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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

This computer-animated cartoon fills in more of the back story of the Star Wars saga. Made as a trailer/pilot for the upcoming TV series, it is set timewise in the first 'prequel' trilogy. Jabba the Hut's young child has been kidnapped, and with both the government forces and the outlaws keen to rescue the child, the scene is set for large-scale battles between the Jedi knights and the clone armies. Reviewers have complained about the quality of the animation.

95 minutes, Parental Guidance (Violence)
Action, Adventure, Animated, Family, Kids, Sci-Fi.

Credits

Cast

Voices of Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Nika Futterman, Ian Abercrombie, Corey Burton, Catherine Taber

Director

Dave Filoni

Screenplay

Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy, based on story and characters by George Lucas

Music

Kevin KIner

Editing

Jason Tucker

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

CGCC, Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Animated, adventures, science fiction
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Animation/fantasy/sci-fiction violence, prolonged but low impact
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith

Cape TimesMichael Ordona

iAfrica.comGideon Nieuwoudt

24.comNiel Bekker

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert The familiar Star Wars logo and the pulse-pounding John Williams score now lift the curtain on a deadening film that cuts corners on its animation and slumbers through a plot that (a) makes us feel like we've seen it all before, and (b) makes us wish we hadn't.

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli The Clone Wars is the last nail in a coffin that has been propped up ever since George Lucas sold his creative soul in the quest for a few more pieces of gold.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs More successful at introducing the TV series than truly standing on its own.

Metacritic.com30 critics

RottenTomatoes.com135 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Mechanical animation and a less-than stellar script make The Clone Wars a pale shadow of George Lucas' once great franchise.

Internet (IMDB)7913 Netizens Silly people...it's a cartoon

Average .. 40%

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