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8/10

robiekhan29 September 2015

Warning: Spoilers

Animation: Absolutely stunning for a cartoon that took place in 2003. I am quite shocked on how some people say that the animation isn't well made or does not fit into the star wars universe. It is well made, professional, and best of all of the animations are hand-crafted. 10/10

Story: *slight spoiler* The story is about the tales of Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker during the clone wars. The problem i have with the story is that i feel rushed at the beginning and does not explain the characters well enough. 7/10

In Conclusion: Star Wars Clone Wars is a film that will not disappoint both casual and hardcore fans of the star wars franchise. I recommend this film to everyone.

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9/10

It's a shame Disney scrapped this from Star Wars' canon.

Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-218730 September 2016

Star Wars: Clone Wars is the only micro-series to come from the Star Wars name, and it's a very entertaining series that condenses all we've loved from The Original Trilogy: all packed into 20 two-to-three minute episodes in Volume 1, and 5 twelve-minute ones in Volume 2.

Cartoon Network proved its worth just from obtaining the Star Wars name alone, and this payed off significantly for them as they got the 'sequel' series to this: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which would be computer animated and air from 2008-2014. Both Clone Wars shows give the fans what they want: lightsaber action, dogfights in space, and smooth, smooth editing.

Short and sweet as can be, this show is.

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9/10

Star Wars: Clone Wars (Short TV Review)

Cirene4041 June 2019

Positives:

Animation and style
Directing and editing
Visual storytelling
Action scenes
Musical score
Stories

Negatives:

Almost nothing

Favorite season: Both

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More than satisfactory...

edcomics11 April 2004

A lot of people are turned off by the art style and/or lack of in-depth storytelling in the Star Wars: Clone Wars micro-series. There's also the odd fact that each episode is merely 3 minutes in length. Before cursing this cartoon, however, there are a few things to take into consideration...

Most fans complained that Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones did not feature enough of the "Clone Wars" mentioned back in Episode IV of the original trilogy. The fans wanted more grand battle scenes. They wanted more lightsaber duels. They wanted to see more of the obscure Jedi. Star Wars: Clone Wars delivers all of these things in abundance.

The art style is well-known to fans of any of the Cartoon Network series, including Samurai Jack, etc. The image of extremely stylized characters may be jarring at first to Star Wars fans who are used to only seeing their favorite characters portrayed in live-action film. This style, however, allows for very fluid animation and beautifully rendered battle scenes (on a relatively small budget!).

Yes, this series is all about the action. It's not meant to be "Episode 2.5," but instead a small treat for the fans to enjoy while waiting until Star Wars Episode III is released in 2005. What's more, Star Wars: Clone Wars lets fans see some brand new characters that didn't make the cut into the feature films, as well as the first-ever appearance of the main villain for Episode III: General Grievous.

Anyone who complains about this cartoon is simply ungrateful and impossible to please. Myself not being a hardcore Star Wars fan, I found that Star Wars: Clone Wars actually got me more excited about the Star Wars series in general. I would recommend the micro-series to any fan of action and science fiction.

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9/10

Arguably the Best of Prequel Era Star Wars

brent_or25 November 2014

It may not be saying much to proclaim Clone Wars as the best thing from the prequel-era of Star Wars storytelling--1999 to 2014--but this show is worth recommending as a superior alternative to the live-action films, albeit a very fleeting one. This is much closer to what classic Star Wars was in the beginning, i.e. serialized action-adventure with a snappy pace and a bit of dry wit.

Clone Wars, with its very stylized 2D animation and wall-to-wall action, is a good compliment to the later and longer-running The Clone Wars. The latter employed a more high-tech 3D/CGI animation style and focused more on character-based, long-form storytelling. And it really grew into a fine show. But the simple-yet-sharp visuals of the 2D animation on this one are my personal preference between the two. Sure, this style isn't everyone's cup of tea, but anyone who calls it "old-fashioned" is missing the point. This show is just the good stuff, without getting over-complicated and unwieldy. Long on charm, short on pretense.

And the characters, especially, fare far better here than in the live-action prequel films. As someone else mentioned, this show proves that the Star Wars prequels could have been a lot better than they were. The basic ingredients were there, but the recipes was wrong. This is a good recipe.

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9/10

The Most Underrated Star Wars ever!

o-51351-6163221 May 2020

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Star Wars: Clone Wars Review The 2003-2005 Star Wars: Clone Wars series is a MASTERPIECE. This show is so clever, so exciting, so brilliant, and so different. I can't tell you how awesome this show is, and each season brings something different. Season 1 masters the art of visual storytelling, and brings some of the best action Star Wars has to offer. Season 2 improves on Season 1 by adding in just a little bit more dialog that helps tell the story a little bit better, and Season 3 improves on running time and character development, despite being the weakest of the three. I just can't explain in words how good this show is and how much I love it, so I won't. Let's dig a bit deeper and review each season separately. Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 1 Review

So I just finished season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars and I am blown away! The animation style is so well done, and really brings out the concept of visual storytelling. In fact, I think this is the show's strongest factor; the visual storytelling. The dialogue is kept to a minimum, and everything happening on screen shows you what's going on perfectly. Every episode brings something new, while continuing a single and simple story.

Which, unfortunately, leads to my only problem with the series, and that is that IT'S TOO SHORT! I wish each episode lasted at least ten minutes so the story wasn't rushed and there was more to watch!

Anyway, overall, Star Wars: Clone Wars is a fantastic example of simple and exciting visual storytelling that is 100% underrated!

Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 1 - 8.5/10

Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 Review

After being blown away by season 1 of Star Wars: Clone Wars, I had very high expectations for season 2. Did it meet my expectations?

YES.

Season 2 improves on just about every level from season 1! The animation was cleaner, the story was clearer, and it had big stakes! Every episode built upon the story, and made it better. Literally everything that happened was tied into the story. EVERYTHING MATTERED. And I can't describe how awesome that is! Season 2 didn't only meet my expectations, it went above and beyond.

I really don't have a problem with season 2. The only real problem is a few clunky moments with Padmè. Apart from that, I generally think that it is almost flawless in it's own way. I'm serious!

But I can't go by without mentioning chapters 19 and 20. These episodes - 19 especially - were perfect. Spot on perfect. Chapter 19 brought us the most underrated duel in all of Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker vs Asajj Ventress. This duel is so amazing, in every single way. First, the animation and colour pallet is top notch and suits the duel perfectly. Second, this is the best choreographed animated fight I've ever seen. The duel gets more and more intense as it goes on, and I feel every minute of it. Third, from the moment where Anakin and Asajj have that big clash out of nowhere to the moment when Anakin knocks Ventress off the building with all the Jedi feeling it, is so....

....incredible. I'll leave it at that.

And Chapter 20 has an incredibly tense build up to an amazing fight with a perfect cliffhanger! Perfect!!

Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 2 - 9.5/10 Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 Review

So I've finally finished Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3, and to be honest, I'm kind of....

....disappointed.

It's still good, don't get me wrong, but the whole thing was just underwhelming. But let's talk about the positives. Right off the bat, the episodes are much longer and give us a good story, the animation is better, the action is great. But that's really it. It's got some good moments, but it's just not as good as the first two.

Now for the bad. So at first, I was really excited that the episodes were longer, but not even an episode in, I realised that most of each episode was spent on a boring sub-plot, and the action was minimal. Great when it was happening, but there wasn't enough of it. And the season finale spent most of the time on this weird tribal sub-plot, while the real plot with Grievous didn't have enough screen time. I just felt like the whole thing was a bit disappointing.

So, that brings Star Wars: Clone Wars to a close. I'm really glad I discovered this show, it's really fantastic and really underrated.

Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 - 7.5/10

I'll release a full review of the show soon, keep an eye out for that!

Ranking Everything Yes, I'm going to rank everything. EVERYTHING. Let's start with the episodes, from BEST (1.) to WORST (25.) Use the IMDB episode guide to follow along.

1. Chapter 19 - Asajj vs Anakin 2. Chapter 20 - Jedi vs Grievous 3. Chapter 18 - Asajj vs Anakin part 1 4. Chapter 12 - Mace Windu vs Droids 5. Chapter 7 - Asajj vs Count Dooku 6. Chapter 6 - Asajj vs Gladiators 7. Chapter 17 - Asajj kills the Clones 8. Chapter 24 - Protecting the Chancellor 9. Chapter 23 - Attack on Coruscant 10. Chapter 14 - Lightsaber building 11. Chapter 11 - Anakin tracks Asajj part 2 12. Chapter 10 - Anakin tracks Asajj 13. Chapter 8 - Obi Wan Kenobi vs Knight 14. Chapter 21 - Rescuing the Jedi 15. Chapter 13 - Mace Windu vs Droids part 2 16. Chapter 1 - Introduction 17. Chapter 4 - Clones vs Droids 18. Chapter 7 - Asajj Ventress vs Count Dooku 19. Chapter 3 - Clone Trooper Mission part 2 20. Chapter 2 - Clone Trooper Mission 21. Chapter 9 - Obi Wan vs the Slime Monster 22. Chapter 15 - Yoda saves the Jedi 23. Chapter 5 - Kit Fisto Underwater Fight 24. Chapter 16 - Padmè vs the Droids 25. Chapter 22 - Destroying the Base

Now let's rank the Seasons, from BEST (1.) to WORST (3.)

Season 2 Season 1 Season 3

And finally I'll rank the Volumes, from BEST (1.) to WORST (2.)

Volume 1 Volume 2

Ok, I'm done. In conclusion: I LOVE THIS SHOW AND IT'S THE BEST.

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8/10

Extremely Good, Insanely Short

metnever8 November 2003

This show goes by like a gust of cool wind. It feels good, but before you know it, it's gone! I wonder what G. T. was thinking when he made this series so short? Each episode only 5 minutes long! You want more, a lot more. Besides the length, the style of the series is very lush, artistic animation. It has the epic feel of the movies, along with the humor that G. T. used in Samurai Jack. He uses almost cinematic shots with epic scores. The characters are interpreted nicely, with the essence of them intact.

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10/10

This is what Star Wars should be like

xxnomerxx20 December 2015

This is what Star wars should be, only the rawness of Cartoon network can handle a series like this. I would say it even topples that of the original trilogy. The music, the art style and the dialog all fit in together and is never forced. they don't waste time trying to develop character by dialog, but through their actions. Every Jedi has their own style in this series and it really shows. Everyone in this series looks like the way they should and are everything that George couldn't do. Even the force is far superior in this series compared to every other Star Wars related thing. Truly shows how strong a Jedi can be. Compared to the puny usage of force in the movie they really show how cool the force can be. All in all this is my favorite series of the whole franchise and it really shows that they did a really good job developing this series, if they had some more funding and time this would probably be rated as the best in the franchise period.

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7/10

Good

manitobaman8123 August 2014

Welcome, my fellow fanboys, to Star Wars: Clone Wars. An intelligent script, with direction that does it justice. A fun concept. Instead of spelling out exactly what we're supposed to be thinking at every moment, the filmmakers respect the audience's ability to deduce meaning from the mood and tone, from the light in a frame or the ambient noise of a scene. As for the voice actors, they must have been thrilled to have the chance to play such well-rounded characters. This film is worthy of all the hopes you have. All through the movie, there are moments where you fear that its makers are going to settle for the cliché, but you know what? They never do. By the end, we feel that we have learned a great deal about the characters and the community that produced them.

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8/10

Amazing!!!Its sad that that its no longer canon

declankearns-247286 December 2016

This series was what made me interested into the Star Wars saga when I was only 4 years old. Then I never got a change to watch it until 14 and I was amused that it was created by Genndy Tartakovsky (creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack Sym Bionic Titan and Hotel Transylvania 1 and 2 ). Years later, then came that brilliant CGI Star Wars: The Clone Wars series.

PLOT: Takes place between the events of Star Wars Episode II & III. Where the Clone Wars has spread across The Galaxy and its up to Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master Yoda and Mace Windu to take down the evil forces of Count Dooku and Darth Sidious. 9/10

CHARACTERS: Each character in this series was given there own episodes, including The Clones.E.g.Mace Windu kicking droid ass, Obi-Wan leading the clones into battle, Count Dooku training his new apprentice, Assajj Ventress, a forcesensitive woman who joined the Sith prior to the events of series, Master Yoda and Padme defending a sacred Jedi temple, bad ass Grievous kidnapping Chancellor Palpatine and last, but not least, Anakin Skywalker who defeated Ventress, saved a tribe of primitive aliens whilebeing influenced to becoming the evil Darth Vader. Despite lack of character development, all the characters on this show were likable and no Jar Jar Binks.7/10

ANIMATION: Like Samurai Jack, it was also one of the best well animated cartoons at that time and matched there movements. 10/10 In conclusion, the series even won five Golden Emmy Awards, including Best Animation Complexion and Best Outstanding Television Series. Star Wars: The Clone Wars and this series will forever great. 8/10

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7/10

Quite good despite format limitations

Fluke_Skywalker12 November 2014

Clone Wars: Volume 1

Originally airing as a series of 3 minute "mini-sodes", the first volume of Genndy Tartakovsky's "Clone Wars" doesn't quite flow as smoothly when viewed as one continuous story, but the non-stop action and fantastic animation serve to propel it into an immensely entertaining, if not always narratively satisfying, tale. The best arc involves new villain Asajj Ventress and her quest to kill Anakin Skywalker. Tartakovsky and his team do an excellent job of giving their story a real cinematic quality. The rest of the vignettes are more straight forward action, but they do help to flesh out a conflict that was given short shrift in the live action films.

Clone Wars: Volume 2

Ties up the remaining loose ends from the first season and then leaps ahead in time to just before the opening crawl of 'Revenge of the Sith'. These episodes were longer, and the story focus here is much tighter. As a result, volume 2 feels more like a movie when watched all at once. Unfortunately, it lacks anything as compelling as the Ventress arc from season 1. Still, it's a fast paced and entertaining slice of animated action. I only wish this had been conceived as a traditional, full-length animated series.

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9/10

Great Series

gnbrill19 April 2016

You have to watch the episodes in the correct chronological order, which is weird but hey its star wars what else do you expect. But when you do it is fantastic.

It makes the whole pre-quel movies so much better especially revenge of the sith. You see how close anakin and kenobe are. But the real greatness of the show is ashoka and her relationship with anakin skywalker. After season 5 you understand why anakin goes against the jedi, when previously you really didn't get a complete picture from just watching the movie. And of course Ventress is a fantastic story line.

That being said there are episodes that are for kids, and obnoxious. But they are bearable.

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7/10

Hard to watch in one sitting, but still decent

refresh_daemon1 February 2007

So I watched these shorts while on my friend's couch in Seattle. This micro-series documents the events that occur between the film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Originally, these segments were shown between other shows on the Cartoon Network in short clips, so they weren't originally meant to be seen all at once. They appear to have been put together using the "Star Wars wipe".

The shorts are directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, the Russian animator that's responsible for the look and direction of cartoons such as Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory. They definitely hold true to the angular dark-line look of his previous works, as well as the stutter-start animation style that's prevalent in his films. Ultimately, these shorts have the Tartakovsky stamp placed on them and as I was watching, I almost instantly noticed his trademark style. This style is always threatening to overwhelm the Star Wars universe that it's presenting but Tartakovsky does a good job restraining himself enough to make Star Wars more the feature, albeit, all bent into his light.

Each short is extremely action packed, which makes watching each micro-episode one after another a little exhausting, since you rarely even get a chance to catch your breath before the next section of action begins. Nevertheless, the storyline rings true to the Star Wars mythos, even if the look makes me think that Anakin Skywalker and Samurai Jack are one and the same. The humor present in the shorts is curious and deadpan, much unlike the mugging presence of Jar Jar Binks in the first film.

And so you have a nice series of shorts that bridge between two of Lucas' lesser works. In fact, in some sense, the Tartakovsky shorts outshine Lucas in that they are more capable of telling a story directly without the stiff acting and direction present in the prequels. The dialogue in the shorts takes its cues from Star Wars mythos ("I got a bad feeling about this...", etc.), but is generally, short and to the point and not full of abysmal attempts at expression (no comparisons of skin and sand here).

So, it's a little jarring because of the heavy style of Tartakovsky, but generally well put together for the medium. Enjoyable--just don't try to watch it all at once like me. 7/10.

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2/10

Cheap made and ridiculous

c-corleis19 July 2006

The Fans of "Star Wars - Clone Wars" may tar and feather me for my opinion, but after seeing this on TV a few months ago (aired directly after the original "Star Wars - Attack of the Clones"-Picture) i was extremely disappointed. As a "Star Wars"-Fan since 1977 i expected something, that surely will not par up to George Lucas original movies, but a least pay homage to the original movies, but after 15 Minutes i turned the TV off. The cheap animation (boldly called in another comment "state-of-the-art"...) was on the roughest level, The movings, explosions and laser-shots was always the same animation-cels reused and reused, the depicting of the actors in his animated forms was ridiculous, the dialogue was extremely stupid... i can't help, i simply did not like this film! It was an insult to George Lucas original movies for me! The next shock for me was to search here on the IMDb for it... Rating 8.1!! Come on: Ed Wood (in drunken condition) would it done better! Everyone has it's own opinion, but i did not like this film, and no power (even not "the force" :-) will force me to see the whole thing!

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Not bad at all...

griffin8412 November 2003

This has got to be Genndy Tartakovsky's crowing achievement. Taking place between Star Wars II & III, and using state-of-the-art animation, Clone Wars is truly a masterpiece from the creator of `Samurai Jack' and `Dexter's Laboratory'.

The story picks up right where `Attack of the Clones' left off; the clone wars have begun, with Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi leading the clones into war. The show introduces many new characters including an amphibian-warrior named Kit Fisto, and Asajj Ventress, the first female Dark Jedi to date, and also brings back many familiar faces from the previous movies, such as Skywalker's secret wife Padmé Amidala and of course, everyone's favorite droids, C-3PO and R2-D2.

The battle scenes are really great for animation, living up to the famed animator who brought us `Samurai Jack'. It basically seems to be George Lucas's version of `The Animatrix', answering almost any question we could have about the series until the final chapter comes out. I also had to laugh when I first saw Skywalker on the show: just as whiny as Hayden Christensen, and just as flat-acted as in Episode II!

This is definitely a series worth checking out, though I have a sneaking suspicion that the whole series will be released on DVD before Episode III hits theaters. Enjoy, and may the Force be with you.

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10/10

Obviously Genndy Tartakovsky's most famous show

cwf9727 June 2014

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Star Wars: Clone Wars from 2003 is Genndy Tartakovsky's (Samurai Jack, Dexter's Laboratory) most famous and relevant show on Cartoon Network because it is based on a famous eight part movie franchise currently owned by Disney (Known for Frozen and Lion King). One fact that intrigued me is that most of the twenty five episodes are three minutes long. This show is also a pilot series to The Clone Wars show from 2008. It combines elements from Episodes II and III as it takes place in between the two movies. It stinks that this show is no longer canon to the current Star Wars canon. This series won all the Emmy awards it got nominated for, thus making this series a must see on DVD. The series does not just combine the elements of not only Star Wars but Genndy's Samurai Jack.

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9/10

Excellent action sequences

duncan-g-barr3 May 2020

If any Star Wars fans haven't seen this... Do it. It's so good! Surprisingly good for being almost unknown.

The action sequences and stories are amazing.

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8/10

a treat indeed .

shadowman1239 June 2006

I consider my-self lucky enough to stumble upon a copy of Star Wars:Clone Wars . This mini series really bridges the gap nicely as episode 2 ended whilst the clone wars really got under way , so this done a really good show of showing what the wars were like . There is more action crammed into this one DVD than the first two prequel movies , nearly all the characters are used to their full potential and you really want to be a jedi as you you see them unleash their awesome power whether it be Yoda , kit , or Mace they all impress . No stupid or silly people in here like Jar-Jar Binks or wooden acting from Anakin . Darth Sidous actually seems a lot more frightening in here than in the movies . I could say more but I really feel that I should leave at that because I don't want to ruin the ride . A must for all Star Wars fans .

STAR WARS : CLONE WARS 8 OUT 10 FOR NOW THIS IS THE SHADOWMAN WISHING YOU GOOD LUCK AND GOOD NIGHT .

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10/10

I prefer this microseries.

vklv200213 January 2020

When hosting a SW viewing for weeks to months, I will always opt for the microseries and skip the hifi TCW series - especially for 1st-timers. This puts the emphasis on the movies, rather than making newcomers sit through years' worth of cartoons as their Star Wars experience. The Clone Wars microseries makes an exciting full-length extra episode, which sits perfectly between Eps. 2 & 3, while the hifi TCW series does not add anything profound - especially if the point is to lead toward the original movie series. For the same reasons, I won't include Resistance, Rebels, or the Mandalorian; additionally, I will place the Family Guy recap of the original series at the end. The Family Guy retellings are a necessity, now that the unimpressive sequel series is complete.

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6/10

Star Wars concept wins out over lack of dialogue

midfielderpro7 February 2008

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I popped in the DVD for Volume 1 right after it came in the mail. Being a lifelong and all-encompassing Star Wars fanatic, including the non-canon literature, concepts, etc., I had to purchase this DVD, and I will still have to purchase Volume 2.

I was a bit disappointed at first though, because it is SO SHORT! I want more and more and more and I'm sure the upcoming live-action Star Wars TV series will give me that. The episodes are only 15 minutes long, so Volume 1 is only just over an hour long in run-time.

While short, the content is good, covering the intermediate time between Episodes II and III and incorporating some interesting story lines. Familiar planets like Dantooine, Mon Calamari and Yavin 4 are tossed into the prequel story arc, and new locations like the home planet of the Banking Clan, Muunilist, are introduced. This is a plus for any serious Star Wars fan. Anyone with a good knowledge of Episodes II and III can follow and understand what is going on in the animated episodes.

While the action sequences are good for a cartoon-version of Star Wars, I felt the dialogue was severely lacking. And I'm not looking for a masterful interaction of the cartoon's characters throughout the entire 67 minutes of the DVD. But there were several sequences that lasted several minutes without any spoken words. The tactical scene with the ARC troopers on Muunilist was well-put-together, but why can't the ARC troopers be given dialogue? Several minutes of mere hand signals and motions got irritating without even one word uttered to accompany them. This was the same for Mace Windu's sequence in Volume 1. Two human characters should be able to interact verbally with each other if they are in the same vicinity for more than a few seconds, and this didn't happen, whether for budgeting or style purposes. Mind you, I am posting this only after watching Volume 1, so I'm not sure of the dialogue quality in Volume 2.

I love Star Wars. I give Star Wars priority over pretty much all other films and series/sagas/etc. And the Clone Wars is a must-have for the die-hard fan. But the terrible dialogue, or lack-thereof, forces me to only give it a 6.

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8/10

It's really good, but does have some flaws

riordantheking8 September 2016

It's pretty funny that the best Star Wars story set in the prequel era comes as a miniseries that aired on Cartoon Network of all places, from 2003 to 2004. I believe this series to be superior to the 2008 computer animated version (which is still pretty good), and far superior to the three live action films.

The series has many subplots, each showing a different characters situation during the famous Clone War. These include showing well known characters like Anakin and Obi-Wan, and also minor characters, like Luminary Unduli and Barriss Offee. While these aren't connected in story, they are connected in the theme of war and how it changes people, something touched on but not really explored in depth in the live action prequel films.

The animation is fantastically stylised, and in my opinion, is far better than the 3D animation from the later Clone Wars series. Characters move in fluid motions, and the voices are well synced up to the mouths of the characters. Each character looks a lot like their live action counterparts, and for the most part, they sound pretty similar too.

The characters introduced in this series are great. Asaaj Ventress, later popularised in the 3D series, is given an introduction and an ending in this, which is more than she got in the later series. General Grievous is awesome in this, a far cry from the wheezing coward seen in Revenge of the Sith. There is a great scene in which Grievous single-handedly dispatches of numerous Jedi, which really sells how powerful his character is.

It does have flaws, which is a disappointment, seeing how great the rest of the series is, such as some really bland voice acting, in particular, Mat Lucas as Anakin, who makes Hayden Christensen look positively amazing. There is also the case of the Jedi being even more over-powered than they are in the live action prequels. There is a part where Mace Windu destroys a whole army of battle Droids just by using the force, which begs the question as to why he didn't do that at the end of Attack of the Clones.

But overall, I really love this series, and how it perfectly connects Episodes II and III of the saga. Now, it had sadly been rendered non-canon, and does raise questions in continuity if watched along side the 3D version, but really, I'd rater watch this series anyway.

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6/10

Almost like a video game

peefyn29 November 2015

The first to seasons of this show is almost like cut-scenes from a video game. Small "scenes" from the clone wars era in the Star Wars universe. They focus on the epic and heroic, leaving character development and story lines behind. To achieve these epic moments, they often take short cuts. The powers of the jedi seems to vary because of this, and droids often just idle so that action can happen. This breaks with what little realism this show has.

The last 5-episode season changes format, and focuses more on story. While still over the top epic action, it spins a tale a lot longer than the previous two seasons.

The art of this show has both fans and haters, personally I didn't mind it, but it also did not blow me away. The most annoying part of it was how the characters seemed to strike poses all the time.

It's worth checking out if you are into Star Wars. I think it was an interesting project (the first two seasons), but sadly it did not quite work. Perhaps the third season was an attempt to fix it, make it more traditional, but this was still not enough.

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9/10

Fan-freaking-tastic

doomedmac11 April 2021

As a major hater of the prequels, I really really liked this show. The animation is fantastic and the action is equally great. Don't miss this show.

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6/10

Hmmm

jack_o_hasanov_imdb9 August 2021

I think I have never liked this serial.

Episode minute is too short.

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4/10

average

rebeljenn3 October 2006

'Star Wars' Clone Wars is an animated film (or series) that takes place between 'Attack of the Clones' and 'Revenge of the Sith'. It takes a little while to get used to the style of animation of the series, and I am not sure that it really works; it looks like it was just cheap to make. For a science fiction film and the amount of interest that Star Wars has and the money that it makes, I would have expected a different style of animation. The sequences are okay with some decent battle scenes and new worlds. Overall, you can take it or leave it; you do not really need to see this in order to understand or get into 'Revenge of the Sith', but it probably would help understand some of the story line.

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