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Absolutely fantastic work by everyone involved with this edit.
The opening sequence is much better, the new establishing shots are wonderful and the little edits here and there throughout the movie help a ton in making the narrative be more cohesive. The removal of the "ticking clock" helped the pace of this movie tremendously! I really enjoyed the changes done to the finale. The fighters all announcing themselves and screaming "For Skywalker!" actually made me feel something. The added Force Ghosts in the finale also help a great deal in making Rey's victory feel "different" and like a ending to a 9 movie saga rather than just repeating what was done before but this time deflecting with 2 lightsabers. It also helps slowing down the pace and make things feel more grandious.

Regardless of how you feel about the franchise, if you're a fan or not, if you care about the lore or not or the characters, at a core level the pacing of this movie was fundamentally flawed. This edit goes through great lengths to try and fix that and the effort put into it is very commendable. I'd wholeheartedly recommend this edit to anyone wanting to re-watch the sequel Trillogy. It is an all around improvement and I doubt anyone will miss the few things that were left out.