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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 30, 2008
Pros: Entertaining fantasy movie. Good cast.
Cons: Some silly moments.
Summary: Fantasy movies can be very entertaining when they are done well. When they aren't done well, the movies can end up being huge messes. Willow had a few issues, but it was a very entertaining movie overall.Willow Ufgood, a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 17, 2008
Pros: Interesting if somewhat formulaic story; good cast, good effects, good music
Cons: It's Star Wars mixed with Moses and Tolkien's stories
Summary: Having already visited the fantasy/mythology genre in his first Star Wars trilogy, George Lucas decided to take a brief detour back to a world filled with heroes, villains, and monsters in a more traditional fairy tale setting in 1988's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 21, 2008
Pros: The acting, the story, the pacing, and the characters help make an amazing film.
Cons: Not much, just little nitpicks... Nothing to ruin the overall quality.
Summary: "Forces" Combined George Lucas, most famously known for his Star Wars trilogy, combined his skills with filmmaker Ron Howard (who made a dozen outstanding movies such as A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13) to bring ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2006
Pros: Original story, entertaining
Cons: Special effects are dated
Summary: This is another fantasy story about good vs. evil. The evil is trying to conquer the world and the good is trying to save it. Both good and evil have armies at their disposal as well as magic. They appear pretty equally matched in this movie with the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 13, 2006
Pros: Great cast of actors, fun story, good special effects for the time-period
Cons: Silly romance, slow-moving toward the end
Summary: Before I had Lord of the Rings to obsess over, there was Willow. This 1988 fantasy film tells the story of Willow (Warwick Davis), a Nelwyn dwarf and wannabe magician. The land is under siege by the evil Queen Bavmorda. Willow becomes a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2005
Pros: Brilliant entertainment...
Cons: ... hackneyed story (if you're really picky!!)
Summary: Somehow Willow had passed me be since its release back in 1988 until just recently, when I saw it for a mere £5 in one of the shops at the hospital I work in. I’ve always been curious about it as I remember a lot of hype at the time of its ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 12, 2005
Pros: Everything.
Cons: I tried to think of some just to be fair…but I can’t. Haha.
Summary: So I’m watching it right now. No, really, the movie is playing right behind me on my little $100 Daewoo TV. Haha. Ok, let’s start. Willow is one of those completely and utterly underrated movies. The kind that comes out and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 21, 2004
Pros: Everything.
Cons: Nothing.
Summary: What is fantasy? I believe it is the ability of the mind to create something that doesn't exist and probably will never exist yet seems real. By that definition, Willow is an excellent fantasy. It is also one of my favorite movies and is in ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 8, 2003
Pros: Great special effects and endearing lucasesque mythology. Ron Howard directs.
Cons: Annoying Lord of the Rings knock off.
Summary: George Lucas has some sway in the movie world when it comes to science fiction and fantasy. Willow is an excellent film, full of heart-stopping adventure and bitter-sweet love stories. It's a blockbuster in the classic sense of the word. Ron Howard's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 12, 2002
Pros: Light, colorful, fun.
Cons: Derivative, silly, cornball-ish.
Summary: There's a double-edged sword that shows up when your childhood favorites are released on DVD. On one hand, you can't wait to add it to your collection. On the other, the movie rarely measures up to your recollections. Willow is not nearly as magical as I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2002
Pros: One of the very best fantasy movies of the 20th century.
Cons: None.
Summary: You can have your Harry Potters and your Lords of the Rings. They are good, but when it comes to a fantasy movie, I'll still take 1988's WILLOW by George Lucas.
I am glad Lucasfilm finally released "Willow" on DVD. I wish that Lucas, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 5, 2001
Pros: Great storyline. Cute baby. Wonderful cast.
Cons: A little melodramatic.
Summary: This is the type of movie when you think of fantasy. It's got little people, dwarves, a skilled swordsman, an evil queen, a beautiful princess, a powerful sorcoress, and trolls! All parts are splendidly cast and George Lucas is behind the camera. How ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 30, 2001
Pros: Great story containing action, adventure and romance
Cons: May scare young viewers
Summary: I don't remember the first time I saw this movie, but I do remember wanting to see it over and over again.
Written by Bob Dolman and George Lucas, Willow is a fantasy story. Its about this little person named Willow Ofgood (played by ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2001
Pros: Lots of action.
Cons: Might be a little scary for some shy kids.
Summary: Willow
Willow is a movie I come back to often. My girl and I love the part about the knight and the bad queen's daughter. It is a love story that is pretty nice because they are enemies at forst but then some fairies sprinkle some dus that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 31, 2000
Pros: Wide, wide variety of scenery, great mix of characters
Cons: Gets pretty violent towards the end
Summary: If you haven't seen this movie, well add this one to the rent list. It's not humanly possible to NOT like this movie! The score, done by James Horner, is absolutely his finest ever. It sinks anything you ever heard in Titanic.
Here ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 3, 2000
Pros: One Great Movie with everybody in Mind.
Cons: If you dont like fantasy movies, then rent your Western.
Summary: Here is a Great Movie for teens, families, and a must for fantasy fans. This is Ron Howard's Willow, and I would certainly put this flick on my personal top ten. Although I don't know that name of the Actor who plays Willow, he does a great job. Not ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 13, 2000
Pros: fun exciting beautiful
Cons: ?
Summary: Every once in a while something happens.
Then you are left to figure out where you fit in the world.
Sounds miles away from Willow doesn't it? Perhaps, but for me, it is just around the bend from everything. A short walk into ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 9, 2000
Pros: Nice little story, the baby is adorable, wonderful entertainment for all of the family
Cons: none really
Summary: Even though this movie was originally made back in 1988, it still is great to watch, even today. The cast consists of Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, Joanne Whalley as Sorsha, the Queen’s Daughter, and Warrick Davis as Willow. And, they ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 7, 2000
Pros: a totally wonderful family movie
Cons: if you don;t enjoy fantasy you won;t enjoy this
Summary: A magickal baby..... An evil queen.... An unlikely hero.... A beautiful princess .... A sorceress... A sorcerer-in-training..... Elves, fairies, Brownies, wee folk.... Willow has it all. It is my favorite "fairy tale come to life". ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 25, 2000
Pros: actors,affects,effects,storyline
Cons: none
Summary: I saw this movie because it has scientific and fantasy in it and i love that kind of stuff. Very good special effects and a really good plot. A little baby,a princess,born in a world of evil, to destroy an evil queen, but found in a river near a village, ... read more
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