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Star Wars Animated Adventures - Droids (The Pirates and the Prince / Treasures of the Hidden Planet)

Anthony Daniels (Actor), Lesleh Donaldson (Actor) Rated:
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Format: DVD
3 out of 5 stars 35 customer reviews
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Special Features

  • Includes The Pirates and the Prince and Treasures of the Hidden Planet

Product Details

  • Actors: Anthony Daniels, Lesleh Donaldson, Don Francks, John Stocker, Graeme Campbell
  • Writers: George Lucas
  • Producers: Rick McCallum
  • Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
    NR
    Not Rated
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004
  • Run Time: 172 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002YCUPC
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,798 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat Series, Poor Packaging
By David Griffin Blyth on May 24, 2005
With shows like Clone Wars now entertaining young audiences, one has to wonder if they should bother showing thier children anything that belongs in the original trilogy universe in terms of spin-offs, there was never a "definitive" animated series featuring Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Han Solo, etc, however, this show featured the two Droids.

"Droids" is NOT set AFTER the original trilogy, it's set BEFORE it, a series of five episode arcs featured R2-D2 and 3-PO having different adventures with a different matser with each new arc, it was something that was rare in shows of that decade, and it kep the premise fresh...the premise of the two droids going through various comedy acts, whilst being pursued by The Empire.

I would recommend a BOX SET, but NOT this DVD, it only has two horribly-spliced together episodes on it, hardly anything that would represent this series fairly to a cyncial or cautious viewer, of course there's enough humour in it to keep your children happy

And it's a known fact, those who tell people in an immatue fashion to "get a life", usually only say that when they, themselves, have made a mess of thier own.
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1.0 out of 5 starsWhat a farce.
By José Fernandez on September 12, 2004
Man, I was really looking forward to this. "Droids-The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO on DVD? Sweet beans!" Ah, no. Instead of a standard DVD boxed set of the fifteen episodes in the series, we get, after years of waiting, a couple of poorly edited episodes stuck together and billed as a "feature film" just a few years after the same stunt was pulled on VHS. Hmmmm . . .

Seriously now: does ANYONE prefer these cobbled-together "movies" with about five separate plots to the ordinary method of NOT BUTCHERING the original episodes and packaging them together by season with the opening theme song and closing credits intact? Maybe if they made both versions available, but NO. We get stuck with the same crap that we can still get on VHS.

And as if this abominable amalgamation wasn't bad enough, they're not even releasing all the episodes in this format. Someone, PLEASE help me wrap my head around this logic. What possible reason can there be for not releasing all of the episodes, especially when half of the ones they are releasing, screwed up though they may be, were just released a few years ago? What is this, some kind of sick mental game? Will they wait until DVDs are obsolete and then start selectively releasing episodes AGAIN?

Come on, Lucasfilm, you're better than this. Almost EVERYBODY ELSE gets this stuff right; why can't you?
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2.0 out of 5 starsA major disappointment
By N N on April 22, 2005
When I was younger I actually remembered watching this show on TV. I was big into star wars at the time and even though the music was sort of cheesy, I loved it. Naturally I purchased it the moment I saw it in stores only to be hugely disappointed. They had completely redone the music including that great TV opening theme that I loved. I then immediately grumbled at the $10 I wasted on it and then gave it to my friend's kid.
As for the animation, it was targeted for kids so do keep this in mind as you view it. As adults you will find the animation to be simplistic, but your kids if they are into Star Wars will love it. As for me a fan of the original, it was a huge letdown.
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1.0 out of 5 starsDON'T BUY THIS DVD
A Kid's Review on August 29, 2004
The droids cartoon in the 1980's ran for 13 episodes (along with the Ewoks) and had a prime time special called The Great Heep. This IS NOT it. This is the same kick in the teeth they pulled with VHS. They put four or five episodes together and call it a droids movie. If you want the best release of droids (or Ewoks) look for the old tapes from the early 90's that show only two episodes back to back. Even this was really lacking, but you got to see the droids with original credits and music. Why can't they ever do it right?
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1.0 out of 5 starsDear Mr. Lucas... BOX SET, PLEASE!
By J. Rose on May 23, 2008
In the '80's, George Lucas experimented with a few STAR WARS cartoons on Saturday morning (most likely inspired by THE STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL'S animated Boba Fett sequence drawing a bit of positive feedback). The resulting shows, DROIDS and EWOKS, featured the pre-trilogy adventures of SW's lovable robots and the furry citizens of Endor's Forest Moon, respectively.

Now, while these would be much appreciated on DVD as box sets, Lucas has chosen to release only a few episodes of each. These DROIDS episodes, spliced together into a sort of half-baked movie, are not reflective of the quality product we normally get from Lucas and Co. So, again I must speak as I have done in the past to another powerful and wealthy conglomerate that has total disregard for the fan base that made it powerful and wealthy in the first place... GIVE US A DAMN BOX SET. NOW. WE WILL BUY IT.

Sorry, but it's called tough love. Instead of getting this, wait for the box set, or really indicate why this series should be released and buy a bootleg set at a Star Wars Convention.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA good TV series.
By Raisuli the Magnificent on June 11, 2014
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I have to preface my review here by stating that I am not a fan of the animation in this series. To me it's rather average, and hangs within the ranks of your typical Hanna Barbara offerings produced in from the late 60s up through the mid 80s. It has that kind of a quality to it in terms of the motions and movements.

Now, having said that, I must say that the stories in this series are very good. When you combine this with a heartfelt effort to revisit the Star Wars galaxy / universe, one clearly sees that there is a definite taste of Star Wars here, and not merely by the presence of the two androids (droids) and classic Star Wars sound effects. There's a real effort made here by the production team to recapture the "Star Wars feel" from the films. You get a sense that you're back there again in that Galaxy Far Far Away, only you haven't been introduced to Luke, Leia, Han and the rest. You're essentially travelling their world with only the two robots as your guides.

There're are stories about piracy, about lost royalty, about treasure hunters, about racers, and lots of other things that are just good solid story telling. Marry that with the Star Wars setting, and you have yourself a memorable series.

Drawbacks; as I mentioned, the animation is okay. The robots are given moves that really don't gybe with their capabilities in the films, but since it's an animated series aimed at kids, it gets a pass. However more mature Star Wars fans, depending on their mood, might dismiss the droids feats as story pablum.

Me, I used to wake up early on Sat morning after going out late at night on Friday, reheat pizza, and sit and watch this "kids'" show. I loved it. It wasn't groundbreaking science fiction, but it was fun and entertaining.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsI loved the Droids show as a child

I loved the Droids show as a child. It's too bad this isn't a set of all the episodes. It's episodes edited together to make two movies. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Eric Dellinger
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Great DVD cartoon, hard to find, very collectable. cheap, and fast delivery.

Published 15 months ago by Renni Sixx
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

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Published 15 months ago by Nicholas G Titus
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

this is a super cool classic from the 80's I hope the complete series will come soon one day

Published 20 months ago by Ana L Mesa
1.0 out of 5 starsA Travesty

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Published on August 9, 2013 by Jacob Le Doux
5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome!

Brings me back to my childhood. Fun and great for my children. It's great watching them enjoy this Animated Star Wars treasure.

Published on June 19, 2013 by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsFun for what it is.

If you're a Star Wars fan with a sense of humor and lived through the 80s, this is fun to watch. If you're the uptight sort of fan, move along, these are not the droids you're... Read more

Published on February 3, 2013 by Mikal C. Johnson
4.0 out of 5 starsSo what if it's a cheap rip off.......

It's still the same cartoon I watched as a "Star Wars" loving youngster. I understand why people are mad about it not being the complete series. That would have been cooler. Read more

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