Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
| 03 October 2008 (USA)
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Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

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UofSciFi

Okay, this wasn't the Worst Movie that I have ever seen. But it was definitively not up to the Star Wars standard either. (but few movies are – not even the Star Wars Prequels were up to the Star Wars standard , so to expect a spin off CGI movie based on the Prequels to be on the same standard as the Star Wars Movies was probably going to be a stretch anyway.)- Much ado about nothing.This was supposed to be the two hour pilot for the Star Wars: Clone Wars CGI animated TV Show that aired on the Cartoon network, apparently George Lucas and his team at LucusFilm were so pleased with how this pilot episode turned out that they decided to release it as a stand alone movie at the theaters a full 6 months before the TV Show started. (Which they conveniently released it on DVD/Blu-Ray simultaneously as the TV Show was debuting and they were able to market it all together)::::::::::::::: SPOILER ALERTS::::::::The movie starts with Anakin Skywalker on a planet full of battle droids when his new Padiwan Learner arrives to help him. They work together to overcome the droid army, but then someone kidnaps the child of one of the Hutts, and of course the plot involves Count Dooku as the culprit.Honestly, I found the story in this movie to be a bit weak (I actually watched the TV Series, and to be honest with you, some of the Episodes were really good, I don't know how it is then that this ended up being the one that was the pilot and released in the theaters, because it wasn't as good as most of the standard episodes of the TV series .I believe this movie was an accident, and if they had it to do over again they would've never released this as a stand alone movie at the theaters (But that's just my opinion)…personally I am not a fan of this movie.It's best and only redeeming quality is that it dies have really good CGI-Animation, and I really loved the altered STAR WARS theme music they did for this movie (and the TV series).---other than that, bypass this movie and just go strait for the TV series which was much better than the movie was

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RealLiveClaude

I have heard so much about this series. I saw the first series (animated) and though it was good, it was rather a lead to Episode 3 with the kidnapping of Chancellor Palpatine (who, in my words, fixed it...) leading to his rescue in the movie...But this time, adding with the pilot of 2 hours (Anakin and Obi-Wan rescuing Jabba the Hutt's offspring), this is a far interesting series and follows canon as close as possible, and gives a foresight in the future of the Jedi Order and its possible demise...It was fun to see many characters added (like Ashoka Tano, Anakin's feisty Padawan...) but also some other familiar faces. A big surprise was the resurgence of Darth Maul (a satisfying improvement versus Episode I).And the Sith is well represented: the evil Count Dooku, its minion General Griveous, mercenary Asai Ventress, and the ever manipulative Darth Sidius, whom under the mask, reveals a rather discreet Chancelor Palpatine, as we never suspected he is holding all the strings to get absolute power...And for villains of different orders: Hutts, bounty hunters (like Bane), Boba Fett (without mask), pirates, rebels and all those whose want to use either the Separatists or the Republic for their own profit...And comes the Jedi: Yoda is in fine form, but we discover the differences between the rational Obi-Wan Kenobi (in whom we discover he was in love with Duchess Satine of Mandalore) and the emotional Anakin Skywalker, whose acts sometimes alter the balance of the duo (and sometimes the trio when Ashoka is around) and is a clue to his future as a sinister Dark Lord...For the last: the droids: Separatist droids of all sizes, deadly and fearful, but the best of all is R2-D2, which heroics of saving the day for the Republic goes farther than any of his buddies, including C3PO.A series to watch indeed and gives you insight about Star Wars...

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Johnny H.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a well made and well directed show that expands upon the classic movies before it, and it mends the wounds The Prequel Trilogy inflicted for many longtime fans of the franchise. The show isn't always smooth-sailing: some of the episodes focusing on too much on politics of 'Trade Negotiations' and 'Separatist *stuff*' can become tedious like these subplots; that were in The Phantom Menace.Despite some of the inherent flaws of The Prequels, The Clone Wars doesn't get weighed down by its unfortunate burden; it makes new stories more relevant to The Original Trilogy than many fans saw coming, like cryptic clues about what's to come in Episode IV: such as the power of the force, the afterlife of Jedis and the impending doom The Dark Side may unleash if The Republic doesn't fight back against The Sith Lords.The Clone Wars can afford to expand upon areas where The Prequel films could not do before: thanks to the flexibility of television serial-storytelling. There's breathing room for the story arcs to come full circle and leave you satisfied with what's to come. We see a lot of classic Star Wars stuff that sometimes teeters between plot-relevance to fan-service, but most of it is all there for a reason and does not go to waste.This show is what Star Wars fans have been wanting since The Prequel Trilogy finished; and even up against the newly released Star Wars Rebels cartoon it still holds up very well.

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theultimatebeast

This show is so really awful and it doesn't even make sense with the movies. In revenge of the sith, general grievous and anakin meet each other for the first time as anakin says "You're shorter than I expected" but this show makes anakin and general grievous fight each other so many times. Also when count dooku battles anakin and obi wan in revenge of the sith, anakin says "My powers have doubled since the last time we met". He is referring to their battle in attack of the clones but this show makes anakin and count dooku battle each other so many times. Also, mandalorians were warriors not peaceful people with a duchess. Barriss offee should never have been made a traitor to the republic and Jedi because she is shown fighting for the Jedi in revenge of the sith which doesn't make sense at all. Bringing Darth Maul back to life was outrageous since no one could have survived that fall. This is why this show is awful and the creators clearly did not watch the prequels.

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