Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones [P&S] [2 Discs] DVD

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The second prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy takes place ten years after the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. Now 20, young Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is an apprentice to respected Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor). Unusually powerful in the Force, Anakin is also impatient, arrogant, and headstrong -- causing his mentor a great deal of concern. The pair are ordered to protect Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), the former queen of the planet Naboo, now representing her world in the Galactic Senate. Someone is trying to assassinate her on the eve of a vote enabling Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) to build a military force that will safeguard against a growing separatist movement led by mysterious former Jedi Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). After another attempt on Padme's life, Obi-Wan and Anakin separate. The young Jedi and Padme fall in love as he escorts her first to the security of Naboo and then to his home world of Tatooine, where the fate of his mother leads him to commit an ominous atrocity. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan travels to the secretive planet Kamino and the asteroid-ringed world of Geonosis, following bounty hunter Jango Fett (Temuera Morrison) and his son, Boba (Daniel Logan), who are involved in an operation to create a massive army of clones. A vicious battle ensues between the clones and Jedi on one side and Dooku's droids on the other, but who is really pulling the strings in this galactic conflict? In late 2002, the movie was released in IMAX theaters as Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience, with a pared-down running time of 120 minutes in order to meet the technical requirements of the large-screen format. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker Christopher Lee as Count Dooku Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu Frank Oz as Yoda Ian McDiarmid as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett Jimmy Smits as Bail Organa Jack Thompson as Cliegg Lars Leeanna Walsman as Zam Wesell Ahmed Best as Achk Med-Beq Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks Rose Byrne as Dormé Oliver Ford Davies as Sio Bibble Ron Falk as Dexter Jettster Jay Lagai'aia as Captain Typho Andrew Secombe as Watto Anthony Daniels as C-3PO Kenny Baker as R2-D2 Silas Carson as Ki-Adi-Mundi Silas Carson as Nute Gunray Daniel Logan as Boba Fett

Crew Jonathan Lee - Art Director Phil Harvey - Art Director Fred Hole - Art Director Ian Gracie - Art Director Michelle McGahey - Art Director Peter Russell - Supervising Art Director Industrial Light & Magic - Animator Rob Coleman - Animation Director Robin Gurland - Casting Trisha Biggar - Costume Designer James McTeigue - First Assistant Director George Lucas - Director Ben Burtt - Editor George Lucas - Executive Producer John Williams - Composer (Music Score) Gavin Bocquet - Production Designer David Tattersall - Cinematographer Rick McCallum - Producer Peter Walpole - Set Designer Paul "Salty" Brincat - Sound/Sound Designer Ben Burtt - Sound/Sound Designer Nick Gillard - Stunts Coordinator George Lucas - Screen Story Jonathan Hales - Screenwriter George Lucas - Screenwriter Giles Nuttgens - Additional Cinematography Ben Snow - Visual Effects Supervisor Dennis Muren - Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll - Visual Effects Supervisor Pablo Helman - Visual Effects Supervisor Michael Semanick - Re-Recording Mixer Rick Kline - Re-Recording Mixer Gary Rydstrom - Re-Recording Mixer Matthew Wood - Supervising Sound Editor Ben Burtt - Supervising Sound Editor Peter Walpole - Set Dresser Industrial Light & Magic - Visual Effects

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Boasting visual effects stunning in their detail and imagination, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones continues to display both the familiar artistic strengths and weaknesses of director George Lucas. On the plus side, Ewan McGregor's delightful Alec Guinness impersonation is delivered with spot-on technical acuity and an ironic, subtle wink. Add to that the breathtaking vistas of completely digital imagery as seemingly real as anything ever put to film -- particularly eye-popping sequences involving an asteroid chase and a final battle between clone soldiers and droid robots. On the minus, there is bad writing, as evidenced by wooden, even immature dialogue and a dizzyingly complex plot line unlikely to be comprehended by the filmmaker's oft-stated target audience of young kids (a speciously revisionist argument from someone whose work once appealed to the kid in everybody). Lucas' touch with actors is not much more impressive than his screenwriting abilities, particularly in the laughably silly and strained love story unfolding between Anakin (Hayden Christensen, getting an "A" for effort in a whiny, unsympathetic role) and Padme (Natalie Portman, utterly devoid of personality and more robotic by a long shot than either C-3PO or R2-D2). Even the music from composer John Williams lacks the punch and scope of his career-high masterpiece score for The Empire Strikes Back, when he literally crafted a memorably rousing new theme for every one of the film's sequences. Both the best and worst moment is one in which ex-Muppet Yoda, formerly stiff as a two-by-four, comes to dazzling life as a whirling Tasmanian Devil of Jedi light saber-rattling payback. It's an audacious moment of heart-stopping frisson that stands as the prequels' high-water mark -- but it's also a reminder that gone forever are those days long, long ago, in movie theaters far, far away, when such genuine thrills arrived fast and furious. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
 

Ben Snow: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated) John Knoll: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Pablo Helman: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Rob Coleman: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: THX: THX-Certified Mastering DD-EX: Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1) DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow Eight deleted scenes created just for this release, with introductions from George Lucas, Rick McCallum, and Ben Burtt All-new, full-length documentary "From Puppets to Pixels," featuring the creation of digital Yoda, Dexter Jettster, and more Exclusive documentary, "State of the Art: The Previsualization of Episode II" "Films Are Not Released; They Escape" documentary about the process of creating the sound for Episode II, with Ben Burtt and his team Three featurettes exploring Attack of the Clones' general storyline, action scenes, and love story Comprehensive award-winning 12-part web documentary series "Across the Stars" music video featuring John Williams Theatrical teasers and launch trailer, and 12 TV spots Theatrical posters and print campaign from around the world "R2-D2: Beneath the Dome" mockumentary trailer Never- before-seen Production Photo Gallery with special caption feature Episode II Visual Effects Breakdown montage DVD-ROM web link DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 142 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Attack of the Clones 1. Opening Logos 2. Attack of the Clones 3. Return to Coruscant 4. Chancellor's Meeting 5. Old Friends 6. Assassins 7. Speeder Chase 8. Into the Club 9. New Assignments 10. Traveling Incognito 11. Dex's Diner 12. Jedi Archives 13. "Encouraged to Love" 14. Yoda and the Younglings 15. Return to Naboo 16. Audience With the Queen 17. Kamino Arrival 18. Meeting Lama Su 19. Stolen Kiss 20. Inspecting the Clones 21. Teasing a Senator 22. Jango's Apartment 23. Forbidden Love 24. Obi-Wan's Report 25. Nightmare 26. Obi-Wan vs. Jango 27. Back to Tatooine 28. Asteroid Chase 29. Lars' Homestead 30. Anakin's Search 31. Dooku's Separatist Plot 32. Tusken Camp 33. Out of Range 34. "You're Not All-Powerful" 35. Enemies Revealed 36. Obi-Wan Captive 37. Emergency Powers 38. Droid Factory 39. Love Pledge 40. The Arena 41. "This Party Is Over" 42. Yoda's Cavalry 43. Clone War 44. War Room 45. Duel With Dooku 46. Master Yoda 47. "Well Done Lord Tyranus" 48. "Begun, the Clone War Has" 49. Secret Union 50. End Credits