Now I'll petty much see, read or play anything with 'Star Wars' in the title: films, cartoons, comics, games, spoofs, spin offs you name it. I refuse, however, to double dip DVDs or become a slave to memorabilia, for as far as I'm concerned; 'Star Wars' begins and ends with 'A New Hope', 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return Of The Jedi', anything after that simply involves George Lucas having a bit of fun and making a small fortune along the way. And so we have 'Clone Wars'; a feature length introduction to the epic civil war first referenced onscreen by a young Luke Skywalker in Episode IV, the opening salvos of which were depicted in Episode II concluding with the end of the Republic, and the dawn of imperial tyranny in 'Revenge Of The Sith'. 'Clone Wars' charts the continuing adventures of Jedi master Obi Wan Kenobi, his soon-to-be-Sith-Lord Padowan Anakin Skywalker and wilful novice Jedi Ashoka in a frankly ludicrous quest to rescue Jabba The Hutt's infant son, whose being used in a dastardly plot by separatist front man; Sith Jedi master Count Dooku and The Ventress. Fans will enjoy the excellent, frantic battle sequences whilst older viewers and 'Star Wars' purists may baulk at 'Clone Wars' disregard for narrative continuity (Anakin a Jedi master in-between Episodes II & III?) not to mention one Hutt villain who sounds as if he's possessed by the ghost of Truman Capote! Character design remains loyal to Tartakovsky's classic animation style from the 2005 series, though Lucas gives it a sharp, glossy finish with a respectable CGI makeover. Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson provide star voice talent, reprising their roles from the prequel trilogy whilst Catherine Taber does the best, albeit only, Natalie Portman impression I've ever heard. One of the things 'Clone Wars' does better than its live-action counterparts, is to humanise some of the clone troopers themselves, and all credit to them for making Clone Commanders Cody and Rex stand out from their carbon copy compatriots. Not an essential addition to the 'Star Wars' cannon, but a reasonably good start to what's sure to be an entertaining, action packed series.