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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 'Faster, More Intense'
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Original Release Date:
1999
Original Running Time:
133
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
104
Time Cut:
34
Time Added:
2
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Brief Synopsis:
This edit takes many popular fan edits of the Phantom Menace and combines their best ideas into one "ultimate cut" of the film. It's the same story you remember but streamlined: with a quicker, lighter pace and no pointless distractions.
Intention:
While The Phantom Menace is possibly the most fanedited film of all time, no one fanedit has ever fully satisfied me. I feel they all have their strengths and weaknesses, so I set out to make a cut that curates edits from various fanedits to match my vision for the film.
Additional Notes:
A specific emphasis was cutting down the opening "Act" of the film on Naboo as much as possible, so that we meet Anakin about the same time we met Luke in the original Star Wars. What once dragged on for quite a while now feels like an action-packed prologue. Other goals included improving characterization and plot progression across the board and toning down humorous moments that undercut dramatic scenes.
Other Sources:
While some of the cuts were recreated by myself, I confess that many of them were cribbed directly from the source material: the original fanedits (with permission)
Fanedits used include:
Hal9000’s 'Cloak of Deception' (primary source)
The Phantom Editor's 'The Phantom Edit' (audio only)
l8wrtr’s 'Shadow of the Sith' (inspiration only)
Fanedits used include:
Hal9000’s 'Cloak of Deception' (primary source)
The Phantom Editor's 'The Phantom Edit' (audio only)
l8wrtr’s 'Shadow of the Sith' (inspiration only)
Special Thanks:
Initabsolute
Hal9000
l8wrtr
Mike Nichols (The Phantom Editor)
MalàStrana
TM2YC
George Lucas
Lucasfilm and Disney
Hal9000
l8wrtr
Mike Nichols (The Phantom Editor)
MalàStrana
TM2YC
George Lucas
Lucasfilm and Disney
Release Information:
Digital
Editing Details:
I've put an emphasis on matching the professionalism of the original edits I used as sources and wanted to make the film a suitable replacement for someone who has never seen the Phantom Menace before.
While I tried to improve the storytelling and characterization through editing, I did strive to keep everything relatively 'canonical' so you can watch other Star Wars media like The Clone Wars without skipping a beat.
While I tried to improve the storytelling and characterization through editing, I did strive to keep everything relatively 'canonical' so you can watch other Star Wars media like The Clone Wars without skipping a beat.
Cuts and Additions:
A full cutlist is available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aCPmH_GOg-mbv45gcUij8K2R2krliZJAakBAnsnOG8k/edit?usp=sharing
User reviews
15 reviews
Overall rating
9.6
Audio/Video Quality
9.6(15)
Audio Editing
9.6(15)
Visual Editing
9.7(15)
Narrative
9.7(15)
Enjoyment
9.5(15)
Overall rating
9.4
Audio/Video Quality
7.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
This is probably one of the best fan edits I've seen out of the star wars movies. Doesn't change the core of the movie at all, just makes it flow 1000x better. Outstanding work on making this not only watchable, but actually fun!
Only complaint is I'm not sure what source this edit is using but it is clearly not the superior HDTV version of the film. It can look a little soft and dull at times. But it's a minor complaint
Only complaint is I'm not sure what source this edit is using but it is clearly not the superior HDTV version of the film. It can look a little soft and dull at times. But it's a minor complaint
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
S
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
I have now watched this edit more times than I have watched the theatrical. I used to have a hard time picking between Hal9000, Q2, L8wrtr, and seciors edits. With this, the best of those edits is combined into the quintessential TPM viewing experience. I never feels like a fanedit. Rather, it just feels like how TPM should have been edited in the first place. Jar Jar is there, but it doesn't feel like he's taking over the whole movie. The juvenile humor is toned down but not to the point that the edit is completely joyless. Rather, the humor is more in line with the humor from the OT series. All in all, a very balanced, well-paced (which is hard to do with TPM especially) edit that just feels like Star Wars.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
G
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Masterful editing here. The final battles feel a bit light in terms of connection to characters due to removed dialogue.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
H
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
...well, I think I must echo the various praise this edit has received. Takes some of the best ideas from the various other editors over the years and combines with a few new ones, and seamlessly. An excellent cut of the film: keeps its strengths, trims its weaknesses. Very very good. This is easily in the top three cuts of Episode I that I've seen (7 of them so far).
My enjoyment score is personal and of a nitpicky nature; you can't go wrong with this one.
My enjoyment score is personal and of a nitpicky nature; you can't go wrong with this one.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
M
(Updated: July 12, 2022)
Overall rating
8.4
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
8.0
Visual Editing
8.0
Narrative
9.0
Enjoyment
8.0
Bottom line: This is the best fanedit for The Phantom Menace I've seen. I've seen Phantom Editor's, Q2's, and l8wrtr’s. Octoroxx's is the smoothest, least "fanedit-y" edit available for this film, in my opinion. I started watching Hal9000's but was put off by the title change in the opening crawl.
More comments: As I've gotten older and married, and have a son with a second on the way, my enjoyment of the prequel trilogy has matured from childlike wonder, to sophomoric criticism, back to childlike wonder. Lucas wasn't trying to make Vertigo (another movie I love). He was making a prequel to his adventure story magnum opus. And it was, and is, for children (and, in my opinion, for their fathers). As well done as Octoroxx's edit is, it still cuts too much for me. Music sounds unavoidably chopped. Rearranged and heavily cut scenes sometimes appear abrupt or odd (throne room capture of the Viceroy). I now know that I may never see a fanedit I'll enjoy more than the retail DVD version of The Phantom Menace. And that's OK! If you want to try a fanedit of The Phantom Menace, this is the one. Well done Octoroxx. It was your relative editing conservatism that made this edit my favorite, even though I just like the original film too much.
More comments: As I've gotten older and married, and have a son with a second on the way, my enjoyment of the prequel trilogy has matured from childlike wonder, to sophomoric criticism, back to childlike wonder. Lucas wasn't trying to make Vertigo (another movie I love). He was making a prequel to his adventure story magnum opus. And it was, and is, for children (and, in my opinion, for their fathers). As well done as Octoroxx's edit is, it still cuts too much for me. Music sounds unavoidably chopped. Rearranged and heavily cut scenes sometimes appear abrupt or odd (throne room capture of the Viceroy). I now know that I may never see a fanedit I'll enjoy more than the retail DVD version of The Phantom Menace. And that's OK! If you want to try a fanedit of The Phantom Menace, this is the one. Well done Octoroxx. It was your relative editing conservatism that made this edit my favorite, even though I just like the original film too much.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
A