Clone Wars: Eh, No.
So my best friend Dave has reviewed Clone Wars for Film Critic, an act of magnanimity that will save me the trouble of seeing it myself. I was tempted, but cooled off nicely upon reading this…
It would be nice to think that the infusion of new blood into the Star Wars
franchise, in the form of director Dave Filoni and screenwriters Henry
Gilroy, Steven Melching, and Scott Murphy, would reinvigorate the
series and correct the shortcomings of some of the previous
installments. It would be nice to think that the introduction of
animation to the mix might create new opportunities for the
storytelling aesthetic. It would be nice to think a lot of things, but
this latest installment suffers from all of the less appealing
qualities of its predecessors and benefits from few of their strengths.
And then, shoveling dirt to bury the stench of rot…
In watching The Clone Wars, one is filled with the overwhelming
urge to grab George Lucas, thank him for his immeasurable contribution
to the science fiction canon, and ask him politely to cut it out
already. This will not work, however, as The Clone Wars is scheduled to become a 3D animated TV series this fall.
Bullet (or Light Saber) dodged. Time saved banked for plans of world conquest. Or pruning of toenails with oyster fork.