FALL OF THE JEDI: A Single Film Star Wars Prequel Edit

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  • čas přidán 12. 11. 2015
  • With this edit I attempted to distill the Star Wars prequels down to a single movie, that if viewed for the first time would stand on its own and make complete sense to the viewer. My goal was to present the story of Anakin Skywalker in the style of a Shakespearean tragedy, while bending Anakin's character arc from the self serving whiner in the original, to a man corrupted by vaulting ambition and immense power.
    I recommend viewing FALL OF THE JEDI after episodes IV and V, as if it's an extended flashback, before finishing the Anakin Skywalker saga with RETURN OF THE JEDI.
    I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did editing it!
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  • @buck1627
    @buck1627 Před 6 lety +2693

    Why did you cut "What About The Droid Attack on the Wookiees"
    That is a key point of the whole franchise

    • @peterjoyfilms
      @peterjoyfilms Před 5 lety +180

      Patrick Star He's right, it's a system they couldn't afford to lose.

    • @mglmouser
      @mglmouser Před 5 lety +30

      It actually brings nothing to the Skywalker / Jedi narrative. It was useless.

    • @RMBII91
      @RMBII91 Před 5 lety +17

      @purplinko mglmousers joke went over your head as well...WOOOOOOSH.

    • @miroslavkichukov9085
      @miroslavkichukov9085 Před 5 lety +31

      Probably because they didn't have good relations with the Wookies

    • @michgingras
      @michgingras Před 5 lety +2

      because he is an idiot

  • @Finkster2320
    @Finkster2320 Před 5 lety +314

    "I have the high ground" isn't here so I basically just wasted 2 and a half hours.

    • @gman0973
      @gman0973 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Funny, he didn’t against Maul!

    • @Metta33
      @Metta33 Před 4 měsíci

      Isint that in the battle between obi wan and annakin in revenge of the sith?

    • @KimberlyMitchell-jf7nv
      @KimberlyMitchell-jf7nv Před 2 měsíci +3

      😂😂😂 we all wasted our time

    • @wingitprod
      @wingitprod Před měsícem

      @@KimberlyMitchell-jf7nv ouch!

    • @henryblazer20
      @henryblazer20 Před měsícem

      it was free content. cry more, nerd.

  • @The_AndroidSentByCyberlife
    @The_AndroidSentByCyberlife Před 5 měsíci +196

    Having the first scene be Maul vs Obi Wan and Qui Gon was genius could you imagine going to see that in cinemas and this being the first scene

    • @DrewFerrigno
      @DrewFerrigno Před 4 měsíci +26

      Building up to that point made it way cooler for me.... we didn't even get to see the iconic part where he surprises you with the double blade

    • @heckr0125
      @heckr0125 Před 4 měsíci +10

      Also we have no idea who Qui-gon is and how pivotal his death affects Anakin’s training.

    • @andrewferguson6901
      @andrewferguson6901 Před 4 měsíci +5

      @@heckr0125 or anakin's childhood as a slave, and his attachment to his mother which was like, you know, a big deal

    • @peanutbutter7721
      @peanutbutter7721 Před 4 měsíci +3

      It's a fun idea for an edit that just wouldn't work in reality

  • @wrist-snap3444
    @wrist-snap3444 Před 4 měsíci +88

    Lol starting Ani in the cockpit with no context is a huge "wtf is a child doing in a war zone?" moment

    • @collinschoenfelder677
      @collinschoenfelder677 Před 4 měsíci +5

      I watch it like I've never seen Star Wars before, and I was telling myself, who is this kid and laughing my ass off

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      @traydafaka3038 Před 3 měsíci

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      @arturolcbarcelona7649 Před 3 měsíci

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  • @BonesYourDaddy
    @BonesYourDaddy Před 5 lety +78

    It doesn’t work. You’ve cut out stuff that makes the whole cut make no sense in many areas.

  • @GuroJeromeTeague
    @GuroJeromeTeague Před 7 lety +2247

    Why would you not show Anakin slaughtering the Sand People? That was pivotal in demonstrating his rage and anger that made him prime target for Palpatine's manipulations.

    • @endoffate5475
      @endoffate5475 Před 7 lety +118

      Exactly...I stoped watching there.

    • @Ryno911
      @Ryno911 Před 7 lety +48

      End Of Fate same here. Lost interest after that.

    • @travus111
      @travus111 Před 7 lety +67

      guys he shows it like 5 minutes after would, this is supposed to be a neo noir take of star wars not the anger action fulled one

    • @brendawayne9639
      @brendawayne9639 Před 7 lety

      Guro Jerome Teague I think the same thing

    • @tylerj2710
      @tylerj2710 Před 6 lety +4

      its in the other one that goes in chronic-logical order.

  • @wingitprod
    @wingitprod Před měsícem +7

    I'm surprised YT popo let this stay online and available for viewing with all the copyright concerns.

  • @fortnite67389
    @fortnite67389 Před 5 měsíci +2

    this is the revenge of the sith bro

  • @jaredhardegree8377
    @jaredhardegree8377 Před 5 lety +630

    Did you seriously cut out the entire planet of Kamino? What the hell? That's kind of important to the whole plot of the trilogy!

    • @silverarch0633
      @silverarch0633 Před 5 lety +80

      Suddenly there's a clone army.

    • @fleagle66
      @fleagle66 Před 5 lety +35

      You forget that the prequels are altogether a mixed bag of dog shit, so anything you do to them is probably an improvement.

    • @JJ-zo7jv
      @JJ-zo7jv Před 5 lety +87

      Fleagle how does it feel to be a sheep? Have you ever analytically watched the prequels? They are good movies with Revenge being the best Star Wars movie. A new hope is actually very flawed and Return has scenes with the Ewoks that drag on forever

    • @jaredhardegree8377
      @jaredhardegree8377 Před 5 lety +35

      Right, because completely destroying the plot makes the movie better, somehow...?

    • @TheGukos
      @TheGukos Před 5 lety +17

      Yeah, nothing marks a good movie like stepping into shit, talking about sand and turning an overall good person with some rage attacks into a children murdering maniac in less then 10 minutes including the demystification of one of the greatest villain of all time.

  • @megatto691
    @megatto691 Před 5 lety +42

    I've seen the prequels and this edit made absolutely no sense

  • @medleystudios72
    @medleystudios72 Před 5 měsíci +94

    I think it relied too much on the audience having seen the prequels as they are already. Right from the start, there's no reason for kid Anakin to be in one of the Naboo Starfighters. Some of the other leaps in narrative rely on the audience being aware of what was edited out.
    It's a valiant effort and herculean task, regardless. I applaud the work put into it.
    By far my FAVORITE departure was the use of the sequel trailer music over the ending montage.

    • @CrownofVictory-vr9nw
      @CrownofVictory-vr9nw Před 5 měsíci +6

      Anakin makes sense flying the Starfighter. It demonstrates the early rambunctious and strong willed, forward-moving character of our later fallen hero. A perfect introduction to the same character who frequently finds himself in those kinds of situations. Well done Greg. I enjoyed this!

    • @thejoin4687
      @thejoin4687 Před 5 měsíci +4

      It would work better, perhaps, if Anakin was already at Hayden's age in that scene. We know from the OT that Anakin was a great star pilot, so it makes sense to show him in at the action from the start. It's nice that Anakin mentions Qui Gon and then we cut to Qui Gon in the saber fight.

    • @daprovocateur
      @daprovocateur Před 4 měsíci

      Agreed

    • @CrownofVictory-vr9nw
      @CrownofVictory-vr9nw Před 4 měsíci

      @@thejoin4687 Dawg... He was the chosen one

    • @finnsempire5671
      @finnsempire5671 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@thejoin4687if the two people are actually the same person

  • @ILASTOU
    @ILASTOU Před 5 měsíci +1

    Its over, Anakin! I have the high ground

  • @CadillacBunner
    @CadillacBunner Před 7 lety +56

    IMO, the only reason this version "works" is because the intended viewers have already seen the prequels in their original form. A good test would be to show this cut to someone who has never seen the prequels before. If it makes sense to an impartial audience, it works great. Otherwise, I love it. Brilliant work.

    • @MrTaxiRob
      @MrTaxiRob Před 5 lety +1

      I've never seen them, and it makes sense to me. The problem is that everything about the Star Wars universe is awful, because hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a blaster at your side. There is too much nonsense in the whole mix, and not enough science for my science fiction cravings. Sure, i loved episodes IV, V and VI when I was a kid, but they just don't hold up apart from Han Solo's antiheroic assertion.... which basically killed the whole thing for me, because he was absolutely right.

    • @Hamatabo
      @Hamatabo Před 5 lety +2

      Taxi Rob I mean like... ow my heart. but also star wars isn’t really sci fi its a space opera. It tells a dramatic story that happens to be in space. The sci fi elements are cool and add to the mystery of the universe but are not necessarily required to make sense like star trek does (most of the time). Lightsabers are badass and symbolic but it doesn’t really matter how they work.
      also the “hokey religion” is absolutely a match for a blaster because they literally show just how powerful the force is against blasters, basically no one can shoot a jedi unless they’re distracted. A lightsaber isn’t a replacement for common sense but it is a very powerful weapon that only fell out of fashion because jedi were the only ones who could make them iirc

  • @Eron55555
    @Eron55555 Před 5 lety +48

    Ian McDiarmid is truly amazing as the Emperor.. They really should make a movie with him before it's too late.

    • @MikeHunt-ml5wf
      @MikeHunt-ml5wf Před 5 měsíci +18

      I wish disney never saw this comment 😅

    • @Eron55555
      @Eron55555 Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@MikeHunt-ml5wf Me too!

    • @m0thdm
      @m0thdm Před 5 měsíci +1

      I still feel this!

    • @remy1728
      @remy1728 Před 5 měsíci

      No, they really shouldn't :/

    • @Shelikes69
      @Shelikes69 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@MikeHunt-ml5wfwith guys who did „Rogue One“ and „Andor“ it could be an absolute banger of a movie.

  • @sputumtube
    @sputumtube Před 6 lety +1

    Enjoyed this very much - thanks...

  • @shadowmere541
    @shadowmere541 Před 5 lety +32

    >Leaves in the boring romance section
    >Cuts sand people massacre
    Why

  • @curbsidesyndicate
    @curbsidesyndicate Před 6 lety +288

    I don't understand the beginning, Why did they blow up that ship = where those people bad or is the kid in the yellow fighter the bad guy. Same with the red guy with the double sword, is he bad? He seemed like a nice guy that gets ganged up by the 2 hippies with swords. Only 15 min in so far

  • @PapaSince2012
    @PapaSince2012 Před 7 lety +510

    The Phantom Menace stuff would be confusing to someone not familiar with the film. Who's the little kid? There's no reference at all. You've got Obi saying, "There's Kamino" and he lands somewhere else. I stopped watching there.

    • @brussell639
      @brussell639 Před 6 lety +29

      David Curry
      Yeah, Obi Wan is supposed to be going to Kamino, as all the previous scenes were building up to that. The he shows Obi Wan chasing Jango and Bobba Fett thru the rings of Geonosis.

    • @MrVideoman90210
      @MrVideoman90210 Před 6 lety +19

      I agree. While Ep 1 can be 'trimmed' for sure... cutting as much as 15/20min out, this edit cuts way to much Only 10min of 1.. that's crazy. Its a good 'fast forward' if your a fan going to see ep 8 this year and what to get through it quickly. But new people would be lost. Only thing 2 needs cut is that droid factory scenes... 3 is fine as is.

    • @porterhunt1450
      @porterhunt1450 Před 6 lety

      he should've started from the beginning of the final action scene to get that reference point

    • @thegamingdutchman2280
      @thegamingdutchman2280 Před 6 lety +27

      Also where I stopped. The creation of the Clone army is essential to the plot

    • @momoney2720
      @momoney2720 Před 6 lety +1

      agreed,its not following a timeline?

  • @1man_crowd
    @1man_crowd Před 5 měsíci +2

    15:22 "Don't forget: she's a politician and they are not to be trusted." Sage, Obi-Wan.

  • @CuppaTeaExe
    @CuppaTeaExe Před 5 lety +11

    Mace Windu- A sith lord? Thats impossible. The sith have been extinct for thousands of years
    Palpatine- Allow us to introduce ourselves
    *Maul and Dooku walk behind*

  • @RobHawkinsHobby
    @RobHawkinsHobby Před 6 lety +143

    "I failed you, senator." No you didn't. You did EXACTLY what your job description entails.

  • @montemccarty6512
    @montemccarty6512 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Much was cut. No doubt. But, its free. Its edited together quite well. Im sick and off work, and im really enjoying this. Unlike many comments, im thankful i can watch this when i dont feel well. Thanks for a job well done. As the great master Yoda would say. Listen not to bad comments..for sad inside they are. Everything now they want. Appreciation for nothing they have.

  • @sectureverothoughtcriminal7734
    @sectureverothoughtcriminal7734 Před 3 měsíci +1

    And ALL the Jedi and Jedi Masters didn't sense such a big betrayal coming...

  • @stevenesbitt3528
    @stevenesbitt3528 Před 5 měsíci +9

    Phantom menace done after less than 10 mins! Qudos😂

  • @michaelmurgida9439
    @michaelmurgida9439 Před 7 lety +478

    Why did you cut out the Sand People Massacre ?????? no beauno

    • @MrAdrianpadilla
      @MrAdrianpadilla Před 7 lety

      Michael Murgida rong movie

    • @admiralraddus7893
      @admiralraddus7893 Před 7 lety +26

      Can you even spell. It is the right film. Sand People Massacre was in Episode 2. Best part.

    • @q-man323
      @q-man323 Před 6 lety +10

      To be fair, Michael spelled bueno as beauno, so they are both bad at spelling.

    • @evo2542
      @evo2542 Před 6 lety +5

      beano*

    • @Omegaroth666
      @Omegaroth666 Před 6 lety +10

      Michael Murgida agreed, I feel that scene with Shmi was the best storytelling in Episode II.

  • @thomasconway3526
    @thomasconway3526 Před 6 lety +4

    These are good people Padme. You’ll be safe.” Hey Anikan they didn’t keep your mama safe.

  • @randyjohnson2943
    @randyjohnson2943 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I've never thought about it but YES, it is very Shakespearean!

  • @jphillips7083
    @jphillips7083 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I haven't watched it yet but just from the reviews from my bro's a sis's I know this is going to be awesome!

  • @theflamingtraveler9734
    @theflamingtraveler9734 Před 5 lety +28

    honestly, i feel like removing most of Phantom Menace just kills most of anakins character, someone who had never seen star wars before would have no idea about any of what anakin is doing, like what his relation to any of the characters is, especially padme

    • @ethanclark100
      @ethanclark100 Před 5 lety +5

      Disagree entirely. Anakins character changes so much in ten years that it doesn't really matter. In the beginning of episode its pretty simply to understand that this young man has the hots for padme and that he already resents obi wan. No other character from the Phantom Menace really shows up or matters. Honestly you could just skip the first film entirely and miss nothing of value.

    • @RobercelisF
      @RobercelisF Před 3 měsíci

      Exatamente na minha versão eu pulo o episódio 1.

  • @angelicaheinz2678
    @angelicaheinz2678 Před 6 lety +14

    Sound is great. I am just now becoming a fan at 46. Look forward to seeing all your work. Thank you so very much. Enjoying it.

  • @jeffmiller2396
    @jeffmiller2396 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Now, this I would buy on Blu Ray

  • @a.happyman
    @a.happyman Před 3 měsíci +3

    "and make complete sense to the viewer." The cut is so rough that if you are not a fan you will not get it at all.

  • @dernvader6876
    @dernvader6876 Před 6 lety +3

    Best fan edit out there. Good job, started off curious and couldn't stop watching... although I don't agree with every edit of course, its pure genius work...

  • @16tommygun
    @16tommygun Před 7 lety +21

    Well done! Simply well done. You have an extraordinary artistic talent. Can't imagine the amount of time it took to put this together.

  • @antonyhunt9700
    @antonyhunt9700 Před 5 měsíci +1

    For some one who didnt really grow up watching star wars . But as now seen all the films i injoyed this fan made film anybody who spends so much time on a project weel done 👏👏👍

  • @cheesydanishgaming3333
    @cheesydanishgaming3333 Před 5 lety +1

    “There it is R4, our missing planet Kamino”
    Hey says as Geonosis is in front of him

  • @antoniusyoutube
    @antoniusyoutube Před 5 měsíci +32

    This was a really well done edit. Some scenes did not flow so well, because of slight missing context, but otherwise, it really is a superb effort. Enjoyed watching it.

  • @ladrhynbexx2780
    @ladrhynbexx2780 Před 7 lety +409

    This isnt the movie we were looking for.....

    • @porgie3003
      @porgie3003 Před 6 lety

      Realy

    • @steevrawjers
      @steevrawjers Před 6 lety +8

      Ladrhyn Bexx lol but i do celebrate this movie as way better than the current movies being bought and sold at disney land

    • @mcsone_
      @mcsone_ Před 6 lety +1

      I am the 100th person who liked this comment

    • @jointhe6461
      @jointhe6461 Před 6 lety +3

      ...but the one we deserve.

    • @maryannnewcomb5895
      @maryannnewcomb5895 Před 6 lety +3

      Ladrhyn Bexx yes it is, all you haters for the prequels wanted more action and less story.

  • @PacoTacoPwnage
    @PacoTacoPwnage Před 5 lety +1

    10 minutes devoted to episode 1. Perfect.

  • @qtsosa
    @qtsosa Před 5 lety +43

    The reason Anakin went to the Darkside was because everyone kept calling him Annie...

    • @isaiahsimmons5776
      @isaiahsimmons5776 Před 5 lety +2

      I can confirmed that complete visual dictionary said Anakin turned to dark side due to Annie and Darth Annie.

    • @heyitsryguy
      @heyitsryguy Před 5 lety +3

      Little Orphan Annie

    • @edwardweisenburg6585
      @edwardweisenburg6585 Před 4 měsíci +2

      He got his junk burned off, then became annie. Lol 😂

    • @user-jg3yu5rt3g
      @user-jg3yu5rt3g Před 3 měsíci

      Tidaak Rhoma.... Cukup annie...

    • @antonyhunt9700
      @antonyhunt9700 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I think he turned to the dark side because he had blue balls and not getting any drove him crazy 😂

  • @Jamescurry_
    @Jamescurry_ Před 6 lety +21

    An amazing edit truely. The beautiful compositions of scenes and the way you blended the film's together was wonderful. Also no jar jar, thank fuck for that.

    • @scotthuska3403
      @scotthuska3403 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Meesa thinks you nosa like Gungan called Jar Jar Binks?

  • @kevinconrad7926
    @kevinconrad7926 Před 5 lety +18

    The killing of the Sand People were, actually, pretty integral to his path to the Dark Side, IMO. Also, while Yoda's fight with Dooku was kind of cheesy as rendered, it did solidify Yoda's prowess with the lightsaber. And, come on...the high ground...
    Kudos for the minimization of Jar Jar :)

  • @JeanCorssair
    @JeanCorssair Před 5 lety +22

    This is fantastic. It's like you watched Mr. Plinkett's reviews of the prequel trilogy and cut out as much of the shit as possible. I find it funny that you managed to mash the first 2 into an hour, but then show most of ep 3.
    Awesome job, I'll be watching this whenever I marathon Star Wars from now on.

    • @user-hk7hz9cn7v
      @user-hk7hz9cn7v Před 5 měsíci

      Red Letter Media is cancer to anything creative. They hate everything

  • @user-jj7vf2ib7z
    @user-jj7vf2ib7z Před 5 měsíci +1

    The moral high ground never leads to the dark side ,understand you will

  • @mikecratty6791
    @mikecratty6791 Před 6 lety +5

    Master, apprentice. Which one was destroyed? Maul. They pan over to Palpatine after, holy shit never picked that up from the scene

  • @zachmcclure8814
    @zachmcclure8814 Před 5 lety +13

    The total cut out of Kamino would be totally confusing to a first time watcher

  • @stevenarmstrong5467
    @stevenarmstrong5467 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I liked how Anakin was right at the beginning of this edit. Gives more realism to how Jedi and Sith make child soldiers for their holy crusades. So weird in a good way!

  • @Dyrakro
    @Dyrakro Před 5 lety +19

    Wait, so Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are on the Federal Planet fighting Darth Maul while Naboo fighters blow the whole thing up? Obi even takes his time to hold Qui-Gon in his arms...
    And Jango attacks Obis ship out of a sudden and just keeps landing on the planet though he surely knows the intruder is alive?
    That aside the cuts make many scenes pretty weird. Like, why is a kid in a spaceship attacking a base? or how did this 55:01 go to 55:45?
    Is the command central of the Invisible Hand always empty? Even during war??
    Obi-Wan became a simple sidekick. he is one (if not the most) important person in Anakins life (even if the latter one wouldn't admit that).
    And btw you cut out nearly every meme source!

  • @kerorogunsou78
    @kerorogunsou78 Před 5 lety +21

    Just finished watching, and I have to say the editor DID accomplish what he set out to do. Now, I do think the story does work best as a trilogy, warts and all, if you had to compress it into one film, this was probably close to the best you could do. It left out a few key points and plot-lines, but overall it tells the story well. If I had seen this before seeing the trilogy, I might have been confused at certain points, and it could use some sort of transition to show the passage of time, but as just a straight edit without any added effects, it's good.

    • @thedon1570
      @thedon1570 Před 5 měsíci

      They DID NOT. Stop
      Using your burner! If it was acceptable they would have 1,000,000 likes PLUS! Look at how many watched it and only a fraction of them like it! If only they would let us see the amount of downvotes again!

    • @josephjohns4251
      @josephjohns4251 Před 5 měsíci

      Yeah he did. This is miles better than the prequels as they were edited. Folks who love the prequels will disagree and give down votes I guess. @@thedon1570

  • @DomTheK
    @DomTheK Před 5 měsíci +6

    just amazing, not enough words to describe to perfectly you combines 3 movies into 1

  • @radagastaddams3703
    @radagastaddams3703 Před 5 měsíci +16

    i loved the ending...using the Force Awakens trailer music works surprisingly well.
    it's such a tragic tale of love & loss. the last act of Revenge of the Sith is something I actually find hard to watch without a few tears. even though I'm 53 I'm not ashamed to admit it.
    the quality of Episodes 1 to 6 is still just incredible. Disney haven't got a hope of making something worthy of the Star Wars name.
    very good edit - there's a few bits I'd leave in like Anakin's first time losing it & slaughtering sand people who raped & killed Smee & the locket Anakin gave to Padme that you see in her hands at the funeral (it 's just a little thing but it's so sad & melancholy - it hits u that there's nothing left)
    but generally excellent stuff

    • @Scrubermensch
      @Scrubermensch Před 4 měsíci

      Wow wow wow wow wow what? They've never r*ped Shmi c'mon

  • @rudymathews1430
    @rudymathews1430 Před měsícem

    Saw 25th Anniversary release of Ep1 in cinemas today, May 2024 in Perth Australia. Came across this edit straight after, perfect companion piece. Loved it, all killer no filler! Removing the whiney / outright sociopathic tendencies of Anakin made his arc and romantic relationship infinitely better! Thank you. This was therapeutic, ha!

  • @brandonplayzmc5928
    @brandonplayzmc5928 Před 5 lety +6

    I hate how good Sidious was at manipulating Anakin

  • @RogerOThornhill
    @RogerOThornhill Před 5 lety +12

    You actually made these movies entertaining! Though if I hadn't seen them already I think I would have been lost (who is this kid? who is this older kid? who is this senator? how does she know him? etc.). Wonder if there is one more fine cut happy medium that gets the necessary exposition across but still moves as well as this video. Loved how the climax of Phantom Menace was used as a slam-bang James Bond style opening.

  • @williamkinsey4979
    @williamkinsey4979 Před 5 lety +1

    Not one word Jar Jar!
    This is what I call real power!LOL

  • @WriterusAeternus
    @WriterusAeternus Před 5 lety +69

    Just remember you can’t please everyone. I thought you did a really good job with the pacing and got the most relevant story/plot lines. You even made the love story bearable. You hit the emotional beats. I’m still wondering how to incorporate TPM stuff into Act 1 as none of the fan edits were able to make that transition smooth. It’s still clunky right now. But A for effort. Thanks.

    • @jaredhardegree8377
      @jaredhardegree8377 Před 5 lety +6

      Right, all the relevant plot. Because, you know, the mystery surrounding the creation of the clone army wasn't important.

    • @vollied4865
      @vollied4865 Před 4 měsíci

      Ah yes Anakin slaughtering the sand people wasn't important at all 🤣
      I could go on about how many of Anakin's good scenes were cut but that one's the most insulting

  • @mikelinder3111
    @mikelinder3111 Před 5 lety +5

    You missed the whole point of Star Wars being about the rise and fall of the Emperor and The Phantom Menace

  • @heymitch1519
    @heymitch1519 Před 5 lety +12

    I am at the beginning of episode 3 rn, and so far I love it. Great job!!!!

  • @MHeisler777
    @MHeisler777 Před 5 lety +2

    Overall very nice job condensing 6+ hours into 2.5. I for one liked what you did.

  • @VanAnon51
    @VanAnon51 Před 5 lety

    I'm so engrossed watching this I forgot it's a full prequel edit. I felt like I was watching a single new film. Brilliant editing. I love it.

  • @brendenkillough
    @brendenkillough Před 6 lety +15

    Best Star Wars edit ever

  • @noobsunrider5843
    @noobsunrider5843 Před 5 lety +4

    Kudos for keeping the death-sticks guy scene.

  • @jeffmcarthur5617
    @jeffmcarthur5617 Před 5 lety +1

    Fantastic. And you're right to say this should be viewed after Empire. Watching this story before the others ruins not only the surprise about Vader, but also the surprise about Yoda. People forget that his reveal was a surprise, too. This was a badly made trilogy, but it had some great elements that could be distilled into a good flashback. Well done.

  • @spencerkates4670
    @spencerkates4670 Před 5 lety +1

    The ending was far superior (both music & timing)

  • @fundhund62
    @fundhund62 Před 7 lety +15

    Each of these fan edits makes me realize even more how much I love the prequels! They are amazing just as they are, and I wouldn´t want to miss one minute of them!
    And I wish Star Wars movies were still this good!

    • @Metta33
      @Metta33 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Revenge of the Sith was the last really good Star Wars film ive seen.

    • @upkarsaimbi
      @upkarsaimbi Před 3 měsíci

      @@Metta33 Rogue One was good.

  • @dreamlandnightmare
    @dreamlandnightmare Před 6 lety +507

    Only a couple of minutes in, and I'm not digging this edit. Don't care for the quick "Old Republic Jedi" montage before the opening crawl. Aesthetically, not SW at all. The music during the action sequences has "climax" written all over it (as it was intended by John Williams), and doesn't at all fit an opening scene. Then, we see a little boy piloting a space fighter. We don't know that he's Anakin Skywalker at this point, let alone have any idea why he is engaged in battle in a starfighter. The lack of context is way too jarring.

    • @revksemi1962
      @revksemi1962 Před 6 lety +43

      Have to agree. If you never saw the prequels then none of this makes any sense. It's a clip show not a coherent edit to make one movie.

    • @Rebel_Friend
      @Rebel_Friend Před 5 lety +27

      There’s also no indication of a time jump when it cuts to Episode 2

    • @BrayzenPaddles
      @BrayzenPaddles Před 5 lety

      R2D2 was flying the Naboo fighter not the kid.

    • @brotherzane636
      @brotherzane636 Před 5 lety +24

      agreed. Here is a long winded review.
      5 Minutes in:
      I have no idea why a lone ship would approach what looks like a fleet of some kind of ships from the front, and why a few squadrons of some, admittedly, cool lookings yellow space ships approach what I just now found to be a single MASSIVE ship. The scroll at the beginning mentioned a Queen with a small group of security forces...are those them? Why would the Queen attack herself and thus risk her own life? Where is the Queen? Which one is she? Who is that kid? Oh neat R2 is apparently there...who the hell is Qui-Gon? Oh cool some climaxy music...who are those two Jedi? and I guess that's Darth Maul...why is he alone? Where is the Emperor? Saber fight looks neat...the fuck is going on?
      10 minutes in:
      Where did the rest of the fleet go? Why does that surviving Jedi promise to train the twerp? Who are these people? The fuck is that thing? Is that Sam Jackson next to Yoda? Awesome! But who is he? Why does the foreboding music cue hit on three people? A jedi(I guess), lome painted lady, and some old guy...who are they?
      15 minutes in:
      Who is the "Senator" and why do I care? The shiney shiip looks awesome, who makes those and the yellow fighters? Oh so Padme is the senator...what happened to the Queen? I guess shes on Naboo. Ani? They've met before? When and where? R2 is there to? He gets around. Wait is the kid from before Ani? He got trained I guess...awesome...who is that other Jedi?
      If you haven't taken the point yet...it's really shittier writing from someone trying to eliminate really shitty writing.

    • @davidmayberry3190
      @davidmayberry3190 Před 5 lety +12

      Even in the crawl the lack of context is jarring, he says queen amildala has to save her planet, who's queen amidala? This whole thing seems to take for granted that you've already seen the prequels and know the characters, which makes the point of this useless.

  • @EduardoOlidenJr
    @EduardoOlidenJr Před 6 lety +1

    Cutting it so that Yoda pull out his ridiculous little lightsaber at the moment he did was exactly the right decision. Good on you!

  • @sapteuq1
    @sapteuq1 Před 5 lety +1

    Great job, some fantastic moments!

  • @Lanwarder
    @Lanwarder Před 5 lety +13

    I love how 90% less creepy Anakin and Padme's relationship looks in your version lol

    • @clownprince_editz
      @clownprince_editz Před 5 měsíci +2

      Bruh it wasn't creepy in the original

    • @gwailotus9154
      @gwailotus9154 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@clownprince_editz - Anakin acted very creepy at times

  • @TranslatedAssumption
    @TranslatedAssumption Před 5 lety +6

    I like this as a noir edit, in particular the opening sequence and the transition between the end of episode 2 and beginning of episode 3. I think in the opening crawl when referring to the space battle around Naboo you could have mentioned Anakin as a child prodigy pilot of something to that effect. I would not have cut out Anakin's slaughter of tusken raiders, that is all.

  • @agustinbaletti
    @agustinbaletti Před 6 lety +1

    I can't imagine how much of hard work u put into this... It's outstanding, but I have many issues with it. Of course I prefer watching the three movies instead of this for the moment, I think this edit made me appreciate something I already loved even more so I'm cool with it either way.

  • @captainclyde5082
    @captainclyde5082 Před 4 měsíci +11

    Good edit. Nice for those of us that watched the prequels growing up but dont have the time/patience to sit through 6+ hours of soap opera schlock. Just under 2.5 hours of frantically paced action schlock is more like it 👌

  • @joeiorio9654
    @joeiorio9654 Před 5 lety +3

    What an amazing edit on the attack of the Clones lightsaber duel. The movie cut was so over choreographed, but that was perfect.

  • @robertwild9447
    @robertwild9447 Před 5 lety +15

    I really enjoyed this for the most part, I LOVED the edit at 1:10:55 that was a really cool transition between episodes 2 and 3. I personally wish the death of Anakin's mother and her funeral weren't cut down so much. Also, it was a pretty bold choice to gut all of General Grievous, but it surprisingly worked for the context of this edit. I also think it was a mistake to cut the rise of the empire montage that intercuts with Anakin slaughtering the separatists, I definitely would've kept that in. The opening is a little awkward, but I don't think all of the comments are giving this version (and the audience) enough credit. The opening crawl perfectly makes it clear who the jedi are and the Sith they are fighting. The opening crawl just needed to be a bit longer. And yeah, we don't know why a kid is in a spaceship. But then we see a jedi master die, and his dying wish to his apprentice is "train the boy". After that, we see the masters funeral and his apprentice telling the same boy we saw in the space battle that he will be a jedi. So, we know everything we need to know about these characters in just a few minutes. You just have to keep watching for a few minutes to understand the full context of what is going on. This edit reminded me of epics like Excalibur that span many years over the course of just one film. It can be done, I just think this cut would've benefited from an extra 20 minutes or so. But trimming down a lot of the jar jar stuff and the bad love dialogue was nice, that always helps. If this version was over 3 hours long, I would start it with Queen Amidala and the jedi arriving on tatooine, since that's pretty much where the story really starts honestly. But how DARE you cut out Obi wans famous line about the HIGH GROUND! You can't mess with the high ground, it's so essential! You live and die by the high ground. High ground is love, high ground is life...

    • @alphadog158
      @alphadog158 Před 5 měsíci

      I did like the high ground bit , but, apparently according to the myth buster guys on their Star Wars special , it doesn’t matter wether you are on higher ground or not and it mostly seemed to actually favour the low ground in a fight!

  • @_scooter98_92
    @_scooter98_92 Před 5 lety +4

    Watching through this, adding in my 2c.
    The intro straight into the space battle/maul confrontation needs more explanation, whether that is from the title scroll, or screen time.
    I think Mace Windu telling Anakin: "dont use registered transport, travel as refugees" is required to explain the difference between the sleek elegant transport to Coruscant, and the rough, dirty transport to Naboo since its a high ranking senator.
    The scene where Anakin tells Padme (on Naboo in the throne room) that he is in charge of security, then having Padme tell him she knows better should be included - it would have also added on Obi Wan telling Anakin "and you will know your place"
    This Geonosis/Kamino arc doesnt fit in my opinion, i think the traditional Kamino with obi wan meeting Jango, Jango fleeing, and obi wan tracking Jango to Geonosis (so no confrontation) would have been a better choice.
    C3P0 recognising Padme should have been cut, since it hasnt been shown that C3P0 has met Padme before.
    The seen where Anakin tells Padme she needs to stay with Owen/Beru should have been cut directly to Anakin leaving on the speeder.
    Anakin slaughtering the Tuskens should have been kept, showed the anger inside him, and him tapping into the dark side, his hatred for the sand people.
    Anakin saying "he killed them all" should have been kept, further reinforcing his hatred"
    Dooku telling kenobi "I can assure you, there are no bounty hunters here" should be kept so he answers Kenobi's question/tries to mislead kenobi.
    Anakin telling "smoke stacks, we can land there" (or whatever the line is) should have been kept, shows that he has a vast mechanical knowledge, and the scale of the droid manufacturing.
    More of the execution arena, lots of cuts with the characters all over the place
    The scene where padme's back is sliced should be there to explain why her back is cut up
    The scene where the chanceller is granted emergency powers and creates an army is needed, and some of the Kamino arc to explain the clones/Jango's significance.
    Dooku leaving the hanger on a speeder, the gunship intercepting Dooku, Dooku waving off his fighters, cut to Anakin & Kenobi jumping of the gunship, then it is destroyed by the fighters. I think this is needed to explain how Anakin/Kenobi got to Dooku.
    A lot of Anakin/padme wedding could have been cut.
    EP3
    Need some transition between EP2&3
    Dooku bringing the platform down on Kenobi could have been cut, same with Anakin pulling Kenobi out from under, but still keeping Dooku forcing Kenobi into the railing and Anakin's "he seems to be all right".
    Anything relating to how they took the bridge of the ship should be there, instead of finding it vacant.
    Anakin's dreams of padme should be audio only since there were no scenes of Anakins mother in dreams.
    Scene of Anakin running up the opera steps could have been cut, he was already running in the next scene to the doorway to show urgency.
    HOW DARE YOU REMOVE "HIGH GROUND"!!!
    Im torn, on one hand I think having vader crush everything around him is needed, but on the other i think adding anything else to Anakin/Vader's ending would ruin the feel.
    And lastly, I dont feel as though the final theme fits. I think Lucas King's 'Star Wars - Imperial March | Heroic Version | Piano & Orchestra' or something else would fit much more appropriately.
    Not too bad mate, A lot of unnecessary stuff, the awkward Anakin/Padme scenes have been cut which is nice. I dont feel like this takes away/missing anything overly major, it has the Star Wars Feels that the movies do. Another iteration of this cut and I think you would be right on the money. Well Bloody Done.
    Probably shows some of the major complaints with the Prequels, so much filler, characters that could be taken out without affecting the main storyline (RIP Grevious, Boba, and others)

  • @matthewmartin5049
    @matthewmartin5049 Před 4 měsíci +8

    This is brilliant! Great job.

  • @JoshuaWSiegel
    @JoshuaWSiegel Před 6 lety +55

    This shows why it needed to be broken into parts. Everything is way too rushed, even if you were viewing it as it's own movie: the love story, the war, Obi Wan and Anakin's relationship, etc. I already thought it would have been better to combine the first two movies into one, keep the 3rd the same, while the second could expand more on the Clone Wars and the story as a whole. Thankfully there's the tv series to cover that, though.

    • @Dissociare
      @Dissociare Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah, you can't shove a war with complex themes, characters and plots into 2 and a half hours... Although the senate scenes may be boring, they are important to understanding the political climate at the time...

    • @seanglendenning8164
      @seanglendenning8164 Před 5 lety

      I think the prequels needed more films to be fair to expand on everything as they feel rushed at times lowe cutting them down

    • @SamyulDavis
      @SamyulDavis Před 5 lety

      Josh Siegel A Vader origin amidst the Clone Wars could easily be done in 100 minutes, it’s just it would need to be entirely reworked from the ground up. Kudos to fan-editors for trying and making something experimental and constructive though.

    • @Jdhernandez209
      @Jdhernandez209 Před 5 lety

      @@seanglendenning8164 does anyone think a star wars live action netflix series would be awesome? i mean it could be kinda like clone wars is a anthology series so it can take place in different parts and times in the vast star wars universe..think of all the great in depth stories there are or have yet to have set up that only a high budget fleshed out series can do! & it really gives them time for great stories and character development they couldnt do in a film, i only ask that they have great writers on it and stay true to the characters and source material...THEY CAN TRULY HIT THE JACkPOT if they do it right

  • @MrKrossix
    @MrKrossix Před 6 lety +69

    There are some scenes that needed to be here, in my opinion. But you managed to cut Jar Jar short and skipped a good bit of the irritating ''love scenes'' between Padme and Anakin. And above all, it was well edited, I think. Good job, man.

  • @ProfessorDovahkiin
    @ProfessorDovahkiin Před 5 lety +1

    Holy fucking shit I forgot Qui Gon totally backhand bitch slapped darth maul.

  • @ExecuteYoutubeHandle66
    @ExecuteYoutubeHandle66 Před 3 měsíci +1

    My few “complaints” if you ever want to do another alternate cut: The sand people sequence should have been included somehow and at least a little context with qui gon and young anakin… The deleted scenes with Padme’s family would’ve been a nice touch too and I feel like Grievous was cut pretty heavy? However, I’m knitpicking. This is my second favorite fan edit (following one that cuts ROTS, it’s deleted scenes, the clone wars, & parts of the bad batch S1 premiere) so seriously, props to the editing.
    My favorite artistic type of change was the “silent” ending more reminiscent of the originals. It explained without it having to be said there. A very good edit/fan cut from someone with all of them in just about every format down to records with the movies audio & a narrator… 😂. This is what I’d show someone if they didn’t want to sit through all the prequels at this point or to get them interested.

  • @Sigma.6
    @Sigma.6 Před 5 měsíci +27

    I couldn't take my eyes off this. Sure, some people will say it's only editing, but it's still better than anything Disney have done. 🎉😂

    • @MackHeath-ns7ly
      @MackHeath-ns7ly Před 5 měsíci

      Disney didn't do the prequel that was done before Disney got it's hands on the Franchise but i Agree Disney could have done a Better Job than what they did how can we fix their mess it's almost as if Disney wanted to destroy this franchise like a few others it messed up before they creators decided to take back their product and fix what Disney messed up in the first place

    • @Sigma.6
      @Sigma.6 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@MackHeath-ns7ly It's half a joke. Personally, I love Rogue One, but the rest of them are a thumbs down for me.

    • @stevenarmstrong5467
      @stevenarmstrong5467 Před 5 měsíci

      Rogue One is really good. I liked it at least. It was the good kind of weird where it took chances on how crazy a galaxy with strange creatures and aliens actually exist along side humans and not be Star Trek about it. @@Sigma.6

    • @svinkuk2652
      @svinkuk2652 Před 5 měsíci

      well wait a minute now, rogue one and andor my guy! andor! its awesome!

  • @ZapRowsdower47
    @ZapRowsdower47 Před 3 měsíci +8

    Finally a movie where the good guys won!❤❤❤❤

  • @sloppyjoe4017
    @sloppyjoe4017 Před 4 měsíci

    I like how it starts with the parts I almost always fell asleep/ lost interest before watching.

  • @davidmayberry3190
    @davidmayberry3190 Před 5 lety +2

    If the person that attempted this is a child, well done, keep working on your craft. If it's anyone above the age of 15 quit and never attempt anything like this ever again.

  • @sicariusdracus
    @sicariusdracus Před 6 lety +4

    YES! YES THAT SONG WAS FUCKING EPIC AND DESERVED TO BE IN A MAIN SERIES MOVIE. YOU MADE ME BUST INTO TEARS. Good cut, sir. made a classic even better for me.

  • @crossfitnerd1085
    @crossfitnerd1085 Před 6 lety +5

    Bro the segue in music at the end...amazing!!!! Well done.

  • @christopherburke7038
    @christopherburke7038 Před 5 lety +1

    The segment following 1:30:00 I think is some wonderful editing. Here we see a real threat, Palpatine, the dark lord of the sith, and we feel the menace there, then right after we see the Jedi winning. Without grievous there is a lack of threat from the opposition, a real sense the war is ramping down, which is seen in their victories and battles, but something feels off, as the audience knows that a larger threat is still out there, that everything is about to go wrong; so the somewhat menacing music fits perfectly to those battles. Well done.

  • @DaxOrien
    @DaxOrien Před 5 lety +1

    Beyond anything else, I'm glad you sorted out the terrible lovers dialogue from Padme and Anakin. That being said, other than that, I wouldn't cut out much of the prequels. Jar Jar and the Gungans, maybe. Then again, you'd have to alter a ton of Young Anakin's dialogue too, since we know that was pretty garbage as well. I don't know man. I liked this movie, but without having seen them without the edit, I might've been lost a bunch. But with what you had to work with: fantastic.

  • @tk-5509
    @tk-5509 Před 5 lety +19

    You removed alot of important part of the prequels

  • @reisclef
    @reisclef Před 6 lety +3

    Very interesting cut (so far). Though if I was watching this for the first time, it probably would have been good to have a short summary in the credits of who Anikin is and why he s randomly in the assault on the trade federation.

  • @DevinHoyt17
    @DevinHoyt17 Před dnem

    Anakin taking out them kids still hits deep 🍻

  • @ss203ftw8
    @ss203ftw8 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Anakin grew his hair out for Padme

  • @AndTheJordSaid
    @AndTheJordSaid Před 5 lety +15

    No "Hello There" 0/10

  • @squatternutbosh
    @squatternutbosh Před 5 měsíci +14

    Damn. That was truly enjoyable. It must have taken you a very long time to do this fan edit. Any criticisms that came to mind while watching it were due to my prior knowledge of the original trilogy and my awareness of what footage you chose to exclude that I was particularly fond of, which wasn't that much to begin with. Two or three scenes at most. But once I began to pretend this was the first time I was watching any of this footage, it allowed me to more deeply enjoy and appreciate your fan edit.
    Way to go. Really, I must commend you. What a joy this was to watch. I hope it never gets taken down, since I really enjoyed this version. It also increases the appreciation for the original source material it's based off. Bravo dude. I'll be watching this again.

  • @williamhernandez23
    @williamhernandez23 Před 5 lety +1

    Love it..Thanx for sharing! looking forward to future projects!

  • @theweirdofengland
    @theweirdofengland Před 5 lety +1

    It's like a Star Wars version of Boyhood.

  • @soakedinbleach4923
    @soakedinbleach4923 Před 6 lety +24

    Oh, damn, I am so HOT in this

  • @indiana2096
    @indiana2096 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I have been collecting fan edits for a long time now and I can say that I have enjoyed almost all of them, I have fun seeing different interpretations and points of view. Some make a smother vies, some make more since and some leave you with a different emotional feeling. I for one hope new edits will keep coming because frankly I hate everything on TV and in theaters anymore but always find these very entertaining! Thanks!

  • @OhhGeee
    @OhhGeee Před 3 měsíci

    I think you did an excellent job condensing his role in the first 3 movies into a somewhat streamlined timeline for his character background.

  • @kenhammscousin4716
    @kenhammscousin4716 Před 5 měsíci +1

    yells in Darth Vader: NOOOOOooooOOOooooOOOoooOoo