Star Wars Uncut Project Complete

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Star Wars Uncut Project Complete

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 23, 2012 @08:06AM from the she's-got-it-where-it-counts dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In 2009 we discussed the Star Wars Uncut Project, a crowd-sourced effort to re-create the entirety of Episode IV as series of 15-second clips filmed and submitted by fans. Well, it's done at last, and CmdrTaco has written his review of the two-hour film. He says, 'A great number of shots demonstrate technology well beyond what was available when the original Star Wars was made. Other shots are stylishly animated in CG. Others are rotoscoped in mediums from chalk to pencil to marker. There’s also a plethora of stop motion, claymation, and even some puppetry to go around. [A] few shots are only slightly modified from the originals, but those are the rarity, and generally done to pull off a specific joke. ... It's a glorious achievement.'"

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Early reviews by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2012-01-23 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Early reviewers say that the result is worse than the original, but much better than the Special Edition.

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1. Re:Early reviews by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-23 08:16 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  I realize you were joking, but to be honest, it's a really cool idea that produced something completely and totally unwatchable. I made it through less than five minutes, and that was extremely painful.
2. Re:Early reviews by LateArthurDent · 2012-01-23 09:24 · Score: 4, Interesting
  
  I realize you were joking, but to be honest, it's a really cool idea that produced something completely and totally unwatchable. I made it through less than five minutes, and that was extremely painful.
  I personally had the exact opposite reaction. I thought it would be completely unwatchable, but once I started watching it, I couldn't stop, because it was awesome.
  I plan to watch it again with a group of friends.
3. Re:Early reviews by jd2112 · 2012-01-23 10:20 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Early reviewers say that the result is worse than the original, but much better than the Special Edition.
  So, Han and Greedo shoot at the same time?
  
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Don't get attached...Lucas will just re-cut it by elrous0 · 2012-01-23 08:12 · Score: 4, Funny

Next edit will replace everything with bad CGI, have a crying Han Solo beg Greedo for his life, and feature an extended 3D sequence of an aged Jar Jar Binks dancing a jig and flipping off the camera.

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1. Re:Don't get attached...Lucas will just re-cut it by Mordok-DestroyerOfWo · 2012-01-23 08:34 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  All while snorting mountains of cocaine off of dead hookers, because why not? Can't make it any worse...
  I always wondered what led to the creation of the Holiday Special.
  
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Just one question by Baloroth · 2012-01-23 08:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Does Han shoot first?

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1. Re:Just one question by oodaloop · 2012-01-23 08:18 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  Yes he does.
  
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2. Re:Just one question by CohibaVancouver · 2012-01-23 08:21 · Score: 4, Informative
  
  Does Han shoot first?
  See for yourself, at the 49 minute 12 second mark. Here's the time-coded link:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ezeYJUz-84#t=49m12s
3. Re:Just one question by Alranor · 2012-01-23 08:42 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  Han has much nicer boobs than I remember.
4. Re:Just one question by root_42 · 2012-01-23 12:42 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Only on Slashdot this gets moderated informative... :)
  
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Watched it this weekend by oodaloop · 2012-01-23 08:16 · Score: 5, Informative

Overall, I found it hysterical and very creative. 2 of my favorite parts: After the initial iconic text scrolls off the screen, there appear several Facebook-like comments, one of which is by Alderon_Dude, "Thank god I live on a peaceful planet!" The other is when Obi Won first shows Luke his father's lightsaber, done in a noir setting, apparently done just so he can say, "in a more civilized age" like Humphrey Bogart. There's a few Kill Bill references sprinkled here and there, a scene done like The Big Lebowski, etc. I loved it.

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1. Re:Watched it this weekend by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-23 08:37 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  What, you mean it's like the 2-hour film version of slashdot?
Link to the project by sirdude · 2012-01-23 08:18 · Score: 4, Informative

Here's the link to the project. Very considerate of the OP and SoulSkill to not provide it with the post :S
Already blocked for german IP adresses by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-23 08:19 · Score: 5, Informative

"This video is unavailable in Germany since it might possibly contain music for which the necessary rights have not been granted by GEMA" (my translation).
Who's this CmdrTaco guy... by MikeTheGreat · 2012-01-23 08:39 · Score: 4, Funny

...and why do his posts jump to the front page?
Man, how many more people is Slashdot going to auto-post (I mean, how many more people beyond Ian McAllister and this "CmdrTaco" )?
This is totally unfair
*ducks*runs* :)
The best joke.. by wbr1 · 2012-01-23 08:42 · Score: 5, Funny

At 6:33 there is a poster in the background:

JOIN STARFLEET
[starfleet logo]
We Don't Choke Minions

Hilarious

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Re:SOPA by Fned · 2012-01-23 09:42 · Score: 5, Informative

The laws that limit how much of this can be done are hundreds of years old.
Under the original terms of American copyright, Star Wars would have gone into the public domain six years ago.