Posted by god2450 at cd295685-a.minot1.nd.home.com on November 19, 2001 at 09:26:58:
Okay- so we all being net nerds, we find time between sharing pornography and bitching about movies, im sure we all also heard about this phantom edit thing. So i decided to check out some info on what they did... i havent watched it either- but i found this interesting post on the web about who might have done the edit... and to my suprise guess who was the sucpected culprate-
read on-
Kevin (Not Smith)
'cerberus'
'The Phantom Edit' Menaces Hollywood
By Erin Lauten
May 17, 2001 05:38 PM PDT
A mysterious video cassette containing a re-edited version of George Lucas' "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" has started circulating around Hollywood. Called "Star Wars Episode I.I: The Phantom Edit," the "special corrector's edition" challenges the vision of the original film. According to posts on an online Phantom Edit discussion forum, "The Phantom Edit" represents a better version of the story than the version that was released in May 1999, which has inspired strong negative feelings in many dyed-in-the-wool Star Wars fans -- including one dissatisfied fan who created a forum on the Internet called "Jar Jar Sucks So Hard I Can't Stand It!" The Razzies nominated "Phantom Menace" for a whopping seven "worst" awards, including worst picture of the year. (The film "won" for worst supporting actor for Ahmed Best, the voice of Jar-Jar Binks.)
The posts on the online discussion board, which hail from the likes of "TrueJedi," "SW lover" and "wisejedi," range significantly in subject matter. Some posts are desperate pleas for ideas on how to get a copy of "The Phantom Edit." Some delineate the differences between the original and the unauthorized re-edit. And some muse on the possible identity of "The Phantom Edit's" mysterious auteur. Many suggest that the new cut is the handiwork of filmmaker Kevin Smith ("Clerks," "Dogma").