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iestynx said:

Hi,
I’m new to these edits, only just came to my attention after realising that it’s been 5 years since me and my family went to see The Rise of Skywalker at an IMAX and came away disappointed.
My kids grew up on the Despecialized trilogy and loved them. I want to watch Rise with them again, but do I need to see a different version of Force Awakens and The Last Jedi for the Ascendant edit to work?
Thanks

In my opinion, no; the theatrical cuts of The Force Awakens (TFA) and The Last Jedi (TLJ) work with the Ascendant edit. HAL’s edits on them are more conservative, where the TFA has a restructured ending, moving the destruction of the New Republic capital to the finale. He also has trimmed some of the humour. But essentially, there are no major changes that alter how they fit together.

Just want to drop by and say thank you to everyone who has contributed to these fan-edits of the sequel trilogy, and especially to Hal for leading the projects. I’ve always liked TFA och TLJ, but the Hal 9000-edits of them have really improved them and truly made the brilliance of TLJ shine; so much so that it is now one of the greatest films in the saga. This TROS project has also given the sequel trilogy a serviceable conclusion, the Rey Nobody cut was just what I needed. 😃 I’ve made custom Blu-rays of them that now sit nicely on my movie shelf!

I see that you’re all working on a v.3 of TROS:A, will there be a lot of new additions, some A.I voicelines?