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Kim Hollis: Star Wars: The Clone Wars failed to clone the success of live action Star Wars films, earning a paltry $14.6 million. Why did this title fail so dramatically?

Max Braden: Aside from the Easter Island cubist artistry, the story looked to me like a replay of the most recent live action prequels. If I want to see that, I'll just - gulp - watch Eps 1-3 again.

Marty Doskins: I think not having a live action film in this series (or probably any series) is a hard sell to anyone but the most devoted fanboy. I don't think you get the idea that this was actually a film that belonged with the others to help flesh out the story between movies. I would guess that most people thought this was a children's movie using the characters from the Star Wars series (like the Ewoks TV series). My own kids even questioned me about this. They enjoyed Episodes 1, 2, and 3. When I told them this was a movie that went with the others, all they could say was "Oh. That doesn't look very good." And as Max suggested, took out the DVDs of Episodes 1, 2, and 3 and watched them again.

Shane Jenkins: Looks like everyone caught on to the fact that this was just a commercial for the upcoming TV show.

David Mumpower: This was a nearly impossible sell, even to George Lucas' brain-slaves. This is a story idea that had already been given away for free on Cartoon Network. The only thing the marketing department had going for them was the thought process that some fans felt those cartoons were better than either of the first two prequels. Once early reviews came out and were mixed, the entire project was torpedoed. Frankly, this again speaks to the arrogance of Lucas that he would once again ask for fans to pay to see something like this, given how much he has failed them in recent years. Frankly, I'm a bit surprised by the passion displayed toward The Force Unleashed's upcoming release, given all of this. Perhaps that is the market that should have been targeted better, but the folks at Lucas Ranch clearly are running out of suckers to repeatedly rob.





Jamie Ruccio: I think that it was simply the fact that this product appealed to a small niche and once those people turned on it, it was utterly doomed. It's a proven fact, nothing travels faster than the scorn of a Internet fanboy spurned. And as to David's point regarding "The Forced Unleashed," I've heard very little about it; however, what I have heard took great pains to delicately suggest that they've been given "creative freedom". That they explored in more depth the powers available to someone who is a tremendous power in the ways of The Force. They of course always followed it up with something like, "all of this had George Lucas' blessing" or "under George Lucas' general guidance". I can't wait for someone to get a hold of the Sequel Trilogy and turn them into serious works for adults...There's too much money for someone not to. Episode 7-9 will happen. Let's hope they don't stink.

Marty Doskins: Didn't we talk about this a litle while ago? People that used to have a big draw just because of their name? Lucas is definitely wearing out his welcome. Indiana Jones is basically done with this release. Star Wars can't carry this animated film. Come up with a new idea already!!!

P.S. With all that said, I agree with Jamie that Episodes 7, 8, and 9 would be smash hits.

Brandon Scott: Wasn't this a film made to attract people to a new animated TV series? A film release like this seemed a strange idea to me from the beginning but maybe it will be a ratings winner in time, who knows?

Daron Aldridge: Reagan was dead-on in the forecast when he pointed out the anti-climactic feel to this story. At the risk of sounding blasphemous to many, the movie just felt a bit unnecessary. Also, every preview I saw was average to shoddy with the television spots actually having the dialogue out of sync with the characters' mouths.

Jason Lee: I'm a die-hard Star Wars fan to the end, so color me disappointed that The Clone Wars didn't do better. My only rationale behind this result is that most fans couldn't get over the fact that it just didn't look like Lucas and Company spent any time, money or effort on this offering.

Sean Collier: Non-nerds rejoice: nobody cares about George Lucas anymore.

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