Star Wars: Episode I - Cloak Of Deception

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I have many a big complaints about Phantom Menace, and was quite pleased this edit tries to fix the majority of them.

Bringing so an incredibly mediocre film in my opinion into a pretty enjoyable one. You can't make miracles with just editing, some flaws are rooted in the script and acting itself, but the effort here is commendable, the editing is nice and tidy, probably unnoticeable for a first time viewer.

The silly scenes were heavily cut, the boring and unnecessary ones are gone too and the movie seriously benefits from not being so long.

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Well, well, well, HAL9000, how can I tell you this? It's actually quite easy, thank you. Thank you very much.
You got me and my father into the prequels, he thought that they were lame and boring before this edit, he now thinks they are pretty decent movies (same thing for me). This is the way to watch The Phantom Menace, and nobody is going to say anything else.

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Always a plus when more of Jar Jar is cut, both his childish dialogue and his clown antics.
Removing the mumbo-jumbo about Midi-chlorians is also an improvement.

In general, I’ve found most of the cuts and changes to be sensible ones. The film improved a lot in terms of pacing as well.

Also, I had never before realized the number of children yelling “Yipee” throughout the film, was this a private joke from George Lucas, one that only he could understand?

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Star Wars: Episode I - Cloak of Deception is a commendable improvement of a very flawed film.
Admittedly it has been about a year since I watched The Phantom Menace, and while I definitely recognized some scenes that were cut, there may have been other scenes that were cut that I missed. The scenes that I know for a fact were cut were executed flawlessly and seamlessly, so props to Hal for that.
I will say though, if I have any criticism, it was that there was one particular scene added to the film, a short deleted scene, that I feel could've stayed out as it makes Darth Maul's espionage skills seem rather lacking.
Overall this was a very enjoyable cut of the film that I feel drastically improves some of the flaws of the original, which I while I don't hate, was never my favorite by any means.

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This was a great edit! I really enjoyed watching it. The editing was super smooth. I haven't seen this movie in years so I honestly wasn't sure what was removed and what was changed (for the most part). There were a few scenes that I remembered and could tell were changed but not because of bad editing. It was seamless and smooth all throughout. The only issue I had was the audio seemed to grow louder and then quieter. I can't be sure if this was due to my setup or if there was an issue with the video (I was using a Roku streamer pro and using the 5.1 audio). Other than that, it was amazing.
My personal opinion of my enjoyment of it (and why I only gave it an 8). This was a hard one to rate because I honestly don't think my personal enjoyment should factor into this since everyone's opinion of how an edit should be is different. That said, here it is. I feel that the prequels are pretty poorly made. There is a lot that could be and should be edited in them. I felt like this edit was way too tame. There were still a lot of silly moments and plot points that remained after the edit that I wish had been removed/changed. But, if someone wants to watch this movie with the original flow but with a little less silliness, this is an amazing choice for it. Great job, and I highly recommend watching it.

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