Comments on: movie review: clone wars (spoiler-free)

By: darthmojo

darthmojo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:50:02 +0000

Everyone is entitled to their opinion! The original animated Clone Wars was very good, but also a very different beast – 5 minute stories compared to full half hours.

They may wind up making 100 episodes of this new “Clone Wars.” It will likely be a roller-coster with varying degrees of quality, but you know what? When it’s all over, I bet we’re going to have quite a few hours of the best Star Wars we’ve seen in a long time.

A long time ;-)

By: Calmixx

Calmixx — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:44:09 +0000

Wow. Just saw this and I can’t disagree more.

The original Cartoon Network Mini-series was light years ahead of this.

Sorry – just did not GET IT AT ALL.

By: Millions

Millions — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:17:37 +0000

I havnt seen this movie yet (nor do i know that much about it), but isnt it aimed at kids? Compared to the standard movies which cater to all ages.

By: JTK2099

JTK2099 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:41:29 +0000

You know. Not all Star Wars fans are bitter prequel haters with chips on our shoulders. I happen to love the prequels, silly moments and all. In fact, a lot of the silly moments are my favorite parts. Episode III is my favorite film of the saga. So stop trying to act like all SW fans are in lock-step with your opinions. Some of us enjoy SW for what it actually is instead of being mad over it not being what we think it ought to be.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:33:03 +0000

I took my eight-year-old son to see this opening night. I had very low expectations based on advanced reviews.

To my great surprise…I enjoyed myself. There were some head-scratching moments, to be sure (Ziro Hutt as a cross-dressing homosexual who talks like Truman Capote?? wtf?!), but it was far more fun than I thought it would be. And my son, the target audience for this thing, LOVED it.

Let’s be honest, guys. George doesn’t want an adult Star Wars. It is strictly for kids now. Either accept the fact and enjoy what you can, or go find something else to love.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:21:11 +0000

Given that the prequels seemed most like a collection of discombobulated dramatic sequences from Star Wars themed video games, I thought that the strength of Clone Wars was that it gave up any real connection to the real world. It’s a computer generated movie and therefore more true to what Lucas wanted to make of the prequels.

By: Church

Church — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:48:48 +0000

I second astro’s suggestion. I’d love to see a pro’s take on what makes for good (and/or bad) CGI animation.

By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:23:07 +0000

Boo hoo, my poor childhood tummy was ruined by the big heavy dinner of the prequels. It is getting rather disgusting to hear again and again how these 30’s something men (so obviously single) go off on cartoons made for children because they don’t make them ten again — when in fact they should be taking 10 year olds to this movie so they could see the joy on their faces. At least the overused word FRAK was very far away from this movie, otherwise we’d hear the FRAKKERS sobbing with joy over their great contribution to the world of storytellers.

By: Trilogist

Trilogist — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:25:41 +0000

I certainly don’t have grandiose expectations for this film; I’m still puzzled as to why it’s in theaters in the first place and not just a made-for-TV movie lead-in to the series. That said, I do plan to go see this thing because I believe it will be fun, lighthearted adventure and there’s not much else to see right now (I’ve seen Dark Knight a zillion times already). Thanks for the review, it puts everything in perspective, and I appreciate your thoughts on the CGI.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:28:09 +0000

I have to agree, it is best not to expect much. My wife and I enjoyed it, mostly because it was fun and let’s not forget that this is really 3 TV episodes strung together. As a storyboard artist working in animation I’m depressed by what’s being greenlit these days, and I must say this is really good for TV animation, if I was 10 years old I’d be a huge fan. DON’T EXPECT A REAL ANIMATED FEATURE FILM and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.