Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II: DVD Review
Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II
Cast: Erm, The Star Wars cast of toys- voices by Seth Green,
Seth MacFarlane, Breckin Meyer, Carrie Fisher - a cast of hundreds
Rating: PG
Released by Madman
Given the way the Star Wars films were written, there was always room for
parody.
And perhaps the fact the characters were so memorable there was always room
to take liberties with how they behave.
So it is with Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II - hot on the heels of the
very funny first episode, this latest special sees the characters back in for
more comedy skits and more insane silliness than you can shake a stick at.
Loosely speaking, it's a series of sketches thrown together in no particular
order - so you need to have a bit of knowledge of the Star Wars universe.
Because that way you can truly appreciate what's on offer - the brief
sketches hit the same kind of marks they did in the first episode - you get an
ongoing rivalry with The Emperor and Darth Vader, Gary The stormtrooper finding
it difficult to take his daughter to the office in Take Your Daughter to work
day&.there's all kinds of madness on show here.
And you can't help but wonder why some of this hasn't been plumbed before -
Leia mocking Luke for seeing Ben die when she's lost an entire planet, the music
from the Cantina being used for an ad - and perhaps best of all, the stuffy
opening of Star Wars credits being turned into text talk&.
Given the rapid fire nature of the sketches, it's no wonder the original
episode only ran to 22 minutes - this latest one has a wealth of extras to make
the purchase all the more worthwhile.
With an extended broadcast version, the original version and a making of just
being a few of the goodies on offer, there's nearly 2 hours worth of stuff to
make up for the brevity of the actual episode.
But perhaps the best extra is the ability to get commentary on selected
scenes via a device known as the Chicken Nugget - basically when prompted, the
episode switches to an invision commentary which sees the creators explain their
reasons for the sketch, what they were thinking - it's quite a nifty device and
one which gives a bit of an insight into the lunacy.
There's been two episodes of this so far - and I can't for one moment imagine
they've run out of ideas - if you fancy a bit of insane escapism and inspired
lunacy, then Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 2 is the best solution for these
rainy days.
Rating: 8/10
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