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A Question of Ewoks

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So i've always found that I for one, am always in a minority of Star Wars fans whenever I begin to express any of my love for Ewoks. Especially the Ewok movies, which I still think should have been the only prequels of a sort ever made due to their not disturbing any continuity and expanding/giving more history to a very good innovation. Yes, I always thought having a primitive race like them combining with the Rebels to crush the Empire at Endor was a stroke of brilliance. Consequently i'm also more a fan of Jedi than Empire...but not just becuase of the Ewoks of course.

I'm very familar with all the hatred for them over the years, and it always pertubs me to hear so many people bash Jedi over the Ewoks. (cue Clerks quote: "..all Jedi had was a bunch of muppets..") However I don't think anyone can hate truly hate the Ewoks these days seeing as their role as 'hated race' in SW has been effectivly taken over by Jar-Jar & Gungans...at least I think so.

So my main query then is, how many of you who love the original trilogy also love the Ewok movies? And also, what type of fan?

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I don't mind the Ewoks, I don't hate them. Of course, I wouldn't say that the Ewoks movies are cinema masterpieces, but...

There's only ONE thing I didn't like about the Ewok's battle in ROTJ: there's this scene in which they cut down ropes and two huge tree logs come down and smash a AT-ST... How is that possible?! How could they do that? How could those tiny little Ewoks cut down two trees and tie them up waaay up high in a few minutes (while Solo and his troup was being held inside) and make sure the AT-ST gets EXACTLY where they wanted?!
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How could they do that? How could those tiny little Ewoks cut down two trees and tie them up waaay up high in a few minutes (while Solo and his troup was being held inside) and make sure the AT-ST gets EXACTLY where they wanted?!


At least it looks cool.

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