Hayden Christensen is removed as Darth Vader's ghost. If you want something more radical, go to Spencebut if you want a version of ROTJ that is both good and true to the original film, I recommend. Well done! This is a list of nearly everything Ive altered in my fanedit of Return of the Jedi. All Rights Reserved. Rather than building an interesting film about Luke coming to terms with his roots, and Leia starting on a path to become a Jedi, Lucas gave Leia nothing to do in the whole film, and until the last half hour disregarded Lukes emotional struggles. While Q2's edit doesn't replace the original, it's a fine complement. What they got when the dark lord of the Sith finally removed his mask was . Typically, I refrain from saying something that definitive, especially about art. Prepare yourself. What with the Yoda and the Han and that Leia costume. This edit narratively has many things I always wanted in a Jedi edit: no Boba Fett, a Han Solo more in-line with the first two movies, dispensing with the more childish humor, trying to make the Ewoks seem a bit more realistic in battle. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - First Look at Jedi Chambers Puzzle Rooms - IGN Fan Fest 2023, published by IGN on www.ign.com (archived from the original) establishes that the Jedi Chambers were created centuries before the game. I very much enjoy this community and being able to contribute to fanedits is a hobby I never thought Id enjoy as much as I do today. Star Wars Club Join New Post. It is done by a fan, for the fans. I put it at this point in the movie to separate the time it would take for Luke to arrive on Tatooine. On top of that, I always thought the intro music to ROTJ was a little too mellow, a little too slow. - Reduced chat between C-3P0 and Bib Fortuna. But you know what I love even more? It is done by a fan, for the fans. Most of this is accomplished and done well. So its gone, and I dont think anyone would really notice (or care). Now, Vader picks up and throws Palpatine in silence, with Lukes screams and Williams score raging on.]. It's nice to have an MP4 copy as an alternative to my DVD. 1981: In April, Star Wars was re-released, with the addition of the subtitles " Episode IV " and " A New Hope " added to the opening crawl. very cool! To be honest, I never had a problem with this scene but apparently some people did. And holy cow its back. Removed the line, "Leia Leias my sister! Didnt like this either. 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A Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker fan-edit shows famous Jedi Force Ghosts lending their strength to Rey in order to defeat Palpatine once and for all. My only concern is that the audio quality is different. Now the scene ends with Obi-Wan saying, That is the reason why your sister remains safety anonymous.. Ive rigged it up so that, following Anakins last words, his body (just his head is visible) fades away, leaving only the armor. I replaced all the sound effects (fireworks, cheering, etc.) Were just over 1700 away from reaching the target. I know this is going to be controversial, but Ive loved seeing some of the short fan videos people have posted on YouTube that really tug at your heartstrings when they combine footage from all the films and show Anakins suffering. All Rights Reserved. 1. I dont think anyone will complain about this change. I think it makes it sound more threatening and creates more of a build-up and shock that, Holy cow, its operational!, Instead of the new addition of Vader yelling, No! I added the ghostly sounds of people from Anakins past, saying his name when he debates on whether to save Luke. It is my hope that my fanedit (The Ziggy Edit) helps to serve as a base for other fanedits of Return of the Jedi. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The difference with such a project is that, I admit, not all of the changes made here are flawless. Little do they know the Galactic Cut out Hans jealous of Luke. Replaced few Huttese subtitles. Still, I love the feedback and I'll see what I can do as the project comes closer to completion. "What the Special Editions should have been!". While many narrative threads remain the same, some have been vastly altered. Q2 strikes a really great balance here. Tagline Every Saga Has An Ending Original Film Name Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 61,237 members have started 23,064 topics with 1,144,025 posts since March 10, 2003. Biggs in ANH edit idea ROTJ opening edit idea. http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/kk650s-Star-Wars-Saga-Regraded-and-Semi-Specialized/id/15637 I'm wondering if you were thinking the same thing, or if there were other motivations for the change? originaltrilogy.com is not affiliated with Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, or Disney. Han Solo acted completely different and lost all of his swagger. "I will be taking a week or so off from working on these edits and. Sluggo: thanks so much! Official Synopsis: With Superman gone missing, The Dark Knight meets his ultimate match as Gotham City encounters an imminent threat. The Death Star prepares to fire on Endor per Jerjerrod, but falls short. Note: the audio in the deleted scene just had some guy off-camera reading the Emperors lines; I was about to scrap it because of that, but I found that there is actually a recording of Ian McDiarmid saying the lines! The Ewoks presented an illogical solution to the threat of the Empire and they sucked up a lot of the tension in the third act. Well it is the best the trilogy Continue reading , First off i would like to thank everyone for your supportive comments/ messages during this difficult time. Removed Hans gun getting jammed when he sneaks up behind scout trooper. Added Anakins body disappearing upon his death. It also helps to keep things flowing along in an otherwise slow intro. Or fun in another kind of way. While fans argue A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back were hit pretty badly by the additions of the Special Editions, it was perhaps Return of the Jedi had it worst, earning a new and extra awkward musical number sung by a computer-generated gyrating alien with Mick Jagger lips. If there's enough interest in keeping it, maybe I'll just do both. Once Adywan is done working on Return of the Jedi: Revisited, he already announced that he would be recreating the original A New Hope: Revisited in high definition. Happy with the list. for of . Yes, yes I love that music, as does everyone. Not every cringe moment is cut (kind of depends on how much you like Boba Fett) but enough of them to be a major improvement. I'll upload a low-res version later this week. It was good, but disappointing compared to the cinematic heights reached by the previous two in the original trilogy. Added the deleted scene of Luke building his new lightsaber. The music that accompanies it serves as a beautiful close to the series. Changed final shot of film to a view of the stars. In Return of the Jedi, Luke returns to Dagobah and tells Yoda, "I've come back to complete the training." Yoda responds, "No more training do you require. Im totally open to other ideas on how to further improve upon this fanedit. "Lapti Nek" and the original Sarlaac at the beginning, and Sebastian Shaw at the end, but the Special Edition ending celebration scenes and music. This way, it appears they get caught because Chewie growled. The lobby is generally open M-F. funko pops. Had Leia agree to 25,000 credits right off the bat for Chewbacca. For more information, please see our Its more of a surprise, and thats the end of it. My fan edit ideas i'd love a link as well.. PM sent. Fixed Leias line about her mother; removed I know when learns Luke is her brother. Return Of The Jedi is great, but the Ewoks are so annoying."That's a pretty common refrain from Star Wars fans.In fact there are whole fan edits dedicated to removing the little fuzzy bears . If the following strikes you as esoteric, I invite you to peruse the forums of Originaltrilogy.com. Now, this slickly edited version of the explosive end for the evil Galactic Empire in the Battle of Endor, as depicted in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, gives us a. CLICK FOR FULL TRAILER! Having satiated my restlessness with the Star Wars prequels, I wanted to put together a custom 'Special Edition' of the original trilogy to place on my shelf alongside the original, theatrical versions (currently represented by Harmy's Despecialized Editions). And what, when Greedos boss himself is about to kill Han, hes just going to go out calling Jabba slimy? No! There is a fan edit that might be right up your alley, kk650's Return of the Jedi Semi-Specialised Edition. on the Internet. video. Disintegrated protocol droid is still there, however. Subsidies include: Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm Animation, Skywalker Sound, Lucas Digital Ltd, Etc. My favorite change here is from Jabbas original line to Leia, Soon you will learn to appreciate me, which I replaced with, Your life ended when I put that chain around your neck. It adds some foreshadowing and irony. I didnt want to actually show them, so instead I just had them say his name. I know many people don't like it, and I think I sit in the minority when I say that I do. All rights and respect to George Lucas, who made this universe for us to play in. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. That and the battle between Luke and Vader saved this movie. The pan up into the stars at the end of the film doesnt look all that great. I have no idea where to begin with this one, as I have no knowledge on how to do this. [UPDATE: I have have opted to remove this, as I felt it took away from the scene. After seeing the Force Awakens teaser trailer I had a renewed interest in the OT (I've come to the conclusion that the PT is beyond saving for me). I was hoping mostly that the Ewoks had been cut down quite considerably, but unfortunately not as much as I'd hoped. Yesterday marked the latest release in the project, a "Despecialized" version 2.5 of Return of the Jedi that winds back the various changes made to Episode VI by Lucasfilm over the past 33 years. It is the third in a series of radio dramatizations of the original Star Wars trilogy. As I mentioned above, this is a conceptual fanedit. The main offenders (Nooooooooooo, Jedi Rock, Force Ghost) have all been restored. Removed anything that make the Ewoks appear "cute. I wish I could do more here, but I can only work within my means. Somehow, Ive always known, when Luke reveals hes her brother. Trimmed the shield generator explosion. Anyway, Luke calls from his X-Wing, Skywalker to Millennium Falcon Lando responds over the comlink saying, Well see you on Tatooine, Luke with Han. I need to work on the lip-syncing here, because anytime Luke talks while in his X-Wing, we see his face. I first learned about this line with the release of the long-lost Laserdisc footage] that was recovered awhile back! Welcome to a new DC Universe. Funko Fair 2023: Calling all STAR WARS fans! At least, not as a faneditor. I keep the rest of the scene though, including Anakin was a good friend, etc. An interesting different take for ROTJ. Add interesting content . Just out of curiosity, what benefit do you feel moving the scene has? TO ALL THE FOLLOWERS OF THE FACEBOOKGROUP. He killed Greedo in plain daylight. It is not for sale, and no one can ever make money on it. Your interest rest in the rancor scene now has me torn. I must start by saying that Q2 has made something very refreshing by re-releasing his fanedit with superior video/audio quality. Added a music cue of the Force theme when Vader prepares Luke for the Emperor. Copyright 2023 Fanedit.org. This will all be using the Theatrical version of Star Wars. Like this thing is so freaking powerful it deserves its own theme. returned to Dagobah to complete Hello, just started getting in to Fan Edits and I must say this sounds great. restore freedom to the galaxy . added by rakshasa @Reylo from Twitter. All Rights Reserved. Star Wars Episode 6 Return Of The Jedi Mike Supercut Ultimate Edition Fan Edit. Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker - Refined . The Return of the Jedi is my favorite movie of all-time. I had a lot of messages/ comments asking Continue reading , Sorry things have been quiet here lately. Star Wars: Clone Wars (The Canon Edit) No Zamros Star Wars: Clone Wars - Trials Of The Jedi No FluffiBuni Star Wars Episode 2.5: The Separatist Conspiracy No gleem 2003 Clone Wars Microseries No NumeralJoker Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) in 4K No Tackel Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (The ADigitalMan Special Edition) Yes ADigitalMan Return of . Most are in chronological order. Version 2.5 of the Despecialized Edition dials those changes back, and even removes the most contentious change of the entire trilogy the addition of Hayden Christensen's version of Anakin Skywalker as the ghost at the Ewok feast. 40th anniversary. This surpasses other HD fan-edits to date. . So I'll certainly be giving this some more thought. I have completed the edit in its current state. Luke looks down and weeps. Asking for feedback so I will add that I would rather the Rancor remains and the "Noooo" does not. Donation Drive Update and Landing PlatformExplanation, Sail Barge and The Emperors Arrival ComparisonVideo. As a result, ROTJ has been something Ive wanted to see a good fanedit of for a long time. Compare Read more Read reviews Add to list 9.0 (7) Star Wars: Abridged II - The Rebellion Featured FanFix Updated April 11, 2022 3123 0 1 0 8 Faneditor Name: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) Rating: PG. Only thing I'd change is slow down the video/audio when Yoda says "Obi-Wan wouldve told you long ago had I let him." I just had to get it in there. Jedi Force ghosts join Rey in her fight against Palpatine in a cool Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker fan edit. Strangely enough, he was jealous of Luke. With the changing of the scenes, the next scene is the Rebel fleet assembly and so I'm not sure if that's a big deal or not, but it doesn't give the impression that any time has lapsed between Luke/Han's convo and Han cracking jokes to Lando about being General. Moved the scene of the Emperor arriving on the Death Star. Added Yodas deleted line, "Obi-Wan would have told you long ago, had I let him. This is pretty wild. Please consider releasing a version WITH the Rancor and WITHOUT the 'Nooooo' in it. Return of the Jedi - Emperor Palpatine 1. I slowed it down a little so that the laser beams begin to line up before the primary ignition is fired. So, going back to the original film, I didnt really like the family photo feel for the final shot of ROTJ, so I replaced it. Now it just looks like its maintenance or whatever. Rey and Ben - Someone you loved // reylo + tros spoilers. I don't see why it should be removed. to try and keep most of it in place. Only an amateur would agree to 25,000 credits up-front, which is the reason why she was caught upon un-freezing Han. A hybrid cut of Return of the Jedi using the Blu-Ray release and Harmy's Despecialized Edition (in AVCHD).