Star Wars Ewok Adventures - Caravan of Courage (aka The Ewok Adventure) / The Battle for Endor

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Sweet movies.......2007-09-06

I saw these movies years before I actually saw the original Star Wars trilogy. My parents thought Star Wars was too graphic for me, but decided to let me watch Ewoks. I loved those movies so much, even as a child I managed to find out when they would show again and recorded them myself onto tapes. I still have those tapes, but more importantly the memories of being taken away into a fantastical world where cute little creatures had to stand up to evil.

Definitely recommended for parents looking for GOOD children's movies. 5/5 for perfect family fun.

Fun For The Younger Star Wars Fan.......2007-08-29

Got this movie for my son's Birthday, because he is Star Wars obsessed. He has been watching the "real" movies with my husband sitting next to him covering his eyes at the scary parts. I wanted something Star Wars that he could watch without having to worry about that. These are still a bit darker than I would have liked. The 1st movie of the two has at least a redeeming plotline. But I was disturbed by the death of three of the main family members at the beginning of the 2nd movie. It doesn't seem to have disturbed my son, but it bothered me as being a bit unneccesary for a young person's film. My son seems to enjoy both films a lot and has watched them both a few times each. He likes the 1st one featuring the older brother best. Anyway, they may not be on the same caliber of the "real" movies, but for my son they work just fine.

Watch this disc, and watch it often! There's just no reason not to........2007-08-25

Gunda beecha gunda, Star Wars fans! The exciting sequels to `Return of the Jedi' starring your favorite Endorian fuzzballs are finally available on DVD. And although it's one of those dreaded "flipper" discs, I'm happy to report that I didn't detect any defects...at least on my copy. Unless you're an Ewok hater, these family-friendly features are sure to please.

The fun starts with 1984's `Caravan of Courage.' The Ewok Deej and his two youngest sons, Widdle and Weechee, discover a couple of human children, Cindel and Mace Towani (no relation to Mace Windu), hiding in the wreckage of a downed starcruiser. The voice of Burl Ives is heard above the treetops, but Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is nowhere in sight. So, the mop-faced forest-dwellers escort the frightened youngsters to the rustic Ewok village on foot. Little Cindel's relentless, hacking cough makes it painfully obvious that the curly-headed waif is suffering from a nasty case of intergalactic influenza. Fortunately, antibiotics are easily attainable on the forest moon of Endor simply by draining the sap from a nearby tree. Miraculously, by the following morning Cindel is feeling well enough to play with a space ferret while teaching young Wicket to say "Starcruiser! CRASH!"...which he does, ad nauseam. That night, while the Ewoks sleep, the foul-tempered Mace unwisely chooses to ignore his sister's advice to hunker down with the Ewoks indefinitely, and drags the poor tyke away from the safety of the village to search for their missing parents (Jeremitt and Catarine) by the light of the enormous and ever-present blue moon. This results in an unpleasant encounter with a ginormous warthog with very sharp teeth and claws. The heroic Ewoks race to the rescue and handily dispose of the hideous monster with one feathered blow-dart. Later, the walking hairbrushes manage to convince their skeptical orange-clad guest, Mace, that the only way to ascertain the whereabouts of Mr. and Mrs. Towani is through a consultation with Logray the mystic. Employing a rather unconventional--yet remarkably effective--method of locating lost loved ones, the striped sorcerer spins a top and gazes into it as it rotates. Logray's magical top reveals that the unfortunate mom and dad are now the prisoners of a terrible bat-faced behemoth known as Gorax. Before you can say "Yubnub, yubnub," the intrepid siblings and their furry protectors have assembled the "caravan of courage" and the Gorax hunt is on.

The second adventure, released in 1985, is entitled, `The Battle for Endor' (or if you prefer, you could call it Goldilocks and the Three Ewoks). This film seems to have more of a Star Wars feel than its predecessor, with all the aliens and whatnot running around blasting everything; plus, the picture is noticeably brighter and sharper.

In the first act, the Towani family's still grounded spacecraft is ambushed by a hoard of lizard-lipped marauders with laser rifles. After obtaining a glowing cylinder from Jeremitt, the reptilian ruffians--led by the bristle-bearded Terak and his witchy human assistant, Charal--hop on the backs of their `Land of the Lost'-style dinosaurs and proceed, with alacrity, to raze the Ewok village in a fashion reminiscent of Genghis Kahn...setting fire to the diminutive bears' quaint little houses and kidnapping the adorable hairy dwarves as they attempt to flee for their itty-bitty lives. Though he more closely resembles Skeletor, the vile Terak does his best He-Man impression as he holds the small cylinder from the starcruiser above his scaly head while shouting, "The power! I have the power!" A terrified Cindel witnesses the carnage and runs away as fast as her tiny silver space boots will carry her. Alas, she doesn't get very far before being caught in the sinister clutches of Charal the crow lady. The crestfallen child joins the Ewok captives in a rolling prison, which appears to have been constructed from the ribcage of some large, long-dead animal. Cindel's spirits are raised a bit when she sees that one of the vertically-challenged prisoners is none other than her dear friend, Wicket--who can now speak English almost as well as Yoda. "Wicket Cindel's family now," says the fluffy optimist, "Must have hope...must escape!" And escape they do.

Cindel and Wicket's journey through the vast expanses of the primeval forest leads them to the unkempt residence of a swift-footed, buck-toothed critter named Teek and a curmudgeonly old hermit named Noa--as portrayed by the incomparable Wilford Brimley. Although he seems to be in a perpetual bad mood (probably because it's nearly impossible to get medical supplies delivered to your door when you live on the forest moon of Endor), Noa reluctantly allows the two "little beggars" to spend the night. Maybe because he's really not the "mean old man" Cindel thinks he is, or perhaps he just hankers for another batch of the pint-sized chef's delicious homemade porridge and biscuits (or was it oatmeal and oat bran muffins?). Of course Wicket and Cindel's stay is only temporary, as they have yet to free their incarcerated Ewok buddies and defeat the terrible Terak and his merciless Marauders in the epic Battle for Endor. Will the grandfatherly grump and his chittering, floppy-eared roommate aid them in their perilous mission? Purchase a copy of the `Star Wars Ewok Adventures' double-feature DVD today and find out for yourself. It's the right thing to do!

Great Family Flick.......2007-08-24

I grew up watching Ewoks pretty much everyday, and now I've shard the adventure with my nieces and nephews. They fell in love right away.

Star Wars Ewok Adventurese DVD.......2007-08-12

I have been trying to find this movie for some time. Amazon had a great price and got the DVD to me quickly. Thanks Amazon

Star Wars Animated Adventures - Ewoks (The Haunted Village / Tales from the Endor Woods)

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DVD is a major disappointment
DID YOU KNOW THAT EWOK FROM EMPIRE WAS NAMED "WICKET W. WARRICK" ? ...
Not very nostalgic if you ask me...
Nostalgia deluxe!
Ewoks cartoon on DVD, sort of...

Star Wars Animated Adventures - Ewoks (The Haunted Village / Tales from the Endor Woods)
Starring: Nonnie Griffin , Cree Summer , Taborah Johnson , Paulina Gillis , and Esther Scott (II)
Director: Raymond Jafelice , Ken Stephenson , and Dale Schott
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B0002YCUQ6
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Product Description

Join your favorite Star Wars characters, the Ewoks, with this double-feature collection. Star Wars Animated Adventures: Ewoks includes two animated movies, ensuring hours of fun and entertainment for the whole family. These head-over-paws excursions into the continuing adventures of the Ewoks take us to the forest moon of Endor where we find the lovable fur-balls still living in their tree top villages.

The Haunted Village
In The Haunted Village the feisty Ewoks simply want to live in peace among their planet's natural wonders. There is trouble in paradise, however, when the Ewoks are suddenly plunged into a thrilling struggle to save their world from the Tulgah witch Morag. There is no low too low for Morag in her attempts to wipe out the Ewoks, exact revenge upon the Ewok wizard Logray, and capture the magic Sunstar and Shadowstone.

Tales From The Endor Woods
In Tales From The Endor Woods, the Ewok adventure continue. We join the young woklings as they face-off against the Duloks, their distant cousins who live in the nearby swamp. The Duloks' attempts at undermining the Ewok Village are met head-on, resulting in many humorous and inspiring tales.

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Running Time: 177 Min., Color.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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DVD is a major disappointment.......2006-02-25

In 2004, it was announced that, in addition to a DVD release of the original Star Wars films, we would be getting the Droids and Ewoks animated series on DVD. At that year's comic-con, when Steve Sansweet made the announcment, he simply said that both series would be released. Now, many of us fans automatically assumed that the COMPLETE series would be released. I have always enjoyed both series, so I was very much looking forward to season sets containing all 35 episodes of Ewoks, and all 15 episodes of Droids.

HOWEVER, it was announced, not long before their DVD release, that instead of the complete series, would would simply be getting a rehash of the 1996/1997 VHS releases, where 8 episodes from each series were edited together as two feature length films per series. Now, I have to admit, this format works OK. But that's not what most fans want. What I want to know is, who exactly made the decision to release these edited versions instead of what the fans REALLY want?

Hopefully, for the big 2007 ANH 30th anniversary, Lucasfilm will get their act together, and bring out a COMPLETE release of these two classic series on DVD (or Blu-Ray, etc.).

DID YOU KNOW THAT EWOK FROM EMPIRE WAS NAMED "WICKET W. WARRICK" ? ... .......2005-12-31

HOW COULD TEDDY BEARS DEFEAT THE EMPIRE ? I KNOW THEY WHERE ON DRUGS DURING THE MAKING OF EMPIRE & JEDI , BUT TEDDY BEARS ? THEN THEY MADE A KIDS CARTOON ABOUT THE EWOKS THAT WAS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (not by much!) THE SHROUD OF THE DARK SIDE HAS FALLEN , BEGUN THE CRAPPY STAR WARS TIE-IN HAS .

P.S. I LOVE THE PART IN EMPIRE WHEN THAT AT-ST STEP'S ON THAT EWOK ! ... IT MADE THE BEST "SQUISH AND CRUNCHING" SOUND !

...........(snicker)....WICKET W. WARRICK , GOD I NEED TO GET SOME OF THE STUFF LUCAS WAS ON !

Not very nostalgic if you ask me..........2005-09-18

You buy these types of shows for the nostalgia.. Not to see a new edited version of the show. I'm not happy with my purchase because they turned it into a miniseries instead of keeping it the show I remember. I highly recommend NOT getting this dvd if you're looking for a trip down memory lane.

Nostalgia deluxe!.......2005-05-18

Wow! I am thrilled they released the Ewoks on DVD! I bought it the day it got released, and have been watching it ever since :) One sad thing though is that it's only 8 out of 13 total episodes. I sure hope Fox Home Entertainment will release the last 5 episodes on an additional DVD!

The DVD includes the following episodes:

THE HAUNTED VILLAGE
- The Haunted Village
- The Cries of the Trees
- Rampage of the Phlogs
- Sunstar vs. Shadowstone

TALES FROM THE ENDOR WOODS
- Wicket's Wagon
- The Travelling Jindas
- To Save Deej
- Asha

Missing episodes:
- The Tree of Light
- The Curse of the Jindas
- The Land of the Gupins
- The Three Lessons
- Blue Harvest

Picture and sound quality is very good, and if you feel it would fun watching your old favorite animated adventure, go ahead and buy this exceptionally great DVD!

Ewoks cartoon on DVD, sort of..........2005-04-04

Don't take my rating wrong, I don't hate this cartoon, what I hate is the way Lucasfilm has handled the property. Basically what this release is is 8 episodes from the first season of the show cobbled together to form two very unbalanced animated films. What we do get is basically 8 episodes of the show with new adult Wicket voice-overs. What we don't get is the opening theme song, original end credits, and I have a feeling original music (though I guess I'll never know since this will probably be the only release in this format.) At least the "chapters" are labeled with the original episode titles. I know this sounds nit-picky and in the vein of the "complainers" of the ill done reissues of the Original Star Wars trilogy on DVD, but come on. What is the purpose of releasing an old saturday morning cartoon, almost certainly because the fans demanded it for nostalgia purposes, and then heavily editing it so that it has almost no feel of how it originally aired?

Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Caravan Of Courage/The Battle For Endor

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