Fan-Edit Review! | Hal9000's Prequel Trilogy

[@noahlawson8405]

By the way, just to let you know, the scene at the end where Padmé is on Alderaan with Leia is not a deleted scene from Revenge of the Sith. It's taken from a movie Natalie Portman was in called, The Other Boleyn Girl.

[@order42show]

Oh, really! Thanks for that, I had no idea!

[@JXEditor]

Hal’s a chill dude. Good review, my guy. There’s an episode 1 edit called “The Ancient Lore” by Andreas that is very unique. It really goes above and beyond in its restructure as well as rewrites through things like subtitles. It’s not the most invisible of edits but that’s honestly part of its charm. I think his ultimate goal is to make the prequels two films but I’m not too sure. Only the first one is out at the moment

[@order42show]

Thanks so much! I’ll check Andreas’ out, too - that does sound interesting!

[@Bean-gb3cj]

Padme surving and taking Leia to Alderaan is the only thing i would change about the prequels

[@order42show]

Yeah, it's a bit weird considering Leia says she remembers her in RotJ, but I don't know - once you start adding multiple films, it's easy to miss things, I guess...

[@JXEditor]

Also Hal (&company)’s tackling of the sequels are definitely worth checking out.

[@order42show]

Funny you should say that…there’s uh…more days left in the week. 😉

[@briankeys5941]

Unfortunately I cant POSSIBLY see a way to fix the sequel trilogy. However, HAL or some other genius could create a fan mix using all the Disney trash out there and create something close to one of the EU books. Or just create there own SW story. Which I would take any day, over the continued destruction of an IP via Disney, and their insane hubris (yea, we will bring the EMPEROR BACK, AND ANNOUNCE IT ON FORTNITE? bc we didn't bother to plan out the trilogy finale, of an IP, we PURCHASED FOR 4 $BILLION. Fkit, ppl will still buy it... the sad part is some ppl still do. HAVE PPL NEVER HEARD OF A TORRENT in the year of our lord 2022, lol). Rant over. Anyway, If there is a way to donate to some of the top guys, someone pls lmk. I've been enjoying their stuff for a while and can only donate to the site I've found that hosts the many films out there.

[@order42show]

I’m actually not sure about whether or not the editors have any sort of thing set up for donations. The only thing I can think of is maybe Patreon? I know a lot of content creators in general have one set up, or some might have their own website. Do some Google searches and have a look. 😉

[@717UT]

The Anakin and Padme scenes really sold me on their relationship and a few of the scenes that were added back were so important! It was a disservice to the characters and actors to remove those more intimate "bridge" scenes.

[@order42show]

I like them, too. All I can think of is that George must’ve thought that they slowed the momentum of the film down. They really did add a lot and made me care more - maybe he thought they just weren’t needed. It’d be fascinating to ask him about stuff like that.

[@717UT]

@@order42show it would be interesting. I have read people's opinions that they think these scenes "make AOTC like a stupid romcom" and I think they are missing the point. Slowing the pace of a story for meaningful character development aids the story as a whole. Just those few meaningful interactions grew both characters and I especially loved seeing Padme interact with her family and talk about giving up a domestic life for politics. It makes her line on Geonosis so much more meaningful.

[@order42show]

No disagreement here. I’m big on character development, and these scenes help inform character motivations and decisions.

[@Meckload]

I am loving all the fan edit reviews! 😁

[@order42show]

Appreciate it! They’re really fun to do, but it’s so hard to choose between so many!

[@kevinvassago]

Bruh, i love the battleb droid voices I have to watch the approaching storm!!

[@order42show]

I do, too! I really enjoyed how much more of the battle droids we got in the Clone Wars series.

[@WatchMaga]

Wow. This edit sounds amazing. I am definitely watching. Love the new ending with Padme surviving.

[@order42show]

Glad you liked it, and thanks for watching!

[@Meckload]

The Padme scene at the end of Hal9000’s Episode 3 is from a different movie btw, not from a deleted scene ;)

[@order42show]

Yeah, I had no idea! Very cool, and it fit really well, so I’d assumed it was from scene I hadn’t seen before.

[@kirkafur3]

I guess it’s not possible to send a PM on KZbin anymore, but I wanted to thank you for your reviews of some of my fan editing involvement. It was gratifying to hear you interact with them as texts to the degree you did. There is one thing I’d like to relay in private, if there’s a good way to reach you.

[@kirkafur3]

Duh, I’m Hal9000 by the way.

[@order42show]

Absolutely! You can just email at Order42show @ gmail! And…it’s my pleasure - I really enjoy seeing different people’s takes on these! I really appreciate the work you did!

[@pittsburghboyertown3821]

​@KirkAFur thank you for your fan edits. They are my go-to for the prequels and I can't believe your attack of the Clones edit is actually my favorite prequel movie now.

[@mcp1981]

Watched them - they are great, really big improvement having watched the prequels with my kids quite recently.

[@order42show]

Yeah, I think he did an excellent job on them!

[@juanig4198]

how did you watched them i tried downloading the torrent and i doesn't work

[@order42show]

There is an easier way. Do a search in your browser for “Hal9000 fan edits” and there should be a Reddit thread with links to the Google drive. That’s how I got it.

[@mcp1981]

@@order42show same and it worked well - watched on an iPad flawlessly 👍

[@order42show]

Nice!

[@CitizenScott]

L8wrtr has the best TPM edit I've seen. It's paced so well it flies by and still manages to preserve the spirit of the original, including some significant things that HAL9000 cut, like the whole trip to Otah Gungah. Check it out.

[@order42show]

That name sounds familiar - think I’ve talked with him before! Hadn’t seen his cut.

[@SithDestroyerVideoProductions]

I showed my friend Cloak of Deception about a year ago, just for a bit of fun during the afternoon. We didn't notice for about 2 minutes that the Bongo sequence had been entirely removed, that shows you how much it ruins the pacing of the original Phantom Menace.

[@order42show]

Funny you say that! Sometimes I find myself disengaging because I’m trying to find out what’s missing. If the edit’s done well, you just don’t notice right away. I’m not going to try to make excuses for George, but that whole scene is just character development for Jar-Jar. Just a shame not a whole lot of people liked the character.

[@Bean-yu6ty]

i don´t get why some people have a problem with him killing younglings they were future jedis so why Anakin wouldn´t kill them?Palpatine made it clear that every single jedi had to die and that includes younglings

[@SunyJim]

I had found his legendary cut previously of last jedi. Yes your review made me go hunt for the other edits. downloading now.

[@order42show]

Nice! Hope you enjoy them!

[@SunyJim]

@@order42show As a follow up. After binge watching 1,2,3 when I first saw your video I rewatched the Hal9000 versions when the originals were still fresh in my mind. I liked Hal9000's 1, and 2 much better. Getting rid of the goofy bits with Jarjar and the roger roger with the droids was fantastic. I missed the bit with Yoda and Doku, but they were much better over all. For#3 there were a few bits that stood out as missing, that I might not have trimmed out. Yoda using his saber against the emperor. The force lightning bouncing back at the emperor. Anakin coming into the room with the younglings, I thought that was a very powerful scene and would have left it in. and at one point said oh what the 3rd movie really needs is more politics. Just kidding, honestly it was much better over all having multiple senators talk about their doubts that Palpatine would give back the power and they weren't sure they could trust the jedi. It was also more of a role for Pademe rather than just standing around being pregnant. I also watched the version where Pademe didn't die, so that fits with the original series where Leia says at the end of 6 that she remembers her mother. As i'm watching the series chronologically I'm off to watch The Coaxium Heist, and Rise of the Rebellion: A Rogue One Edit, before diving into the latest fan reworks of 4K77, 4K80 and 4K83.

[@order42show]

I do like the idea that Padme has more to do and isn’t just a character that things happen to. I can understand that having the story focus more on Anakin’s fall is important, but I wish there was a way to do that without sacrificing Padme’s character. What you’re talking about (as far as what you’d like to have been kept) is my main problem with so many edits out there - it’s such a subjective thing. Some people wish this scene was deleted, or this one, or this deleted scene put back in - different things work for different people. I prefer when the edit is something that makes it feel like a new experience, which is much harder to pull off (and more rare). It is a lot of fun going on the journey though - hope you enjoy those!

[@Bean-gb3cj]

and besides Padme living i was interest on this edits also because of the deleted scenes

[@user-ni8is1px2h]

i wish hal9000´s made a Obi-Wan Kenobi show fan edit that fits with his ending of ROTS

[@order42show]

I don't stay plugged into the fan-edit scene, but I wouldn't put it past him!

[@717UT]

There is a Kenobi fan edit movie from another person coming out soon! It looks great!

[@order42show]

Yes, by PixelJoker! Interested in seeing that one.

[@Gabagu]

So i watched the first one and i think Hal did pretty well trimming The Phantom Menace but he lost me at the beginning of the second film when he put a deleted scene with unpolished VFX and sound, it didn't feel seamless at all, really amateur stuff, pulled me off immediately, didn't watch much more of it after it.

[@order42show]

I can see that, but overall I think he did a pretty good job. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@blimeyolimey8762]

Only watched E1 edit so far. Was much better, but don't know why the speed run at the beginning wasn't cut?! Always jarred at the end fight with Darth Maul.

[@order42show]

It’s the only time that ability has shown itself in any of the movies. It is…strange.

[@rigbyrib100]

I can never find wher to download these, Wher do you find them?

[@order42show]

Don’t want to get in trouble, so do this - search for “Hal9000 fan edits” and there should be a Reddit thread that will link to it.

[@donutello_]

it's been years since I've watched the prequels, Hal9000's edit piqued my interest so i'm planning to watch all of star wars again but this time with my girlfriend so I'm currently looking for reviews. Is it a good idea to watch these edits with someone experiencing star wars for the first time or should we just stick to the original cuts?

[@order42show]

That’s a great question. The thing is, there are things I really like that Hal took out, and things I don’t like that he left in. I’d also say that I look at fan-edits sort of like special features and something I’d watch after I’d already seen the original, but I’m also a huge movie guy and big on the creator’s vision being the most important. But then again…Hal9000 did such an amazing job on the presentation, with smooth, almost transparent transitions, complete with 5.1 sound… Ultimately, it’s up to you!

[@Konuvis]

We seem to be of a same mind when it comes to our likes/dislikes of the PT. I'm wondering if you checked and other edits aside from Hal's?

[@order42show]

I haven’t, actually. I’ve found that the more I talk or think about Star Wars lately, I get kind of…sad. Fact is, I still love what SW in general is, but I don’t enjoy constantly having to defend positions, so I haven’t really sought out anything else.

[@Konuvis]

@@order42show That's fair. I felt sad to when Disney churned a movie every year or subpar quality most of the time and got me sick of SW. Thankfully the TV stuff has kind of rekindled that.

[@order42show]

It really has and…someone suggested I watch the trailer for the fan-edit “Kenobi: Trials of the Master” during my live stream and you know what…it got me excited! I shouldn’t be down on something I love so much.

[@user-ni8is1px2h]

@@Konuvis i don´t think we need more movies star wars is better as a tv show

[@order42show]

That’s an interesting thought - I just always think of the budgetary restrictions that come with a streaming show vs a movie. But really, it just depends on the story being told.

[@jackal242]

Correction: no - the prequels were bad. Very bad. That’s pretty universally accepted.

[@order42show]

Well, everything is subjective. Are they the best? No…but there are a lot of people that enjoy them, so i think we should let those people enjoy them!

[@raph485]

Great video. I've watched the edits of Episode I and II so far and they were fantastic. Having a hard time finding Episode III if anyone knows where to find it.

[@order42show]

You should be able to just Google “Hal9000 Star Wars” and the first link should be a Reddit post where he links all of his edits. 👍🏻

[@pippin1792]

id love to watch them but i can only find the first one does anyone know where i can find the second and third edit. thanks. great review aswell

[@order42show]

I can’t post direct links, but… If you do a search for “hal9000 prequel edits”, the first result is a Reddit link. Then, look for a Google drive link under the heading “Hal9000 Star Wars Fan Edits and Resources”. This link has all the edits on there! And thanks so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@juniorkritiker5059]

Hey guys, how did you download the movies? It didn't work for me with Google Drive Downloader. After 3 attempts to download the first movie, it stops loading and displays the error message that there is a network error and I cannot restart the download. Is there an other possibility? I know torrents but is it safe to download this edits with uTorrent oder BitTorrent?

[@order42show]

I’ve never had issues with BitTorrent myself, granted it’s been a few years since I’ve used it. I would think that as long as you’re not opening an executable file, you should be fine. And strange you had problems with the Google Drive - depending on your speed, the only thing that made it time out for me is if my computer went to sleep (so keep it awake while it’s downloading). Sorry I can’t be more help - hope you have better luck!

[@TF80s]

is there any way to watch these edits without having to download them?

[@order42show]

Not to my knowledge. Because of the nature of fan-edits and that all copyrights belong to the owners and not the editors, making it “easy” would bring a bunch of unwanted attention, I would think.

[@Bean-gb3cj]

i don´t see the problem in Yoda using a lightsaber in episode 2 it doesn´t ruined Yoda and the toxic prequel haters that complain about that but love the clone wars don´t seem to have a problem with Yoda using a lightsaber in the show

[@order42show]

I still love it. I think AotC is one of my least favorites, but it's got some amazing scenes.

[@TSL73]

Do you get this edit from Hal’s Google drive?

[@order42show]

That’s where I got them!

[@Bean-gb3cj]

i allways loved the prequels the reason i was interest in this fan edits is because Padme lives in the rots edit however i didn´t like how he had the medical droid saying Padme had heavy injuries and didn´t know how long she was gonna last as a explanation for why she die when Leia was very young he should have edited in a way where it could be assumed she die from sadness because she was separated from Luke and because her husband turned to the darkside instead of Padme sustaining heavy injuries

[@order42show]

Yeah, I mean…with such a change as this, it’s hard to really make things fit perfectly since he was using footage from another film, but it was still neat to see.

[@Bean-gb3cj]

@@order42show yes it was still neat to see i would like if he made another fan edit of Obi-Wan to make it fit with his rots ending he could remove the dialogue that implies Padme die seconds after Leia was born and he could remove her funeral and her death scene.i could still consider his ROTS edit canon while pretending that the medical droid never said she had heavy injuries.i could just pretend that canonically the medical droid just said she was perfectly healthy but that would still be a problem because that would mean the medical droid would not need to make a operation so Luke and Leia would be born a little later and its hard to ignore the birth of Luke and Leia so im not gonna consider his fan edit canon i wanted to consider canon because Padme lives but because of the way it was edit i don´t consider to be canon maybe he could have just had the medical droid saying she is perfectly healthy and he could have cut the birth of Luke and Leia and he still could have show Padme with baby Leia only that scene would have happened a bit later and not imediatelly after she went to Alderaan and we could assumed both Luke and Leia were born on Alderaan but Obi-Wan came to Alderaan and told Padme that he as to take Luke to tatoine because they should be separated and Padme agree thats the right think to do but that would still make her sad and we could assume thats way she was crying in that scene when she was holding baby Leia

[@Bean-gb3cj]

@@order42show Bail would have told Obi-Wan that Padme had twins and Obi-Wan would came to Alderaan and he would tell Padme that he must take Luke to tatoine because they must be separated and she would agree but she would be sad and by the time Luke and Leia were 4 years old Padme would die from sadness because she was separted from Luke and because her husband turned to the darkside but Luke and Leia being born on Alderaan and Obi-Wan coming to Alderaan and taking Luke to be raised by his uncles on tatoine after Bail told Obi-Wan Padme had twins is what we could assumed it was what happened he coud have just had the medical droid saying she was perfectly healthy and he could have cut the birth of Luke and Leia and still adding the scene with Padme crying holding baby Leia

[@order42show]

With all that…we’d need reshoots! Fact is, Lucas either forgot about that line in Jedi when Leia says she remembers her or just didn’t care. The amount of people that would make that connection is incredibly small, and then those who would care…even smaller. For whatever reason, he chose to do it that way…and for me, I’m not really fussed about it.

[@Bean-gb3cj]

@@order42show in my mind Padme survived the events of ROTS Padme go to live with Bail and his wife on Alderaan disguising herself as there haidmaiden and Luke and Leia were born a bit later on Alderaan not at the time they were born in the movie and Bail informed Obi-Wan Padme had twins and Obi-wan came to Alderaan to tell Padme he as to take Luke to Tatoine to be raised by his uncles because they have to be separated and she agrees but she was sad about that.Padme raised Leia and 4 years later she die from sadness because she was separated from Luke and because her husband turned to the darkside and after Padme die Leia was raised by the Organas

[@Bean-gb3cj]

there is nothing wrong with midichlorians it doesn´t contratict the explanation about the force in the og trilogy

[@order42show]

Did…I say otherwise? I’d never really had a problem with it. It serves as a way to “measure” force ability, and it’s all fine with me.

[@stuart00knight]

I'm dming the creator now. hopefully he still checks these and has a link I can follow.

[@order42show]

It’s easier than that. Do a search for “Hal9000 Prequel” and the first link is a Reddit thread where all of his edits can be found.

[@stuart00knight]

@@order42show mods have since removed it.

[@order42show]

@stuart00knight The links are still there in the post!

[@Grindhead_Jim]

#AnakinsStillCreepy

[@order42show]

For sure.

[@duderdude4831]

You cant fix the prequels. They're garbage

[@order42show]

It’s not all garbage. My opinion, of course!