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Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 
 enlarge | Director: Dave Filoni
Actors: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane
Studio: Warner Bros.
Category: Movie
Buy New: $14.99
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2011
Genre: Action
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 2008
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
STAR WARS takes on a dazzling new look in the first-ever animated feature from Lucasfilm Animation - STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS. As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side. |
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I have a bad feeling about this -- because it sucks! November 15, 2008
M. G Watson (Los Angeles)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am at least partially to blame for being brutally disappointed by THE CLONE WARS. After watching REVENGE OF THE SITH, I believed George Lucas had finally "gotten it" -- finally remembered most of why the original trilogy was so good and done everything in his power to recapture its energy. With TCW I was hoping that momentum would continue, and he would mine the rich storytelling possibilities offered by the wars, whose surface was barely scratched by the prequel trilogy. Wrong!
This movie is a clunker. A lead duck. A turkey. A lemon. An edsel. A dud. It has all the problems of the worst movies of the STAR WARS series -- horrible dialogue, wooden delivery, sluggish pacing, unfunny jokes, stupid characters and a dull, unimaginative plot -- but almost none of its strengths. It's so inert and lifeless it lacks the power even to be truly bad. And no, I didn't much care for the animation, either. If I wanted to see badly-written puppet theatre, I'd put socks on my hands and tell knock-knock jokes.
The plot of CLONES is so ordinary it hardly bears recounting. Something about a plot by the Sith to drive Jabba the Hutt's criminal empire into the Separatist camp, and the Jedi's efforts to prevent this, insomuch as they understand what is going on. Unfortunately, while the movie abounds with action, spaceships, clones, droids, explosions, lightsaber fights, etc., it's not very entertaining, and the "new" characters, Ashoka (Anakin's apprentice) and Ziro the Hutt, are among the worst ever introduced in the STAR WARS universe. Of course, it's hard to say which is more unpleasant to watch; the painfully stupid sitcom banter between Anakin and Ashoka, or the horribly executed character of Ziro (I'd say whoever came up with this loser should be fired, but I know it was Lucas himself). Furthermore, the sub-plot seems to exist primarily to shove Padme Amidala and C-3PO into a story which has absolutely no place for them.
I suppose it isn't all bad. The 50s style newsreel intro was interesting;
I enjoyed hearing the great Christopher Lee's basso profundo voice as he reprised Count Dooku; and there were occasional moments when something reasonably interesting or fun happened on screen, but for the most part the film is dull, unimaginative, unexciting, and the sub-plot is even more boring and unneccessary than the main story. It's really a marvel that dialogue as stupid and unfunny as that which appears in CLONES can actually get written, or that a storyline so rich in potential could not move the writers to do anything more than a story about Jabba the Hutt. It comes off as a lame attempt to bridge the two trilogies, and it fails miserably.
Bottom line: You know those WWJD? bumper stickers? This movie should have one that reads, "What Was George Thinking?" But I already know the answer: MONEY!
 Are you f'ing kidding me? November 14, 2008
Ben Wiseley
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is so amateur it's almost unbelievable. Tom and Jerry was like the Mona Lisa compared to this drivel.
 Good for what it tries to do. November 14, 2008
Cable (Ca)
I just finished watching `The Clone Wars' & to be honest it was pretty good. No it's not as good as the movies & it's not as intense as the Samurai Jack-esk `Clone Wars' shorts from 2003 but then again it's not supposed to be like ANY of those. It's like comparing apples to oranges.
ALSO keep in mind that Lucas is trying to broaden his appeal to kids with this movie's style & story telling as well as with the series on CTN so it's going to be, over all, a bit more simple in its execution but no less entertaining. Don't watch this expecting an Oscar performance. It is a CGI cartoon after all, how serious/critical are you supposed to take it? It has more of an Episode 2 feel to it, for me at least, but the action sequences are just as long, intense & still 'edgy' for a CGI cartoon. They flowed well & were non-stop action. Clone troopers got it pretty bad in this movie & the lightsaber duels left me wanting for more(longer duels, that is) but were pretty good for a CGI cartoon. It held my interest the whole time though the plot of helping the huts was a bit odd. The dialogue could have used a little help but what star wars movie couldn't? I wouldn't recommend buying this movie until you see it first but if you keep in mind what this movie is supposed to be/do & you don't take it as seriously as some, then you should have fun & you'll be just fine. Anakin's apprentice is there for the young girls as well as to be the little miss know-it-all pain in the butt for Anakin the way he was to Ben (it's called irony) so she may be a bit annoying for some out there (she's better in the TV series)...and who in this world isn't about money? There is a lot of story that can be told between episodes and he wants to tell it (whether is executed well or not). We all would do it too & you all know it.
`TCW' story line isn't a major one in the Star Wars universe. It feels more like a made for TV movie but it ultimately starts up the TV series so there is a longer broader story to set up here as well.
Simple, aims at a broader audience & still a fun watch, if only once, in my opinion.
I say rent it first, watch it for what it is & go from there.
Lucas is a shameless hack November 11, 2008
Seth Eliot (Seattle, WA, United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
First let me start by saying you can avoid this title "The Clone Wars" (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) altogether and instead watch the 2003 series "Clone Wars vol 1"" (Star Wars - Clone Wars, Vol. 1) and "Clone Wars vol 1"" (Star Wars - Clone Wars, Vol. 2). Note there is bound to be confusion between the former and latter considering the only difference in title seems to be the work "The", and this it seems is exactly what Lucas is counting on. In the remainder of this review I will refer to the work reviewed here as "TCW", and the superior 2003 series as "CW".
CW was an engaging series of cartoons shown on Cartoon Network. The writers were given great freedom to work with the characters and universe to produce a work reminiscent of the original Star Wars Movie. Specifically the stories were clean and straightforward, and the action was intense and well choreographed...in other words CW was fun! Specifically lacking from CW were drawn out exposition of complicated political sub-plots, and wooden "romantic" dialogue between Anakin and Padme. Now contrast this with the current work TCW. The dialog is wooden, the action is repetitive and boring, and the storytelling is not engaging. The final death blow for TCW is the introduction of side-kick character Ahsoka Tano whose inanity and banality rivals that of Jar Jar Binks.
In summary, stay away from "The Clone Wars", enjoy the 2003 series "Clone Wars"
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