Star Wars Begins

Wow! Jambe's star wars documentaries are simply amazing! Imagine every single interesting bonus feature or commentary track brought together and edited in with the movie itself and you have this. It's not only a documentary, it's the ultimate commentary track for star wars and it contains footage that I have never seen before including alternate takes and alternate camera angles for nearly every scene. Another great thing about this is that Jambe used the theatrical version of this movie rather than the special edition.

This is a real treat for any Star Wars fan! 10/10

This has got to be the most exhaustive documentary on Star Wars I've ever seen. I don't know where or how Jambe got most of his behind-the-scenes footage, but this is a definite watch for any Star Wars fan, film student, or anyone just interested in the film making process.

Most interesting for me was seeing some of the candid behind-the-scenes footage with the actors goofing off, as well as learning more about how the story was revised throughout production. There are also little hidden gems pointing out things you've probably missed when watching Star Wars such as "94" actually on the hanger bays wall.

Give this documentary a watch. You won't regret it.

Review by west.logan — October 3, 2011 @ 3:09 pm

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this. I watched the 1978 “Making of Star Wars” many times as a kid and read up on lots of Star Wars books and this covered many things I’d never even heard of. I still found myself remembering little trivia tidbits about what went into a scene but I don’t think any commentary/documentary could be exhaustive by any means.

The overlays and comparisons of various scenes (Obi-wan at power station with and without painting, for example) were nicely done. One thing my wife and I especially liked was that the commentary was from members of the cast and crew and not just a George Lucas monologue. That in itself was a pleasure.

Review by Neglify — August 8, 2012 @ 8:06 am

Watched this edit tonight (which is available freely on Vimeo). Loved it! Don’t really need to go into why, because duh, it’s the shit.

FANEDIT RATING – 10
Audio/Video Quality – 10
Visual Editing – 10
Audio Editing – 10
Degree of Editing – 10

(NOTE: “Degree of Editing” is a 100% arbitrary rating that I keep in mind when reviewing edits. This is not meant to insinuate that a faneditor is lazy or not. Some fanedits require a lot more work than others and I take this into account.)

MOVIE RATING – 10
Narrative – N/A (documentary)
Enjoyment – 10

OVERALL RATING – 10

Finally watched this again and it is hugely entertaining for sure.

This is an exhaustive mix of sources, some which I do have and are better quality, but the mix of styles can sometimes throw your concentration and rhythmn.

That said, its hard to beat this as a fan made doco so full 10 on the enjoyment scale.
I would love to see an update one day as better visuals come to light.

Excellent work!