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Robot Chicken - Star Wars (DVD)

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An original, quirky and laugh a minute Star Wars parody !

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5 Jul 31st, 2009 

15 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

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Original, entertaining and funny (at times it's "laugh out loud" funny too)  !  !  !

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Way too short  .  .  .  the extras on this DVD are actually longer than the main feature  !  !  !

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=== Background Information ===

"Robot Chicken - Star Wars" is a one-off special episode of the popular Robot Chicken Series which was originally aired on Cartoon Network during the Adult Swim season (in 2007)

The episode was directed by Seth Green and features 22 minutes of original sketches related to the Star Wars Saga. It was released on DVD in July 2008.

Robot Chicken - Star Wars

"Robot Chicken - Star Wars" is simply "COMEDY GENIUS" !!! Seth Green and the creative team behind this DVD have carefully selected all of the best characters, storylines and moments from the Star Wars movies and added a touch of Robot Chicken style originality and have mixed in a dash of satire, a dollop of parody and a few sprigs of pure insanity !!! The result of which is simple ... a feast of fan fuelled fun that any fan of the Force will enjoy ...

What makes Robot Chicken sooooo watchable is the clever mix of visual styles ... using very simple animation techniques and action figures the team create something so simple [yet so impressive]. Add to this the talented cast of voice over performers and the result is a fast and very funny assault on the senses !!!

The humour is very similar to that of Family Guy ... which is hardly surprising as many of the cast and crew have also worked on Family Guy ...
A Few Highlights

The DVD is packed with scenes that Star Wars fans will love ... scenes such as Bush and Clinton duelling in the style of Jedi Knights, an adverisement for Max Rebo's Greatest Hits and Palpatine speaking to Vader (via collect call) about the destruction of the Death Star.

Many of the scenes are very quick but there are also some that are extended such as the brillaint scene in which Star Wars creator George Lucas is riding a Taun Taun to escape a bloodthirsty gang of nerds at a Sci-Fi convention. It is hilarious ...

There are also some very clever scenes that actually add on to existing scenes from the actual Star Wars movies ... such as the scene with the Millennium Falcon in the Asteroid ... in Robot Chicken - Star Wars, having failed to catch the Millennium Falcon the Space Slug grabs a phone and orders a take away !!!

The advert for Ackbar's breakfast cereal is just bizarre and surreal as is the mini musical "Empire On Ice" !!!

There are many more great scenes too ... but will leave you to discover these for yourself !!!

The Extras

In addition to the episode Robot Chicken - Star Wars the DVD is packed with extras. These include extra episodes of the regular Robot Chicken series, behind the scenes commentaries, trailers, documentaries and interviews with the cast and crew. All of which [in my opinion] are very watchable.
Summary

Robot Chicken - Star Wars is brilliant. Originality and humour play an important role in the DVD and fans of either the Star Wars Saga or the Robot Chicken Series will not be disappointed. Whilst being a Star Wars fan helps in terms of understanding many of the references and in-jokes it is still very amusing even if your knowledge of Star Wars is limited.

== The Force is strong in this one !!! ==


 

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Robot Chicken - Star Wars (DVD) - review by Bluegiraffe

Advantages: very funny, but only once
Disadvantages: the feature presentation is short

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