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14 August 2008 1:36 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

When viewers think an animated film looks cheap, they frequently complain that it resembles a mere videogame, but as videogames get more visually sophisticated, that insult carries less weight. It's more of a problem when a film feels like a videogame, which implies a story that's more fun to play through than watch. Unfortunately, there's no interactive option for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a CGI follow-up to Cartoon Network's Emmy-winning 2003 Clone Wars TV/webisode series, and a prelude to the CGI TV series The Clone Wars. And with its simple-goal-driven plot, its wordy, cutscene-like interludes, and its stiffly modeled characters, it wouldn't even make for a particularly high-end videogame. Like the 2003 series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars takes place after the events of Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, and assumes a high level of Star Wars familiarity. When Count Dooku (voiced by Christopher Lee,...

Tasha Robinson

14 August 2008 8:22 AM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

When the credits rolled on 2005's Revenge Of The Sith, it seemed to be the last of the big-screen Star Wars saga. But apparently not; lightsabers and grimacing droids return to theaters tomorrow with the release of the CGI film The Clone Wars. The story takes place before Sith and after Attack Of The Clones (2002): Jabba The Hutt's son has been kidnapped, and the Jedi, eager to make peace with the Tattooine clan, send Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and his new padawan to track the mini-Hutt down. Meanwhile—cue screen wipe—Count Dooku gathers more separatists for his rebellion against the Senate. An admitted Star Wars junkie, 34-year-old Dave Filoni directs the film and acts as supervising director on the upcoming new Cartoon Network TV series of the same name. (George Lucas described the movie as "somewhat of an afterthought"—he needed a lead-in to the television show.) Though Filoni worked.

Steve Heisler

2 articles from 2008