Kids will enjoy it, but for old school Star Wars fans, this is The Phanton Menace all over again.
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08/15/08
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The Clone Wars (2008)
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Reviews Counted:149
Fresh:28
Rotten:121
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Mechanical animation and a less-than stellar script make The Clone Wars a pale shadow of George Lucas' once great franchise.
Theatrical Release:15-08-2008
Synopsis: On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with... [More]
Starring: Ian Abercrombie, Anthony Daniels, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee
Director: Dave Filoni
Reviews for The Clone Wars
With beautifully inventive animation, this latest chapter in George Lucas' saga is a frantic series of action scenes without a heart.
08/15/08
George Lucas can’t even come up with a new baddie worth watching.
08/15/08
The only thing that would make me punch the air is the sight of the syntax-mangling Yoda being comprehensively squashed. Alas, we have not heard the last from the old gonk.
08/15/08
Heaven knows why Star Wars creator George Lucas thought this worthy of a cinema release. It is an amateurishly written, inadequately animated, tenth-rate rip-off.
08/15/08
Instead of getting something special, you’re left with the impression the last few dollars are being wrung from a franchise that should’ve been put to bed 25 years ago. Still, kids should enjoy it.
08/15/08
If you don’t expect an orthodox Star Wars movie, you may well be satisfied with this for all its flaws. But one gets the feeling that Lucas is coming to the end of his long and richly rewarded road. After all, he has travelled it for more than 30 years.
08/15/08
The latest instalment of George Lucas’s interminable franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has the charm of a cash machine. This noisy animated feature is set in a galaxy that isn’t far away enough.
08/15/08
Top CriticAn enjoyable escapade and a great introduction to the forthcoming series -- just not the seventh Star Wars film fans were hoping for.
08/12/08
Top CriticThere's still plenty of fun to be had with this addition to the saga, though it never escapes its origins in kids' TV. So long as you don't approach it expecting a traditional Star Wars movie, you'll stand a better chance of enjoying it.
08/15/08
Top CriticStrong new characters are disappointingly thin on the ground.
10/18/08
what Star Wars: The Clone Wars serves up is a rehashed Thunderbirds with a dash of Japanese anime.
08/15/08
John Williams’ music elbowed in favour of Kevin Kiner’s pale imitations… Little things that jar and jar, but at least there’s no Jar Jar.
08/15/08
Can someone beam a hologrammatic representative into Lucasfilm HQ with a message from the real world? Master George, we beseech you, give it up: nobody cares anymore, and besides, your tea's ready.
08/15/08
Top CriticThe sheer, brain-frazzling pointlessness of it all predominates. Why? Why do this again? At 64, Lucas is surely not too old to have a crack at creating a movie that has nothing to do with Star Wars at all.
08/15/08
Top CriticStar Wars: The Clone Wars may be a glorified pilot for the upcoming TV series, but as Episode 2.5 it brings back a certain amount of balance to the Force.
08/15/08
Ziro is the most preposterous thing to hit the ‘Star Wars’ universe. He’s also the best reason to see this flimsy, kid-friendly videogame approximation of a once proud cinematic franchise. Still, at least it’s better than ‘The Phantom Menace’.
08/15/08
Top CriticThis is not really a stand-alone movie at all. It's more a cheeky long trailer for the new TV series of the same name due to start on the Cartoon Channel on October 3.
08/14/08
Anakin's a real mannequin in this stiffly-executed CG feature.
08/08/08
Top CriticMore exciting than The Phantom Menace and makes more sense than Attack of the Clones.
07/21/08
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