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#685450
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The Unofficial Complete REVISITED SAGA Ideas and Random Discussion Thread
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I guess I'm the only one who likes the idea... He IS the only main OT character that doesn't get a nod.

I have a feeling the awful Chewie/Yoda scene will be removed. Assuming it is, seems like the Han/Chewie backstory would be a pleasant sideplot that could be added to all three of the PT films - it would allow Ady to cut as much as needed, and give him entirely new sequences to film to fill the gaps and give it a SW film length.

I know it would totally mess of the EU, but just imagine building up Han as this kid growing up in the underbelly of Coruscant. Occasionally you could mix him into the crowd in a few scenes with Anakin in it. (the bar, hiding behind another of the pillars in Ep 3 after they crash land - I always thought Padme looked far too suspicious being the only one skulking around).

You could even show him and Lando gambling, show him getting the Falcon at then end and him and Chewie flying off in it for the first time...

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#676475
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Update on recent troll and sock puppet activity
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It is the request of the Administrative staff of prequeltrilogy.freeforums.net that any socks (particularly left ones) who have been displaced in this purge find a new home there. 

Also, apparently we need someone capable of writing a set of rules, as we received a cease and desist for ours, which may or may have not been copied and pasted from a certain FE.ORG...

Ric Olie, I assure you that His Highness, Grand Master Colt would welcome you with scrawny, pale, 14 year old arms.

Carry on.

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#675707
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If George had only changed Special effects for the SE and DVD, would people have complained as much?
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The problem is, with Harmy and Team -1... you don't get that satisfaction of buying the film you love. You have a copy of it, But it's not quite the same.

 

That's what's really most messed up about the whole ordeal. We all just want to buy a BluRay of the OUT. That way we own it. That way we pay our respects to the people involved financially. I'm sick of doing that for the substandard product that is the increasingly convoluted Special Edition.

It's like ordering a chocolate milkshake and being told I'm sorry sir, but our manager only wants us to sell half chocolate/half vanilla milkshakes. And you reply that that's ridiculous. The guy behind the counter says i agree sir, but he's the boss. You almost walk out the door. But you want the damn milkshake. The milkshake is decent, you stir it up and get a fair amount of the chocolate you wanted. But it could never completely satisfy you, even though the place in question makes the best milkshakes in town. You feel ripped off. But for the same price, you'd come back in a heartbeat if they would just make you an actual chocolate milkshake. 

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#675580
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Episode 1: The Phantom Hour (Completed)
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Thanks for the feedback Statto :)

1 - Agree here mostly. I'm awful at audio work, so a lot of the longer sequences where I haven't cut anything are due to that. I've considered (with permission of course) refining this edit by splicing in L8wrtr's opening sequence to replace mine - the Trade Federation is greatly improved with some of those small dialogue changes he made, and shaves a bit more time off the edit.

2 - I needed to sew the seeds of the Anakin/Padme obsession/romance, and by my eliminating nearly ever other scene they are in together, the introduction scene was a necessary evil. Otherwise, they have no real scenes together at all. I also believe that the lines aren't that bad, just delivered badly - I mocked this up a while back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-P39TOOBM

3 - Agree here. I'm not sure I had bluray ripping capabilities when I made the edit, otherwise I would've used the bluray as a source, which would have included cgi yoda.

4 - The lack of the Gungan's battle at the end originally left it feeling uneven. Keeping the grappling sequence kept everything even in terms of pacing and time spent on each piece of what was happening.

5 - I considered leaving the Qui-Gon funeral footage in. However, we already know that there are two sith lords, and that the apprentice was killed - we don't need it spelled out for us by Mace and Yoda. Obi-Wan telling Anakin he will train him is unnecessary, as we just heard Yoda tell Obi-Wan this. The Palpatine "hint" at the end is rediculous and far too obvious. I also tried to avoid any scene where other Gungan's were seen - It just makes you wonder who Boss Nass is and why he is there. All of those added up to me leaving it out.

Thanks for watching. :)

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#673351
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Episode 1: The Phantom Hour (Completed)
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Wow, this past 6 months has flown by... just wanted to let everyone know who is interested that this edit will be back online soon thanks to TVs Frink. 

As soon as i can grab the edit from there, I'll throw it up on Myspleen and let it seed indefinitely with no caps so hope everyone interested gets to see it using a preferred download method.

I'm no longer actively working on this, but have been searching for a someone to take over the project for years. If you're interested, pm me and feel free to run with it.

 

 

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#672688
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Team Negative1 - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - 35mm Theatrical Version (Released)
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Ultimately... it comes down to the general sharing resources of this community. Many edits use other edits as a basis, many editors use color corrected footage from other editors. Any time a new source is found, it is almost always shared across the community untouched, either before or concurrent with the finder's "Official Version". A lot of us are just ideas people, offering our feedback as we see footage. We offer constructive criticism. But even we all play a role in shaping and sharing.

With that in mind, it is slightly surprising that a project such as Team -1's isn't being shared nearly as quickly. People get focused on a workprint being released for all of us to watch, but I think that's not ultimately the point I struggle with. I take issue with the fact that they are currently the only source of complete 35mm scans of the footage, and aren't sharing their SOURCE to other teams that could potentially color correct and work on the footage for separate releases.

Yes, Team -1's release will probably look outstanding in the end.  But get the unaltered complete SOURCE into Harmy's hands, Adywan's hands, etc. These projects all operate on the premise that the Fans deserve the OUT. Seems out of place then for a fan to hold back a SOURCE from another fan. And yes, this project is unique in facing this issue - every other project is using known and available sources. Perhaps I'm coming across as entitled here... but I feel that this community is built on a level of fair entitlement to see the films they love in the best quality possible...

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#672675
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Team Negative1 - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - 35mm Theatrical Version (Released)
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My continued interest in this project is based on Harmy's reports of interaction with Team Negative1, using some aspects of their work in Despecialized.

Beyond that, my faith lies in poita, who seems to be our real hope. I can't wait to see what he puts out when inevitably at some point he tackles a 35mm SW print.