Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2 Disc Special Edition)
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| | Customer Reviews: Best Toys to stimulate imaginatin in children (29 August 2010)Toy to ensamble not only stimulate imagination in growing stage but also help them to coordinate ideas. This is useful for a lifetime! Amusing in parts, but ultimately pointless (12 August 2010)The Clone Wars "microseries" created for the Cartoon Network have a noble simplicity to them - they are short and crudely animated, but they are fun and full of energy and adventure. Most importantly, they "feel" like Star Wars stories. I've only seen a few of the shows from the regular series, but they too are fast-paced, action-packed, and generally a lot of fun to watch. Unfortunately, this movie, which bridges the microseries with the regular series, is a placeholder, uninteresting, and even cringe-worthy in parts. Intellectually, I can't tell what the problem is with the movie. Perhaps it's because it IS a movie - the writers/directors/producers of the show are used to 22-minute slots. Instead of coming up with a deeper story to fill out the longer length, they simply add in more effects sequences. How many times do we really want to watch Clone troopers (who all look the same) battling droids (that all look the same) in ruined cities (that all look the same)? The screenplay isn't much better - there is a minimum of information exchange, and some very cringe-inducing "banter" between Anakin and his padawan. At least the battledroids have some nifty one-liners, as does General Greivous. When Clone Wars works, it's showing us stuff we've never seen before (e.g. commando teams of Clones infiltrating behind enemy lines). Do yourself a favour - skip this and buy any of the TV series. I think even small children will find the series (and the actual live action films, for that matter) more enjoyable than this film. The extras don't give much extra for the Star Wars fan either. There are recording sessions, and it's always interesting to see what the voice actors look like. There are also some deleted scenes and a director's commentary. But ultimately the film rests on the fact that we're seeing Clones vs. Droids again and again, and I just can't accept that of all the evil plots Darth Sidius could come up with to try and gain control of the universe, his best was kidnapping Jabba the Hutt's son. Star Wars: Clone Wars, an adult perspective. (05 February 2010)There are stories for children that a person can enjoy them in both childhood and adulthood. Examples: Harry Potter, the Twilight Saga, X-Men, and, of course, Star Wars. However, there are also stories that a person can love as a child, but when they grow up, they look back on and wonder just why the heck they liked it. Star Wars: Clone Wars (the movie) is unfortunately one of those. In fact, it's the only Star Wars project I'm aware of that I, as an adult, thought was so silly I couldn't really enjoy it. Star Wars: Clone Wars is pure action. It lacks the interesting characters, interesting character interactions (father/son like Obi-Wan/Anakin; romances like Anakin/Padme or Han/Leia; master/servant dynamics like Sidious/Vader or Obi-wan/Luke), the more religious and philosophical undertones the Jedi often refer to; ideas about corruption and redemption; they're all absent, replaced by constant battle scenes. The movie also introduces Ahsoka Tano, a 14-year old that's obviously supposed to act as a Mary-Sue for all the children watching to see themselves in. She's inexperienced and desperate to prove herself yet somehow keeps managing to save the day, all while giving people cutsie nicknames and throwing out witty phrases that weren't actually very witty. The movie humor was all Jar-Jar Binks humor, jokes purely for children that not only weren't funny, but mostly didn't make any sense. However, just because this movie wasn't for me, doesn't mean it isn't any good. The show has good acting, beautiful visuals, awesome action sequences, and as I said above, the kind of humor little kids really like. Action fans will probably also like it because the battles are so exciting and well animated. And though I doubt I'll watch the movie again, as a Star Wars fan, I'm glad I watched it because there were some things I liked. As a big fan of Padme Amidala, I loved watching her get her very own action and strategy sequences. Also, the movie introduces a lot of very interesting and cool characters (various clones and he villain Ventress, for example) that get better development in the Clone Wars series (the series, thankfully, returns to be accessible to both children and adults). The girl in me has to admit the Huttling was pretty cute, and it was fun to see the softer side of Jabba. And the action really was great. If you're a young Star Wars fan, check it out. If you're an adult, go ahead if you have to see everything Star Wars, but rent it first. Two-and-a-half stars for me, four stars overall. All Good (04 December 2009)Item arrived in a timely manner and better condition than expected. Thanks for helping me add to my collection for a great price! It could have been so much better. (03 December 2009)What a let down. After watching and totally enjoying the first Clone Wars cartoons, I was sadly disappointed when this was released. All of the characters appear carved from stone with their total lack of facial expression, and it is very distracting. If they had told the same story as a real cartoon, and not this cg garbage, it would have made a HUGE difference. Do your self a favor and skip these video game cut scenes and go find the real Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons, still available used on Amazon. |
