Pencils, Ink, Computers, and Clones...
My newest addition, is the animated sure-to-be-classic "CLONE WARS - Season 1" DVD released offically as a "Bridge" to the next installment for STAR WARS being showcased in May this year.
The DVD is a compilation of short animated entries that were put together and finished by the same team that animated "Samauri Jack" for the Cartoon Network and is very high quality. It harkens to the Anime fan in all of us, but stays outside the solid bloodline of Anime nicely and offers something really special - because after all, it's STAR WARS.
The quality of the animated pieces, now all in a "Play All" compilation is stellar. The sound effects, the music and the overall dynamics are there from the original libraries giving the feel of each installment untold value. The new voice talent (the only original actor to provide input was Anthony Daniels, the voice of C-3PO) is excellent and even had more cartooish flair that really adds to the overall punch of the presentation. Both of the commentaries are excellent and provide solid insight into the creative process, but even more - they offer a bit of a better understanding of how the collaborative effort with George Lucas himself works.
All it all this is a disc that is a required piece of inclusion for anyone that has any of the previous cinematic installments. The flavor is all here and you will be supremely satiated with it. I look very forward to the next edition of the animated shorts on DVD.
The commentary on this disc is one of the all-time treats that I wish more items would offer. You get to hear the straight=poop from the guy that was sanctioned by Lucas to do the job, many of the details of the conversations they had, AND -- what this dude though of those conversations which is just something I enjoy the hell out of.
I just recently found out that the next set of discs will arrive on December 6th, 2005 - guess who'll be in THAT line? :)
The DVD is a compilation of short animated entries that were put together and finished by the same team that animated "Samauri Jack" for the Cartoon Network and is very high quality. It harkens to the Anime fan in all of us, but stays outside the solid bloodline of Anime nicely and offers something really special - because after all, it's STAR WARS.
The quality of the animated pieces, now all in a "Play All" compilation is stellar. The sound effects, the music and the overall dynamics are there from the original libraries giving the feel of each installment untold value. The new voice talent (the only original actor to provide input was Anthony Daniels, the voice of C-3PO) is excellent and even had more cartooish flair that really adds to the overall punch of the presentation. Both of the commentaries are excellent and provide solid insight into the creative process, but even more - they offer a bit of a better understanding of how the collaborative effort with George Lucas himself works.
All it all this is a disc that is a required piece of inclusion for anyone that has any of the previous cinematic installments. The flavor is all here and you will be supremely satiated with it. I look very forward to the next edition of the animated shorts on DVD.
The commentary on this disc is one of the all-time treats that I wish more items would offer. You get to hear the straight=poop from the guy that was sanctioned by Lucas to do the job, many of the details of the conversations they had, AND -- what this dude though of those conversations which is just something I enjoy the hell out of.
I just recently found out that the next set of discs will arrive on December 6th, 2005 - guess who'll be in THAT line? :)
posted by Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking at 8:45 AM
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