They never really bothered me. And I've seen ROTJ many times. I just watched the film again today.
Only gripe could be that they take up a bit too much screen time, but I have no problem with them.
Sure, but that's only because you're one of those folks that dresses up in fuzzy animal costumes and likes to cuddle in large groups of like-minded individuals. What is that weirdness called? Fuzzies? Furries? Dumshits?
shareI love the Ewoks. But that's because I was 10 when this came out. As a child, they were perfect.
I can see someone watching this as an adult and thinking how stupid it is that overgrown teddy bears, all fuzzy and cuddly, get the best of an Imperial guard unit guarding the shield generator to the Death Star. But I don't care. Loved them then, love them now.
The ewoks ain't the biggest problem in this movie. Bigger problem, storywise, is that they wasted half an hour for rescueing Han Solo from Jabba. In a movie that's supposed to conclude galactic war in two hours.
shareSooooo, just don't rescue Han then?
shareMaybe expand the last movie into another trilogy, as originally planned. That way we would have avoided the terrible Disney trilogy also. But no, Lucas wanted to finish making Star Wars movies and move on to masterpieces like Howard the Duck, Labyrinth and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
shareLabyrinth gave us Goblin King David Bowie, so you bite your tongue, sir.
shareRescuing Han is a waste of time, so make a trilogy out of one movie? What kind of nonsensical "logic" is this?
sharethe mind boggles
the words " as originally planned" even more mysterious.
maybe he means drag out Return Jedi , instead of those 3 new ones , which were the same story again , to the upset of some people.
Then again return Jedi was "death star all over again" anyway , so it wouldnt chnage that
"the mind boggles
the words " as originally planned" even more mysterious."
He 100% made that up.
Too much screen time and comedy, I'd rather they'd have been wookies or at least looked similar to them, as originally planned.
I liked them. Wished they were a bit less cutesy but they were cool. They were blood-thirsty savages who intended to eat our heroes. My biggest gripe about them was the convenience of their massive traps. Too perfectly suited to the right place, right time.
This was the movie that started the downward slide though. Taking hostages instead of outright killing ("hands up!" and "freeze!"), the Emperor trading in the grim/spooky manor for maudlin impishness, and goofy moments like Boba's lame death. Lucas was part of a group creation that was gold. The more he soloed, the more it sucked.
In the context of the film, they are fine. People who are concerned about Ewoks need to get real lives.
shareI do mind them. They could've been okay in a small role, but they looked hideous, got way too much screen time compared to characters like Han, Leia and Chewbacca and were too comedic. Also, it was not believable they were able to defeat the Emperor's best troops so easily.
sharewere they the best troops though?
Would the empire put the elite troops on "Guard a building from the indigenous teddybears" duty?
Frankly I like this movie and anyone who doesn't like it should suck on a bag of rocks. In fact, I'd love to just shove a rock into the mouths of some people in this topic. Seriously most everyone who responded to this topic is an arrogant stupid jerk in my eyes.
shareI don't like them really, but they don't bother me to the point of distraction. Like you said, the worst thing about them is how much screentime they eat up. I get what Lucas was trying to do with them, even if wookies would have been the better option.
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