Star Wars Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side - An Attack of the Clones Fanedit by DsqrD Studio

I have seen far too many Star Wars fanedits than I care to count, but I must say that this edit stands above the vast majority of them all.
It makes minimal cuts, yet achieves at removing some wooden dialogue and achieves the goal of vastly improving the romantic subplot.
Also top marks for upscaling the deleted scenes, I have never seen them look so clear and crisp before!

For the review I will start with audio and video quality. For me, I judge audio quality if something is noticeably off. The audio appeared fully in sync and with no issues that I could notice. As for the video quality, these were in 1080p and 4k. More importantly, the deleted scenes looked excellent. In some of the other edits that included deleted scenes, they effectively were put in as is. I would like to give a bonus rating if I could for this. For someone with poor eyesight, this makes a huge difference for me.

As for the movie itself: I really like the use of subtitles that allows the audience to understand that Syfo-Dias was the one who secretly ordered the army with knowledge of the senate. This was a simple, but clever solution to a glaring plot hole. I also found it crafty using telepathy having Obi-Wan to communicate with Yoda. These two edits are unique to all fan edits of this movie that I am aware of. Simple, but clever.

This edit also succeeded in a way similar to many others in trimming/cutting dialogue that really makes you cringe - particularly from Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme. This makes them more likeable as opposed to the original version.

I did not agree with all the changes made. For example, I like some of the Yoda scenes that were removed (training younglings and sensing Anakin's pain). I also would not have removed the lines from the Lars family. Overall, this is me nitpicking - the overall edit is great and I would recommend people to watch it.

My overall ratings should indicate I agreed with 95-100% of the edits. The differences had to do with personal taste, but those differences do not alter the movie in a significant way anyway. I will leave the review here because I do believe reviews should be short, sweet, and right to the point.

Great job the editor here.

This is a good take on Episode II. The editor confirmed the intention was to balance the best ideas of the various fan edits of ATOC over the years with George Lucas' original vision (with respect to canon), and this edit achieves this.

This is a more gentle, nuanced trimming of Episode II, somewhere between the almost revisionist versions of say, Hal9000/L8wrtr, and the near-theatrical take of ebumms. I'd give this edit a try if you think that either the former went too far, or that the latter didn't go far enough.

On a related note, I don't think I've ever seen the deleted scenes reinserted in such quality before. The Upscale is excellent and works very well in context. I occasionally would notice cuts but I think that's more because I've seen the movie so often that it's hard to miss. Great work!

My Narrative and Enjoyment scores reflect my own personal tastes regarding what scenes I would cut. Your scores might be higher. :)