Movie Review: Lego Star Wars The Padawan Menace

Lego Star Wars The Padawan Menace

Animal Logic, LEGO, Lucasfilm, USA, Australia, 2011.

Group of young Jedis or Padawans and Yoda (Tom Kane) return from field trip. They plan to visit the Senate. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 are left to babysit the kids while Yoda goes to fight a threat to the Republic. New orphan kid "Ian" (Katie Leigh) disguises himself as Padawan. Evil Sith Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman) has a secret battle plan and she tries to bomb the Senate.

Yoda and the kids

Padawans

Ian, Yoda and Commander Cody (Rob Paulsen) end up in Hoth to get the secret plans. C-3PO, R2-D2 and the Padawans go to Tatooine where they cause disorder in Mos Eisley Cantina Bar. Does Yoda find the secret plans? Can C3PO be a hero? Who is this Ian guy anyway? Can the film be finished before George Lucas fires Darth Vader?

Asajj Ventress attacks

C-3PO, R2-D2

Yoda and Ian

This is a short 21 minute non-canon film. The film makes fun parody about the Star Wars characters but does not go quite as over-the-top as "The Empire Strikes Out." There are plenty of SW references, visual gags and there is funny stuff going on in the background. George Lucas gives directions to Darth Vader who appears in wrong scenes. There are some funny posters where Star Wars characters advertise some services such as Mace's Windu Washing. Holy smoke, check out the neck of Yarael Poof!

Mace's Windu Washing

Darth Vader and Lego-George Lucas

Hey, there are some fun DVD extras!

"The Quest for R2-D2"

During the Clone Wars R2-D2 is lost in space. Anakin and Ahsoka try to find him before the separatists get him. Also Indiana Jones can be seen buying stuff from Jawa garage sale.

Nice find

"Bombad Bounty"

(this one has crazy opening texts, watch them in slow motion if you can)

Boss Nass Cleaners: scrubbing the galaxy clean, one system at a time....

The opening of "New Hope" is altered by Boss Nass Cleaners mopping the floor. Darth Vader breaks his leg and sends Boba Fett after Jar Jar Binks. Jar Jar travels through the original trilogy. Indiana Jones appears also here in couple of scenes.

Jar Jar's cleaning career

"Star Wars in 2 Minutes (Part 1)"

Exactly as the name says. Fast forward of the original trilogy.

"Star Wars in 2 Minutes (Part 2)"

Fast forward of the prequel trilogy.

Obi-Wan with Baby Leia and Luke

"The Clone Wars Animated Comics"

4 Short episodes of the series. Captain Rex and his clone troopers battle the droid army.

Rating: Good

Voice actors: Anthony Daniels, Nika Futterman, Phil LaMarr, Tom Kane, Katie Leigh, R. Martin Klein, Rob Paulsen, Tim Gaul, David Scott

Director: David Scott