"Clone Wars' is some of the best animation I've ever seen, in terms of quality
of writing and action. But what else would you expect from the man behind
"Samurai Jack", another huge fave of mine?
As for the films, i agree, i was underwhelmed with 1 -3, especially 1, which i
hated. I've only watched it once, which for me, is saying a great deal. Ep 2 is
only marginally better, picks up in action only in the last 45 minutes, has
painfully bad dialog between the young lovers. Ep 3 is good, but still has
crappy dialogue and stilted acting. I was disappointed that some battles
weren't as long and exciting as the trailers led me to believe (when the evil
Senator kills the Jedi who confront him, Mace's fights with the Senator and
Anakin, Obi Wan's battle with Grievous). Good movie, would have benefitted from
the superiour writing that was evident in "The Empire Strikes Back".
But, I will say one thing about the first three flicks: Ep 2 has one of the
most awesome, pulse-pounding scenes--two actually--in all of the films. At the
very end when the Jedi are standing above a vast field of spaceships going off
to battle, untold thousands of clones marching into them, and the ships
blasting off with thunderous engines--wow! I remember trying to take the whole
scene in in the theatre. And as that trademark music started up and Yoda says
"Begun the Clone Wars has", I was thrilled. Watching all the ships that we
*know* will later become the tools of the Empire? Wow. And didja catch Jimmy
Smits' character at that moment? He has a look of profound regret on his face
at this necessary evil. He even pounds the railing of the ledge on which he's
standing once, as if to say "I hate that it's come to this". Then, they seque
into Anakin and Padme getting married, which really blew me away. Those last
few minutes are the best in the whole film. If only the whole thin
g could have been on that level.
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From: Daryle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm in for a Clone Wars feature. I thought the series was pretty good and
gave depth to some of the characters I was actually interested in. I like
Star Wars a lot and episodes 1-3 really fell short for me, personally. I
thought Clone Wars was better than all three films. Lucas needs to le this
live action project go. My son and I have been playing the Star Was Lego
video game for 2 months now, and I have to say...even THAT's better than
1-3.
On 2/13/08 10:07 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> The fact that the one guy states "animated films always appeal to a younger
> audience" kind of troubles me. Such an American attitude. Not the greatest fan
> of CGI animated films, either. I wish they could have brought back genius
> Gendy Tartakovsky, who did the great "Clone Wars" animated shorts for Cartoon
> Network. Unless the series is exceptionally good, a CGI series aimed at
> younger audience won't reel me in, especially since I like Star Wars, but
> can't really call myself a fan.
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> New `Star Wars' Film Animated Will Be
> By JAKE COYLE 3 hours ago
> NEW YORK (AP) The "Star Wars" universe, already substantially rendered by
> computer generated imagery, is giving in all the way to animation.
> "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," an animated film, will open in theaters Aug. 15
> and be followed by a TV series of the same name, to air on the Cartoon Network
> and TNT this fall.
> "I felt there were a lot more `Star Wars' stories left to tell," said "Star
> Wars" creator George Lucas in a statement. "I was eager to start telling some
> of them through animation and, at the same time, push the animation forward."
> Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, both the film and TV show will be distributed
> through Time Warner Inc., which owns TNT, the Cartoon Network and the film's
> distributor, Warner Bros.
> Lucas, who serves as executive producer, is also planning a live-action
> television series spinoff of the franchise, which he began working on last
> fall. The animated series has long been in the works, though the theatrical
> release was only announced late Tuesday.
> The movie and subsequent series takes place between the ground covered in
> episodes II and III of the "Star Wars" films: "Attack of the Clones" (2002)
> and "Revenge of the Sith" (2005). It will include cartoon versions of many
> familiar characters, including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala
> and General Grievous.
> A new character named Ahsoka, Anakin's padawan, will be the first female Jedi
> to be a character of focus.
> "It turned out to be an idea that George wanted to explore," said Dave Filoni,
> director of the "Clone Wars" movie and supervising director of the series.
> "Henry Gillroy (a writer on the series) and I very much wanted to have a
> female Jedi in more of a lead role because you've had all the boys."
> More than 30 episodes are planned, though Filoni declined to say exactly how
> long the show will run. He acknowledged it's a finite timeline before
> encroaching on "Revenge of the Sith" story lines.
> Though the "Star Wars" films have been extraordinarily lucrative, the force
> won't be expected to be as strong in cartoon form. The film and series are
> clearly aimed at younger viewers, though Filoni hopes to also entice the many
> "Star Wars" die-hard fans.
> "An animated series always appeals more to a younger audience," said Filoni.
> "But at the same time, we've tried to do some sophisticated things and ensure
> that we are going to satisfy the broad spectrum of `Star Wars' fans."
> Though Lucas farms out various "Star Wars" projects in what's known as the
> "`Star Wars' expanded universe," Filoni says that Lucas ensured "The Clone
> Wars" has "that `Star Wars' feeling."
> Fans will also remember other animated series following the first time Lucas
> completed a "Star Wars" trilogy. After "Return of the Jedi," the series
> "Ewoks" and "Droids" ran in the late `80s.
> The Cartoon Network also ran an earlier version of a "Clone Wars" animated
> series for three seasons beginning in 2003.
>
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