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DVD Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Widescreen Edition)
If The Phantom Menace was the setup, then Attack of the Clones is the plot-progressing payoff, and devoted Star Wars fans are sure to be enthralled. Ten years after Episode I, Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), now a senator, resists the creation of a Republic Army to combat an evil separatist movement. The brooding Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is resentful of his stern Jedi mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), tormented by personal loss, and showing his emerging "dark side" while protecting his new love, Amidala, from would-be assassins. Youthful romance and solemn portent foreshadow the events of the original Star Wars as Count Dooku (a.k.a. Darth Tyranus, played by Christopher Lee) forges an alliance with the Dark Lord of the Sith, while lavish set pieces showcase George Lucas's supreme command of all-digital filmmaking. All of this makes Episode II a technological milestone, savaged by some critics as a bloated, storyless spectacle, but still qualifying as a fan-approved precursor to the pivotal events of Episode III. --Jeff Shannon
Review(s): DVD Star Wars - Episode II, Attack of the Clones (Widescreen Edition)
Disappointing
The time line of the prequels is very disjointed compared to the original Trilogy. I was particularly offended at the blatant inconsistencies in this film. For instance, we are apparently so stupid we will believe that in the 10 years since Anakin left his Mother, she was sold, freed, married, and gave birth to a bouncing 18 year old baby boy.
For as long as it took for these films to be made, it feels like the story and script were just slapped together.
Awful mess, and a shameless treatment of John Williams' music
What a mess. The story is muddled, the acting is atrocious, and the film feels like a giant video game. But by far, the worst aspect of this film is the BLATANT REUSE of John Williams' music from 'Phantom Menace'. What Einstein thought of taking cue after cue of music from the first film and cutting and pasting into this film? As a huge Williams film, this RUINED substantial portions of the film for me, such as the Jedi arena battle sequence. I couldn't get into it, thinking that, "Hey, this is the music when they tried to gas Qui-Gon in the first film..."
Shameless George. Shameless. You'd be NOTHING without Williams music, and you treated his music like reusable garbage in this film.
A vast improvement
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones is a vast improvement to George's Lucas's prior release... A Phantom Menace. The second of the series shows similar shades to notable fan favorite, The Empire Strikes Back. A definate "must have" for Star Wars fans!
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"I have a bad feeling about this," says the young Obi-Wan Kenobi (played by Ewan McGregor) in Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace as he steps off a spaceship and into the most anticipated cinematic event... well, ever. He might as well be speaking for the legions of fans of the original episodes in the Star Wars saga who can't help but secretly ask themselves: Sure, this is Star Wars, but is it my Star Wars? The original elevated moviegoers' expectations so high that it would have been impossible for any subsequent film to meet them. And as with all the Star Wars movies, The Phantom Menace features inexplicable plot twists, a fistful of loose threads, and some cheek-chewing dialogue. Han Solo's swagger is sorely missed, as is the... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 22 March 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Was George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy, the most anticipated DVD release ever, worth the wait? You bet. It's a must-have for any home theater, looking great, sounding great, and supplemented by generous bonus features.
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The Star Wars Trilogy had the rare distinction of becoming a cultural phenomenon, a defining event for its generation. On its surface, George Lucas's story is a rollicking and humorous space fantasy that owes debts to more influences than one can count on two hands, but filmgoers became entranced by... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 21 September 2004 Usually ships in 4 to 11 days
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Ending the most popular film epic in history, Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is an exciting, uneven, but ultimately satisfying journey. Picking up the action from Episode II, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated Clone Wars series, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), pursue General Grievous into space after the droid kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid).
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This 2005 three-disc edition of George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy is basically the same set as the 2004 edition minus the bonus fourth disc. That means you get the three original films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983)--in their brilliant-looking and -sounding DVD glory. That means you also get both the changes that were made for the 1997 special-edition versions as well as the revisions that were made for the films' DVD debut, including Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) being added to a scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, and Temuera Morrison rerecording Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, plus some other small details.
The... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 06 December 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This 2005 three-disc edition of George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy is basically the same set as the 2004 edition minus the bonus fourth disc. That means you get the three original films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983)--in their brilliant-looking and -sounding DVD glory. That means you also get both the changes that were made for the 1997 special-edition versions as well as the revisions that were made for the films' DVD debut, including Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) being added to a scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, and Temuera Morrison rerecording Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, plus some other small details.
