 |
|
|
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
 |
 |
|
|
|
If you've been following the labyrinthine myth that George Lucas began in 1977, then this offshoot from the Star Wars franchise fills in yet more convoluted gaps between Episodes II and III. The last trilogy contained so much CGI animation that it's no surprise the next step would be a total cartoon galaxy far, far away, even though it reduces Lucas's once-thrilling saga to the level of patience-testing juvenilia. The plot sees Anakin Skywalker (voiced by Matt Lanter) and his apprentice Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) set out to rescue the son of Jabba the Hutt from renegades, a double-crossing scheme hatched by evil Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). The battle scenes are impressively flashy but the angular manga style and humourless character interplay reduce the movie to the standard of a banal children's cartoon. Not surprising, really, as this was originally intended to act as the opening episodes of a TV series. This latest toy merchandising bonanza is one for die-hard fans and under-tens only. AJ
|
Tell us what you think
Email us at rtfilmcomments@bbc.co.uk to tell us what you think of this film. Your comments may appear in Radio Times magazine.
|
Running time
|
94min
|
Country of origin
|
US
|
Genre
|
Animated Science-fiction Adventure
|
Original language
|
English
|
Screenplay
|
Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching, Scott Murphy, from characters by George Lucas
|
Theatrical distributor
|
Warner Bros
|
UK cinema certificate
|
PG
|
UK cinema release date
|
August 2008
|
|
|
|
|
Film certification logos reproduced by kind permission of BBFC |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
Radio Times is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
|
|
|
|
|
|
