Hassar ComNet Novice  [VE-ARMY] Private Post Number: 48 Total Posts: 92 Joined: Jul 2008 Status: Offline | Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 16, 2008 11:32:19 AM | |
SPOILER ALERT! This topic is for those who wish to express their opinions on the new Clone Wars Movie. It is may contain spoilers. To start out, the only thing that made the movie really "kid-ish" was the fact that the battle droids had way to much emotion. They were shown as stupid robots. For an example, one of the cheesiest lines in the movie that was from the battle droids, was as follows: Droid 1:Fire on sector 115-349-042 Droid 2:Sector 115...What was that number again? Come on. Droids can be stupid, but they dont have emotion. |
Jager ComNet Novice  [VE-ARMY] Lance Corporal Post Number: 96 Total Posts: 241 Joined: Apr 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 3:49:01 AM | |
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The whole "Droids become bad comedians" must of happened between Episode 2 and episode 3,
In episode 2 the droids have a few extra lines, but nothing that special, but in Episode 3 they become retarded...
Okay, yeah... it was a kids movie, but how does that explain the "comedic" (I use the term loosely) aspect of the droids in 3?.
))If the droids were actually funny, this wouldn't be a problem((
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The movie isn't worth seeing if you have to pay for it, it's a just a really whored out kids movie with a 3d coating (To cut down on acting costs).
Nothing happens, The action scenes are boring and the dialog is lame
"Skyguy".... nuff said
The only decent parts are with the Clone troopers, if the entire movie was about Clone troopers and not the crappy kidnap story it would of been a much better movie.
Final thought - Stick to the games and Comics.... Give this one a miss until it gets pirated... Jester SquadTRN/LCPL J. Luth/Echelon/STC Academy/Tadath/VEA/VE  Kill them all... their omnipotent deity/deity's will recognize their own. =Merrick 1, Jager 0= [This message has been edited by Jager (edited August 18, 2008 3:49:39 AM)] |
Gshlecc ComNet Cadet  [VE-NAVY] Master Chief Petty Officer Post Number: 261 Total Posts: 370 Joined: Jan 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 9:14:29 AM | |
For the most part I agree w/Jager. Poorly written, even by Lucas standards. The dialogue is even worse than Ep. 1. i'd personally rather have sat thru an hour of JarJar. That being said, It's meant to be the kickoff of an animated TV series. Which is never top shelf...look at the Disney TV stuff.
It is however SW, and for that it gets somewhat of a nod. I do reccommend you see it on a big screen, but wait till it hits the Dollar Theatres, or on your Widescreen at home. SC|MCPO Gshlecc "Driver" Atrasin/Nazgul 1-1/mSSD Atrus/1VENF/VEN/VE/[=A=][=^SA^=][=^ME^=][MC1]{BWC}[NSR:H] PLT|MCPO Gshlecc "Driver" Atrasin/Reaper 2/ESC Tiamut/VENI/VEI/VE Vacuus Ordo, Nex -Without Order, Death All a man can betray is his conscience. - Joseph ConradWe few, we happy few. We band of brothers. - Henry V May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - General George S. Patton Jr.   |
C-3PX2 ComNet Member  [VE-NAVY] 2nd Lieutenant [VE-VEEC] Ghostwriter Post Number: 553 Total Posts: 600 Joined: Jul 2006 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 2:54:51 PM | |
Really the way I see it, there is nothing wrong with adding a sense of humor to the droids. The only issue is that he added a personallity to a droid that has millions of identical mass-procuded comrades. There would be no personallity. Droids like C-3PO and R2-D2, they were specific characters, they had a personallity. In simpler terms, if in the credits their character name is "Droid 1" & "Droid 2" they should not have a personallity, while Characters such as "C-3PO" and other droid characters that are named should. Vast Empire Imperial Navy: Second Lieutenant C-3PX2, Naval Training Officer * NTO / 2LT C-3PX2 / Sting 1-1 / VENA-HS / Platform Saratoga / VENA / VEN / VE * XO / 2LT C-3PX2 / Kaph 2-1 / Phoenix Wing (Wing 1) / mSSD Atrus / 1Fl / VEN / VE * LEAD / 2LT C-3PX2 / Reaper 1-1 / ESC Tiamut / VENI / VEN / VE Certifications & Medals: (=A=), (=SA=), (=ME=), (=*MA*=), (=FCO=), [MC2], [MC1], [BoH], [BWC], [IG], [NER], [DSM], [NS-2] =================================================================================== Engineering Corps - Vast Empire Today: Wordsmith C-3PX2 Author / WSM C-3PX2 / Lotaith / VET / VE =================================================================================== Vast Empire Stormtrooper Corps: Private Char "Rawr" Nobyl TRN / PVT Rawr / Hellgate / STC Academy / Tadath / VEA / VE [This message has been edited by C-3PX2 (edited August 18, 2008 3:57:31 PM)] |
Hunter-Morrell ComNet Initiate  [VE-NAVY] Leading Crewman [VE-VEEC] Word Slinger Post Number: 197 Total Posts: 503 Joined: Jun 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 3:20:01 PM | |
/me whispers to C-3, "Its C-3PO, not C-3PX2, thats your name." 'Whats done is done, so shut up and keep moving.' -Hunter Morrell ============================================== Vast Empire Imperial NavyLeading Crewman Hunter Morrell FM/LCRW Hunter-Morrell/Kaph 2/Wing 1/mSSD Atrus/1Flt/VEN/VE/  ============================================== Vast Empire Stormtrooper CorpsPrivate Jori Lekrif TRN/PVT Jori/Hellgate/STC Academy/Tadath/VEA/VE ============================================== Vast Empire Engineering CorpsWord Slinger Hunter Morrell Author/WS Hunter-Morrell/Lotaith/VET/VE |
Rogueboy ComNet Expert Imperial Duke  [VE-ARMY] Platoon Sergeant Post Number: 1503 Total Posts: 1541 Joined: Dec 2005 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 3:35:46 PM | |
out of curiousity, did the droids having a "personnality" have any bearing on the plot? Heavy Weapons Specialist
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Hunter-Morrell ComNet Initiate  [VE-NAVY] Leading Crewman [VE-VEEC] Word Slinger Post Number: 198 Total Posts: 503 Joined: Jun 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 3:43:32 PM | |
That would be bad if a jedi used the force to clatter something on the other side of the droids and one of the droids decides to look where the jedi are hiding instead of where the clatter noise come from. 'Whats done is done, so shut up and keep moving.' -Hunter Morrell ============================================== Vast Empire Imperial NavyLeading Crewman Hunter Morrell FM/LCRW Hunter-Morrell/Kaph 2/Wing 1/mSSD Atrus/1Flt/VEN/VE/  ============================================== Vast Empire Stormtrooper CorpsPrivate Jori Lekrif TRN/PVT Jori/Hellgate/STC Academy/Tadath/VEA/VE ============================================== Vast Empire Engineering CorpsWord Slinger Hunter Morrell Author/WS Hunter-Morrell/Lotaith/VET/VE |
C-3PX2 ComNet Member  [VE-NAVY] 2nd Lieutenant [VE-VEEC] Ghostwriter Post Number: 554 Total Posts: 600 Joined: Jul 2006 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 3:58:08 PM | |
Hunter-Morrell wrote:/me whispers to C-3, "Its C-3PO, not C-3PX2, thats your name."
kekeke... was wondering if anyone else would notice that I did that. |
Hunter-Morrell ComNet Initiate  [VE-NAVY] Leading Crewman [VE-VEEC] Word Slinger Post Number: 199 Total Posts: 503 Joined: Jun 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 4:14:01 PM | |
Heh... yeah. Also, when you going to post on the story? 'Whats done is done, so shut up and keep moving.' -Hunter Morrell ============================================== Vast Empire Imperial NavyLeading Crewman Hunter Morrell FM/LCRW Hunter-Morrell/Kaph 2/Wing 1/mSSD Atrus/1Flt/VEN/VE/  ============================================== Vast Empire Stormtrooper CorpsPrivate Jori Lekrif TRN/PVT Jori/Hellgate/STC Academy/Tadath/VEA/VE ============================================== Vast Empire Engineering CorpsWord Slinger Hunter Morrell Author/WS Hunter-Morrell/Lotaith/VET/VE |
Sicario ComNet Cadet  [VE-NAVY] Chief Petty Officer [VE-VEEC] Ink Slinger Post Number: 262 Total Posts: 320 Joined: Dec 2007 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 6:19:57 PM | |
So I saw Clone Wars the day it came out as a planned event with some of my fellow Star Wars friends (one of which belongs to this site.) I must say that it was half what I expected, half not what I expected. Let's start with the expected.
I knew this was geared more toward kids- me and my 5 friends were in a theater full of little ones with only two other teens- but I also knew it would be entertaining. The animation was very easy on the eyes- except for when they showed a planet from outer space- and I had no complaints towards the CGI.
What I did not expect was the terrible lightsaber duels. Looking at what Hayden Christanson and Ewan McGreggor did in Episode III, I expected that animators could make these computer fights quite epic, but it just turned out to be an epic fail. The battles stayed stationary, with a complete lack of movement from any limbs aside from the arms. Also, when you are able to sign Sammy L. Jackson on to the film, I would imagine he would play a major role. But maybe they're saving his top-of-the-line voice performance for the upcoming show.
Overall, the plot was well fleshed out for a cartoon, and the war scenes were much more gripping than I could have ever imagined for this show. The music- straying from the typical SW score and entering into a melodic tone that really set the mood- was equally impressing. However, the less-than-adequate duels as well as the corny battle droid speech sort of dragged it down.
I give this film a 7/10, but a very high 7 since it was built for the younger generation yet managed to hit the bulls eye dead center for the older fans. “Phin…you are one odd quack."  Proud member of the Vast Empire Pizza Club -- Treasurer  "Let's put a smile on that face." |
Famus ComNet Novice  [VE-ARMY] Private Post Number: 25 Total Posts: 71 Joined: Jul 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 6:21:46 PM | |
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Riqimo ComNet Veteran Imperial Baronet  [VE-ARMY] 1st Lieutenant [VE-DJO] Acolyte [VE-VEEC] Chief Engineer Post Number: 1463 Total Posts: 1682 Joined: Oct 2006 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 6:27:15 PM | |
I think my opinion's well known from the VEToday article I did for it. I probably could have enjoyed it a lot more if the music was more like the Episodes. But sadly not  |
Hunter-Morrell ComNet Cadet  [VE-NAVY] Leading Crewman [VE-VEEC] Word Slinger Post Number: 202 Total Posts: 503 Joined: Jun 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 6:32:48 PM | |
The music is about half what makes the star wars movies and the other half is everything else. 'Whats done is done, so shut up and keep moving.' -Hunter Morrell ============================================== Vast Empire Imperial NavyLeading Crewman Hunter Morrell FM/LCRW Hunter-Morrell/Kaph 2/Wing 1/mSSD Atrus/1Flt/VEN/VE/  ============================================== Vast Empire Stormtrooper CorpsPrivate Jori Lekrif TRN/PVT Jori/Hellgate/STC Academy/Tadath/VEA/VE ============================================== Vast Empire Engineering CorpsWord Slinger Hunter Morrell Author/WS Hunter-Morrell/Lotaith/VET/VE |
Hassar ComNet Novice  [VE-ARMY] Private Post Number: 49 Total Posts: 92 Joined: Jul 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 6:36:48 PM | |
Indeed. i also did notice the change in music, although this was a little better than the predictable starwars theme music for the movies.
The clones were very intense and i was really impressed on how it showed them actually going up to the droids in some hand to hand combat action. I was also equally impressed with the epic side-of-the-cliff battle. |
Blue-Leader ComNet Member  [VE-NAVY] Petty Officer 1st Class [VE-VEEC] Essayist Post Number: 482 Total Posts: 833 Joined: Apr 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 18, 2008 7:09:17 PM | |
Sicario saw it with hassar?
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Jager ComNet Novice  [VE-ARMY] Lance Corporal Post Number: 98 Total Posts: 241 Joined: Apr 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 19, 2008 12:50:03 AM | |
Rogueboy wrote:out of curiousity, did the droids having a "personnality" have any bearing on the plot?
It broke up the plot with stupid, irrelevant jokes and slapstick humor. Sicario wrote:yet managed to hit the bulls eye dead center for the older fans.
Since the original 3, no starwars has even managed to hit the bullseye They've come close (2 and 3) but not close enough. Hassar wrote:little better than the predictable starwars theme music for the movies. Thats blasphemy, i was crushed when they didn't have the original starting music, I have fond memories of sitting in the theater watching the remastered edition of New hope and the other movie goer's singing the starting theme during the previews. I also forgot that they didn't have the awesome scrolling story prologue , just some lame news report type thing, I WANT ME DAMN SCROLLING LETTERS Jester SquadTRN/LCPL J. Luth/Echelon/STC Academy/Tadath/VEA/VE  Kill them all... their omnipotent deity/deity's will recognize their own. =Merrick 1, Jager 0= [This message has been edited by Jager (edited August 19, 2008 12:52:25 AM)] |
Kanderin Draken ComNet Member  [VE-ARMY] Sergeant First Class [VE-VEEC] Journalist Post Number: 996 Total Posts: 1182 Joined: Mar 2006 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 19, 2008 7:01:41 AM | |
Woo,I'd been telling everyone who spoke about it that I expect it to be a letdown, I'm glad I'm right.  =================Army=================== Sergeant First Class Kanderin Draken Wraith Squad Assistant Squad Leader ~ W i l d c a r d P l a t o o n ~ Wraith Squad Motto: When staring in the face of death we see our reflection ASL/SFC Kanderin/3SQD/1PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE [LoS] [IH][GRP] =============Special Operations================ ~Phantom~Phantom Lead Xephilus Sekine/Alpha Squad/Alpha Team - 1/VE===========================================  |
Hassar ComNet Novice  [VE-ARMY] Private Post Number: 52 Total Posts: 92 Joined: Jul 2008 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 20, 2008 4:55:36 PM | |
I also did notice that they didnt play the scrolling yellow story line at the beginning. this made me pissed.
instead they had some sort of narrarator telling what is happening. it made me feel like i was watching some sort of television series, that was like,"In the previous episode..."
Although it wasnt all that bad. There were some pretty epic battles with the clone troopers. they were the only real hardcore action in the movie. |
Sicario ComNet Cadet  [VE-NAVY] Chief Petty Officer [VE-VEEC] Ink Slinger Post Number: 266 Total Posts: 320 Joined: Dec 2007 Status: Offline | RE: Clone Wars Movie Critic | August 20, 2008 5:41:33 PM | |
Kanderin Draken wrote:Woo,I'd been telling everyone who spoke about it that I expect it to be a letdown, I'm glad I'm right. 
A letdown? The movie was intended for kids and succeeded in gaining it's key demographic. Not to mention keeping quite a few others interested long enough. |