Synopsis:

A lighter edit of The Phantom Menace than most, removing only the worst of Jar Jar's antics and Ani's acting and trimming the podrace a bit.

Intentions:

As I've grown to enjoy the prequel trilogy more for what it is, I decided it was time to make my own edit that kept the film more intact with only minor trims.

Change List:

-Neimoidian:"Are you brain dead?" -Jar Jar:"oh muy muy I love you","my forgotten, da bosses...goin back dare",mute jar jar dive yell,"yousa follow me now okeyday?" -trim Otah Gunga ("big doodoo...how wude","count me outta dis...wutta mesa sayin?") -trim planet core ("dis is nutsin" replaced with later shot "the force will guide us") -second planet core sequence -trim Qui-Gon with the battle droid ("where are you taking them? to coruscant") -Jar Jar with droids ("how wude") -queen thanking R2-D2 by name ("what is it's number...your highness") -Jar Jar stepping in poop ("disen berry bad...icky goo") -trim Jar Jar in Watto's shop (tongue at Qui-Gon, messing with droids...Ani:"hit the nose",juggling junk) -trim Jar Jar/Sebulba confrontation (Ani:"your buddy...orange goo","mesa haten crunchen...last ting mesa want") -trim dinner scene (start scene at padme:"i can't believe there's still slavery") -Ani's friends gather round podracer..."gonna be bug squash" -jar jar's numb tongue ("if your hand gets caught...I'm stuck","my mouth...tongue is fat","thank you...go") -trim race intro (sebulba blowing kisses...ody mandrell) -animal farting in Jar Jar's face & Shmi "be safe" scene -trim podrace starup sequence (most of the secondary podracer shots) -“mesa no watchin”,"come on Ani" -kid yelling "yay yipee" -vendor in crowd -Ani's pods coming uncoupled,annoucer:"spinning outta control",keep jar jar gasp reaction and crowd cheer,skip to sebulba pod coming up the gorge -announcer:"I don't care...that's gotta hurt" -"amazing! a quick control...did he crashid?" -announcer:"crowd going nuts" & little dance -trim Ani reaction to being free "you mean I get to come with..." -mute Ani:"yipee" -after Qui-Gon:"situation much more complicated" wipe to arial shot of taxi arrival -Jar Jar antics during battle (sling attempt, droid stuck to foot, "dis is nutsin","uh oh big boomers") -Ani:"it's on autopilot","try to override it", mute:"that's where auto pilot taking us","R2 get us off autopilot...let's go left","oops".

Additional Notes:

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Other Sources:

The Phantom Menace Original Film Score

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