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59 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Blu-Ray Glory with Exclusive Bonus Features!, August 20, 2009
Don't bad on me for posting a review before the product is released. Amazon is so bad at informing of bonus features I thought some might want to know what this Blu-Ray (or DVD) set will include.
This is from the press release (which also notes the release date as 3 Nov.):
Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One is presented in widescreen with English, Spanish and French 5.1 DTS audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Bonus features include:
* Seven Director's Cut Episodes: Rising Malevolence, Shadow of Malevolence, Lair of Grievous, Rookies, Storm Over Ryloth, Innocents of Ryloth and Liberty on Ryloth
* 22 Episodic Featurettes that go behind-the-scenes with Supervising Director Dave Filoni and crew about the making-of each episode
* Spectacular 64-page production journal that includes early sketches, artist notes, and concept art from each episode from Season One
* Blu-ray Exclusive -- The Jedi Temple Archives: An extensive database exploring test footage, early concept art, 3-D character and object turnarounds and early animation. The Archives is a rare look at the assets in various stages of creation for The Clone Wars, with a wealth of surprises and never-before seen moments sprinkled throughout.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finest Blu-Ray box set ever made!, November 5, 2009
I know, sounds like an exageration, but believe me. This is the finest box set you will ever experience. This is what Blu-Ray is about folks. Fantastic surround sound that encompasses the entire sound field, flawless dialogue tracks, and thunderous bass. Dear God, Star Wars was meant to sound like this. Digital clarity that only Blu-Ray can provide.
Our cable company has yet to add Cartoon Network to our HD roster, so what a pure joy to finally see this beautiful animation come to life in all of its glory. The episodes are simply glorious. The colors, the lighting, the depth, the dimension, I just can't believe anyone would say something negative about this presentaion.
The packaging is fantatsic as well. Built solid, with amazing texture, and beautiful booklet with early images of the charecters, planets, and crafts, along with fun comments about each. The discs are held in place quite nicley, and the whole set just reflects Lucas perfection!
The special features are so in depth, and fascinating. My 7 year old son and I just loved hearing the backstories and realizing how much care goes into every aspect of the charecters and storylines. I know some people just don't accept this new generation of Star Wars. Well, you know what. Thats their loss!
I have come to love these charecters, and they are handled with intergrity from the writers. The episode "Rookies" is one of the most moving stories I have seen in many years. These clones do have personalities, and you hurt for them as they mature and try to fullfill their "purpose". Yoda is a pure joy in "Ambush", as he takes on a challenge to defeat a legion of battledroids, while helping 3 clone troopers learn more about who they are, and how to use the force in their own unique way. Plo Kloon also shows his compassion for the clones as he risks his own life in space to save their lives because of how much he values them. The special connection between Anakin and R2 is also explored, as well as his genuine care for Asoka (his young padawan).
My son and I love Captain Rex, and Asoka, and really enjoy the appearances by Aurra Sing, Kit Fisto, Plo Koon, Aayla Secura, and so many other fun charecters we only catch little or no glimpse in the films. We are both so psyched for what has been rumored to be Boba Fett's appearance in season 2!
If you are a fan of the series, this is simply a must have. If you have been turned off from the series from all of those...well, you know what I mean. Forget them and give it a try. FINALLY, a box set worth every penny!!!!!!!!!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic package deal, November 4, 2009
The sound and picture quality on these disks is amazing. I'm truly blown away by it on my 1080p tv. Also, the aspect ratio of these episodes is different than the broadcast versions. On tv they cut off part of the sides, even though it is presented in widescreen on tv. The blu-ray episodes have an aspect ratio closer to the Films.
I'm really enjoying the extras they go into a lot of detail and explain some really cool things. Also, some of the bad (jar jar and fart jokes). The best part of the special features is getting to see clips from the films in 1080i for the first time. I Cannot wait for that blu-ray boxset! The Jedi Archives special features are really enjoyable too but for the concept art you can't select things to zoom on which stinks if you have a small tv. Even on my 42" some things are still too tiny to see as big as I would like.
The box everything comes in is top quality too. It's kind of like the whole thing is a book you open it up there's production notes and concept art in a booklet attached to the case. Disk 1 is on the front and the back has Disks 2 and 3 stacked on each other (like many boxsets do these days).
Overall it's a fantastic set that does exactly what it should. I wish there was a full commentary for the episodes but getting a 7min featurette per 20 minute is a good replacement. Also, i wish there were full behind the scenes features not just ones for specific episodes. But they have all of that on the Clone Wars movie set so it's understandable. Hopefully the Season Two set includes those kinds of things.
- PS: my first set came with Disk 1 and 2 copies of Disk 2. But Amazon sent me the replacement and i got it within 24 hours so no harm done.
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