Wow, cool, I think I've seen her around. If you think she'd like a copy of the DVD set I can send one to her no problem, though I don't want to presume anything, and everything's available on the website anyway, pretty much.
Yeah, the Phantom Edit is pretty iconic and for good reason, though for my money "Balance of the Force" is the better Ep I fan edit - they dub Jar Jar and make him funny! But yes, if anything good came of Ep I it's the fact that it launched this kind of project as a public idea and really spawned a thousand edits itself.
As to the Pan's Labyrinth thing, firstly yes, I do understand your point; I think that the reason I think it's still an interesting idea is twofold - firstly to see if it can be done - it's at least a really ambitious and challenging idea, editing-wise. Secondly because the editor didn't re-edit with the intention - I don't believe - of turning it into two completely separate movies but rather was following the contrast through to its conclusion as an artistic experiment? The films were still intended as a pair, and to exist in contrast with each other? I mean, in this instance, I don't think it's an idea that would work as a replacement for the original movie, but I do think it's an interesting idea even if just to see if it could be done?
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Date: 2009-12-29 04:18 pm (UTC)Yeah, the Phantom Edit is pretty iconic and for good reason, though for my money "Balance of the Force" is the better Ep I fan edit - they dub Jar Jar and make him funny! But yes, if anything good came of Ep I it's the fact that it launched this kind of project as a public idea and really spawned a thousand edits itself.
As to the Pan's Labyrinth thing, firstly yes, I do understand your point; I think that the reason I think it's still an interesting idea is twofold - firstly to see if it can be done - it's at least a really ambitious and challenging idea, editing-wise. Secondly because the editor didn't re-edit with the intention - I don't believe - of turning it into two completely separate movies but rather was following the contrast through to its conclusion as an artistic experiment? The films were still intended as a pair, and to exist in contrast with each other? I mean, in this instance, I don't think it's an idea that would work as a replacement for the original movie, but I do think it's an interesting idea even if just to see if it could be done?