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Monday, August 11, 2008
Star Warzzzz: The Clone Warzzzz
I like to call myself a Star Wars fan, but not a fanatic. I’m not one of those people that obsesses over Han shooting first, or pines for the original version of “Lapti Nek” from Return of the Jedi. (Although I guess I’m geeky enough that I even know the name of that song.)
Still, I do own every Star Wars film on DVD. Moreover, I’m what’s known as a “prequel apologist,” meaning that I actually like Episodes I, II and III. Yes, even The Phantom Menace, Jar-Jar, Jake Lloyd and all.
So why can’t I get excited about Star Wars: The Clone Wars, opening on Friday?
The trailer for it instantly underwhelmed me.
That animation just looks - cheap. It SCREAMS “direct-to-DVD knockoff that’s getting a theatrical release.”
The reviews so far aren’t encouraging. Variety says: ” … there’s little doubt this stuff will look more at home on the tube than it does on the big screen, since one thing is for sure: This isn’t the “Star Wars” we’ve always known and at least sometimes loved.”
The Hollywood Reporter says: “Frankly, given the newer installments’ increasing reliance on computer-animated effects, the transition from live action to animation isn’t really all that dramatic.”
And then, most witheringly of all, Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool News put up a review over the weekend (since yanked-hmm) that contained the pungent phrase. “I hated a Star Wars. That F - - - sucks. ” His review was pulled off the site, but for now, it can be found here.
Good god. If the amazingly forgiving Knowles can’t get into it, what hope is there for the rest of us?
What do you think? Are you interested? I’m not even sure it’ll crack $100 million at the box office. I have a bad feeling about this …
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