main
side
curve
  1. In Memory of LAJ_FETT: Please share your remembrances and condolences HERE

CT Original Trilogy Fan Edits

Discussion in 'Classic Trilogy' started by Schmactor, Mar 19, 2015.

  1. Schmactor

    Schmactor Jedi Youngling

    Registered:
    Mar 19, 2015
    I'm sure this is a discussion that has been posted 1000 times before and I'm sure this is a debate that could go on for years, but I do have a very specific thing I am looking for: My ideal edit would be to see the original trilogy with all of the original scenes fully intact (no weird re-do of the cantina band for example) but to use as much of the digitally remastered footage as possible in order to make it a more modern and cleaner viewing experience. For example I have no problem with added CGI of creatures and ships in the background. I have no problem cleaning up spaceship scenes or making the landspeeder more realistic, or even adding windows into space that weren't there before. I do have a problem with changing the actions in a scene and/or removing or changing critical elements (Han and Greedo, the cantina band as I already mentioned, etc.). And I don't have a problem with certain added scenes (X-wings going into battle, etc.) Are there well known fan edits out there that do something like this? This is the way I'd like to show the films to someone who has never seen them before.

    To summarize: I'd like to see the original trilogy with all the original scenes, dialogue, actions, characters, music, etc. completely intact, but remastered, cleaned up, and enhanced as much as possible using the new versions. I don't mind anything added as long as nothing is taken away.

    Any suggestions?
     
    whostheBossk likes this.
  2. smoothkaz

    smoothkaz Jedi Knight star 2

    Registered:
    Nov 25, 2014
    Star Wars Revisited by Adywan sounds like exactly what you're looking for.
    It's pretty well known - the project even has its own website. He's doing versions of all six films, but Empire is still in production as far as I know. But they're damn cool - the sheer number of tiny changes and details is most impressive.
     
    sarlaccsaurs-rex likes this.
  3. Schmactor

    Schmactor Jedi Youngling

    Registered:
    Mar 19, 2015
    Thanx! Looks like he totally started from scratch. Pretty ambitious. And looks like only ANH has been finished. Anyone else have thoughts on this? I'm happy with an edit that just uses all existing material.
     
  4. Schmactor

    Schmactor Jedi Youngling

    Registered:
    Mar 19, 2015
    Any thoughts on the Despecialized Edition?
     
  5. TK-421 Is vader

    TK-421 Is vader Jedi Master star 3

    Registered:
    Jan 5, 2015
    Is there any version that adds in stuff like rotj sandstorm deleted scene?I saw pretty much almost all the OT deleted scenes on youtube really well cleaned up.
     
    sarlaccsaurs-rex likes this.
  6. Seagoat

    Seagoat Former Manager star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

    Registered:
    Jan 25, 2013
    My ideal saga fanedit would be one where all of the official changes remain untouched but the special effects which don't hold up 100% anymore would be amped up like in Adywan's version
     
  7. smoothkaz

    smoothkaz Jedi Knight star 2

    Registered:
    Nov 25, 2014
    The Despecialized Editions are recreations of the original unaltered versions - so no CGI, nothing that wasn't in there when they were first released.They're my go-to versions when I want to watch the OT.

    They're really works of art in themselves, considering the time he spent and how painstakingly it was made.

     
    Schmactor and thejeditraitor like this.
  8. thejeditraitor

    thejeditraitor Chosen One star 6

    Registered:
    Aug 19, 2003
  9. Schmactor

    Schmactor Jedi Youngling

    Registered:
    Mar 19, 2015
    Thanx for the replies so far everyone! Still open to more suggestions. But it sounds like the Despecialized is a great version for getting as close to the original as possible. And it does sound like the Adywan version is more towards what I'm looking for. I just wish Adywan had already finished V and VI. How many Despecialized episodes are there?
     
    thejeditraitor likes this.
  10. Schmactor

    Schmactor Jedi Youngling

    Registered:
    Mar 19, 2015
    That documentary is amazing. Kudos to that level of love for the film.
     
  11. smoothkaz

    smoothkaz Jedi Knight star 2

    Registered:
    Nov 25, 2014
    The entire OT has been despecialized, but only ANH and Empire have v2s, meaning they use Blu-ray footage, have more accurate color correction, etc. ROTJ is only in v1 but it's still great.

    As for Adywan, it's been two years since the original intended release date but considering the time, work and money going into it - even building new miniatures - and with very little budget I forgive him.
     
    thejeditraitor likes this.
  12. Encuentro

    Encuentro Jedi Master star 2

    Registered:
    Aug 8, 2013
    I'm a little late to this party, but I found this one not too long ago: kk650's Star Wars Semi-Specialized Edition. I haven't seen any of them, but it sounds like it might be right up the original poster's ally. Has anyone seen these versions yet.

    "Like many, I was unhappy with a lot the changes that were made for the Special Editions and most recently the blu-rays.

    Harmy's Despecialised Editions are great for those that want to see the films exactly as they were when they were originally released theatrically, but some of the changes (especially the updating of special effects) actually make the films better IMHO, so I decided to make 'Semi-Specialised' editions of these films to remove what I considered the bad changes while keeping all the good changes/additions.

    After working on and off on these three films for almost two years, the Star Wars Semi-Specialised original trilogy is finally finished.


    Below is a brief summary of the changes made to this film:


    Star Wars:


    Audio changes:


    Original Krayt Dragon call restored

    New lossless pcm audio track created to fit this semi-specialised edition, based off Belbucus's excellent 1993 Star Wars PCM audio mix


    Video Changes:


    Regraded to remove blue tint running throughout the whole film that was introduced for the first time in the special edition DVD and was carried over to the blu-ray

    R2D2 no longer hiding behind a CG rock when Obi One Kenobi appears

    Silly CG droid and jawa antics when they enter Mos Eisley have been removed

    Jabba scene removed

    Han shoots Greedo first with no awful CG head dodging action

    Lightsabers made more consistant so they are not constantly changing colour, Vader's lightsaber is now red all the time rather than turning pink."
     
    smoothkaz likes this.