivers the “Oh yes, alright” line because it sounds too upbeat. The rest of the scene is based on what Bobson Dugnutt did in Revenge of the Sith - Expanded Edition. Including this scene means that the scene on the bridge needs to be heavily reworked. I made 3 versions of this to avoid having Grievous say “We’ve been waiting for you” two times. There’s two lines ripped from Battlefront 2 that I think would work here, or I could cut the whole line entirely. Let me know what you guys think.

Yeah I agree that some people (including myself) get a little overzealous with the ability to change/add lines. I doubt this scene will be used in any of my edits, and if it did, it would have a lot more work done to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daxgI8q-QJg - This is a concept scene based on the unreleased Revenge of the Sith deleted scene of Obi-Wan’s first conversation with Padme (the one Anakin references during the “A Jedi Lost” scene). I doubt you could get away with actually using this scene because the AI voices still aren’t there yet, but I wanted to leave it here in case anybody could find a use for it or improve it somehow.

Small update - I added Yaddle with a yellow lightsaber to the deleted scenes folder. This was an early concept I had for the Count Dooku episode, but I couldn’t get it looking good enough. So, I just left in the green lightsaber, but it’s there if anybody is interested.

I just uploaded another episode called “Labyrinth of Evil.” It’s made up of volume 2 of the original Clone Wars show. This will be probably be the last episode I upload for a while. I need to finish Revenge of the Sith - Revised before I can do further episodes.

My Google Drive has limited storage. So, I’ve had to compress these files quite a bit. If you want less compressed files (as well as an archive of previous versions of this project), use the link in the “Read Me.txt” file.

Star War – The Third Gathers – Backstroke of the West – HD Remaster – Preservation Edition [PRN2.3]

Trailer

Sources

Video

• Schorman’s HDTV Preservation

Audio

• 2020 Blu-Ray 7.1 Mix

• Original Dub Recordings

• Sound Effects Pulled from YouTube (Lightsabers, Footsteps, Courscant Traffic Ambience, etc.)

• Revenge of the Sith Soundtrack

• Schorman’s HDTV Preservation (5.1 Dolby Digital EX Track)

Subtitles

• Original Backstroke of the West Subtitles

Video Editing

I used an HDTV preservation as the source because it’s the same cut of the movie as the DVD (except in HD obviously). So, this means there is no moss on top of the huts on Kashyyyk, the transition at 02:02:18 doesn’t have a wipe, the clones don’t have any dialog when they ambush on Utapao, and more. The subsequent Blu-Ray releases were also slightly cropped. So, the HDTV preservation is the most accurate to the DVD while still being in HD. Thanks to BbqChkn for creating a fully accurate opening crawl animation. Apparently, the IMDB credits are inaccurate. So, I have updated the credits with a more complete and accurate list provided by TheThirdGathers.

Audio Editing

I used the 2020 Blu-Ray mix because it’s 7.1. I only used the 5.1 Dolby Digital EX Track to cover up the clone dialog that was added during the Utapao ambush. I kept as much of the original sound effects as I could, but I did have to insert a lot of new sound effects. For some scenes, I rebuilt the entire soundtrack from scratch. Something that I noticed after starting this project is that, in the dub recordings, Allah Gold says “Is an airship that that slowness crawl along.” However, in the original 2.0 mix, he says “Is an airship that slowness crawl along.” I spoke with the original creator (u/TheThirdGathers on Reddit) and confirmed that Allah Gold’s line in the 2.0 mix was a mistake and not a creative choice. So, the full line has been restored. There are a few other discrepancies between the performances and the subtitles. I tried to fix these by rearranging the lines, but I couldn’t get it to sound right. So, I left the rest of them as is. I actually ended up mixing the 7.1 down to 5.1 because 5.1 is a more common format that’s more compatible.

Subtitle Editing

I removed the opening crawl translation.

Chapter Markers

I created the chapter marker titles using a combination of Google Translate, the original DVD chapter titles, and lines from the movie. For the fight scenes, I just replaced the character names with their Backstroke of the West counterparts. For example, the “Yoda vs. Sidious” chapter marker was changed to “Vanquish Is vs. Speaker D.” It was mostly just whatever felt right.

Alternate Audio Tracks

Original 2.0 AC3

• This is the original mix created by The Third Gathers.

Alternate Subtitle Tracks

Original Subtitles (No Opening Crawl Translation) [Retimed] [SRT]

• These subtitles don’t contain the opening crawl translation and they have been retimed for the Remastered 5.1 AAC audio track.

Original Subtitles [SRT]

• These are the original subtitles that still include the translations for the opening crawl.

Bonus Features

Trailer

Hero’s Ground Rebeled - HD Remaster

DaVinci Resolve Project Files

GIMP Poster Artwork Project Files

Miscellaneous Notes

Since this version is a preservation, you can actually use MKVToolNix to mux these audio tracks with whatever version of Revenge of the Sith you want. So, you should be able to mux this with the 4K Blu-Ray if you have that, or you could mux it back into Schorman’s HDTV Preservation for the most accurate Backstroke of the West experience (because it has the original opening crawl). You can also mix and match the audio tracks with different versions of the preservation edition.

Although I’ve spent a lot of time on this project, I’m almost certain there are mistakes. So, please let me know if something doesn’t sound right, and I will try to fix it.

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