I might actually bother to watch these versions some day. The star wars revisited project is a series of fanedits of the star wars movies, freely available on the internet. While the despecialized editions havent made their way to the marketplace in an official way because, you know, the law the versions and. Posttfa and with my newly rekindled obsession, with boba fett, i finally decided to download the deed this weekend and play them on my blu ray via usb. Apparently, through a painstaking process a man named petr harmy has created a highquality, digital version of the original cut of star wars cheekily referred to as the despecialized. I loved the original star wars trilogy when i was a kid, but loathe all of the current dvd, bluray, and streaming versions available today. Its not just bad cgi and han shooting second, but also stuff like unnecessary color shifts, dialogue changes, and sound effects drowning out. Does anyone have the edit of harmys despecalized edition for star. This fan edit focuses more on anakin skywalker and his fall to the dark side, reducing the politics, the cheesy scenes and lines, silly and childish moments and the romance to show a more believable story of the. The despecialized edition is the yearslong work of a diverse group of people who have taken elements from many different sources and created the. Harmys despecialized edition is a highdefinition, colorcorrected, recut of the original version of star wars. Why 720p for revisited is enough star wars revisited news. Star wars trilogy despecialized edition posts facebook. Star wars fans are nothing if not steadfastly ingenious.
George lucas has little to no say in the future of the franchise. A custom bluray set, dedicated to the despecialized trilogy, complete with menus, a variety of audio options, and special features. Needless to say, there are now tons of star wars fan edits out there, and are as varied as the selection at a baskinrobbins. Consider harmys despecialized version fan edit or the star wars. Where most fan edits seek to build new stories out of existing footage or fix films by cutting out unpopular scenes like the majority of attack of the clones, for example, the despecialized edition did something novel. The despecialized edition removes all the additions and tweaks slathered onto the. Harmys despecialized edition is a reconstruction of the theatrical versions of the star wars trilogy. In april 2011, a dedicated star wars fan named harmy released a landmark film edit called the star wars despecialized edition. Reconstruction while most fan edits can usually be distilled down to the editors subjective goal for a film, there is a rapidlygrowing facet of the community that involves the creation of. Star wars attack of the phantom sith is a fan edit which combines all the three prequels into a single less than three hours film. The despecialized edition is a fan preservation, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy exactly as it was in the 70s and 80s little flaws and. Lucas, a disgrace to the franchise, fanfiction, pointless and unnecessary. Original films directed by george lucas, irvin kershner, and richard marquand, written by george lucas, leigh brackett, and lawrence kasdan fan edit by harmy category. Harmy has given his personal approval of this project.
From here, a journey began to obtain as much material as possible to preserve that experience. The most commonly cited fan project has been petr harmy harmeceks despecialized edition, which is more like a fanedit, combining a multitude of sources, everything from the most recent bluray, to transfers of the original versions taken from the 1993 laserdisc, to still frames. Star wars despecialized editions boba fett costume and. Honestly i have grown tired of star wars since before abrams moved into the scene, i may play some star wars games once in a while but that is it, i pretty much moved on to star trek since then but im already done with most of the older series from the 80s and 90s tng ds9 voy and care less for the new ones. If you are going to watch this with a new star wars fan or a young kid, no harm, no foul. Home theater forum a forum with a sense of fun and community for home theater enthusiasts. As many of you know, each time the star wars trilogy has been rereleased in theaters, on dvd or bluray, there have been alterations to the original films as they came out over 30 years ago. It has also been upgraded to display properly on high definition screens, with highquality sounds and a near perfect image. I have 25 gig disk and all but i cant find any info on software to use to burn the file so it can be recognised by a blu ray player and not just a file on the disk readable by like windows. This is the best version of star wars and watching it is. Heres the empire strikes back despecialized editions new.
Still from 1977 star wars, harmys despecialized edition. So when i hear that a new fan edit of the movies has come out, im always. Original obiwan kenobi vs darth vader star wars 1977 deed, bluray, gout, sse duration. Then if youre hungry for more, check out adywans star wars revisited. Since the special editions are the accepted official canon you should watch them for comparison. You can get the star wars despecialized edition hd in an avchd format. Star wars despecialized edition gets a remastered release.
I can sympathize with how you, and possibly how petr harmy feels, i tried my hand at a reworked edit of the. You can watch an unaltered version of star wars in hd. The despecialized edition is the yearslong work of a diverse group of people who have taken elements from many different sources and created the ultimate version of the first star wars film. I became aware of the star wars despecialized edition deed a while ago, but the whole process of downloading a 20 gb file was a bit too daunting when i heard of them a couple of years ago. Harmy introduces the despecialized edition of star wars and its sources forums awesome article and interview with harmy on the despecialized editions by gafs very own mandiller as of october 30, 2012, disney now owns lucasfilm and star wars. Harmys fan edit doesnt just remove the upgrades from the special edition.
Featured restoration star wars trilogy despecialized. Star wars trilogy despecialized edition home facebook. Its like going through a crack dealer to watch wizard of oz. Its refreshing to watch, and always surprising to see how comprehensively the special editions fucked up. Despite the collective fan grief over computerized jabba, shootingfirst greedo, and the general amount of. If its for a diehard fan, well, thats a personal call because most of already have the original version in some form so this is a nice supplement and an additional lucas release about the best movie ever. Furthermore, harmy shared his development plans for eventual v3. Harmys return of the jedi despecialized edition remastered v2.
Harmys despecialized editions of the original star wars. We ask that you own a copy of the official dvds before downloading. Should i watch the special edition or unaltered version of. Petr harmy harmacek introduces some of the sources used to create the despecialized version of star wars episode iv. While many of the changes were done at the command of george lucas, there were also issues with quality and color correction in the currently available recordings. Are there any fan edits of the movies with the dialog completely removed, leaving. The same is true for the sequel, empire strikes back.
Its a fan edit with tons of additions, touchups, and even completely remade by hand sequences. There would be no alterations, all of the original warts would be restored, and colors would match the 1977 experience as best as possible. For the uninitiated, a fan edit of a movie is an alternate version of a feature. In this first video, he talks about the spreadsheet he made and the work that goes in to the preparation of the different shots. For those who want to experience the pregeorge lucas altered version of the original trilogy in hd. Why an unaltered star wars wont be released screen rant. I bought an awesome 6 disc set of the most recent harmy editions and they look and sound fantastic. Star wars the despecialized edition offtopic discussion. I only know of the star wars 30s serial edition, which turns all six films into a. As of december 2015, the despecialized edition of star wars was remastered at version 2. The despecialized edition is a fan preservation, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy. The star wars trilogy despecialized editions are fanedited versions of the. He also decided to give an indept look on his workflow. I dont care for the star wars franchise but the technical knowhow needed to achieve what these guys set out to.
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