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Willow (Special Edition) (1988)

3 Ratings: 3.7

Comedy and Kids & Family movie directed by Ron Howard

This epic Lucasfilm fantasy serves up enough magical adventure to satisfy fans of the genre, though it treads familiar territory. With abundant parallels toStar Wars, the story (by George Lucas) follows the exploits of the little farmer Willow (Warwick … see full wiki

Tags: Movies, Fantasy Films, Family Movies

Cast: Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Joanne Whalley

Director: Ron Howard

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review by kfontenot. September 26, 2006

A Wonderful Family Fantasy

I remember when "Willow" first came out on the big screen. I remember how cool it was to watch the skull-helmeted General Kael ride onto the screen. I loved the swordplay of Madmartigan. The trolls were the creepiest things I've ever seen. Flash forward twenty-eight years, and "Willow" has lost some of its luster. It doesn't appeal to me as much as it did when I was a youngster. However, it is still a great film to watch with your family. For those uneducated, "Willow" is … more

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review by newtonooi. June 22, 2006

Lucas at his best

Before Harry Potter, before the Lord of the Rings, before the slew of comic book movies like Spiderman, X-Men, etc... there were very few good fantasy movies that were not sci-fi. One could probably count them on one hand; Legend, The Dark Crystal, Dragonslayer, and this impressive family movie by George Lucas: Willow. Named after the central character of the movie - Willow Ufgood, this movie follows his adventures across a mystical, wooded land of monsters, trolls, magic, dwarfs, midgets, an evil … more

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review by tomtom13. March 29, 2005

posted in Movie Hype

A Charming Tale.

When George Lucas was younger he wanted to become a race car driver. Instead, he has become one of the richest and most powerful men in the movie making industry. Besides dreaming up STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES, Lucas was the driving force behind several other filmmaking projects. One of the best of these is the movie WILLOW. WILLOW is the story about a Nelwyn (hobbit-like creatures) farmer and hopeful sorcerer named Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) who finds a baby girl in some … more

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