read the OT before your driveby "lol fuck star wars fans they don't know fucking shit" posts, the creator of this fan edit is a fan of the film. Also, it's just for fun so relax. Also we can't post links but it's not hard to find.
Synopsis: It's the same Star Wars: The Last Jedi you pondered over, cleared of distractions. The trip to the casino of Canto Bight is truncated, the Caretakers of Ach-To are removed, and a few scenes are rearranged, allowing Rian Johnson's story to shine. Strap in for a contemplative journey not experienced since The Empire Strikes Back.
Intention: To address a few standout issues about the film which distract from its focus. This is a fairly conservative edit, doing what is possible to streamline the film without radically altering it.
The Star Wars Fan Edit community has been going strong for a good 18 years now, dating back to the infamous "Phantom Edit" from 2000 that removed 18 minutes from Episode 1 in an attempt to fix the film. Since then, we've seen many Prequels edits created in a similar vein, basically attempting to make a bad film good. As well, we've seen tons of fan edits of the Original Trilogy, such as the ANH and ESB Revisited, which attempt to create a less cringeworthy "Special Edition" of each film, leaving out George's bad CGI and fixing or cleaning up certain errors from the original film. Perhaps most the most famous Star Wars fanedits are Harmy's Despecialized Editions of the Original Trilogy, which uses various different sources to essentially patch together a watchable, high quality version of the original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy.
But now we've arrived at the Sequel Trilogy.
Almost immediately after watching The Last Jedi, which I enjoyed, I nonetheless knew the fan edit community would have a field day with the film. Out of place comedy, the detour to Canto Bight that went on too long and felt like something straight out of the prequels, some cringeworthy lines of dialogue... all distracting from the fantastic story taking place between Rey, Kylo and Luke.
Hal 9000 brings us The Last Jedi: Legendary. Hal is not new to the fan edit game and has been praised for his three prequel edits, as well as his episode VII edit. Now he tackles TLJ with what he describes as a "conservative edit", cutting a mere 9 minutes off its original runtime.
Here is a complete list of the cuts and additions to the film. Hal added some of the deleted scenes to the film as well:
I plan to give this fan edit a watch sometime this week, as those changes all sound really good to me and touch on a lot of the pacing problems I had with the film while leaving what I enjoyed in tact.
So what do you think of these changes? Too much? Not enough? Can a film like The Last Jedi be fixed with some edits here and there, or do you think it's too fundamentally flawed at its core? Or is it perfect as it is?
Synopsis: It's the same Star Wars: The Last Jedi you pondered over, cleared of distractions. The trip to the casino of Canto Bight is truncated, the Caretakers of Ach-To are removed, and a few scenes are rearranged, allowing Rian Johnson's story to shine. Strap in for a contemplative journey not experienced since The Empire Strikes Back.
Intention: To address a few standout issues about the film which distract from its focus. This is a fairly conservative edit, doing what is possible to streamline the film without radically altering it.
The Star Wars Fan Edit community has been going strong for a good 18 years now, dating back to the infamous "Phantom Edit" from 2000 that removed 18 minutes from Episode 1 in an attempt to fix the film. Since then, we've seen many Prequels edits created in a similar vein, basically attempting to make a bad film good. As well, we've seen tons of fan edits of the Original Trilogy, such as the ANH and ESB Revisited, which attempt to create a less cringeworthy "Special Edition" of each film, leaving out George's bad CGI and fixing or cleaning up certain errors from the original film. Perhaps most the most famous Star Wars fanedits are Harmy's Despecialized Editions of the Original Trilogy, which uses various different sources to essentially patch together a watchable, high quality version of the original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy.
But now we've arrived at the Sequel Trilogy.
Almost immediately after watching The Last Jedi, which I enjoyed, I nonetheless knew the fan edit community would have a field day with the film. Out of place comedy, the detour to Canto Bight that went on too long and felt like something straight out of the prequels, some cringeworthy lines of dialogue... all distracting from the fantastic story taking place between Rey, Kylo and Luke.
Hal 9000 brings us The Last Jedi: Legendary. Hal is not new to the fan edit game and has been praised for his three prequel edits, as well as his episode VII edit. Now he tackles TLJ with what he describes as a "conservative edit", cutting a mere 9 minutes off its original runtime.
Here is a complete list of the cuts and additions to the film. Hal added some of the deleted scenes to the film as well:
I plan to give this fan edit a watch sometime this week, as those changes all sound really good to me and touch on a lot of the pacing problems I had with the film while leaving what I enjoyed in tact.
So what do you think of these changes? Too much? Not enough? Can a film like The Last Jedi be fixed with some edits here and there, or do you think it's too fundamentally flawed at its core? Or is it perfect as it is?
