DVD
REVIEW: STAR WARS CLONE WARS:
A Galaxy Divided
03/30/09
SYNOPSIS:
The “Clone Wars” goes back to
the original Star Wars film when Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke
Skywalker that he was once a Jedi knight the same as your
father and that they fought together in the Clone Wars.
Since that moment fans have been obsessed with what the
clone wars were. This new TV series takes place immediately
after the events of Star Wars-Episode II: Attack of the
Clones. The series follows Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice
Anakin Skywalker and introduces us to some new characters
such as Ahsoka Tano a girl Jedi knight as well as characters
we already know.
REVIEW: There is not a doubt that the Star Wars saga is one of the most
successful franchises there is in history. The movies have
been around for about three decades and they still gives you
the same trill as when they were first released. Lucas’
creation has inspired countless novels, comic books, and
movies. In 2003 there was an attempt to create new fans
Lucas entertainment launched the first volume of Star Wars
Clone Wars, an animated series that consisted of about 25
episodes, and it was set between the second and third. This
show has great stories however its animation was not the
best there was at the time. In 2008, the seventh theatrical
feature of the series was released, Star Wars Clone Wars: A Galaxy Divided
which was a much better effort from Lucas, however the film
had mixed reactions, since it was more kid oriented, and
looked more like a long TV episode rather than a movie.
Nonetheless the story was convincing enough to entertained
fans and leaving them expecting for more. Luckily, for Star
Wars fans a continuation of the series was released in
Cartoon Network, it followed a similar format (3D CGI), but
with better more elaborate stories without rushing the plot,
the first season consisted of 22 episodes that run from
October 3 2008 to March 20 2009 becoming one of the most
successful animated series in TV. Of course the jump to DVD
was inevitable for the Series where fans around the world
were waiting to add to their collection. It is a shame that
Warner Brothers got greedy, instead of releasing a nice
collection set for all fans to enjoy (which will be coming
in the future), they decided to release a single DVD with
the first 4 episodes of the series, leaving them more
Frustrated than happy.
Do not get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with the
material presented in the DVD, each episode is full of
action and excitement. It opens with a great episode where
we get to see the best Jedi fight. Yeah Yoda’s episode was
the perfect hook, seeing him in action is just a treat that
any Star War fan hardly can resist. The other episodes are
also intriguing and amusing since all of them have little
details that tight them to the movies, but at the same time
each episode is original and persuasive to a new fan. The
characters like in all the Star Wars movies are imaginative
and well depicted, even their expressions and actions are
consistent with the movies, books and comic books. Specially
the depiction of Anakin where the audience can witness his
changed through his actions, and General Grievous which
design and representation added a plus to the film. I have
to say that the writers, animators, voice actors, and even
the sound got an A+ in this series. It is amazing how
ingenious the writers were to keep these stories as detailed
and consistent as possible to the movies, and the episodes
from the previous series, the only complain I have from the
series is just the beginning of each episode, since the
narrator‘s voice and its script seem kind of cheesy and
annoying, it would have been nicer if they began (not all
the episodes but the ones that star a new adventure) like
the movies usually do.
Since this is a DVD Review, I do have things to complain
about This issue, first of all no special features, the DVD
is too plain it does not seem that the marketing crew target
this for an already establish fan based, but to regular
little kids, whom I think after watching the episodes would
go to download the rest from the internet. This make this CD
unappealing to any collector or hard core fan. There is no
doubt that a ultimate edition set for fans is coming in the
future, so as an advise : if you have not yet heard from
Star Wars this is a great DVD to get hooked in one of the
most incredible stories there is, but if you are already a
hardcore Star Wars fan, skip this one and wait for the
complete Season.
Film
Review By Milo
milo@smartcine.com
VIDEO:
Standard Version preserving the aspect ration of the TV
series 2.35:1
AUDIO:
English,
French, Spanish, Portuguese Dolby 5.1 Surround sound
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
SPECIAL FEATURES: This
DVD fails in this department. For all the mythology this
saga has , nobody thought of putting something extra for
fans to enjoy.
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