The Phantom Edit - Changes

Changes

Changes made from the original film in The Phantom Edit

• Opening crawl replaced with a new one explaining why the edit was made
• Re-editing of nearly all scenes featuring Jar Jar Binks and removing some of what Nichols dubs 'Jar Jar Antics'
• Removal or re-editing of most of the Battle Droid dialogue
• Limiting of exposition throughout the film
• Trimming scenes involving politics
• Re-arrangement of shots and scenes to match the original Star Wars trilogy's presentation style
• Removal of "Yippee" and "Oops" from Anakin's dialogue
• Removal of dialogue that specifies the nature of midichlorians as a biological basis for Force sensitivity

There were a total of 18 minutes cut from the original film, reducing the run time from 136 minutes to 118 minutes.