The today-released animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" movie already caused a wave of complains from classic Star Wars fans who argued that the latest George Lucas release is too juvenile. Well, this is what Lucas probably wanted – he filled the animated movie with dialogue, characters and slapstick more appealing to the young Star Wars generation.

On the other hand, the other generation of science fiction geeks probably expected the series to grow up with them. The tone of the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" movie which opens today will surely make the loyal fans of the original trilogy at least look the other way in disappointment.

In contrast, the youngest generation of Star Wars fans will surely be delighted by the fact that Lucas made the latest part of the galactic saga particularly for them.

Trying to establish who’s right and who’s wrong would be a tricky topic.

The kids will most likely love the movie and the producers will makes lots of money, but the latest part of the Star Wars saga seems to erase all the facade of the “Star Wars” as a trilogy with universal appeal. Instead, it provides spectators with the same amount of fun one would get from watching some of his friends play a video game. The animated version seems to completely dehumanize the galactic saga.

The action of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" takes place some when between "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" and "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," which makes it something like an interlude (episode 2.5?). Anakin Skywalker gets his own apprentice named Ahsika. The two go through a small quarrel at first, but then have to stick together and watch each other’s backs in their attempt to salvage Jabba the Hutt's baby. The two call him Stinky and carry him in a rucksack, while Ahsoka nicknames Anakin Sky Guy. Count Dooku’s voice is Christopher Lee’s again. The menacing count gets an apprentice to - Asajj Ventress, another new entry in Star Wars’ bad guy roster.

However, it is not as bad as it sounds. The impossibly cool space battles will make you pay attention, while some scenes such as the one in which C-3PO's head is getting placed on a bad-guy robot's body – a move begging for laughs – will probably keep you from getting enthused.

To cut a long story short, if "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" wants to be a film for 10-year-old boys or for older boys with the same IQ, it’s a success.

It’s all very simple - the battle scenes are huge and more frenetic then ever, while the good guys and the bad guys remain the same from start to finish (simple, isn’t it?). The plot is also not very complicated, making it a film one can watch even if it missed the first hour.

The adult viewers will most likely enjoy one thing and only one: the spectacular animation. Producers used state-of-the-art CGI, hand-painted figures and marionette movements. The film’s director, Dave Filoni, acknowledged the fact that 1the 960s British animation “Thunderbirds” were an inspiration.