Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi: Anti-Cringe-Cut

HUGE Star Wars fan here. Like many, after seeing TLJ in theaters I was devastated. I had so much hype for that film after what I thought was a decent theatrical TFA, but to me the theatrical TLJ is nothing sh0rt of an abomination and pure disrespect to the Star Wars I knew and loved. This movie destroyed whatever I liked about 7 and took away 99% of my hype for 9.

But this edit... This changed EVERYTHING. I watched this edit under the perspective of "The Crucible Canon" https://boards.theforce.net/threads/the-crucible-canon-merging-eu-and-new-canon-as-smoothly-as-possible.50053287/ and I was blown away by how much I enjoyed this film now. Thank you, DonKamillo, for making a cut that (no lie) brought a tear to my eye just to see Luke handled in a more respectful way.

A/V Quality: Perfect to my eyes, didn't notice anything there which gives this area a 10.

Visual Editing: I didn't see anything jarring here either. This is an easy 10, especially due to the Luke lightsaber change.

Audio Editing: I noticed some slight audio drops in a few scenes (especially when Luke has Rey "reach out" and she goes to the Dark Side, his lines are very quiet after that), but nothing too frequent.

Narrative: If it was possible to give this higher than a 10 I would do it in a heartbeat. Somehow Don took something I swore I'd never watch again into a story that... dare I say it, I actually enjoyed? You'd be amazed how much trimming out the fat from this movie helps this story (and there was A LOT of fat). No more cringe-y lines, no "your mom" jokes, no obnoxious Rose, no forced real world political messaging, NO MORE MURDEROUS LUKE. I can't say enough about how much this narrative is improved. Not only are the indigestible portions out, there are incredible new ideas in. Instead of a whiny, depressed, hermit, Luke now seems like just a very old, tired, and disappointed man with decades of burdens who finds his spark one last time to save the galaxy again. THIS is the Luke I grew up with. Having him survive truly brought a tear to my eye, and I said "Luke is back" with a smile on my face. Something I NEVER thought I'd say in regards to the ST.

Enjoyment: Whereas I would've originally gave TLJ a 1/10 in the theater version, I would score the TLJ Anti-Cringe cut an 8.5/10 film, which earns a 10/10 performance for this edit. Again, watching this edit under "The Crucible Canon" perspective that is linked above changed everything about my experience with this movie. I am actually excited to watch TRoS now (Anti-Cringe version, of course).

TLDR;
Near perfect and my go-to version of this movie now. Improved an unbelievable amount over the original, especially in terms of the Luke story and removing the insufferable scenes. Could use a little touchup on audio in a few places. Easily the best TLJ edit I have ever seen.

My 2nd time around for TLJ-ACC, this time I watched the DACC!
I agree with those here who highly recommend this edit - The Don has actually made a godawful film into a decent Star Wars story and one that's, importantly, worth watching, well paced and has a 'proper' narrative that comes dangerously close to making sense and actually 'drawing' in the viewer!
I still can't stand the 'hooley around the camp fire' scene [even though the 'reason' for it is sound-ish] and, I can't BUT cringe at Snoke's ridiculous red painted throne room with the 'poseur' 2-legged lobster 'guards' ['guards'??? snigger!] - I'm glad it got burned down in the film!
WATCH THIS - DON'T watch ANY other version of TLJ [esp. the Theatrical Release!] unless of course you're a die-hard lover of Christmas Pageant-esque Paint jobs!!
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"Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi: Anti-Cringe-Cut" is a masterpiece. All the praise for DonKamillo is well deserved. If anyone hasn't seen this cut yet please try to avoid spoilers about it. There are surprises in store for you.

I have not been a starwars movie fan in some time. I have not like much of the direction disney has taken the franchise, BUT Im certainly glad that there is money being spent to keep it alive. I can see that DonKamillo has put a LOT of blood sweat and tears into making a movie full of plot holes and stupid character development, into something cohesive and more to the point. Hey he can only work with the prints available, so we can fault him for some scenes that don't make sense no matter what. It didn't make sense before, and it less annoying than the original. So I have to say KUDDOS to DonKamillo for giving us another version to love star wars again.

thanks from those of use who want to love star wars again!

Before I only wished to forget this move, but this edit really nails the spot. All the idiocy from the original is removed. The plot is now gripping and tight. A forgettable movie became a great one. Kudos to DonKamillo!

The only scene which didn't make sense was when the rebels were rushing the cannon. Poe eventually calls off the attack, but Finn decides to press on. The next scene the giant door has been destroyed and all the rebels are in the cave, Finn included. I'm not sure what happened there vs the original, since the latter isn't that fresh in my mind, but it looks odd.