Comments on: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

By: Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:55:20 +0000

It really depends upon their viewing habits – if they are fans of the usual Jetix / Cartoon Network / anime stuff and also fans of Star Wars (esp. the prequels) then they will absolutely love it.

As an aside – when I told my kids that the show was at 9PM, after Ghost Whisperer, they were thrilled and my wife groaned. They assumed they would miss it, and she assumed that she was escape it …

By: Infinitewell

Infinitewell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:11:20 +0000

Excellent review. You told me everything I wanted to know — and feared. I wonder how my kids (oldest is 10) will feel about it?
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By: steve fulton

steve fulton — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:35:00 +0000

I really liked it…for what it was. We went the theater to see Wall-E, but it was mysteriously not playing, so we saw this instead. The battles were good, the characters were fine, the visuals were fine. The villians were well-done. It was too short, and lacked…something, but i did not hate it.

By: GamerUncle

GamerUncle — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:05:09 +0000

Did they really name her “Ahsoka”? And stylize her after Japanese anime?

Ah, so desu ka? Not very subtle, are they?

By: Mike Roger

Mike Roger — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:03:25 +0000

Like you say, on the surface it is kind of fun but as a SW fan I just found too many things that pulled me out of the story because they fly in the face of what has been established already. Ahsoka being the most serious offender.

By: Rich Neves

Rich Neves — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:39:15 +0000

Last Tuesday was the final day of summer vacation so my son Dylan and I, both certified Star Wars fanatics, decided that it would be a good time to go see Clone Wars. I agree 100% with your analysis of the movie from the point of the story and where it fits in the lore and all that stuff. It reminds me of the hoopla around The Transformers last summer. The plot is paper thin and all that.

However, none of that matters. Why? Because just like you I got to spend some time with my son and enjoyed a fun movie. He would jump up and cheer at the right times and had a great time. It was awesome.

The goal of a movie, IMHO, is to entertain you, to make you forget about life for a while. If it does that, then what is there to complain about?

By: Andy Simmons

Andy Simmons — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:26:14 +0000

I agree 100% with your review. At the very basic level, the Clone Wars is very enjoyable, but it is a “fluff” piece. However, my 5 year old son, my wife and I (all self-confessed Star Wars nuts) thoroughly enjoyed it. It just wasn’t very deep or go into too much about the Clone Wars. I also had problems with Zero the Hutt – he sounded like a child molester! Overall, I went in prepared not to like it and was pleasantly surprised.