smudger9

STF78 said:

You’ve done a great job restructuring the show and making the Mando and Boba storylines interweave. Overall I enjoyed it and I know there are still a few bits & pieces you’re still working on, but it does feel a little like there is too much packed in. The main issue in that respect is probably the flashbacks, so the dilemma is whether to remove them (except the initial sarlacc escape) and any subsequent references to who killed the Tuscans. My preference would be their removal, along with a few of the present day scenes such as the emotional rancor stuff with Danny Trejo, perhaps trim Luke/Grogu with the floating frogs and the scenes in the hangar when he gets the Naboo fighter (like the rodent thing they chase & shoot). I think that would allow for a tighter viewing experience. Beyond that, there seemed to be a strange shot of Mando’s helmet just before the scene cuts to Luke & Grogu in the Jedi Temple that get out of place, and the wipe transition after the bombing felt a little quick. Overall, for the quality of what you had to work with, you’ve excelled yet again!

There is a lot to pack in and its been a struggle to condense it into one movie. The flashbacks are the main issue but unfortunately they do provide a lot of context for Boba and without at least some of them, its difficult to understand his motivations.
The Danny Trejo scene really needs to stay, otherwise it makes Boba arriving on the Rancor seem completely out of the blue.
The shot of Mando’s helmet has been fixed.

WitchDR said:

Alright here’s a couple of things after watching through your work print!

You’ve done a wonderful job of blending in Din’s plotline throughout. While I found the show to be pretty meh, the Din parts were great. So them being more sprinkled throughout the whole thing definitely improves it.

Din telling the Armorer he got the Beskar Spear from a Jedi creates a plot hole with your second movie edit. You removed Ashoka giving it to him, so now we have to imply that she did that off screen, or Din ran into another Jedi before going to Tython or before he met Ashoka… which obviously doesn’t work. While this isn’t a huge thing, I think removing the line of receiving it from a Jedi is the best option. I could see this causing confusion for someone going in blind and just watching these edits.

I do feel like too much of the Fett flashbacks are cut. We get too little of his life with the Tusken’s to make his connection to them feel real. No build up to the “biker gang” attacking the village also makes it come out of nowhere and makes it feel like we are missing stuff. I’m still on the side of thinking the Fett flashbacks would fit better being in chronological order as a “B” plot in the Mando movies, since I feel they just bog the pacing down of the current plotlines… even in a massively trimmed fashion like this. This would also allow for less “Bacta Boba” scenes sprinkled throughout, which just push that weak Boba Fett angle that the show suffers from.

The cut from Din trying out his new ship is a little rough. I know you have to remove the New Republic X-wing pilots, since you removed most of their plot in your second movie. I’d have to re-look at the original scene… but maybe keep a little bit of Din hovering above the planet, or just cut him climbing the atmosphere all together.

The Cad Bane “Fennec Shand” line is great way to have him acknowledge her which was a problem I had with the edit I posted a few pages back. Glad you decided to make Boba Fett the one to come to the conclusion to not fight instead of Fennec.

I love that you removed the Majordomo negotiation scene all together. Also so happy to see the chase scene gone, I didn’t even notice its absence in the watch trough lol!

Thanks for the feedback. Some great points there.

1. The Beskar spear… Yes this is a pattern I’m noticing with Filoni that has carried on from Rebels. A scene that can be easily cut when creating a movie, suddenly becomes important! It was a difficult decision to cut the Ahsoka/Mando battle scene, and I have a feeling the Ahsoka/Thrawn subplot will be referenced in the Ahsoka series, so I’ll make a V2 of Search for the Jedi with those scenes put back in.

2. The flashbacks… This is the thing I’ve found most difficult with the edit. I’ve tied to put in as little as I needed because I dont like a lot of the flashbacks and I don’t want them to distract from the main plot. I’ll have another ponder over whether I can put some of the flashback content into V2 of Search for the Jedi and V3 of A Vergence in the Force.

3. I’ll look at the Naboo Straighter scene again to see if I can make it better.

4. Glad you didn’t notice the speeder chase was missing… took a lot of work to get that removed!

Here is a list of the current changes for the edit

Opening Crawl
Opening pan shot to the ring-world (Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut in a couple of shots of Mando walking through the streets

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Mando entering the abattoir
Removed a couple of shots of Mando walking through the abattoir
End with Mando leaving abattoir

Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World)
Cut to Boba in Bacta Tank
Flashback Scene: Ends as Tuskens discover Boba.
Removed remainder of flashback scene
Cut to Fennec waking Boba
Cut to 8D8 briefing scene (from EP3 Streets of Mos Espa). Removed sections that mention the assassination.
Gammorean interruption added. Inserted a manufactured 8D8 line “the three families of Mos Espa are here”
Cut to External shot of the Palace (from Ep3 The Streets of Mos Espa)
Cut to Tribute scene
Removed part where Boba recruits the 2 Gamorrean Guards
Scene ends with Boba Standing up
Added Boba Lines “I should show my face in town” and “Power hates a vacuum”

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Mando walking through ring world
Removed some of the walking scene to shorten it (shots were used in the opening sequence)
Scene ends with Armourer allowing Din to rejoin the Covert

Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World)
Cut to Boba and Fennec walking through Mos Espa
Removed Garsa/Boba dialogue about hosing the Gamorreans down
Removed Boba “I walk on my own 2 feet”
Removed Fennec “yours looks shinier than mine”
Removed Part of Fennec/Boba walking out of Garsa’s sanctuary where the Gammoreans are walking behind them (they then disappear due to a major continuity error). Added in short clip of 2 Trandoshans sat at a table to replace the cut segment
Removed Boba hitting the assassin with the electrostaff
End scene with Fennec capturing the assassin

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to shot of ring world.
Scene with the 3 mandalorians plays out
Removed Night of a Thousand Tears flashback
Scene ends with Din receiving the Chain Mail armour

Ep2 (Tribes of Tatooine)
Cut to external shot of the Palace
Use scene of Boba being put into the Bacta Tank by the Gamorreans Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World)
The reminder of the Flashbacks from Ep1 (Stranger in a Strange World) have been removed
Cut to Flashback scene where Tuskens teach Boba to use a Gaderffii stick. Scene heavily edited to shorten it
Cut to Boba being given his Tusken robes (Spice Train, Tosche Station, hallucinogenic frog, making the Gaderffi stick and tribe dance segments of the flashback have been removed)
Cut to Fennec returning to the palace with the assassin
Removed Boba “speak prisoner”
Removed 8D8 “very expensive”
Removed Fennec “overpriced. You’re paying for the name
End scene with “shall we visit the mayor?”

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to shot of ring world.
Cut to Darksaber training scene
Remove armourer “your body is strong but your mind is distracted”
End scene with Din leaving the covert

Ep2 (Tribes of Tatooine)
Cut to Boba and Fennec approaching the Mayor’s office.
Trim walking segment
Removed Receptionist “Boba Fett…. Do you have an appointment”
Removed Boba “I’ve found one of his stray pets, I’m here to return it”
Removed Mayor “He’s a member of the order of the night wind”
Removed Boba “ah then you admit it”
Removed Boba to Garsa “now you’re sweating like a…“
Removed Boba “I don’t care what your tablet says”
Removed Boba “these are not the death pits of….”
Removed Boba “the cowardly majordomo…”
Removed Boba “your sister is right”

Ep3 (Streets of Mos Espa)
Cut to night shot of Mos Espa
Cut to Boba coming across the biker gang
Remove “you’re a crime boss just like the rest of them”
Remove all Water Monger scenes

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to ring world spaceport
Full scene of Mando boarding starliner
Ends with Mando looking at the chainmail

Ep3 (Streets of Mos Espa)
Cut to Mando in Bacta tank
Flashback scene of Boba and the Pykes/Death of the Tuskens heavily edited to shorten it
Cut to Boba v Krrsantan
Removed Mods fighting Krrsantan (they dont appear until Krrsantan enters the throne room)
Removed Boba entering the throne room in his dressing gown
Cut to Boba/Fennec eating
Removed Boba “enough food, go help with the patrol”
Removed Fennec “you’re the head of a family, you should enjoy the trappings”
Removed Boba “these are Hutts, waiting will give them another opportunity to strike”
Add in subtitle for the Hutts when talking about the Mayor “He has fled Mos Espa”
Removed Krrsantan being released and running off.
Added Boba line from Ep1 “you were loyal to both your bosses, will you be loyal to me if I spare you
Scene recut with use of reverse shots so that Krrsantan stays and agrees to work for Boba.
Cut to Starliner landing and Pykes disembarking
Removed Mod/Boba interaction about prosthetic eye.
Cut to Rancor training scene
Removed Boba “I think he likes this”
Removed Boba “tell Fennec to suit up…….”
Removed Boba “I’ve ridden beasts 10 times its size”
Removed Boba “Is this the spot”
Removed Boba “I think It’s hungry”
Scenes where Boba, Fennec and mods visit the Mayor’s office and capture the Majordomo have been removed

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Mando arriving on the starliner
Removed Pelli “BD are you good? Hey look its Mando”
Removed Scurriers
Removed all ship repair scenes.

Ep4 (The Gathering Storm)
Cut to Boba in Bacta Tank
Removed Boba Staking out Jabba’s Palace
Cut to short shot of Boba eating at his camp
Cut to Boba discovering injured Fennec
Heavily edited and shortened Mod Parlour scene
Cut to fennec waking up
Removed Boba ‘You are Fennec Shand……”
Removed Fennec and Boba staking out Jabba’s Palace
Heavily edited and shortened Slave 1 rescue scene.
Cut to Boba killing Biker gang
Removed Sarlaac scene
Cut to Boba/fennec at camp fire
Cut to Boba getting out of Bacta tank
Remove reference to the Majordomo being tortured.
Removed Krrsantan bar scene (he’s already working for Boba in this edit)
Cut to meeting with the crime families
Shortened Fennec’s speech to give Boba’s more weight.

Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian)
Cut to Eternal shot of Pelli’s Hangar
Naboo Straighter reveal scene
Test flight space scenes removed
Wipe to Fighter landing in the hangar.
End with Mando-Fennec recruitment scene

Ep6 From the Desert Comes a Stranger
Cut to Marshall Vanth - Pykes scene
Cut to Mando arriving at Jabba’s Palace
Cut the Mayor’s Mojardomo from Fennec’s briefing
Remainder of episode runs unedited - Din/Vanth, Vanth/Bane, Bombing of Garsa’s Sanctuary

Ep7 (In the Name of Honor)
Cut to Boba, Fennec & Mando in the ruins of the Sanctuary
Removed dialogue between Boba and the Mods about not relaxing to the palace.
Cut to Bane & the Pike Leader
Removed Grogu arriving on Tatooine
Cut to Boba, Fennec & Mando in the Sanctuary
Removed long shot of Mods on speeder bikes during Fennec’s action plan description
Removed shots where Mayor’s Majordomo is visible
Removed Bane “you should have never left him without his armour”
Removed Flashback to Tusken massacre
Removed Bane “you know its true”
Added in 2 lines of dialogue as Fennec comes out of the sanctuary Bane “Fennec Shand” and Fennec “hello Bane” from the Bad Batch
Removed all of Fennec’s lines where she dissuades Boba from attacking Bane. Now it is Boba that makes the decision not to engage Bane.
Removed shots where Mayor’s Majordomo comes out of the sanctuary and shots of him inside telling Fennec where the Pike Headquarters is.
Now edited so that Boba tells Fennec to go to Mos Eisley.
Removed Mods lines “how many are there”, “At least a dozen”
Removed Mods “thank you”
Removed Fennec “Manners, I like it”
Removed Mando “Its was the smart move”
Removed Boba “It was”
Removed Majordomo being sent out to the Pykes as a diversion.
Removed Boba and Mando shooting excessively at same Pyke
Removed Mando and Boba getting hit numerous times by Pyke gunfire
Removed Mod “where did all these sand scurries come from”
Removed “we’re here to save some city rats”
Removed Boba “save it for the Pykes”
Reduced length of slo-mo scene where Krrsantan gets hit by gunfire
Removed Mando “I owe you a nice long soak in the Bacta Tank”
Removed Mando energy weapons/kinetic weapons line
Removed scene where Droid chases Krrsantan and the Mods save him
Removed Pelli and Grogu arriving - Pelli, Grogu and the Majordomo have been removed from all scenes in the finale.
Edited so that Boba and the Rancor save Mando from the droid rather than Grogu.
Removed Rancor rampage scenes - Rancor now runs off when Bane aims his flamethrower at it and it is not seen again.
Remove Boba “Maybe but I have armour”
Removed Bane “Lets find out”
Removed Bane “Now’s the time you jet off to your Bacta Tank”
Cut from Boba defeating Bane to Fennec taking out the Command centre
Cut to Boba and Fennec walking through Mos Espa and then pan up to Mando in his Starfighter - end scene with long shot of ship (close-up shots moved to end of movie)
Cut to scenes from Ep5 (Return of the Mandalorian) where Mando flies past the starliner and interacts with the Rodian. End shot when Rhodian is looking at the starfighter and it appears to jump into hyperspace.

Ep6 (From the Desert Comes a Stranger)
Cut to Mando exiting hyperspace and landing on the forest world.
Trimmed scene of R2 leading Mando through the forest.
Moved first Luke-Grogu scene to later.
Movie cuts from Mando sitting on the log to Ahsoka appearing.
Mando handing Ahsoka the armour now cuts to first Luke-Grogu scene.
Cut Luke and Grogu walking through forest
Cut Order 66 flashback
Cut Luke “The galaxy is a dangerous place Grogu”
Cut from Luke & Grogu by the water to Luke running through forest with Grogu on his back.
Run training scenes to end where Grogu is lying on the rock
Cut to shot of Mando looking up form the forest
Cut to scene of Luke and Grogu in the temple building.
Cut from head shot of Grogu pondering his decision to head shot of Grogu in the Naboo starfighter (Ep7 In the Name of Honor)
Use end scene from Ep7 of Mando and Grogu in the NAboo starfighter
Cut to end credits

Ice said:

I’m thinking that the entire epilogue with Din meeting Luke and Ahsoka might be better saved for a fanedit of Mando season 3; it’s completely separate from the main plot of the whole film. Just my opinion of course.

I totally agree. However, until we get season 3 I’ll leave it at the end of this movie because it does mean the movie starts and ends with Din’s journey.

So the first cut is now in a state that I’m happy to share. I’ve sent the links to all that have DM’d me.

Gingergems said:

smudger9 said:

I’ve now edited together the final battle. I’ve cut Grogu and the Majordomo (which will allow me to completely remove the dreaded vespa chase) and it works really well. The audio is done except for the two music transitions into and out of the sequence, which I will re-score later.

Here is the link if you want to view it.
Password is my username

https://vimeo.com/683662024

Just watched the final battle edit and it looks great. My only comment would be that the conversation in the first scene with Cad Bane, the mayor, and the head of the pyke syndicate jars slightly without the scene of Cad Bane visiting Freetown, particularly the line from the mayor “did you convince the marshall to stay neutral”. If you cut that line and just had the Mayor responding to Cad Bane’s line “you won’t have to worry about Freetown” with “good I want this over as soon as possible” it removes some of the awkwardness of never seeing the “convincing” that occurs between Bane and Vanth and leaves a bit of mystery ready for the reveal that Cad Bane had shot the Marshall for when he’s talking with Boba Fett later. Just a thought.

Great idea, I’ll take a look at that.

I’ve finally got a completed first cut done with nearly all of the sound transitions completed. It weighs in at 2h 55mins, which isn’t too bad considering the work it has to do!.

Its become obvious that this edit is actually Mando Ep3, so I’ll present it as such. The title I’ve gone with is “A New Path” because Mando, Grogu and Boba all choose unexpected directions - Mando leaves the covert, Grogu leaves the Jedi and Boba leaves Bounty Hunting. The logo colour I’ve chosen is “Boba green” to acknowledge that its all from the Book of Boba.

This probably means getting rid of the opening scene of Boba killing Bib and instead opening with Mando. I’ll then cut to Boba in his Bacta tank and the flashbacks will be the story of his survival and rise, with the final flashback showing him taking Jabba’s throne.

I’ll need to watch the cut again in full, but if anyone is interested in seeing the current cut I’ll be able to provide a link next week. PM me.

Peonthegrate said:

Looks great, do wish that it would be possible to remove even more of the mods scenes. But that seems like it would be very difficult/impossible.

And there would be no footage left! I had to leave in a bit more of the mods/freetowners side of the battle than intended because a large chunk of the Mando side was cut to remove Grogu, Pelli & the Majordomo.

WitchDR said:

Looking great smudger!

Like szopman said above I do think it could use some trimming of the dialogue. Something I’d really like to see in the edit is less “smart Fennec -stupid Boba”. I hate that Fennec always has to talk him in the right direction. It just further drives the wedge in his past self being the most fearsome bounty hunter, when he constantly makes stupid moves. You should try removing Fennec talking Boba out of attacking Bane in that scene. Just have him make the smart decision of being more calculated when going against Bane, instead of external forces motivating him to be.

Good idea about the Fennec/Boba dialogue. I’ll see how it feels when I watch the full edit. I agree it makes Boba look weaker, but I like that it adds something to the Fennec-Boba relationship.

szopman said:

The editing looks great! faaar better than what we’ve got in the original 😉

Though I still think Boba talks too much 😃

Thanks. I did cut out some of his talking, but wanted to portray him as a competent leader!

I’ve now edited together the final battle. I’ve cut Grogu and the Majordomo (which will allow me to completely remove the dreaded vespa chase) and it works really well. The audio is done except for the two music transitions into and out of the sequence, which I will re-score later.

Here is the link if you want to view it.
Password is my username

https://vimeo.com/683662024

CaptainFaraday said:

It’s a shame TCW is animated, because otherwise you could use it as flashbacks in the bacta tank. Perhaps just some audio of the two speaking could be put over footage of Boba sleeping in the tank, to imply a memory/nightmare?

Audio could certainly work as it’s the same voice actor. I could put in a brief flash of Bane’s face with a blurred outline.

Sirius said:

Chase Adams said:

smudger9 said:

The rancor rampage can actually be cut by having Boba v Bane be the climax. Then cutting to the Fennec assassination scene.

I like that, but logistically you’d need to keep Grogu on Tatooine otherwise there’s no existing reunion between him and Mando.

Technically you don’t really need to maintain Grogu on Taooine to have a Mando and Grogu reunion. CarboniteSolo give this idea for a sequence of events, what I think could work for the final:

-Have Din arrive and spend time talking with Ahsoka, Luke training Grogu, but omit the scene when Ahsoka talks about Grogu’s training being interrupted if he sees him.

-Luke asking Grogu if he wants the lightsaber or his friend’s gift.

-Then we see Din’s ship flying off the planet.

-The last scene is Grogu tapping on the glass and Din pushing the button to accelerate.

Plus, you could take the central lines of their reunion and paste somewhere in this footage, maybe in the scene where Din’s ship is flying off the planet.

Managed to cut this together this evening. Actually didn’t take too much work and the result is really good.
Here is the sequence:

1. Final scene of BOBF Ep7 where the shot pans from Mos Espa up to space to the N1 Starfighter. Use the full shot until it cuts to Grogu (that is cut).
2. Cut in the scene aboard the star liner with the Rhodian child as he sees the N1 straighter move past. Keep the shot of Mando nodding to him (works as a great pointer to where Mando is going).
3. Cut in an onboard shot of Mando on the N1 and a shot of him punching in the booster.
4. Cut back to the Rhodian child as you see the N1 speed off in the glass reflection.
5. Wipe to the N1 Starfighter exiting hyperspace above Verdant (I may cut in an on-board hyperspace exit shot of Mando on the Razorcrest from S1).
6. The scenes on Verdant then play out with some cutting done.
7. Edited so that Mando doesn’t leave after he hands Ahsoka the beskar vest.
8. Altered Luke’s line “the Mandalorian was here” to the “Mandalorian is here”.
9. Run sequence as Luke ponders what to do with Grogu and cut in shot of Mando looking up at them (Zoomed to cut out Ahsoka). This reminds us that Mando is still there.
10. Wipe from Mando shot to the completed hut.
11. Run the Grogu “choice” scene with an extended close up shot of Grogu at the end.
12. Hard cut from close-up of Grogu in the hut to close-up of Grogu on the N1 Starfighter. Switch to the wide shot of the N1 and then run the sequence, ending with the Iris-out.

Boom! Works so much better than I expected and this is how I will now edit it.

Last tasks are to tighten up the middle of the Boba-Tatooine storyline and then decide on how many and how much to put into Boba’s flashbacks. Current runtime is 2h 55min, but I’m hoping to trim it back to 2h 45mins.

Its all coming together really nicely.

Sirius said:

Chase Adams said:

smudger9 said:

The rancor rampage can actually be cut by having Boba v Bane be the climax. Then cutting to the Fennec assassination scene.

I like that, but logistically you’d need to keep Grogu on Tatooine otherwise there’s no existing reunion between him and Mando.

Technically you don’t really need to maintain Grogu on Taooine to have a Mando and Grogu reunion. CarboniteSolo give this idea for a sequence of events, what I think could work for the final:

-Have Din arrive and spend time talking with Ahsoka, Luke training Grogu, but omit the scene when Ahsoka talks about Grogu’s training being interrupted if he sees him.

-Luke asking Grogu if he wants the lightsaber or his friend’s gift.

-Then we see Din’s ship flying off the planet.

-The last scene is Grogu tapping on the glass and Din pushing the button to accelerate.

Plus, you could take the central lines of their reunion and paste somewhere in this footage, maybe in the scene where Din’s ship is flying off the planet.

This sequence is my next task. This week I’ve been cutting together the Tatooine finale and have managed to completely remove Grogu, Pelli and the Major-domo. The resulting cut is actually really good although the audio is going to be challenging!

leftshoe18 said:

I’m not sure how you could remove Grogu from Tatooine without resolving the whole rancor rampage thing.

The rancor rampage can actually be cut by having Boba v Bane be the climax. Then cutting to the Fennec assassination scene.

Darth Raditz said:

smudger9 said:

First cut coming in at the 3-hour mark, which is much longer than I would like. Annoyingly Mando’s trip to see Grogu completely derails the story, interferes with pacing and adds a huge chunk of time. I really wish they hadn’t used this series to reunite Mando and Grogu.

If pacing is an issue, have you toyed with making Mando’s visit to Luke’s planet a flashback in itself? That way you avoid the awkwardness of Mando telling Fennec “yeah, I’ll help you out…after I run some errands first.”

The idea I’m currently trying to run with is having Mando’s visit to Luke/Grogu at the end of the movie as a sort of epilogue.
The main barrier to this is whether I can successfully remove Grogu from Tatooine……

This would also fit really well with it being Mando Episode 3 because it starts with Din losing his clan, but ends with him getting Grogu back (and helping Boba in the middle).

CourtlyHades296 said:

Are there any plans for a full-on rescoring? I felt that the music was a letdown compared to Gorannson’s Mandalorian and especially Williams’ Skywalker Saga.

No. I thought the music was very good, and certainly not one of the major problems with the series. The music also bleeds very heavily into the central channel, so rescoring would be virtually impossible. I’ll add/adjust some music for transitions but that’s about it.

szopman said:

smudger9 said:

szopman said:

smudger9 said:

First cut coming in at the 3-hour mark, which is much longer than I would like. Annoyingly Mando’s trip to see Grogu completely derails the story, interferes with pacing and adds a huge chunk of time. I really wish they hadn’t used this series to reunite Mando and Grogu.

Sounds cool, it means 3.5h of fillers and messy stuff cut 😄

Dunno what’s your plan and if this idea helps but maybe yoy can cut all the twins/krrasantan thing from episodes 1-3 and introduce him with the scenes from chapter 4 where he beats up some people. It would spare us as well the miserable beating Boba got from him before 😄

Out of curiosity, how you are gonna treat the whole mototbike gang? 😉

About Grogu, maybe there’s some way of cutting him completely from the finale and leave the choice scene as the last scene/cliffhanger? This way, even when we see Mando abd Grogu together in the next episode, it will be just obvious the kid chose Mando, doesnt need to be shown on screen.

Anyway, Good luck with editing the finale 😉 if anyone can make this mess a coherent nice sequence, its you.

The motorbike gang have been vastly reduced. I’ve left in the recruitment scene in Mos Espa, but the chase scene has been completely cut, as has any reference to the Major’s majordomo… he flees the Mayor’s office and is never seen again!

I’ve kept the twins scenes in because they are tied to the Rancor and they do provide some valuable plot progression. I’ve dealt with Krrsantan by Boba offering him a job instead of releasing him, allowing me to cut his scene in the Catina.

Unfortunately you can’t have just Grogu’s choice scene because the choice is between the lightsaber and the beskar, which Mando needs to deliver.

Having watched the rough cut through, it does make a decent movie. Infinitely more watchable than the series itself. The difficult part is trying to make sense of Boba’s motivations.

So, you plan to remove the whole Groku/Mando/Ahsoka/Luke stuff?

JEDIT
3h movie sounds very ok I think. Nowadays, a lot of blockbusters reach 2h30-45min runtime so it’s okay.
Very interested to see how you edited Krrasantan thing 😄

No, the Luke/Grogu/Ashoka stuff will be there. I’d prefer it not to be, but it’s essential for the overarching story.
It will be trimmed to keep it more compact.

szopman said:

smudger9 said:

First cut coming in at the 3-hour mark, which is much longer than I would like. Annoyingly Mando’s trip to see Grogu completely derails the story, interferes with pacing and adds a huge chunk of time. I really wish they hadn’t used this series to reunite Mando and Grogu.

Sounds cool, it means 3.5h of fillers and messy stuff cut 😄

Dunno what’s your plan and if this idea helps but maybe yoy can cut all the twins/krrasantan thing from episodes 1-3 and introduce him with the scenes from chapter 4 where he beats up some people. It would spare us as well the miserable beating Boba got from him before 😄

Out of curiosity, how you are gonna treat the whole mototbike gang? 😉

About Grogu, maybe there’s some way of cutting him completely from the finale and leave the choice scene as the last scene/cliffhanger? This way, even when we see Mando abd Grogu together in the next episode, it will be just obvious the kid chose Mando, doesnt need to be shown on screen.

Anyway, Good luck with editing the finale 😉 if anyone can make this mess a coherent nice sequence, its you.

The motorbike gang have been vastly reduced. I’ve left in the recruitment scene in Mos Espa, but the chase scene has been completely cut, as has any reference to the Major’s majordomo… he flees the Mayor’s office and is never seen again!

I’ve kept the twins scenes in because they are tied to the Rancor and they do provide some valuable plot progression. I’ve dealt with Krrsantan by Boba offering him a job instead of releasing him, allowing me to cut his scene in the Catina.

Unfortunately you can’t have just Grogu’s choice scene because the choice is between the lightsaber and the beskar, which Mando needs to deliver.

Having watched the rough cut through, it does make a decent movie. Infinitely more watchable than the series itself. The difficult part is trying to make sense of Boba’s motivations.

First cut coming in at the 3-hour mark, which is much longer than I would like. Annoyingly Mando’s trip to see Grogu completely derails the story, interferes with pacing and adds a huge chunk of time. I really wish they hadn’t used this series to reunite Mando and Grogu.

natestarwarsfan122 said:

szopman said:

I know I may be a pain with this aspect, but does it make sense (for now at least) to still make it (The Book of) Boba Fett - Episode I?

We don’t really know yet if they plan the 2nd season. So ot would be off to have only Episode I with nothing to follow.
Then, if someone wanna watch SW in chronological order, we have:
Star Wars Episode VI, then Mandalorian Episode I, Episode II and then Boba Episode I 😄
And after Mando s03, it 'll be Mandalorian Episode I, Episode II, Boba Episode I and again Mando Episode III. So it’s like jumping between episodes of different subserieses. Maybe for now it makes more sense to make this Mando Episode III? Or simply Star wars:The book of boba fett or more like A Star Wars Story thing?

Don’t wanna criticise or anything, just sharing some insights about the bigger picture. Who knows, maybe after Ahsoka, it will even make more sense to make all yhos post-RotJ movies Episodes 7,8,9,10 and so on.

Honestly it could just be called The Mandalorian Episode 3: The Book of Boba Fett

The way the edit is shaping up, it’s definitely going to be Mando Ep3. However, I don’t think I’m going to go with the “Return of a Legend” title. I’m toying with “The New Way” but I think that sounds a little weak TBH.

ThanosM. said:

smudger9 said:

Well the finale was an unsatisfying mess. This is going to take a lot of work to sort it out! I honestly think an edit is the only way I’ll revisit the show. I start this evening……

Couldn’t agree more.

SPOILERS

I was hoping for an episode without Grogu. I wanted his and Mando’s recomposition to be an exclusive Mandalorian moment and a more emotional one. There were some cool moments in this episode, but, to be honest, I didn’t even care about the whole fight.

If I were to make an edit out of this season perhaps I would make a film about Boba’s past and his attempts to bring peace in Mos Espa until Episode 5. And then another film (maybe Mandalorian 3) with Episodes 5-6-7. Although it would be an underwhelming Mandalorian film.
Very intersted to see how you will handle such material. Wish you all the luck.

My current plan is to run the Mando and “present” Boba stories side by side with a heavily edited finale and 3 very brief flashbacks. My tactic will be to edit it in reverse, so my first task is to edit todays episode into something workable.

Well the finale was an unsatisfying mess. This is going to take a lot of work to sort it out! I honestly think an edit is the only way I’ll revisit the show. I start this evening……

CMMAP said:

Yet another outstanding „fan“edit of a character 😃
https://youtu.be/OHu5uYXYLFs

Agree. I didn’t see that much improvement with the Mando S2 deepfake Luke, but this is infinitely better and more true to the animated character. I would love to put this into my edit.

leftshoe18 said:

Well after the last episode it’s clear the best play is to make this Mandalorian 3. Maybe make the Boba flashbacks their own side movie.

Indeed. And TBH I can probably fit in enough edited flashbacks to support the narrative.

PMs sent.