Star Wars – The Clone Wars
A couple weeks ago Kristin came up with this clever way to give the boys incentive to obey. She drew these little trees on paper and each leaf had a number. If the boys were asked to do something and did it the first time they would move up the tree one spot. If they were asked more than once, they moved down. We told them that when they reached twenty-two at the top of the tree they could go see Star Wars – The Clone Wars. That’s a big deal for for a six year old and a three year old, but it’s also a pretty big challenge to get to twenty-two.
Anyway, yesterday the boys finally reached their goal and we made plans to leave after dinner and have a boys night. We stashed ‘cheaper than theatre’ candy in our pockets and went to the theater. I hadn’t heard anything about the new Star Wars movie, but the boys were super excited about it. Now, one thing I can say is that I think they should have made all the Star Wars movies like this one. I might offend some Star Wars geeks out there, but this is easily the best Star Wars movie out there. I know the other ones were revolutionary for their time and all that, but the problem is they had bad actors and they were written poorly. Come on. Tell me you don’t agree.
Anyone else seen it? Heard anything about it? Weirded out by Jabba the Hutt’s gay uncle?
Hey Brody;
Yes, I saw this a few weeks ago. I never did get around to writing a review of it on my Frame by Frame Movie Review Blog though. Maybe I should, because you’re right, there’s not a lot out there on this movie.
At first, I found myself very bored in the movie. Then it dawned on me I am “not” the target audience for this movie. After adjusting my mindset as a critic, I came away saying, “Okay, this is a great movie for families with little kids. I think the age break off is probably about 12 though.” Some families who took their 11 or 12 year old to the Clone Wars said their kids got bored.
But, in the end, this is very appropriate for young kids! As an adult, all you have to do is remember it’s pretty much nothing more than an hour and a half commercial for the upcoming Saturday morning cartoon soon to hit the little screen.
Dr. Rus
P.S. Okay Brody, now you’ve motivated me to write a review on my blog. So, stay tuned for that! I’ll have to see what I can come up with in-between CNN hurricane viewing.
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Hey Brody!
Just following up on my earlier comment here. I just posted my review of the “Star Wars: Clone Wars” movie. Click on my name on this comment as I’ve linked directly to the review!
Dr. Rus