Star Wars - Episode II: The Republic Divided

In my opinion, This is the best edit of Attack of the Clones that exists. It is my current go to version. Awesome job.

This is what Attack of the Clones should have been. I hated the original Episode II. It was slow, clunky, silly, and don't get me started about Anakin and Padme on Naboo. Thankfully, that has been trimmed down as much as possible while still advancing the love story that has to happen to set up the events in Ep III.

L8wrtr has taken the worst of the Star Wars films and turned into something I not only enjoyed but will definitely watch again.

WOW, I just fished watching this movie, and it was amazing. If they make another star wars movie they should hire l8wrtr to edit it. I have probably watched episode 2 20 times and this was the first time I felt any connection between anakin and padme. The movie moves at a good pace, and I actually like anakin now. I do wish that the jengo fett scenes weren't cut short. I will never watch the lucas version again, and I cant wait to watch your other edits. Good job!

This edit is awesome. This movie was horrible, but your edit made it watchable, and most importantly, enjoyable!

Recently I decided to revisit the Star Wars prequels again, after a good 2 or 3 years of having not watched them. However, I knew that I wouldn’t want to watch the theatrical cuts again, so I thought I’d give L8Wrtr’s prequel trilogy another watch.

Of all the prequels, Attack of the Clones is probably the film I have the most problem watching. The theatrical cut is full of terribly written dialogue which makes the love story between Anakain and Padme a complete failure, plus Lucas’ handling of the teenage Anakin is clumsy at best and he comes across as unlikeable and basically a pain in the ass.

L8wrtr’s fanedited version is a complete revelation , it really is. Not only does he somehow manage to make the romance between Anakin and Padme more natural and almost believable, he also manages to bring out more from Hayden Christensen’s performance. More is indeed less when it came to the dialogue that he had to deliver, so the fanediting here is quite sublime and adds considerable weight to the characters and their plight.

There are so many intricate nips and tucks here that it’s impossible to mention them all, but basically trimming down the action sequences and excising needless plot exposition are two of the key factors here. The story is still convoluted, but is far easier to follow and appreciate than it was in the theatrical cut. Plus, the droid factory sequence is hugely improved and as for the Yoda/Dooku scene – that now works a treat and feels more natural.

The only real downside here is just one edit which involves Padme and Anakin when they are looking longingly into each other’s eyes in front of the fire… it’s so quick that the scene just doesn’t work and in my humble opinion should have been removed altogether. Such as shame, as the rest of the edit is basically perfect.

The Republic Divided is an excellent fanediting achievement though and is the only way I like to watch Episode II now. Great work L8wrtr.