May 9 2008'Clone Wars' Trailer: Star Wars LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE
I've seen a stylized animated version of The Clone Wars; I've seen countless 3-D animated sequences in the Star Wars films. So I really have no idea what this trailer is referencing when it says, "Prepare to see Star Wars like you've never seen it before." How is this like I've never seen it before? That it lazily merges two ways I've already seen it before? That watching it is a joyless exercise in stretching my childhood nostalgia to its limits? That any mild excitement it creates is only a pavlovian response to hearing the hum of a lightsaber? None of that is a new way to experience Star Wars. In fact, that's sort of become the standard.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Trailer [Yahoo!]
Reader Comments
1. 1st - May 9, 2008 5:45 PM
1st
animated star wars = not star wars
2. Bethie - May 9, 2008 6:08 PM
What everyone needs right about now is to watch the original, theatrical versions of episodes 4-6 that came out on DVD last year.
Say, SexyIWatchStuffGuy, if you're not doing anything later I've got them all right here . . .
3. Ethan Duke - May 9, 2008 9:22 PM
But you call this the BEST MOVIE NEWS EVER? Please!
4. groonk - May 9, 2008 9:48 PM
if this is not genndy tartakovsky's Star Wars.
i want nothing to do with it.
5. Polly Pureheart - May 9, 2008 9:51 PM
Maybe I'm the dick here but it looks pretty cool to me.
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6. diddleysquat - May 9, 2008 10:29 PM
What's Star Wars?
7. tmhs - May 9, 2008 10:55 PM
The other cartoon was actually really good.
8. Snoodle - May 10, 2008 12:51 AM
It looks fine (saw it ahead of Speed Racer) not brilliant, but alright :p
9. My Pants, She Runs - May 10, 2008 9:37 AM
The Clone Wars series was far better than the prequels and I think this film will continue that tradition of awesome animated star wars.
10. jis - May 10, 2008 10:47 AM
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11. Saladtosser75 - May 10, 2008 10:59 AM
"Star Wars Like Youve Never Seen It"
Ummm, I didnt need to see it like that.
12. Silas - May 10, 2008 10:59 AM
It's sad when Shrek has better graphics than Lucasfilms. Honestly. When we've come to expect so much from the Star Wars legacy, this feels substandard. I've seen better graphics in the video game.
The problem is the reduction of realism. Southpark works because it has gotten better over the years and keeps it's level of realism in check. I expected the Star Wars animation to be on level with the Final Fantasy movie or Beowulf.
Shame on you, George. Spend millions on refurbishing episodes 4-6 and then release the Saturday morning version of a new chapter. Shame on you!
13. siraj - May 10, 2008 3:13 PM
sex
14. Snoodle - May 10, 2008 5:03 PM
@ 12.Silas
I believe is was an intentional thing to have them stylized that way in keeping with how the cartoon looked..