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ewok,s classic cult starwars films.......2006-06-01
wow, now these films are cult classics.i watched them as a kid growing up, and currently own the vhs's of both, now collectors items. its brilliant they have re released these films on dvd's so everyone can watch them now, and in better quality than my vhs's.
like one of the above reviews has said, these films are not only pre cgi, there aimed at kids, so the story is level with those of the labrynth, with the effects of dark crystal. (both classic 80's films)
carovan of courage
The Starcruiser of the Towani-family crashes on the moon Endor. Father and mother Towani get seperated from their 2 children Mace and Cindel. The children are found by Ewoks, inhabitants of Endor. Although communicating is a real pain at first, Mace and Cindel persuade the Ewoks to help them to find their parents.
battle for endor
The army of the Marauders, led by by King Terak and the witch Charal attack the Ewoks village. The parents and the brother of Cindel all die in this attack. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escape and in a forrest they meet Teek a naughty and very fast animal. Teek takes them to a house in which a old man, Noa, lives. Like Cindel he also crashed with his Starcruiser on Endor. Together they fight Terak and Charal.
watch the trailers below.
the carovan of courage
http://videodetective.com/home.asp?PublishedID=1114
battle for endor:
http://videodetective.com/home.asp?PublishedID=1497
For the kid in you.......2005-03-01
People bashing these movies has me shaking my head. Really what can you expect out of television movies about Ewoks? To criticize these movies as being too childish is like criticizing the smurfs for being blue.
These movies were made for kids and not the people like me who saw the original STAR WARS movies in the theater as a kid but are now in their 30s. Really though to be able to get two movies on DVD for about half the price of a tank of gas to me sounds like an okay deal. People really should lighten up and take into account the audience these TV movies were made for.
One bright spot in these movies are some quite ambitious special effects (for TV at least).
The Ewok DVD.......2005-01-25
Finally both classic TV shows on one great disc. Now the Ewok adventures can be enjoyed by a whole new clan of Star Wars fans. This single DVD has interactive menus and contains an entire feature on each side. (one note of correction, the liner notes indicates which side the movies are listed on, but on the actual DVD the movies are on opposite sides)
Special effects are decent, acting and script are as best as can be expected from a TV show made years ago, but c'mon it's a Lucas original story and it has...Ewoks in it!!!
This DVD makes a nice addition to any Star Wars collection.
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful but butchered.......2006-09-06
I loved this cartoon and for years I've been looking for the DVD. But some idiot has really ruined it. They obviously didn't have the rights to the original sound track or something. So instead of the music which I've heard in my mind since I was a child, someone has written a whole new soundtrack. They've also mashed the episodes together to make two feature length films. This is not how they were, this is not how the stories were intended and it is empty without the orginal music to the shows. The theme tune is also absent. It's an excellent cartoon - superb for children, but if your motives are in anyway related to nostalgia, forget it and try somewhere else for the originals on VHS (now deleted so try second hand).
Not as good as I remember..........2006-04-04
Nostalgia - it's a blessing and a curse. Looking back on things from your childhood makes you remember lots of good things. However, when you get a chance to watch something again that you loved as a child - like I have got in the case of this Ewok DVD - it spoils the nice image you used to have.
Ewoks are brilliant. Ewoks Animated Adventures is not. I can't believe I sat through this DVD. I thought it would be excellent, a chance to remember my childhood and recall watching these on TV.
Were they really this bad? The animation is worse than your standard Saturday morning fare, and the voice overs are so dreadfully annoying. Why are they so squeky? And the music gets on your nerves after about five minutes, because it's the same tune repeated over and over again.
There's nearly three hours of footage on this DVD, so it's good value for money, but I was struggling to stay awake after 10 minutes. The storylines range from boring and silly, to OK. They mostly concern themselves with forest adventures, mishaps and a battle against an evil wood witch.
I don't even think kids today would find this enjoyable - mainly because they are used to more high tech cartoons. I used to love this. Now, rewatching it has made me lose that nostalgic feeling I used to get when thinking back about watching this! Now a grown up, I realise that it was just a cash-in of 1983 to co-incide with the movies and appeal to small boys, like myself at the time. What a shame.
DVD:
- Strawberry Shortcake - Meet Strawberry Shortcake/Berry Merry Christmas
- Teletubbies - Again Again! [1997]
- Terrahawks - Vol. 1 [1983]
- The Bad and the Beautiful [1952] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- The Best Of The Worst Witch
- The Black Orchid [1958] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- The Bone Collector [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- The Golden Compass [2007]
- The Jacksons: An American Dream [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- The Lady and the Highwayman [1989]
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