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wickedwargames said:

Hey all. WW here, looking for info and links to all current LOTR edits. I posted on reddit and someone helpful directed me here. I can already see some other projects I’m interested in like the terminator and Bladerunner (reckon I could even get my dad to watch that!)

Please direct me to the appropriate threads. I looked in the other properties and found some LOTR but I’ve done so much digging already on the internet that engaging in even more digging on here seems a bit pointless when I bet someone has literally posted something akin to this same search recently.

Kind Regards - WW

Here:

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Kerrs-Lord-Of-The-Rings-Fan-Edits-Extended-Editions-by-Hal9000Sharkey-Released/id/64504

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/The-Rings-of-Power-The-Film-Cut-Released-Workprint-stages-finished/id/98927

DsqrDStudio,

Welcome to the community.

Just FYI, links to your wonderful edit should be sent privately as per forum rules. Click on the user name and send a Private Topic.

I do not want you to get banned here for an honest mistake.

screams in the void said:

I’ve been noticing massive amounts of spam across the boards lately , too many to copy and show here . noticing most of it in the late night or early morning hours and a lot of it being for illegal and illicit activities . The mods seem to be on top of it ,but I’ve never seen so much of it . banned member using sock accounts ? If so , they are pretty stupid. I’m guessing it’s just a matter of time before they get tracked somehow and hopefully receive harsh consequences for illegal activities .

There should be a way to auto-detect these spam bots and auto-delete them. These are becoming way over the top. I understand this may be easy for me to say though.

I am concerned that an unsuspecting user may accidentally click on one of the spam links and thus install malware onto their device.

I think you had a slight error in your last post. S01E05 should be S01E01.

You really are doing “yeoman’s work” on this edit. Your paying attention to minor details, such ad Vader’s voice, really is excellent to see.

As an aside, it certainly does look like the Ahsoka show is another Rebels season. This might belong under this category of edit.

• The recolor here is excellent and works much better than the original- great job here.

• I also like the removal of the facial expressions to minimize the cartoonish nature of the duel.

• I like the removal of the dialogue with fake Kanan because it was just childish and added nothing. However, I feel it is a bit of an issue if we see Kanan just suddenly appear in front of Ezra. From Ezra’s perspective, it should come across as suspicious that Kanan, who was behind him, now suddenly appears in front of him.

I think you should include a second or two of fake Kanan approaching from behind without the dialogue and running in front of Ezra. That way, from Ezra’s perspective (and first time viewer) it would not be obvious that we are dealing with a force illusion.

Thank you for all the hard work you put into this and ongoing development.

This brief review is by no means an insult to the editor (Andreas or Anjohan). The actual show itself was unwatchable. I could not watch it all the way through. I thought it was an extreme b*sdtardization of the Lord of the Rings franchise. Truly horrible.

With this edit, I was able to comfortably watch it all the way through. I still thought the content was awful, but that is not the fault of the editor - he did not write nor direct the show. There is only so much one can do to clean up this mess. In fact, I commend Andreas for being able to make this show at least watchable one time through in this movie edit. I would not have even thought that was possible. If someone really needs to watch this, please bypass the actual show and go with this edit rather than the full Amazon version.

The Spence edit does a decent job of getting through the underwater Otah Gungah sequence very quickly. It felt a bit rushed, but I also feel there is no “clean” way to get through it without serious cuts. I would also remove all the slobbering that Spence did not cut.

The sea monster Chase was also removed, but that could be reintegrated without the Jar Jar dialogue. Besides, the monster chase gives us decent early action in the midst of an excess of dialogue.

If you ever come back to this wonderful edit, I hope you can plug-in the Anakin force ghost from Ahsoka. He should be close to the same age as Vader was in the movie, and he does not have the confused look on his face.

Thanks again for making this edit in the first place.

TGWNN,

My understanding is that you are working on at least 3 different edits that require a monumental amount of work and attention with thus, COD,and Indiana Jones (maybe more).

I hope you are not putting too much on your plate along with this laptop and other life issues that may be going on.

CamSMurph said:

Wait a minute! I didn’t know Andreas was sick!

This was in the past. Look at the READ ME document in his drive. I am not sure if it is appropriate for me to post this information in these forums.

If requested, I will remove the posts if desired by Andreas.

Thank you for making these edits Andreas. I hope you find fulfillment and happiness making these while having a good and lengthy life. (I read about your prior health issues).

I will look to watch these as soon as possible with hopefully other people to enjoy as well. I loved the first 2 revisited Harry Potter movies. I had a slight disagreement removing the opening dream sequence, but I understand you want these to be friendly for all ages.

WookieeWarrior77 said:

Superweapon VII said:

Boba Fett should’ve just never showed up post-TESB.

Or pre-ESB (Clones)

Who came up with the absurd idea to make all the clones Boba Fett? Out of all the universal shrinkage in the prequels, this one has to be my “favorite.”

I am bit confused at what you intend with this. Will you have the recommended movies in a spreadsheet outlined in a format similar to the Clone Wars? I do like your similar goal like with your other edit to ensure the characters maintain their relevance. They do not simply disappear for extended periods of time.

Watching the non-MCU Spider-Man movies before No Way Home is a no-brainer. The characters really need to be fleshed out before watching that multiverse movie for maximum understanding and entertainment value.

As of now, the X-Men movies do not really have a place in the MCU. I would leave it out entirely.

In a way, I was hoping for other fanedits to be incorporated into something like this. As with other edits, sometimes including deleted scenes, strategic cutting, color corrections, rearranging scenes, and other modifications can enhance the experience. Unfortunately, I am unable to recommend anything because I still have not gotten into MCU edits quite yet. It is probably outside the scope of what you are looking for anyway.

When I first encountered this post and skimmed through, I thought, “Wow, this guy must be certifiably insane to edit of all of these movies and TV shows. This would take 200 years.” I then actually read through the post a bit more slowly and returned to reality. 😃

Best of luck if you pursue this. I think this post would receive much more engagement over at either fanedit.org or the fanedit subreddit if you are looking for feedback. This site is Star Wars heavy for better or worse even if it is open for all forms of fan editing, and quite literally any random topic people want to discuss.

I am not sure of the feasibility, but would it be possible to deepfake or use some other editing trick to have Lars Mikkelson’s live action Thrawn to appear very physically fit as he was in Rebels?

Thrawn with a “dad body” is really out of character for him. Disney should have used a tall and muscular man with Lars’s voice similar to OT Vader was portrayed.

I want to thank 00Jason for introducing me to this thread.

Like everyone else, I have been extremely impressed with the animated series developed by DarthAngelus. I really wish we could have some variation of this as the sequel trilogy in live action, but I will gladly take what we got here.

I have never read the novels by Zahn,but I can clearly see why people loved the Thrawn character. We only received a partial version of this Thrawn in Rebels, and I have no idea what is going on with Thrawn in Ahsoka.

CaMSmurph:

Are the Harry Potter movies available on his drive?

I am not sure if something was changed, but his drive is now indicating I need permission to access.

Also, thanks for the review without the spoilers. I would love to watch these even more now.

Octorox,

I am not entirely sure what to say here because the link to your cut list is not working for me. I do not want to vex you with recommendations that you have already incorporated. So here are some possibilities that may or may not work with what you are looking for.

• If you want a much darker ending, you could incorporate some of the Vader lines similar to this clip where he indicates Padme “means nothing.” The musical score needs to be restored and some words can be trimmed out.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Li9FA3I5zqw

• I have always felt that as much of Grievous coughing as possible should be removed. It makes him too much of a sideshow. I would also suggest removing Windu labeling Grievous a coward who hides when talking to Palpatine. This helps make Grievous a more serious villain.

I am not sure if you would also include the deleted scene as upscaled by Bobson Dugnutt where Grievous assassinates Shaak Ti as well.

• Remove Windu labeling Anakin as “young” during the Jedi council scene. Likewise, remove Windu’s later line calling him a boy on the gunship while talking with Yoda. If my understanding is correct, you incorporated elements from the New Canon Cut where Anakin is referred to as a general. A general should not be referred to as ‘young’ nor a ‘boy.’

Vladius, you raised several excellent points about Luke Skywalker - where in the Star Wars galaxy is he?

How could your primary protagonist, and hero of the the Original Trilogy, basically become an afterthought in these shows that take place shortly after ROTJ?

I mean, Luke was supposed to be the last Jedi and rebuild the Order, except for the fact that we now have Jedi magically popping up on every block. There was an obvious storyline here that people would go for as you stated.

Can we please make Luke a bit more useful in the post OT shows and movies? Is there a reason why Anakin will not talk about his own son that brought him back to the light on this show?

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIXGhtpYcgXdpREUecruJR1Yy3h8w4d-s

I am not aware if a thread was made for this, but a YouTuber named DarthAngelus made an animated series based on the work of Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy. It is ongoing project and continues to be developed.

I thought this was very well done considering it was made from scratch. I wanted to bring this to the attention of this community who may find this as the “original” sequel to the OT.

I am curious to hear some thoughts (particularly from editors) about the quality of this work.

Patali,

If you are looking for a very solid Rebels edit that removes the silliness you referenced, then I would strongly recommend asking g00b if he knows one that solves most of those issues. I suspect he may know of an edit out there that removes the childishness, filler episodes, and gives you the high quality “meat” of the show so you and the wife can enjoy it in the quickest way possible.

g00b definitely knows an editor who really put his heart into the edit of the show, and went through multiple versions where he always kept providing constant updates to make the show as close to perfection as it possibly can. 😉

As for the Clone Wars, I do not have anything further to add because g00b’s post effectively why the EddieDean Clone Wars is by far the best bet. I will say this though, Eddie clearly spent a significantly larger amount of time editing his Clone Wars series than most other editors will do on a movie or TV show. He put his heart and soul into it. That, I believe, was a major factor as to why his edit is a masterpiece.

Book 5 was a masterpiece much like your other work. It was hard to notice Grogu missing with the VFX work that was done. You clearly had to put forth quite a monumental effort to get that done. Excellent work. You can really feel quite the time lapse going through the various battles with imperials, pirates, and the adventure into Mandalore. This is a must see for everyone.

The heavy restructuring of the saga by and large flowed rather smoothly.

There a few minor issues that may be addressed in a future cleanup, but not really major:

• I thought it was a bit awkward for the New Republic pilots to stop Din for flying next to a commercial ship after he flew back down to Tatooine and back up.

==> It may be best to have the flyover moved over to the moment where he leaves Tatooine. You can jump straight to the pirates while he is testing the ship.

• I liked having the pirate space fight outside Tatooine. However, I thought it was a bit strange that they would be there all the way from Nevarro without any explanation considering that is where it originally took place.

==> Would it be possible to quickly slip in some dialogue such as, “We have been tracking you.” One of the pirates can mention that to briefly explain how they knew Din was on Tatooine.

• As we approach the ending, the volume of the soundtrack noticeably increased to a point where it became very difficult to hear a few words of dialogue between Ahsoka and Luke.

==> A slight decrease in the soundtrack while they talk should get this cleaned up. There is no issue with the soundtrack being louder in of itself.

Hal 9000: “I am officially retiring everyone . . . after I complete this list of 500,000 things that will take the rest of my life.”

😃

Based upon some of the reviews here, it appears this show is becoming what I somewhat expected - disappointing. I was expecting it to come across as boring, and use the characters primarily for nostalgia baiting those who liked Rebels rather than telling a compelling story.

We know the folks of Disney can tell a good story if needed (see Andor). Andor also benefited from the fact that there was no motivation to force nostalgia in your face. Also, thanks to some of the good folks around here, the weak points of Andor were edited out to make it better (with Smudger’s being my favorite, but I believe all the Andor edits are solid). I will only watch an edited Ahsoka, but I was hoping a fanedit would be used more for tweaking a few weak areas rather than having to “fix” it. I would like the show to stand on its own merit.

I am happy for those who enjoy it. It is fine to have different tastes. However, based on the spoilers I read and saw, this is probably not the show for me.

Was that really the “before” color? If so, then your color work is clearly superior.

Are you planning on any other edits to the show such as cutting or rearranging?

As I was looking through some of my old posts, I bumped into this thread.

It appears as though you toned down some of the more “radical” changes. The edit will no longer have scenes rearranged (Dagobah at the beginning) or other major changes such as Boba Fett’s involvement at Endor, and starkiller base.

While I am slightly disappointed, I am speculating that you had a change of heart along with time constraints. Your changes could have taken years potentially to pull off. Keeping the story largely intact obviously simplifies the process so you do not open up a new set of problems with each major change.

I do really like some of your subtle changes involving the plaques and cylinders. I commend that excellent attention to even the minute details.

I am looking forward to this (and your potential Rogue One) edit when released.