Star Wars: Episode I - Cloak Of Deception

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.

This is my favorite of the Episode I edits with the exception of the pod race sequence. I think it works much better without the added score. Much of the Death Star battle in ANH is scoreless as is the speeder chase in ROTJ, so the lack of music is totally in line with the OT. Other than that I'm glad to see some of the whimsy kept and keeping JarJar as an anchor for the audience while subduing his insanity rather than just axing him altogether.

Very well done edit. You forget you are actually watching an edit except when the deleted scenes are added because they're so low res but that's it.
I don't necessarily agree with all the cuts but they work very well. The ending battles / climax are particularly improved. Can't wait to see v4.

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.

All of the prequel edits by HAL9000 are brilliantly done and my favorite of those that I've seen. This honestly beats out every other cut of these movies by far.

That said, this is my least favorite edit by HAL9000, but I don't think that's really his fault. This movie had major issues that needed to be fixed, mostly with Jar Jar and Anakin. Jar Jar is reworked to be an every-man character thrown into situations he never dreamed of and doesn't understand. This does wonders to cut down on his obnoxious character, but he is still overly silly in places. The deleted scenes added in help tie parts of the movie together better, but they are still visually jarring from the finished cut, not HAL9000's fault and I think they are necessary, but it is still unfortunate that these are the best versions of these scenes. In later edits, the added scenes feel a bit more cohesive to me. The Gungan aid at the end feels less natural than in the original, but I think this is worth it to remove some of the worst scenes in the original cut. Overall, I still recommend this edit and will be watching and showing it to others for a long time, but I feel it's the weakest of the bunch.