War of the Stars II: The Future in Motion

if anyone asks what is a fanedit then this edit is the perfect place to start, TMBTM takes one the best known films and completely changes it's story. this at times caused a problem for me as i had to reminded myself a few times during the movie. the many positives have been commented here to which i can only agree with, Darth Vader is once again the star of the edit with every scene he's in

on the negative side i felt the edit ran 15 - 20 mins to long especially the opening 20 mins which for me dragged a little in places with the inclusion of the deleted scenes with the ice monster. also the cgi monster used from star trek looked out of place and would be something Lucas would include in future star wars editions. R2-D2 was a little annoying in Jar Jar Binks way and i can't recall Chewbaca having much to do during the edit. but these a small differences aside this really is one of the best fanedits of all time

May 3, 2012 @ 9:47 pm

Attention! – SPOILERS – Attention!

What should I say that wasn’t mentioned before?

This edit is absolutely amazing!

I’d like to give it 10 stars, but there were a few moments I got some strange feelings when the music didn’t match with the picture (IMO electric guitars have no place in the SW Universe). So it is 9 stars here.

In the best moments I thought, I’ve been watching STAR WARS for the first time in my life.
Your edit is so full of surprises and how you managed to fit in the scenes from Episode III, is just WOW.

TMBTM, you are so talented, especially in the story telling part, I can’t really find the right words to express what I felt as I watched TWOTS II yesterday evening. (Maybe it depends on that english is not my native language…)

Thank you for the experience!

May 1, 2012 @ 5:07 am

This fanedit is as good as Bacon-Wrapped Smokies.

Prep Time: 45 Min
Cook Time: 45 Min
Ready In: 1 Hr 30 Min

Ingredients

1 pound sliced bacon, cut into thirds
1 (14 ounce) package beef cocktail wieners
3/4 cup brown sugar, or to taste

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Refrigerate 2/3 of the bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners with cold bacon.
Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all.
Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly. To serve, place the wieners in a slow cooker and keep on the low setting.

9/10

Thank you TMBTM! :]X

War of the Stars 2 - The Future in Motion is another stellar fan edit from Mask, which only suffers because its inevitable comparision to its predecessor, War of the Stars.

In the original, Mask's heavy use of degraded footage allowed for the inclusion of imperfect video and sound in all editing choices and extra footage. Here, a more serious attempt at filmmaking is approached so when extra footage is markedly bad, it is jarring, not charming.

This film also suffers due to it's run time. Yes, the original movies all hover at about 2 hours. But here, the narrative has too many crests and valleys as it transitions from the Episode 5 material to Episode 6.

These complaints though, are really the only substaintial faults that can be leveled against this. Outside of them, the film is amazing.

Mask has done a brilliant job weaving dialog, scenes and nearly 100 unique special effects shots to create yet another ingenious reimagining of Star Wars. Suprises present themselves from its opening sequence all the way to the closing moments of the movie. This is truly indicative of the magic that comes with fan editing as scenes we're all familiar with become innudated with new meaning. I imagine that had Lucas had the same ideas Mask has had, maybe we'd have a different Star Wars altogether.

Like War of the Stars, this film isn't meant to replace one's OT of Star Wars, but it is a must-have compliment to it.

I know that, 6 or so years from now, looking back at Episodes 7, 8 and 9, I'll be thinking about what creative spin Mask is going to mold out of it all. And...I'll be looking forward to watching it!