This edit sounds really bold and incredible! I will be following your progress closely.
Thanks for the enthusiasm! Actually your edit is the one that inspired me to give editing this movie a go!
Yeah
Cool! But what will become of Dawn of War?
Still working on it but it won’t be my priority. I have less passion for that film than I do for this one.
As for Han dying, while it might serve the trilogy it would be very hard to pull off (the final shot has Han clearly visible).
There will be no celebration at the end. The rebel forces lose the battle. But I agree that it will be hard to pull off.
Also just to simplify the story, how about Endor is the forest moon of the Imperial Capital (like how it wa originally intended). The throne room could take place on a space station overhead.
In my edit the Luke and Vader stuff doesn’t happen till after the battle, so its location wouldn’t matter.
Excited for this!
Thank you!
I’m kinda going for that classic snotty Imperial British. I don’t know if Australian would fit.
Hello!
I have always loved Return of the Jedi, but I know that it can be so much more.
I’m sure you’ve heard the story of Gary Kurtz’s falling out with George Lucas, with George kiddying up the final act of the Star Wars trilogy in order to boost toy sales. Gary Kurtz’s bittersweet and somber conclusion to Star Wars was taken from him.
Revenge of the Jedi is my upcoming edit of Return of the Jedi
My edit intends to bring the version of Jedi we got as close as possible to Gary Kurtz’s original plan.
There won’t be a Death Star in the film!
The rebels mount a desperate attack on an Imperial stronghold in the Outer Rim. The plan is to infiltrate the forest moon of Endor, blow up the shield generator, and for the fleet to then provide support. Vader and Luke’s final confrontation will take place in the Emperor’s personal Star Destroyer.
Vader’s character arc will be a continuation of the previous film.
He has no respect for the emperor (established in the previous film) and tries to convince Luke to join him on the dark side of the force to overthrow the emperor!
Han Solo (might) die!
This one I’m not so sure on. If I did do it he would die in the Shield Generator’s explosion in a manner of self-sacrifice after a squadron of imperials storm the room. However execution would be incredibly difficult. We’ll see. If you have any suggestions I am open to them.
-VARIOUS OTHER CHANGES-
Maybe Luke and Leia aren’t siblings? Maybe Luke has a twin sister but it isn’t Leia?
-I NEED HELP!-
-I need various imperial voices.
-PREVIEWS-
-Here’s a poster I made: https://i.imgur.com/0iqxeEl.jpg
-Trailer: https://vimeo.com/256663714
I have no timeframe for when the edit will be released.
The main problem with the CG Yoda is that it looks nothing like OT Yoda.
Huh. It works really well but I don’t see the point? Are you trimming the revelation scene or is this the beginning of a new revelation scene? Is this the scene when Palpatine appoints Anakin to go to the council?
EDIT: Is this just dialogue from the deleted scene?
I must say I am excited for your edit. I have loved all of your previews.
EDIT 2: Holy crap I didn’t even notice that Hayden originally didn’t speak there (in the BluRay version)
Good job!
Kitty I know this is a little off-topic but is English your first language? No offense intended.
Snooker i am going to predict you are 28 years old.
Why?
Oh, I thought the thread said “predict who you are”
…what?
^ Reminds me of those old ideas of Mace being called “Darth Vader” in order to throw off the sequential audience.
Terrible idea, but the recolor looks good!
I think the final scene being Obi-Wan and Maul’s rematch from Rebels might work depending on how it’s integrated.
removed
Drive (2011)
This is my favorite movie of all time. Before I first saw it I thought that nothing could trump Empire. I was wrong. 10/10
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Can’t go wrong with a Ryan Gosling crime movie. The first bit was completely great but the quality slowly declined in the latter half. Overall 7.5/10.
Anakin Starkiller said:
You know I really love how the lighting turned out.
Thanks!
Trust me, having her speak only offscreen is not a good idea. It just comes off as really awkward.
It’ll only be one or two lines. Most of her lines will be onscreen (most of her dialogue from the episode II scene won’t be used anyways)
Don’t worry, this is probably the only shot with CG-Dooku.
The queens head from the original Nemoidian conversation will be plastered on a production image of the specific black dress she wears in this scene.
I’m solving the whole queens head thing by having most of this conversation take place in Dookus ship, therefore I can just have her audio come in from offscreen and show Dooku’s reaction.
Another quick preview:
https://gfycat.com/ExaltedEveryArctichare
Here’s a hi-rez screenshot because the gif is so compressed:
Still a rough draft for sure, a lot of it is experimentation.
Definitely. And the stuff that does work really works.
Overall I liked it!
I’ll update this as I watch it.
The crawl looks a little off, maybe the font is too small?
The elevator exchange feels better, but I feel like there’s some overlapping music.
I like some of the color correction, but a lot of it completely removes the color black from the frame, making the darkest color a gray. I personally would prefer that the darks be black rather than gray but it isn’t a deal-breaker. Certainly an improvement over the original.
I like Anakin’s “So have you.” It works 10x better than the original, but the laughing sticks out a little. Maybe pitch it down a little.
I like the dreams conversation a lot.
I would cut the Padme packing her bags scene when Anakin sits down and says “I know”. I do really like the way you’ve edited the scene though.
I would cut the librarian asking “are you having a problem Master Kenobi” immediately after asking if he needed assistance.
I would cut the whole Yoda younglings scene, however you’ve made it less unbearable.
I don’t like the landing on Naboo conversation. I never have. I also never liked the Padme’s home deleted scenes.
Padme’s field talk works now. It isn’t completely boring.
The day to night on the nighttime kiss doesn’t work, but it didn’t work in Octorox’s either.
I forget where I first saw it but I loved the little Anakin tusken dream part and him waking up next to Padme.
I don’t like the droid saying “Okie-dokie”
So Owen is straight up Anakin’s brother? That’s interesting. I like the use of Anakin’s theme.
“A thousand more systems” rather than 10 thousand? I guess it’s more realistic.
I liked the cuts to the dinner conversation.
I like the cut to black during the sandpeople slaughter.
What is that shouting when Anakin’s arriving at the homestead?
I like Owen saying “Brother” but I feel like it could be louder.
I really like Padme cutting Anakin off while he’s saying “Strict orders”. That’s genius!
I don’t know why you have Anakin saying see you soon while the ship is flying off, but in any case it is far too quiet to hear.
“Alright let’s do it” sounds nothing like Anakin.
I really don’t like the droid factory sequence but you’ve made it… bearable?
The love pledge is better now.
Obi Wan’s “That was good” should be moved somewhere else.
I really don’t like the 3PO battle droid bits.
I like Obi Wan talking about Anakin at the end. I’m not 100% sure it blends in though.
The movie is good. My only issue is the Opera lady. That is literally the only thing that I would edit. Maybe the “saving what we love” quote. Maybe.
LordPlagueis said:
So we never even see the Clone Wars in your edit?
The people in the Clone armor will never be explicitly called clones. If you want them to be clones, your headcannon is just as good as mine.
LordPlagueis said:
I am confused as to why Anakin turns to the dark side in your version of the prequels. If he is not afraid his wife will die and the war is already over, what would motivate him to turn to the dark side?
Do keep in mind that that first post is probably way off from what will eventually be my cut.
Anakin turning for love is probably the most possibly compelling, but the execution in the film is awful. As soon as Palps is like “Oh yeah by the way I can’t save your wife, the one reason why you just joined me” Anakin would have pulled his saber out and killed the guy. I feel like if Anakin is slowly corrupted by Palpatine, being told that the Council are untrustworthy and whatnot, overtime his takeover won’t be for love of his wife but for his love of the Government. This is more in line with the Vader we see in the OT, calm and collected while enforcing the will of the Empire.
But my Sith edit is years away, let’s not get too carried away with specifics this early on 😛
EDIT: Also P.S. my Clones edit will be completely different from how I initially spoke of it. Just wait and see 😉
Very excited for this!
Also what about white for Mauls Lightsaber Color.
That’s what it is in that little gif preview. I think that’s the way I’m gonna go.
