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The truly epic review/critique/analysis/film making educational video of the 1999 film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" There was so much to discuss with this film it had to be long so please don't complain.
tagline: Finally it's here!
original film name:Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
new film name :Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review
film studio name :Twentieth Century-Fox
edit crew name :RedLetterMedia
Date Original Film Was Released :1999
Date Edit Was Released on FE:December 2009
Original Runtime :133 minutes
New Runtime :70 minutes
Amount of time Cut/Added :you can't put it that way
Cuts removed/added/extended :removed: check, added: check, extended:hell, no
Fanedit details :
NTSC SL DVD
anamorphic widescreen
ac-3 2.0 audio
created from 7 youtube videos, until a better quality version is available
can be either watched as complete or as the 7 single parts
menus with sound
Purpose of this fanedit:
from Scott Macauley: "this isn't your usual fanboy rant, this is an epic, well-edited well-constructed piece of geek film criticism. In fact, the way I learned about the video was from Lost co-creator and Star Trek producer Damon Lindelof, who said "Your life is about to change. This is astounding film making.
This is the type of deconstruction of that shit film and Lucas I've been waiting for. It's like the culmination of every hate-spewed conversation you've ever had about the prequels and George himself--but hilarious. Also, douches, he's mispronouncing things on purpose to be funny."
read the full article here
How purpose was achieved: by carefully addressing what had to be addressed. Sorted, constructed, thought through, with lots and and lots of examples.
Hardware and software information : not known
boon23: for the DVD creation I used avisynth and virtualdub filters to get rid of some noise, corrected the black levels (as the youtube videos are very milky), cropped to what was possible for a widescreen format (sorry for the sidebars, but it was either that or full-screen), converted carefully to mpg, created cover art and DVD menus for a neat presentation.
overall I think the quality is really ok considering the youtube source. This one will nto be watched for its awesome sound or video quality, but for its awesome content.
Additional Comment: boon23: this is the most hilarious thing I have watched in a long time. Great texts, very clever, never boring. This was a hell lot of work and it totally rocks. This is why I had to put it on DVD, so you guys can share it with your loved ones or buddies. It is what so many people think when it comes to the first of the Star Wars prequels.
The original creator has been contacted by me for higher quality source files or for his very own DVD version (if such a thing exists).
Time needed for the edition: must have been VERY long
persons involved: RedLetterMedia
Additional information links: you can find all the youtube videos here:
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IMAGES:
cover art by boon23 (download here)
downloadable from fanedit.info, streamed on youtube
tagline: Finally it's here!
original film name:Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
new film name :Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review
film studio name :Twentieth Century-Fox
edit crew name :RedLetterMedia
Date Original Film Was Released :1999
Date Edit Was Released on FE:December 2009
Original Runtime :133 minutes
New Runtime :70 minutes
Amount of time Cut/Added :you can't put it that way
Cuts removed/added/extended :removed: check, added: check, extended:hell, no
Fanedit details :
NTSC SL DVD
anamorphic widescreen
ac-3 2.0 audio
created from 7 youtube videos, until a better quality version is available
can be either watched as complete or as the 7 single parts
menus with sound
Purpose of this fanedit:
from Scott Macauley: "this isn't your usual fanboy rant, this is an epic, well-edited well-constructed piece of geek film criticism. In fact, the way I learned about the video was from Lost co-creator and Star Trek producer Damon Lindelof, who said "Your life is about to change. This is astounding film making.
This is the type of deconstruction of that shit film and Lucas I've been waiting for. It's like the culmination of every hate-spewed conversation you've ever had about the prequels and George himself--but hilarious. Also, douches, he's mispronouncing things on purpose to be funny."
read the full article here
How purpose was achieved: by carefully addressing what had to be addressed. Sorted, constructed, thought through, with lots and and lots of examples.
Hardware and software information : not known
boon23: for the DVD creation I used avisynth and virtualdub filters to get rid of some noise, corrected the black levels (as the youtube videos are very milky), cropped to what was possible for a widescreen format (sorry for the sidebars, but it was either that or full-screen), converted carefully to mpg, created cover art and DVD menus for a neat presentation.
overall I think the quality is really ok considering the youtube source. This one will nto be watched for its awesome sound or video quality, but for its awesome content.
Additional Comment: boon23: this is the most hilarious thing I have watched in a long time. Great texts, very clever, never boring. This was a hell lot of work and it totally rocks. This is why I had to put it on DVD, so you guys can share it with your loved ones or buddies. It is what so many people think when it comes to the first of the Star Wars prequels.
The original creator has been contacted by me for higher quality source files or for his very own DVD version (if such a thing exists).
Time needed for the edition: must have been VERY long
persons involved: RedLetterMedia
Additional information links: you can find all the youtube videos here:
IMAGES:
cover art by boon23 (download here)
downloadable from fanedit.info, streamed on youtube