Only one notable release this week, but it’s an important one….
Finally out on DVD this week is Volume One of Star Wars: Clone Wars, the animated series which bridges the events of Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Episode II ended with the start of the Clone Wars, and unfortunately, you won’t see much of the war in Episode III. Through discussions between Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network, Lucas asked Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Samurai Jack, to direct a series of three-minute episodes, each detailing a battle of the Clone Wars.
Because of the time contraints, each episode is short on dialogue and heavy on action, and Jedi who were only in the background during the previous movies get center stage on Clone Wars. The result is a series that enhances—and in some ways, surpasses—the movies that came before it. I would have to agree with the person who said that two particular episodes of the series (12 and 13) are better than the previous two movies combined. Oh, right…that was me! For only $12.99 at Best Buy, you can’t go wrong with this one. Plus, you need to watch the episodes to prepare for Clone Wars Volume Two, which started airing this week on Cartoon Network. If you missed yesterday’s episode, there will most likely be a marathon of the episodes sometime soon. The episodes in this new season are nine minutes each, so I presume the storylines will be fleshed out a little bit. Set your TiVo accordingly.
