Other Titles • Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones • Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (2002) • Star Wars II (2002) • Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (2002) • Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger (2002)
Release Date: Nov 12, 2002 Region: 1 Runtime: 142 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Audio:
ENGLISH: DD-EX Surround [CC] SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Video:
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep Case Rating: PG Features:
Disc One Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow
Disc Two Eight Deleted Scenes created just for this release, with introductions from George Lucas, Rick McCallum, and Ben Burtt Witness the revolution in digital character animation in the 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" Follow Ben Burtt and his team as they explain the process of creating the sound for Episode II in the all new documentary, "Films are not Released; They Escape" Three Featurettes explore Attack of the Clones storyline, action scenes and love story Comprehensive award winning twelve part web documentary series "Across the Stars" music video featuring John Williams Theatrical Teaser and Launch Trailer, and Twelve 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 weblink to exclusive Star Wars Content
Release Date: Mar 29, 2005 Region: 1 Runtime: 142 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Audio:
ENGLISH: DD-EX 5.1 [CC] SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Video:
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep Case Rating: PG Features:
Disc One Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll, and Ben Snow Disc Two Eight Deleted Scenes created just for this release, with introductions from George Lucas, Rick McCallum, and Ben Burtt Witness the revolution in digital character animation in the 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" Follow Ben Burtt and his team as they explain the process of creating the sound for Episode II in the all new documentary, "Films are not Released; They Escape" Three Featurettes explore Attack of the Clones storyline, action scenes and love story Comprehensive award winning twelve part web documentary series "Across the Stars" music video featuring John Williams Theatrical Teaser and Launch Trailer, and Twelve 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 weblink to exclusive Star Wars Content
The most densely plotted instalment of the saga so far, Attack of the Clones is a tale of both Machiavellian political drama and doomed romance; it's epic war film and silly comic-book fantasy combined, as teenage Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) chafes at the restrictions imposed by his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and falls in love with Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). Renegade Jedi Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) is leading a breakaway federation of disgruntled systems; while the insidious influence of Darth Sidious is felt rather than seen as his invisible hand guides apparently unrelated events, from Jar Jar's unwitting instigation of a disastrous Senate decision to bounty hunter Jango Fett's revelatory role at the centre of the conspiracy.
Along the way the story has fun with the conventions of Chandleresque detective fiction as Obi-Wan explores the seedier side of Coruscant, and incorporates the noble warrior ethos of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in its portrayal of the Jedi order. The portentous tone is lightened by tongue-in-cheek self-referential dialogue and the antics of robotic clowns R2D2 and C3PO. (One niggle for music fans, though, is the cavalier cut-and-paste approach to John Williams's music score.) Like the Empire Strikes Back, Clones is the bridging film of the trilogy and thus ends on an equivocally bittersweet note.
On the DVD:Attack of the Clones is an all-digital film, and so looks suitably superb in this anamorphic widescreen transfer, accompanied by a THX encoded Dolby 5.1 soundtrack. Anyone who owns The Phantom Menace two-disc set will know what to expect from the special features: here's another group commentary led by George Lucas, two lengthy documentaries on the digital effects ("From Puppets to Pixels" and "The Previsualisation of Episode II") plus several other featurettes and Web documentaries, notably "Films Are Not Released, They Escape", a look at the sound design. There's also a fun trailer for the R2-D2 mockumentary "Beneath the Dome", trailers, photo galleries and more to satisfy any Star Wars fan. --Mark Walker
Release Date: Nov 11, 2002 Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Video:
2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Subtitles: English Features:
Commentary By George Lucas Also Rick McCallum Ben Burtt Rob Coleman Pablo Helman John Knoll And Ben Snow 8 Deleted Scenes From Puppets To Pixels A Full Length Documentary State Of The Art The Previsualization Of Episode II Exclusive Documentary Films Are Not Released They Escape Documentary 3 Featurettes 12 Part Web Documentary Series Across The Stars Music Video 12 TV Spots Theatrical Teasers Launch Trailer Theatrical Posters R2 D2 Beneath The Dome Mockumentary Trailer Never Before Seen Production Photo Gallery Episode II Visual Effects Breakdown Montage DVD ROM Weblink
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