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Robot Chicken: Star Wars

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Director: Seth Green
Actors: Mark Hamill, George Lucas
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD

List Price: $14.98
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 39 reviews
Sales Rank: 441

Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 23 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: WARD037448D
UPC: 883929012466
EAN: 0883929012466
ASIN: B0012Q3T6S

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 07/22/2008 Run time: 23 minutes

Amazon.com
Robot Chicken's finest half hour is more savvy than Spaceballs, more inside than Family Guy: Blue Harvest, and funnier, even, than The Star Wars Holiday Special. This Very Special Episode of Comedy Central's stop-motion animated series parodies and goofs on all things Star Wars, from a disgruntled Empire janitor to an ad for Admiral Ackbar Cereal ("Your tongues can't repel flavor of that magnitude"). Twenty three minutes goes by like the jump to hyperspace with such priceless bits as the collect phone call to Emperor Palpatine from Darth Vadar to inform him of the Death Star's destruction, awkward morning-after pillow talk between Luke and Leia ("That was so wrong"), and George Bush's newfound Jedi powers. Co-creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and company immerse viewers in the Robot Chicken universe with generous bonus features, including storyboarded deleted scenes (with self-deprecating commentary), behind the scenes footage of animation meetings, and alternate audio takes. Good sport George Lucas, who gave his blessing to this episode, boldly goes where William Shatner went before by voicing himself in a Star Wars convention sketch that concludes with a Lucas-worshiping geek telling his son that meeting his idol was the best day of his life. What about his son's birth? "Not even close," dad replies. But you don't have to have that kind of devotion to Star Wars to be amused by this weather forecast for Cloud City: "Cloudy, followed by clouds." --Donald Liebenson.


Customer Reviews:   Read 34 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Worth buying...   November 24, 2008
D. Chaves Cortes (Miami, FL USA)
A really funny approach to the Star Wars saga, great, and definitely worth buying... The sketch about ME cantina is awesome!


5 out of 5 stars Extreamly FUNNY!   November 19, 2008
Randy J. Eihasuen (Phoenix, AZ)
If you like Robot Chicken then you're going to love Star Wars. Absolutely the most hilarious short that I've seen in a long time. These guys are so talented.


5 out of 5 stars funny   November 17, 2008
Bob (Divided States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I just saw Robot Chicken's *second* Star Wars parody tonight. Forgot they did another one and just came across it and it blew my mind. Guess the first one was so successful they had to do another and it compares to the first Robot Chicken Star Wars like the second Star Wars movie compares to the first one. It's better. I'd say WAY better. So, see this first one and then be sure to watch the second one. Is there anything more ripe for parody than Star Wars movies?! (Except U.S. presidential politics of coarse). The sheer absurdity of the mostly poorly made Star Wars films combined with the fact that people still have an interest and still love them -or at least the originals, and know them scene by scene makes for a unique creative opportunity. The result of the Robot Chicken crew's hard work couldn't be better. Parody as art. Thumbs up. (And way better than Family Guy's effort ;-) You probably don't need to buy it. They play 'em on Cartoon Network over and over, but hey, it's your money.


5 out of 5 stars It has to be seen !   October 24, 2008
A. Edwards (Chicago, IL USA)
This, and the Family Guy, take off of Star Wars just have to be seen, they are a hoot !


4 out of 5 stars good   October 8, 2008
K. Paez (Kpaez)
i bought this as a gift for my boyfriend (he asked for it), but he loved it

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