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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Christopher Lee Directed By: Dave Filoni Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Feature: The Clone Wars takes place between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi continue their journey across the galaxy amongst the Clone Wars, meeting up with familiar villains, such as Count Dooku, General Grievous and Asajj Ventress. The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Ke Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 11, 2008 Running Time: 98 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: May 16, 2008
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The Clone Wars takes place between Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi continue their journey across the galaxy amongst the Clone Wars, meeting up with familiar villains, such as Count Dooku, General Grievous and Asajj Ventress. The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Ke
Amazon.com: Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the 2008 CGI-animated theatrical film that serves as the kick-off to the weekly animated Clone Wars TV series. The concept came about way back in 1977's original Star Wars film, when Leia says in her message to Obi-Wan Kenobi "Years ago, you served my father in the Clone Wars." Initially a simple offhand reference that would reveal Luke's past, the phrase captured fans' attentions for years, until Episode II: Attack of the Clones revealed just how the Clone Wars figured into the battle between Republic and Empire. The 2008 movie is full of familiar characters--Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Count Dooku--and a new one: Ahsoka Tano, a young girl who has been made Anakin's Padawan. Together, the two headstrong youths embark on a mission to rescue Jabba the Hutt's kidnapped child, battling each other as much as they battle the Separatist forces. There are some kind-of-cool sequences, including duels with Dooku and his assassin, Asajj Ventress, and it's interesting to see some new corners of the Star Wars universe, such as the seamy underbelly of Coruscant. But Ahsoka and her penchant for nicknames that are too cute to stomach seem aimed only at tween-age audiences, and for all that goes on in the movie, nothing really happens in the end. The 2003 animated Clone Wars microseries, which had the advantage of being directly tied into the live-action film series, had much more emotional bite.
At least some familiar voices return: Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO, and still the only actor in every movie), Christopher Lee (Dooku). Other voices include Matt Lanter (Anakin), Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka), and James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan). But even the traditional opening crawl has been replaced by a narration more suited for Starship Troopers. Veteran Star Wars fans will probably want to see The Clone Wars--once--but it won't take them long to discover that this Star Wars isn't their Star Wars any more. --David Horiuchi
kids love it ^ This is a great movie for kids that are into Star Wars. Gives them the excitement of a live action movie with the visual aspect of a cartoon. There is enough action to keep kids entertained, without to much "boring" stuff.
It is what it is... ^ Reviews for this movie seem to fall into two distinct categories, the five-star 'my six-year-old loves it' category and the one-star 'this is the biggest pile of rubbish ever made and George Lucas should be tarred and feathered for allowing it to see the light of day' category. I fall squarely in the middle on this one. Is it the greatest Star Wars film ever made? Absolutely not. Is it the biggest pile of rubbish ever? Not really.
It just is what it is--a modestly budgeted feature length cartoon designed to appeal to viewers, primarily male, under the age of 12. The animation technique is visually engaging and the story line is somewhat simplistic with fairly predictable plot twists. But taken in the spirit with which it is intended, it does work and it does do more than stitch one battle sequence to the next.
This film was never intended to be on par with the six live action Star Wars films that preceded it, nor was it intended as a season blockbuster. Although it was a theatrical release, Star Wars: The Clone Wars was really just a pilot for a TV series that was already in the process of being made. The idea of kicking the series off with a feature film was almost an afterthought. Although it performed only modestly at the box office, Lucasfilm and Warner deemed it a success in that it met their expectations. It should be noted that this film's release through Warner instead of Fox had nothing to do with its quality. It was a Warner project from the 'git-go'. The Clone Wars TV series was being produced for Cartoon Network, which is owned by Warner; therefore, it stands to reason that Warner would release the feature film.
If you can avoid having unrealistic expectations about this film, you will probably be able to enjoy it for what it is without disappointment, anger, or resentment over what it isn't.
A Clone of Clone Wars Movie ^ Let the buyer beware THIS IS AN ANIMATED clone of the Clone Wars movie. How sickening. An animated Star Wars movie. There should be a notation in the title heading that this is animated.
Perfect! ^ I bought this for my 7 year old grandson for Christmas and he loved it. He's a Star Wars fan and really wanted this DVD. Great gift.
The last Star wars film ^ This movie stink It has great Graphics I will give it that but this is not Star Wars this is horrible Dave Filoni needs to have a personal date with vader and let his lightsaber kill him Revenge of the Sith was the best film of the films while this one was the worse thanks Dave for destroying a classic .
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