Rather than building an interesting film about Luke coming to terms with his roots, and Leia starting on a path to become a Jedi, Lucas gave Leia nothing to do in the whole film, and until the last half hour disregarded Lukes emotional struggles. Again, thanks to everyone for your help and your patience as Ive worked on this. Ive left the actual Rebel reunion scene in silence however, which I think is actually a little more powerful. his training as a Jedi Knight. Spoilers for Jedi: Survivor. Or fun in another kind of way. Fanedit.org was originally created and run by boon23. Everything wrong with the SE is fixed and it feels like the best balance of what was good about both versions. Return of the Jedi was the final chapter of the Star Wars saga for a while. Empire has begun rebuilding its Your interest rest in the rancor scene now has me torn. -005 Donation Drive update: So far the total amount raised now stands at 1327. Just too darn cute. I really enjoyed this edit and many of the decisions, but ultimately this just cannot be my go to version of the film Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. conflicted Luke Skywalker has I personally would have liked to see another nip or two (looking at you blinks), these are minor quibbles. When reading the cutlist, I did expect an improvement, but just a milder one. I don't have a favorite song, a favorite book, a. Most are in chronological order. The Star Wars Revisited project is a series of fan-edits of the Star Wars movies, freely available on the internet. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Please read our Terms of Service. Download "Return of the Jedi" file sizes: 19.18 GB. While Q2's edit doesn't replace the original, it's a fine complement. Yeah, thats about it. To remove the most offensive elements of the SE and try different improvements than what LFL made. I talked about it some here on OriginalTrilogy.com in this very thread, and then I got busy and never had time to revisit it. What they got when the dark lord of the Sith finally removed his mask was . Great cut of ROTJ! Followed by. Asking for feedback so I will add that I would rather the Rancor remains and the "Noooo" does not. During this time, Lukes friends When the Death Star fires, I made it sound cooler. I was going to watch Q2's hybrid edit, but discovered this edit was on my hard drive. I think this is funnier because Han just got done boasting about himself (Hey, its me!). Then when Obi-Wan appears, cut the line "Why didn't you tell me" because we now know why. And to those that sent a donation & offered help i cant thank you enough. Removed a line or two between the droid and Bib Fortuna. All of the crazy contraptions and methods they use to attack the Imperial armies on Endor have been stripped out. What I ended up watching was not a mere improvement. Removed 20th Century Fox logo and fanfare, and replaced with new Lucasfilm opening. Im trying to figure out how to get surround working in my editor, but its a work-in-progress (as is this project)! Sluggo: thanks so much! and our STAR WARS: EP VI -RETURN OF THE JEDI "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - ** PRODUCTION HAS NOW RESTARTED ** Author adywan Date 1-Sep-2017 Replies 3,355. exitzero replied 27-Feb-2023. Subsidies include: Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm Animation, Skywalker Sound, Lucas Digital Ltd, Etc. Biggs in ANH edit idea ROTJ opening edit idea. I won't go into them in detail as I'm not an editor and they've been well documented by the other reviewers. It looks pretty cool. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building faade. Thanks for the feedback. Having watched both the radical re-edit and the more simpler fan edit, Dan shows great skill and love for the film in his two attempts at perfecting it. Yesterday marked the latest release in the project, a "Despecialized" version 2.5 of Return of the Jedi that winds back the various changes made to Episode VI by Lucasfilm over the past 33 years. He has been suggested by fans for 2 roles on myCast, including Malakili in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.Similar actors include Brendan Gleeson and Ron Perlman. Luke cave scene, through escape from Tatooine. I took out the screaming droids, but I kept the scene in place to progress the story as to the reason why C-3PO becomes a translator, etc. In the meantime, if anyone's interested, here's the main thread on OriginalTrilogy.com Save Page Now. I pulled a few of the shots of Lukes X-Wing flying off of the planet from The Empire Strikes Back, flipped them so they look new, and have him take off. Other small sarlacc changes. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. " The Phantom Menace felt lifeless, confusing, and. Everything was really great! This really does show just how bad the grading of the official Blu-Ray for this film is. Jedi: Survivor might change this when it releases, but at the present moment we have no information . Obi-Wan's force ghost is present. I know this is going to be controversial, but Ive loved seeing some of the short fan videos people have posted on YouTube that really tug at your heartstrings when they combine footage from all the films and show Anakins suffering. A hybrid cut of Return of the Jedi using the Blu-Ray release and Harmy's Despecialized Edition (in AVCHD). The closest Ive found to what I liked was The Spence Edit. Its an older fanedit, but its pretty well done and really helps move ROTJ along. One idea Id like to see is having one of the Rebel fighters not pull up in time and hit the Death Stars shield, like in Independence Day (best link I could find, sorry). Yes Additional Links: Jedi Eric (my 100th review) LucasFilm is located at Letterman Digital Arts Center, Presidio of San Francisco, California. Author doubleofive Time 1-Sep-2017 9:13 PM Post link. . ("Luke, thanks for coming after me. Thanks a lot. A seamless, very light, respectful edit of RotJ. Finally making the decision to blow up the moon. Pre-order the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Pops! It just did not seem like there was much done, and without help this is one of my least favorite of the Star Wars series. added by rakshasa @Reylo from Twitter. I've just now made the switch and I think I like it, but my only concern is that now that changes the flow later in the film: My concern is that between scenes #3 and #4 after the Millennium Falcon and Luke's X-Wing leave Tatooine, Han has this little comlink conversation with Luke. Removed a few of Salacious Crumbs laughs. I was hoping mostly that the Ewoks had been cut down quite considerably, but unfortunately not as much as I'd hoped. Cookie Notice - Reduced chat between C-3P0 and Bib Fortuna. The humor in this film has been pruned, though a great deal of humor has been retained. Years before fans said George Lucas ruined Star Wars with The Phantom Menace, they were berating him for ruining Star Wars in a whole different way with Special Editions of Episodes IV, V, and VI that infamously added unnecessary CGI, changed dialogue, and reworked entire scenes. PT: Hal9000 Cookie Notice So, going back to the original film, I didnt really like the family photo feel for the final shot of ROTJ, so I replaced it. I'd hate to see that go. Donation Drive Update and Landing PlatformExplanation, Sail Barge and The Emperors Arrival ComparisonVideo. On top of that, I always thought the intro music to ROTJ was a little too mellow, a little too slow. I have no idea where to begin with this one, as I have no knowledge on how to do this. Episodes I, II, III, IV, IX, and Rogue One's soundtracks. If there's enough interest in keeping it, maybe I'll just do both. Maybe I can just throw a transition in there and people will get the point. This fanedit improves Return of the Jedi by mercilessly trimming down the Ewoks, streamlining the third act in addition to a reassortment of the scene order, improving Han's character and chopping out all of the goofy/distracting moments of the movie. Probably the best edited version of ROTJ. Bane terrorizes while Joker enjoys the fun, with Harvey Dent caught in the middle of it all. I need some help trying to make it blend with the rest of Yodas lines. to try and keep most of it in place. I wanted to remove the awful matte painting of the Falcon behind them. I trimmed the ending so that it doesnt look as ridiculously huge. What with the Yoda and the Han and that Leia costume. One thing I want to say before I go into the details: this is what I call a conceptual fanedit. This is my go-to version of RotJ. Removal: 15 minutes Original Running Time: 2:15 Fan Edit Running Time: 2:00. the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Now! If you want something more radical, go to Spencebut if you want a version of ROTJ that is both good and true to the original film, I recommend. Parent company is Walt Disney Studios. Removed the reunion scene between Han and Chewie. Cut out Hans jealous of Luke. I find the rancor scene so iconic that I'm disappointed it's gone. It would be quite a treat for fans of Star Wars Rebels. All Rights Reserved. sounds really cool. Addeddate 2020-12-17 15:40:36 Identifier return.-of.-the.-jedi.-1983.-despecialized.-720p.x-264.-ac-3.5.1 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 Add Review But this fan edit makes a solid argument for at least making a few tweaks to the most recent Star Wars film. https://ifdb.fanedit.org/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-a-q2-fanedit/discussions/9643/ You must log in or register to reply here. The Emperor calls Moff Jerjerrod from the Throne Room and tells him that if the shield generator is destroyed to destroy Endor. Regarding Vader's added "Noooo" at the end of ROTJ, I knew this would be a topic of conversation. Following the initial scene with Vader and Jerjerrod (The Emperor is coming here? / That is correct commander), now instead of a wipe to C-3PO and R2-D2 it wipes to a shot of Degobah, and we pick up with Luke and Yoda in his hut. Borrowing extensively from the Spence Edit here. It is not for sale, and no one can ever make money on it. I wanted the revelation of Leia as Lukes sister to be a little more of a mystery (especially now that Ive moved this scene so early into the film). There has been some debate as to whether this is still canon, but it absolutely was (and may still be) that Anakin did, in fact, become one with the Force following his death and that, in the funeral pyre scene, it is only Vaders armor that Luke burns. yes. My work on The Ziggy Edit of Return of the Jedi is something Ive wanted to do for a long time and Im so glad I get to share my progress on it with each of you. The lobby is generally open M-F. After a quick trip back to Tatooine, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo are reunited and join up with the amassing rebel fleet to take down the evil Empire once and for all. 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With the changing of the scenes, the next scene is the Rebel fleet assembly and so I'm not sure if that's a big deal or not, but it doesn't give the impression that any time has lapsed between Luke/Han's convo and Han cracking jokes to Lando about being General. Strangely enough, he was jealous of Luke. Han taking a risk motivated by love for his son which brings about costly failure is a dark mirror of Vader doing the same in Return of the Jedi and ending up helping to save the galaxy. "I will be taking a week or so off from working on these edits and. Boba Fett's awful death is here. There are definitely areas where this edit could use polishing. And I dislike this movie. An interesting different take for ROTJ. The only curse words in all of Star Wars (that I remember) were in A New Hope, so Ive added one here and made Han step up his game. (Secondary source is the OTD version of ROTJ, partially restored to the theatrical version.). The epic conclusion for the original trilogy introduced fans to the amorphous crime boss Jabba the Hutt and saw. This will all be using the Theatrical version of Star Wars. Removed Obi-Wans line, "from a certain point of view. Man, I hate that line. Pre-order the , Wars: Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Pops! He's done his Semi-Specialised edits for the entire saga. This edit narratively has many things I always wanted in a Jedi edit: no Boba Fett, a Han Solo more in-line with the first two movies, dispensing with the more childish humor, trying to make the Ewoks seem a bit more realistic in battle. http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Return-of-the-Sith-Revenge-of-the-Jedi-by-marduk666/id/17356, still waiting on that download link pretty please. Nothing too major. photo. This is a list of nearly everything Ive altered in my fanedit of Return of the Jedi. With that said, I really which it was higher quality, because it doesnt look that great with all the film grain and scratches. Whenever I watch The Empire Strikes Back I get a hankering to put Jedi on, and whenever I do Im massively disappointed. to the evil lord Darth Vader, a Not always perfect, and I'm not a fan of the PAL 25.0 FPS, but I can't blame the editor for that obviously and it's not a fault per se. Replaced the Darth Vader funeral pyre music. He killed Greedo in plain daylight. Note (February 2019): I have rewritten this description from scratch. Added the deleted scene of Luke building his new lightsaber. I just had to get it in there. In Return of the Jedi, Luke returns to Dagobah and tells Yoda, "I've come back to complete the training." Yoda responds, "No more training do you require. Dolby has added Return Of The Jedi (re-release) to their theatrical release schedule for April 28th, 2023 professional.dolby Vote Star Wars Movie Lucasfilm Epic movie Adventure movie Fantasy movie Sci-fi movie 0 comments Best Add a Comment More posts you may like r/StarWarsLeaks Join 27 days ago SPOILER So I'll certainly be giving this some more thought. The fan edits are good ways to see Star Wars as it was originally seen, and Despecialized Editions of all three original films are available for download now, but their creator stresses that they're designed for people who own legal copies of the movies themselves and should never be bought or sold. I first learned about this line with the release of the long-lost Laserdisc footage] that was recovered awhile back! ", "For all intents and purposes this is the original version.". It . I found a higher quality version in the The Making of Return of the Jedi digital book, so I just purchased a copy for myself and incorporated that into the edit. Certainly this Return of the Jedi edit won't be nearly as heavy handed as Attack of the Phantom, but I really admire the technique used in giving it a professional pace and flow while still cutting things that needed to go. Replaced celebration music with the ending of the Luke and Leia" theme. Based in Brooklyn, New York, New York Times bestselling author Charles Soule is a writer of novels (graphic and otherwise), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. It makes it more obvious that Vader is affected by Lukes words to "Come with me [back to the Light]. Also made the Death Star firing sound a little more powerful. Add interesting content . Added the Force choke sound effect when Luke attacks Jabbas guards. Looking forward, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Episode VIII in the saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which premieres on December 15 and features the return of Mark Hamill as Luke. Originally, I included Vader talking to Luke through the Force, but it didnt flow as well as I would have liked. However, I actually considered leaving the brief cut of the harmonica-playing, turtle-like thing from the Special Edition because I like that blues-y song. Donation Drive Update and New ANH:R HDClip. After Luke arrives on Tatooine but before the cave scene, show the emperor arriving on DS2. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. Star Wars fans clamored for years to get official re-releases of the original cuts of the movie, but when they finally saw the light of day as DVD features in 2006 they looked shoddy against the Special Editions, having been sourced from non-anamorphic video captured from LaserDiscs released in the early 1990s. Funko Fair 2023: Calling all , WARS fans! Several brief cuts between C-3PO and Jabba and his minions. This is Han Solo. A full quality HD release will happen when I've perfected it. After seeing the Force Awakens teaser trailer I had a renewed interest in the OT (I've come to the conclusion that the PT is beyond saving for me). Harmy's Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (Despecialized Edition) by Harmy And Fox Publication date 1983-05-25 Topics Star Wars Unaltered Despecialized Harmy Unaltered Star Wars Films In HD. I can sort of understand why its there, but its really not important on the whole. Depending on what he does with his version of ROTJ (when it is released), I may want to incorporate a few of his ideas. attempt to rescue Han Solo from There's not a lot else to say about this that hasn't been said. Most of this is accomplished and done well. You must confront Vader. Added a few small sound effects, musical cues throughout. Anything that is restored from the theatrical cut comes from an upconverted 720p version (which may in-turn been upconverted from SD though, I'm not sure). I put it at this point in the movie to separate the time it would take for Luke to arrive on Tatooine. When it comes to the Star Wars movies, I consider episodes 4 and 5 to be nearly untouchable masterpieces. Lol, I've not heard of O2. Having satiated my restlessness with the Star Wars prequels, I wanted to put together a custom 'Special Edition' of the original trilogy to place on my shelf alongside the original, theatrical versions (currently represented by Harmy's Despecialized Editions).