THIS SUMMER THE CHICKEN STRIKES BACK! Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II is the 10th DVD from US cult comedy and animation brand Adult Swim which launched its UK DVD franchise with the smash-hit Star Wars spoof ‘Robot Chicken: Star Wars’ in August 2008 selling 13,000 copies in its 1st week alone.
I’ve always had a thing for Seth Green. He is even hornier than Elijah Wood. Mmm what a sandwich that would make!
But I had to wonder where he was going with the Robot Chicken animations. Seth owns a chunk of Robot Chicken, which produces cartoon animation features. These animations find their way to the public via the Adult Swim channel, which uses the same slots as the better known Cartoon Network on your satellite or cable box, long after the kids have hit the sack.
Let’s face it, most cartoons are crap and that’s just my humble opinion! So the prospect of watching cartoons leaves me stone cold, and that’s why I couldn’t see value in why Seth Green wanted to get involved so deeply with animation.
However, I needn’t have worried about Seth. Robot Chicken’s Star Wars first episode was a really funny piss take of George Lucas’ Star Wars movies. Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II, escalates the animated franchise in to a league of its own. Make no mistake, the animation team and the voice actors are putting out cartoons that make you snigger, make you smile and make you laugh out loud. The skits are genuinely funny, have pace and fuck with your funny bone!
As a casual fan of Star Wars I genuinely loved the Robot Chicken parallel universe. The more you know about the original Lucas movies, the more you will enjoy Robot Chicken as it is layered enough to keep fan geeks smirking at each other as the skits parade by.
The added DVD features show all sorts of behind the scenes stuff including a showing of the Robot Chicken Star Wars episodes to George Lucas at his Skywalker Ranch cinema facility. You get to see Seth Green doing his directing and being a funny flake as well. As a happy homo with a thing for the ginger Green one, it is enough to get a load of Seth, but, as a Gay Sci-Fi Nerd, being able to work out that it is actually Carrie Fisher’s voice, acting the ‘toon Princess Leia was pretty cool too!
If you have not bought or downloaded the Star Wars episodes from Robot Chicken then make sure you catch the repeats on Adult Swim! The DVD release has a bunch of extra stuff that makes it a must have for those of you with a bit more credit than crunch!
To celebrate the release of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II on DVD, we’re giving away five limited edition T-shirts courtesy of Revolver in our Robot Chicken Competition.
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ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS EPISODE II – Available on DVD on 27th July 2009 Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken travels back to a galaxy far, far away to create a second, all new Star Wars themed feature special. This hilarious take on the biggest sci-fi franchise of all time, brazenly combines the satirical sensibilities of Seth Green (Austin Powers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Family Guy) and Matthew Senreich’s Emmy® Award winning Robot Chicken, with unforgettable moments and favourite characters from the Star Wars universe.
Jango and Bobba in a father-son dance contest against Vader and Luke
DVD Information:
TITLE: Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
RELEASED: July 27th 2009
EXTRAS: Bonus Robot Chicken Episodes, Chicken Nuggets, The making of Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, Behind-the-Scenes: Sneak Peek, Skywalker Ranch Premiere, 501st Visit, Animation Meeting, Accepted/Rejected, Time Lapse, Production Design, Video Blogs, Deleted Animatics, Alternate Audio, On-Air Bumps & Trailers
RRP: £12.99
CERTIFICATE: 15
FEATURE RUNNING TIME: 38 minutes approx
EXTRAS RUNNING TIME: 113 minutes approx
CREDIT: Revolver Entertainment 2009
WEBSITE: www.adultswim.co.uk/dvd
