Robot Chicken: Star Wars | 
| Director: Seth Green
Actors: Mark Hamill, George Lucas
Studio: Turner Home Ent
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 114
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 Items: 1
Running Time: 23 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 0.5 x 0.5
MPN: 1000037448
UPC: 883929012466
EAN: 0883929012466
ASIN: B0012Q3T6S
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: July 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Condition: Brand New Sealed....Shipped First Class
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System Requirements:Running Time: 23 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 883929012466 Manufacturer No: 1000037448
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 "That's no moon, that's yo momma!" February 22, 2008
Kort Kramer (South Florida, USA)
29 out of 37 found this review helpful
Let me qualify this by saying I've yet to get my copy of this DVD so I cannot comment on any extras, if there even are any.
The review is purely for the content, about 30 Robot Chicken shorts that will leave hard core Star Wars fans rolling in the aisles.
I give this 5 stars only for the Star Wars fan, because the price of admission here is a bit steep for a DVD clocking in at just under half an hour and one that has already aired the Cartoon Network. Casual viewers think of this as a 3 star product, best rented before deciding to buy. And it is certainly not for children.
But for the fan, the price is right and it is a must own for your collection, nestled securely next to your copy of Blue Harvest. The quality of these sketches are much more consistent than the normal hit or miss affair we've come to expect from Robot Chicken. They were done for the fans, and that simple fact shines through in all of the gags and inside jokes. Heck, creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich even got George Lucas to play himself at a Star Wars convention -- a la William Shatner on SNL long ago. Other notable voice talent includes Mark Hamill, Hulk Hogan, Seth Green & Seth MacFarlane, Malcolm McDowell and Conan O'Brien.
If you have seen it already, there is no reason for me to go into details.
If you HAVEN'T seen it and are a rabbid Star Wars fan, then I would not dream of spoiling any of the surprises. As the altered opening sequence shows, was this was created with special affection just for you.
Enjoy!
 Hilarious but why on DVD? March 10, 2008
Warheart
16 out of 38 found this review helpful
Robot Chicken: Star Wars is hilarious. Not as funny as Family Guy: Blue Harvest, but almost. I've seen it countless times on the internet and I've downloaded it on my Xbox 360. I would give this DVD 5 stars but the fact that they're releasing it on DVD is stupid. You're paying for a DVD that's slightly less than 23 minutes long. It's only a collection of segments you're paying for. The segments can seen for FREE on the Adult Swim website and maybe even on YouTube. Why waste your money? Unless you're a die-hard Robot Chicken fan and you only want to watch this in the comfort of your couch on your big-screen tv because you don't own a wireless laptop, I understand. But paying for something that's viewable free on the internet and on Cartoon Network seems silly. Maybe if they added more segments and a ton of special features, then yes I would buy it. But as it is, I wouldn't bother wasting my money.
Two hours of extra feature plus the great original show! July 23, 2008
Valnastar (Deep 13, USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I watched this DVD today and laughed as much or more as the first time I saw this show on Adult Swim. This DVD has a number of features to recommend it:
- Two hours of extra features, including deleted scenes, commentary, animation meeting, panel presentations, alternate audio and more.
- Terrific presentation of the original show. It even sounds as though the music to dialogue level has been adjusted on the "Empire On Ice" sketch so that the hilarious lyrics to the songs are much more audible and clear than they were when originally shown on TV.
At less than $10, this DVD is absolutely worth it. A great entertainment value for the price. Even the blurbs on the back of the DVD case are entertaining.
DVD Extras July 18, 2008
A Warm, Close, Personal Friend of Al (NJ, US)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
From the Adult Swim forums, the list of extras are supposed to include:
* Chicken Nuggets (Sketch by Sketch Video Commentary)
* Animation Meeting
* On-Air Bumps
* Trailers
* Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
* Deleted Scenes
* Alternate Audio
* Time Lapse Sequences
* Photo Gallery
* STAR WARS Celebration IV Convention Panel Presentation
* Production Design Featurette
* Episode Commentary - more than two hours
 You've got to be kidding..... April 23, 2008
Timothy L. Sutter (Fort Wayne Indiana)
8 out of 54 found this review helpful
Look this was an awesome compilation of Star Wars clips but by it's self on dvd? C'mon this should have clearly been part of season 3. I'll rent it and rip it. I suggest you do the same. There goes another 15 bucks for a half an hour dvd.
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