Star Wars - Episode I: A Vergence in the Force

Review by Istvan6 — May 24, 2009 @ 3:31 pm

*This rating was given before reviews were required*

Review by AlaskanStar — January 17, 2010 @ 1:19 am

I liked it but still too much Jar Jar and too much silly comments from Anakin in the end battle. Overall it was a good edit. I am really impressed by the overall skill of the editors on this site. I would give it a 6.5-7/10. Still think the Phantom Edit is the best all around. Keep up the good work!

Review by white43 — February 8, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

I’m not sure who widely considers this to be the best TPM edit out there – especially when it says that on all 3 ADM edits for Star Wars!

Personally, I think Attack of the Phantom is almost perfect as it removes all the bits I despised the most(rather than ADM’s version). Anyway, I digress.

I like ADM edits, this editor has done some of my favourite edits thus far, such as Blade Runner.

Here though, I feel the edit just hasn’t gone far enough. Jar Jar is still annoying, the Neimoidians are still dodgy-Chinese, stupid dialogue still exists. Re-inserted scenes like the waterfall scene don’t really add to the story. I’ve previously watched Balance of the Force by Magnoliafan – and this went so much further to improve the film. This is more subtle and maybe for some OK. I wanted more.

Review by zackepple — December 15, 2009 @ 12:26 am

*This rating was given before reviews were required*

Audio/Video Quality: The Audio and Video Quality of the DVD version of this edit was allright. Nothing special specially by today standards but your eyes wil not be damaged after the end credits appear on TV.

Visual Editing: A lot of small changes were made in this edit. Most of themes were cuts that were not very impressive. There were some added scenes one of which I consider to damage the overall experience.

Audio Editing: The Audio Editing was pair to its visual counterpart. Not having to hear the uncontinuous stupid nonsenses that we are used to from Jar Jar Bink's is clearly the best thing in this fan edition.

Narrative: The narrative is a little darker than in the original. While I found this to be good, I realised that it could be a little boring for the children, something that does not happen with the rest of the movies.

Enjoyment: The movie was a good entertainment to watch but I felt nothing really special. Most of the changes were good but I found the podrace a little too long, something that I do not originally feeel.