oojason

TiiN said:

Very old thread but because I am at the moment watching some Fan Films:

1. Knightquest
2. Broken Allegiance
3. Darth Maul - Apprentice
4. The Dark Redemption
5. Kenobi

Three old and two younger productions in my top 5.
Today the possiblities are quite easier (or better) to create a star wars fan film. Nevertheless Knightquest, Broken Allegiance and The Dark Redemption has the special Star Wars magic 😃
The Darth Maul movie is an optical masterpiece and the Kenobi movie has an awesome casting and acting.

There are a few good fan edits listed up in here mate:-

Star Wars Fan Films / Shorts - a general discussion thread - including a mini-index of fan films in the thread; here. 👍
 

Looking forward to giving that 40 minute Knightquest fan film a watch.
 

The cover for the much anticipated ‘Art of Andor’ book (now delayed until 30th June, 2026)…

benduwan said:

Hmmm…they will only restore the deleted scenes from the bluray? 🥳🥂That’s great So far but no new scenes?
No colorations the black and white scenes?🤔

These are just the scenes that have been uploaded to the ALI youtube channel so far - there may be more scenes to come. 👍

It is all a ‘Work In Progress’ (WIP) - so we can hope for more detailed scenes as their work progresses (and maybe colour too). 🥂
 

A Video Update for December - from our very own SonnyGFunk…_
 

Star Wars Theatrical OT Official Restoration Leaked Clips - December 2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkAFrbdkldQ - a 1 minute update video from SonnyGFunk (with audio).

Sonny’s previous quality videos can be found in here (then scroll down) - and at www.youtube.com/@sonnyhale/videos 👍

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON & NEW VIDEO CLIP - DELETED SCENE - FROM EMPIRE STRIKES BACK…

ALI (720p)…

 
2011 blu ray…

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/176vtm
 

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON & NEW VIDEO CLIP - DELETED SCENE - FROM STAR WARS…

ALI (720p)…

 
2011 blu ray…

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/tjf9ap
 

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON & NEW VIDEO CLIP - DELETED SCENE - FROM RETURN OF THE JEDI…

ALI (720p)…

 
2011 blu ray…

Detail: ALI (720p)…

 
Detail: 2011 blu ray…

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/1pes14
 

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON & NEW VIDEO CLIP - DELETED SCENE - FROM RETURN OF THE JEDI…

ALI (720p)…

 
2011 blu ray…

Detail: ALI (720p)…

 
Detail: 2011 blu ray…

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/j7ujgs
 

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON & NEW VIDEO CLIP - DELETED SCENE - FROM RETURN OF THE JEDI…

ALI (720p)…

 
2011 blu ray…

Detail: ALI (720p)…

 
Detail: 2011 blu ray…

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/0lwnnq
 

benduwan said:

I wish everyone here a happy New year and hope more star wars rarities will see the Light this year.
Greetings

Same to you, mate. 👍
 

A few ‘comparison images’ have been added to the previous Deleted Scene video clip from Empire Strikes Back.

Plus there are 4 more Deleted Scene video clips to be uploaded today (from ESB and ROTJ)…
 

The Breakthrough That Could Solve Ocean Plastic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IIxOiMmaTg - a 10 minute video from Planet Wild.
 

The blurb: 'We’re helping to fight plastic pollution in Mumbai by stopping ocean plastic at the source.
🌱 Join us to rewild the planet: https://planetwild.com/join/m34

Ocean plastic waste is one of the planet’s biggest crises, and it’s getting worse. Most of this plastic doesn’t start at sea. It comes from land.

Once the plastic reaches the ocean, it’s extremely difficult to do anything about it. The plastic pollution spreads through marine ecosystems and ultimately breaks down into microplastics.

In Mumbai, that is exactly what is happening. Plastic often ends up in storm drains and waterways and then flows straight into the ocean.

That’s why in our 34rd mission, we went to Mumbai and teamed up with Plastic Fischer, an organization whose low-tech invention is stopping plastic waste from entering the ocean by capturing it at the source.

Make sure to follow Plastic Fischer: IG - plastic_fischer Website - https://plasticfischer.com/ ’
 

'“It’ll be fine…”

A DELETED SCENE FROM EMPIRE STRIKES BACK…

https://streamable.com/lua9rd - a 22 second video clip.

A COUPLE OF COMPARISON IMAGES…

 
Please remember these are a Work In Progress - WIP; with the usual youtube compression issues and streamble video limitations etc.
 

ALI (720p)…

 
2011 blu ray…

Detail: ALI (720p)…

 
Detail: 2011 blu ray…

 
A Mini-Index for info on the ALI OOT Restoration Leaks…

• An Introduction / Overview
• Image Screenshots & Comparisons
• Video & Audio Clips
• Media Coverage & Content
• FAQs
• News & Updates

ethug said:

RogerMan said:

It’s a real shame that he’s no longer active, because he did an excellent job on his projects. In my opinion, his work was much better than the official version. I hope he’s doing well, wherever he is, and that someone has kept his projects safe.

I only just found this forum it’s sad to see that it’s impossible to get a link to these projects when the author is inactive.

It is more sad to think that someone may see your post - and mistakenly think it is true…
 

❕ I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation I am interested in - but I don’t know how to get / acquire / download it? ❕

❕ ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + member FAQs ❕ - in General Assistance.
 

The Bog Beast! 👍

^ as it was known in the script for Empire (much later named a ‘Dragonsnake’ in canon / EU / Legends etc)
 

T’bone had a decent segment about it here - https://starwarz.com/tbone/dagobah

Obligatory wookieepedia article - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Dragonsnake

TFn Zoo-ology piece - www.theforce.net/swtc/zoology/dragonsnake.html

From the script - https://imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Wars-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.html
 

Suddenly, through the thick fog layer, a dark shape appears, moving
toward the little droid. The dark, sinuous bog beast dives beneath the
swampy water, making a loud clunk against Artoo’s metal hull. The
droid disappears from sight, uttering a pathetic electronic scream.

Holding his ignited lightsaber before him, Luke wades a few feet into
the murky pool, looking for any sign of his little friend.

			LUKE
	Artoo!

The black surface is still as death itself… until a few bubbles begin
to appear. Then, phheewaat!! The runt-size robot is spit out of the
water, makes a graceful arc, and comes crashing down into a patch of
soft gray moss.

			LUKE
	Oh, no!  Are you all right?  Come 
	on.  You're lucky you don't taste 
	very good.  Anything broken?

Luke helps Artoo to his feet and begins wiping the mud and roots from
his round metal body. Artoo responds with feeble, soggy beeps.

			LUKE
	If you're saying coming here was 
	a bad idea, I'm beginning to agree 
	with you.  Oh, Artoo, what are we 
	doing here?  It's like... something 
	out of a dream, or, I don't know.  
	Maybe I'm just going crazy.

As Luke glances around at the spooky swamp jungle that surrounds him,
Artoo ejects a stream of muddy water from one of his cranial ports.

Jamie Benning may have done a shot doc or something similar for this - very much up his street; and worth a search for. 👍
 

An audio clip from Star Wars…

‘Stereo Downmix Complete, PCM, Bit Float - 25 (No clip) (OPUS) - 20251225 - mSm7OeLkNa4’:-

https://streamable.com/t50bgo - a 52 second audio only clip.
 

AN AUDIO CLIP FROM RETURN OF THE JEDI…

‘Stereo Downmix Complete, PCM, Bit Float - 24 - 20251224 - 0WFp30FhsTE’:-

https://streamable.com/sa5i78 - a 35 second audio only clip.

Merry Christmas, everyone. 👍
 

An AUDIO CLIP FROM STAR WARS…

‘Stereo Downmix Complete, PCM, Bit Float - 23 (OPUS) - 20251224 - WZECfM3lf8E’:-

https://streamable.com/xt2sif - a 95 second audio only clip.
 

Merry Christmas, everyone. 👍

Remember, we have friends everywhere…
 

^ from https://x.com/ILMVFX/status/2003543169582137688 (I’m hoping the above image isn’t AI…)

Sremrofsnart said:

WOW thank you so much!!

guess we have to wait a few months til we get infos which theater will show the version…

but that helps me a lot and i already have some places in mind:)

These also may be of some use - or merely of interest, mate…

2️⃣ Ⓑ Watching the Original Trilogy for the first time - and introducing the next generation to the theatrical cuts… of ‘An Index Thread for Original Trilogy Discussions’.

^ There are a number of threads in the section discussing various theatres where fans watch the Original Trilogy films for the first time - and these may be of specific interest (amongst the others):-

• Is the theater where you saw Star Wars still standing? (2012 thread)

• Trying to find where I saw Star Wars (2017 thread)

I’ll be watching Star Wars in 2027 at my local cinema - here - where I’ve seen all of the Star Wars films (even those two Ewok films in the mid-80s!) since moving nearby in '80.

They still keep the food and drink reasonably priced too - the benefit of being an independent cinema, I guess.

Hopefully there’ll be a decent Star Wars film out to watch in 2039 - the cinema’s 100th anniversary. 👍

I hope all you good people find somewhere special to watch to the 2027 theatrical re-release of Star Wars…
 

all credit to Roobyoo for this (I’ve posted it in one of the other threads - but thought it may also apply here)…
 

In Germany it appears that Star Wars will be shown in cinemas from Thursday 18th February, 2027…

https://allscreens.de/filmstarts?movie_filter[search]=&movie_filter[rental_company]=&movie_filter[date_from]=01.02.2027&movie_filter[date_to]=&movie_filter[group_by]=startDate
 

If you live outside the US, it may be worth checking any decent and reliable ‘cinema release’ sites for your country - to see when Star Wars will actually be shown in your area of the world… 👍
 

Hopefully we’ll also see more details on what languages the respective opening crawls will be in - as well as possible audio dubs and subtitle options…
 

An AUDIO CLIP FROM STAR WARS…

‘Stereo Downmix Complete, PCM, Bit Float - 22 - 20251223 - FPaVe-o9iAA’:-

https://streamable.com/84uhyk - 126 second audio only clip (and may sound familiar). 👍
 

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON - AND A NEW VIDEO CLIP - FROM EMPIRE STRIKES BACK…

ALI…

 
UHD…

 
2011 blu ray…

 
4K80…

 
The 2006 GOUT DVD…

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/ak9vpm

 
A Mini-Index for info on the ALI OOT Restoration Leaks…

• An Introduction / Overview
• Image Screenshots & Comparisons
• Video & Audio Clips
• Media Coverage & Content
• FAQs
• News & Updates

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

oojason said:

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON - AND A NEW VIDEO CLIP - FROM EMPIRE STRIKES BACK…

 

ALI…

 
2019 UHD…

 
2011 blu ray…

 
4K80…

 
The 2006 GOUT DVD…

 

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/k0ru7f
 

Surely that 2011 isn’t real!!! 😂

There must have been many people tinkering with the settings on their TV when they put that blu ray on back in the day (and then tinkering with it again afterwards - to get the settings all back to ‘normal’!)

YAREL_RGP said:

oojason said:

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON - AND A NEW VIDEO CLIP - FROM EMPIRE STRIKES BACK…

 

ALI…

4K80…

Do you notice that the colors are very similar?

I’m more surprised when there is now even a slight colour difference between them, mate. Zion’s images of the XO Project for Star Wars are very close too (with many of the official releases back in the 80s & 90s then were far more accurate / pleasing than the 2004/11/19 releases, IMHO). 👍

pat man said:

oojason said:

NEW SCREENSHOT COMPARISON - AND A NEW VIDEO CLIP - FROM EMPIRE STRIKES BACK…

 
The Old Emperor…

 

ALI…

 
4K80…

 
The 2006 GOUT DVD…

 

a streamable video clip of the above scene: https://streamable.com/tuzstf
 

ALI Thank You. Colors, Contrast, Sharpness, No Heavy DNR. Thank You. The Original Unaltered Trilogy has never looked better in my opinion. Looking forward to the new audio mixes and hopefully the original mixes are preserved and included.

💯