Star Wars: The Clone Wars

First, you have to understand what this is: it’s the first few episodes of a half-hour television series which will air on a children’s cartoon channel. If you go in thinking it is the next epic “Episode” in the Star Wars saga, you’ll be sorely disappointed. But if you take it for what it really is, you will realize that it is going to be a very awesome TV show! I went into this expecting to be disappointed — the trailers hadn’t impressed me. Instead, I was surprised to find myself very entertained, especially during the second half when it becomes more light-hearted and comical. We laughed a lot, and outside the theatre after the film all the kids were talking excitedly about their favourite aspect of the film: the comical battle droids. I’m really looking forward to watching more of this series with my kids.

4 stars (out of 5)