Ben X Posted April 22, 2013 Does anyone here ever watch these? I'd like to try a few out but the download process seems massively complicated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted April 22, 2013 I've watched the Despecialized editions of Star Wars and the Gangs of New York recut that removes Cameron Diaz's character entirely. Those were a while ago, though. Has the download process changed? Back then it was just a torrent or a Megaupload link for an ISO to burn to disc, last time I checked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sno Posted April 22, 2013 I would love to see some of the fan edits that have been done of the Star Wars prequels, just out of morbid curiosity.Can a watchable film be salvaged from that footage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted April 22, 2013 I think there's a copy called The Phantom Edit, which was rare even when I looked for it a couple years back. For the most part, it pares down scenes with Anakin, Qui-Gon, and Jar Jar to make Obi-Wan the clear protagonist, or so I've heard. It doesn't leave behind a very long film, just over an hour or so. EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_edit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted April 22, 2013 Does Wizard People, Dear Reader count? Because that thing is spectacular. For those not in the know, it's an alternate audio track for Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone that adds a narrator fond of bizarre nicknames, elaborate similes, and recasting every character as a jerk. From Wikipedia: At one point, Harry calls himself a "beautiful animal" and a "destroyer of worlds". He also repeatedly affirms that he is "Harry fucking Potter". Numerous references are made to characters taking out unseen flasks or drinking alcohol, and Harry is mentioned as being "drunk every day before noon" and producing "many a Wine-Out-of-Nowhere Spell." Hermione ("Harmony") is repeatedly described as incredibly ugly, Snape ("Snake") is referred to as a hideous woman, and at one point, Neely simply remarks that "Ron loves Twizzlers." (Ron is almost always referred to as "Ronnie the Bear.") The work makes extensive use of simile: Professor McGonagall ("Hardcastle McCormick") is described as having a voice that is "chilling, like a piano made of frozen Windex," while her "eyes float like smears of fish-scales on her candle-wax stump of a head"; the face of Voldemort ("Val-Mart") "moves like a marmalade baby just out of the womb." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TychoCelchuuu Posted April 23, 2013 Wizard People, Dear Reader is wonderful (as is everything else by the incomparable Brad Neely). I saw a slightly edited version of A New Hope a while ago which was not much better than the original version but which did make things slightly fancier and get rid of some of the dumb changes from the Special Edition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted April 23, 2013 I think there's a copy called The Phantom Edit, which was rare even when I looked for it a couple years back. For the most part, it pares down scenes with Anakin, Qui-Gon, and Jar Jar to make Obi-Wan the clear protagonist, or so I've heard. It doesn't leave behind a very long film, just over an hour or so. EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_edit Topher Grace did a similar thing, editing the entire prequel trilogy into one film. Apparently it was ok. http://www.slashfilm.com/topher-grace-edited-star-wars-prequels-85minute-movie/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Ernst Posted April 23, 2013 Edit: Nevermind, I was making fun of a man who dresses as a bat and punches big tough dudes. Move on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted April 23, 2013 I think if we're getting into alternative voice tracks, we're getting into Abridged Series territory, specifically Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series, which re-edits and re-voices the series to make it a good deal shorter and much more deliberately silly. Series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted April 23, 2013 I've watched the Despecialized editions of Star Wars and the Gangs of New York recut that removes Cameron Diaz's character entirely. Those were a while ago, though. Has the download process changed? Back then it was just a torrent or a Megaupload link for an ISO to burn to disc, last time I checked. There are pretty much no torrents. It's all NRQs and signing up for paid accounts and stuff. I can't find a proper help guide anywhere so it all feels a bit impenetrable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites