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    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Featured In Issue 138, January/February 2009

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    SoundNR
    WSR Score3
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    (Studio/Distributor):
    Warner Home Video
    (Catalog Number):
    1000042340
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG
    (Rating Reason):
    Sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking
    (Retail Price):
    $35.99
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    98
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year):
    2008
    (Theatrical Release):
    Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    11/11/08
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    Yes
    (Director):
    Dave Filoni
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    Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround EX, Dolby Digital Surround EX
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    In a galaxy far, far away...The Star Wars saga continues in this first-ever animated feature from Lucasfilm Animation that features familiar characters and a host of new ones. As The Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, Anakin Skywalker (Lanter) and his new Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano (Eckstein) plunge into a dangerous mission to rescue the kidnapped son of Crime Lord Jabba the Hutt (Richardson). The renegade Count Dooku (Lee) is determined to make sure that they fail, and with his deadly assassin Asajj Ventress (Futterman) in pursuit, this is a mission with grave consequences. Meanwhile, on the front lines, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Taylor) and Master Yoda (Kane) lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to defeat the droid army and resist the forces of the dark side. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include A Creative Conversation video commentary by Director Dave Filoni, Producer Catherine Winder, Writer Henry Gilroy, and Editor Jason W.A. Tucker (HD 1:38:28); The Clone Wars: The Untold Stories preview stories (HD 24:50); vehicles, planets, and battles of Season One of Star Wars: The Clone Wars HDTV series; The Voices Of The Clone Wars—voiceover actors and animated characters in HD split-screen performances (HD 9:59); A New Score with composer Kevin Kiner establishing a new musical identity for the Series (HD 10:43); HD Gallery Of Concept And Production Art; Webisodes; six HD Making-Of featurettes: Introducing Star Wars: The Clone Wars (HD 3:41), Epic Battles (HD 2:43), The Clones Are Coming (HD 3:25), Heroes (HD 3:25), Villains (HD 3:56), and Anakin's Padawan (HD 3:38); four deleted scenes: Cargo Bay (HD 1:44), Platform Droid Fight (HD 4:12) Rancor Pit (HD 4:03), and Through The Tanks (HD 0:48; Take The Hologram Memory Challenge to test your skill and memory to unlock three HDTV Series sneak peeks; three trailers: Launch (HD 2;16), Dark (HD 2:09), and Star Wars: The Clone Wars Videogame (HD 1:10); and a digital copy of the movie.

    The 1080p VC-1 2.35:1 reference picture quality is fabulous! Color fidelity is naturally rendered for animation with blacks and fine shadow detail. Absolutely noise and artifact free, this is a striking picture with superb contrast and a sense of three-dimensionality. This is definitely one of the finest transfers achieved in animation. (Gary Reber)

    The Dolby® TrueHD soundtrack is wonderful, with a dynamic symphonic orchestral score that presents a wide and deep soundstage and an aggressive enveloping presence in the surrounds, including the center back, with occasional directional spaceship pans. The envelopment is holosonic®. As with most animated features, ADR dialogue is forward-prominent and lacks the spatial integration desired to enhance realism. Nonetheless, this is a remarkable soundtrack for the integration of sound effects and Foley effects. Exciting throughout, bass is intense and aggressive, even in the surrounds. The LFE .1 channel is powerful, with bass effects below 25 Hz. At times, all the channels reach full SPL level, which can be system threatening. Overall, this is a reference soundtrack that will please Star Wars fans. (Gary Reber)

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