Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Name: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Animation
Released: August 15, 2008
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Matt Lanter, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane

2008

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 15, 2008 | PG

Starring: Matt Lanter, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane

Summary: Star Wars takes on a dazzling new look in the first-ever animated feature from Lucasfilm Animation - Star Wars: The Clone Wars. As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slipsStar Wars takes on a dazzling new look in the first-ever animated feature from Lucasfilm Animation - Star Wars: The Clone Wars. As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side ... (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Dave Filoni

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 98 min

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41	#41 Most Discussed Movie of 2008
36	#36 Most Shared Movie of 2008

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Michael Sragow

It's not exactly thrilling, and it doesn't cover much new ground. But young audiences will lap it up like ice cream. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

The best that can be said about the movie is that it's harmless and mostly charmless. The Clone Wars is to Star Wars what karaoke is to pop music. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

The largely uninspired Clone Wars feels landlocked. In the absence of any extensive innovation, the video game-ready results play more like a feature-length promo for the imminent TV series of the same name than a stand-alone event. Read full review

M. E. Russell

Unlike its predecessors, this one doesn't even try to aspire to myth. It aspires only to merchandising. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Don't expect the seventh Star Wars film here. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is more like a long Saturday morning cartoon. Read full review

Peter Rainer

The animated characters in "Clone Wars" are about as lively as the actors in the live-action movies, so I guess Lucas has achieved his goal of eliminating humans from his movies altogether. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

George Lucas is turning into the enemy of fun. Read full review

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gm101

Feb 15, 2011

The problem is people are looking at this movie and expecting something like Episodes I-VI. It isn't. This was simply an hour and a half pilot for the only good show on Cartoon Network. And as a TV pilot, it was great. I'm sure that had this been released straight to TV rather than theaters,The problem is people are looking at this movie and expecting something like Episodes I-VI. It isn't. This was simply an hour and a half pilot for the only good show on Cartoon Network. And as a TV pilot, it was great. I'm sure that had this been released straight to TV rather than theaters, there would've been way less negativity.… Expand

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Aaron

Aug 13, 2008

Great movie. Not as good as the main movies, but still great.

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DanR.

Aug 15, 2008

This is the TV premiere to the new series airing later this fall. Unfortunately, it wasn't decided to put the premiere in theaters until late in production. I mention this because you should know what you're paying for. If you're paying to see the seventh Star Wars movie, This is the TV premiere to the new series airing later this fall. Unfortunately, it wasn't decided to put the premiere in theaters until late in production. I mention this because you should know what you're paying for. If you're paying to see the seventh Star Wars movie, you'll probably be disappointed. But if you're paying for the opportunity to watch a TV premiere on a GIANT television, I think you'll be pretty happy. It doesn't quite reach "movie quality," but it goes above and beyond TV quality and knowing that we'll be treated to this same level quality on a weekly basis is very comforting to this Star Wars fan.… Expand

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merijnj

Feb 21, 2018

(38/100)
It wasn't entertaining in general. Plot felt lacking and in the end it was just about handing over a captured mini-slug to a gangster mega-slug.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

ydnar4

Jan 22, 2016

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a waste of time. I don't care how big of a Star Wars fan you are this movie is really hard to like. The film offers a major role for a new character Ahsoka Tano, who is so annoying. The banter between her and Anakin was so lame and childish. Most of the voicesStar Wars: The Clone Wars is a waste of time. I don't care how big of a Star Wars fan you are this movie is really hard to like. The film offers a major role for a new character Ahsoka Tano, who is so annoying. The banter between her and Anakin was so lame and childish. Most of the voices for the characters are new and completely flat. The movie also is way to confusing for kids but the dialogue is certainly dumbed down for kids. Don't bother with this crap.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Pixarlover

Oct 25, 2012

This was utterly painful to sit through. Don't get me wrong I LOVE STAR WARS, but this isn't the Star Wars that we loved back in our childhoods. Where did all this go wrong? My guess is that George Lucas wanted to extend the lifespan of Star Wars merchandising by making a new Star Wars movieThis was utterly painful to sit through. Don't get me wrong I LOVE STAR WARS, but this isn't the Star Wars that we loved back in our childhoods. Where did all this go wrong? My guess is that George Lucas wanted to extend the lifespan of Star Wars merchandising by making a new Star Wars movie made up of the first 3 or 4 episodes The Clone Wars TV series, only to expand on the merchandising when the series came out.

This is not Star Wars. This is Star Wars: The Bored Wars. The battles are not exciting or engaging; they are the most formulaic thing in the film, and there is nothing much to add aside from how poorly edited this movie really was. Hell, the episodes, if they were kept in their original forms, would probably be just as bad as before even without the clumsy sandwiching they used to put them together in one under-produced film.… Expand

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DamonC.

Aug 2, 2008

Absolutely Terrible! The graphics and visuals look even worse than a video games. And the idea that Anikan is the republics only hope is just plain stupid. In the REAL trilogy nobody trusts Annikan for what he may become. This is just some collosal bomb that has no knowledge of anything of Absolutely Terrible! The graphics and visuals look even worse than a video games. And the idea that Anikan is the republics only hope is just plain stupid. In the REAL trilogy nobody trusts Annikan for what he may become. This is just some collosal bomb that has no knowledge of anything of Star Wars at all. I thought The Clone Wars had already been told, through the end of the second film and throughout the third. I don`t care if George Lucas executive produced this film. It was just very predictable, stupid, and plain awful. Lucas`s worst BY FAR!!!!!… Expand

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