Star Wars: Episode III - Labyrinth Of Evil

Wow, I love this edit. I've always had concerns regarding RotS lack of continuity with the OT, and this edit goes a long way in fixing those issues. There are some great adjustments, all round.

Not only does Padme have a stronger character arc, thanks to re-insertion of deleted scenes, but she also survives the movie. Yoda no longer jumps around like a demented frog. He does one acrobatic defensive move, but that's it. There is even a clever cameo from Qui-Gon!

Well done HAL9000. This will be THE fanedit of March 2014 for good reason.

The currently best edit of the new trilogy. I hated the original version so much as I love this edit. I've been waiting for this version all these years. Thank you HAL 9000.

This is a very good edit of a fairly good movie. That's how I'd sum up my thoughts. Revenge of the Sith is easily the best Star Wars prequel, but it is not without its faults. Minor faults (but major annoyances) are the overabundance of CGI and bad dialogue. Fan edits can't really fix the first (not yet at least), but they can certainly remedy the second. Hal9000 does that with this edit, which is, of course, a big plus. Already the film is better. But the movie has major faults too, ones not as easily fixed.

So I'm willing to forgive Hal if I'm torn on whether or not he's fixed Anakin's fall to the dark side. (Before I get to much into it let me say Hal's handling of everything else in this edit is exemplary, so I won't talk about that stuff.) Anakin's fall as presented in the theatrical film is clearly flawed. Is he really seduced by the dark side, or does he just want to save Padme? Does he really believe the Jedi are evil, or does he just want to save Padme? Does he actually have any reason to turn to the dark side besides saving Padme?

Hal9000 has a smart way to answer yes to that last question. By playing down the Padme dying in childbirth angle, it definitely feels like Anakin has some ulterior motivation for turning to the dark side, with the Padme thing being more of a subtle push to bring him over the edge. But what is that ulterior motivation? We suppose it's because the Jedi are tricksters and keeping Anakin out of everything. Whether or not there's enough here to support that, I'm not sure. Hal does the best he can with what he's got (we all know it's really Lucas to blame for this). Ultimately, either way, it's clear that Anakin has turned to the dark side because he has become disillusioned with the Order, so nice work by Hal for that.

He accomplished what he set out to do in regards to the Anakin debacle, so in that case I'd say Hal has done a great job. There's a nagging part of me that says L8wrtr did this better, but I'm not sure if that's true. To be honest, I'm getting kind of tired of these movies (which is why I've spent most of this review on a digression of sorts). The more I critique the less I enjoy it seems. So even if Anakin's fall didn't totally work for me this time around, I know it did when I viewed this edit's work print the first time around, and I wouldn't be surprised if it worked for me the next time I watch this. Even if it doesn't, the other aspects of this edit are enough for me to say this has become my go-to Episode III. Thanks Hal9000, for making my preferred prequel trilogy!

A while back I tried to watch the original Revenge of the Sith, which I remembered liking a lot - and it was dreadful. Stilted acting, poor dialogue, etc. I stopped about a third of the way in.

Then I watched Labyrinth of Evil - and I loved it! almost all of the things that are wrong with the original was gone (it's not completely perfect, since even the best editor can only do so much). The flow and pacing was great, and I really like the Padme Lives ending. This will probably be my go to in the future.

Thank you for all your hard work!

Since I'm waaay too late to the party, these edits have been around for ages, I'll just say that after having watched at least 3-4 fanedits of this movie (like L8wrtr's, Spence's, Octoroxx etc.), this version is the one that became my go to version of the movie. This one was the best of the trilogy but still I had many issues with it. HAl addressed almost all of them, with the exception of some silly humor that I'm not a fan of.

It should be noted that for the previous two Episodes I preferred L8wrtr's edits, but here prevailed HAL's.

I highly recommend it to anyone who was not quite satisfied with Episode 3, I assure you it will be your go-to version in the future!

Thank you HAL9000 for all your hard work and thanks to anyone who read my review!