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Willow (1988) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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Our Val Kilmer poll winner! Okay this was really sweet and delightful. It kind of reminded me of Stardust or Princess Bride a little. Val was so great in this!! It had some surprisingly intense moments but overall just a really fun and charming movie. Rest In Peace Val Kilmer 💕

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Thoko

Wow. I forgot that this film even existed. This really brings me back to my childhood

Big Lazy Dragon

Fun fact: After meeting each other on the set of the movie, Val Kilmer & co-star Joanne Whalley began dating & eventually married not too long after production finished. So the on-screen chemistry between the two was actually real.

ExploreWinnipeg

I was just about to go to go to sleep. I love this movie. It's a family favorite.

Big Lazy Dragon

Another fun fact: even though unrecognizable because of the lack of make-up, a number of the Nelwyn villagers besides Warwick Davies & Kenny Baker (who appeared in an uncredited roles) had previously worked with George Lucas as Ewoks in the 1983 blockbuster 'Return of the Jedi'.

TheSingulatarian

I had a friend who named their daughter Elora- Dannon because of this movie.

Clay F

I thought Val Kilmer did well. I was glad he is a prominent character. But the movie is too much cheese for me, and as an adult, I am not really drawn to kids' movies (with rare exception). Here, I have no nostalgia to rely on. I was 25 when the movie was released in 1988, and rejected the film. Helped that I am in old age now -- plus, I am a Val Kilmer fan. Not enough closeup shots of the baby's face. More closeups of the baby's face would have been nice. You mentioned Val Kilmer's long hair -- he has long hair in "The Doors" (1991) (w/Meg Ryan) = my 2nd choice in the poll. My top choice was "Thunderheart" (1992) w/Val Kilmer as the lead character and in which I do have nostalgia. Agree with you about Val Kilmer in Tombstone -- my favorite Val Kilmer performance. For this movie, while there were some intense scenes, the movie is generally considered suitable for children aged 8-10 and up, according to Common Sense Media. I never showed the movie to my kids -- they may have liked it. "That was a Lord of the Rings shot. Their little fellowship."

Dan M

I can’t even remember when the last time I saw this movie was. I really don’t remember much about it, so it will be fun revisiting it with you. Not sure if you recognized him, but Warwick Davis played Professor Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter movies.

Irby

Love this movie, it's the movie that got me into fantasy and Dungeons and dragons.

Wesley White

I was almost about to go to bed when I got the notification that you watched this, totally worth staying up till 4 in the morning despite getting a 7 hour sleep for Easter at work lol! [Sigh] Cass, this was a reaction long in the making that I've been looking forward too the most, ever since you had it on that one poll where "Jurassic Park" knocked it out of the ball park lol! I cannot tell you how much it means to me that you loved this movie, definitely a good choice to honor the memory of Val Kilmer RIP🙏 This has been a childhood favorite of mine for many years, like I told you during your "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" YT edit reaction, this movie is #9 in my top 10 favorite movies of all time! Thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for finally watching this and enjoying it! Some trivia, funny stories, and plot holes I've learned recently! If you were to look closely when Willow gets the magic acorns that turn anything to stone, he initially had three, yet he only uses two throughout the movie, including the one he tries to use on that troll but drops it on that plank on the bridge! The reason is because there's a deleted scene that was cut where Willow encounters a lone villager in that abandoned fishing village where he tries to find Raziel, the villager warns him not to go out on the lake, but then a small storm breaks out and the villager turns into this giant man eating fish, Willow tries to use an acorn, but drops it in the water, that's why he was missing one! Another deleted scene that was cut actually helps the real reason why Sorsha turns against her mother Queen Bavmorda, besides falling for Val's character lol, though you briefly see this character at the end of the movie, there was a King with a long white beard who was among one of the frozen stone people at that castle, that was Sorsha's father! In the deleted scene, Sorsha encounters her frozen father King and he speaks to her through his frozen state and tells her everything about how she's fighting on the wrong side! The actor playing General Kael, the black knight with the helmet with a skull visor, he's actor/stuntman Pat Roach, you don't know the name, but you have reacted to his movies on the channel! He was in the "Indiana Jones" trilogy, he was always the big guy that Indy would fist fight with in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and in "The Temple of Doom", plus he was Celtic Chieftan in "Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves"! On a personal side note, that helmet he wore with the skull visor, I fell in love with that helmet, I wanted it so badly when I was a kid, it was one of the coolest bad guy helmets I've ever seen, until Sauron came along lol! Warwick Davis who plays Willow, he was 17 when he got the role and this was his first leading role in a movie, but not his debut, his debut was as the Ewok Wicket in "STAR WARS Episode VI - Return of the Jedi" the one that finds Princess Leia in the woods after her speeder bike showdown with those scout troopers, he was 12 years old when he played the Ewok! Not long after the movie was completed, Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley (Sorsha) got married and had two kids, unfortunately their marriage didn't last forever, they split in 1996 but she was the only one he ever married IRL! That two-headed Dragon that Willow accidentally created in the castle actually had nickname that George Lucas gave, he called it an Eborsisk, which is a combination of the names of film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel which Lucas reportedly had some disdain for lol🤣 Turns out they used two babies who were twins to play Elora, Kate and Ruth Greenfield, there's a really sweet promotional image when this movie got it's 30th anniversary, showing Warwick Davis with one of the twins who played the baby Elora all grown up, so cute! I remember when I was a kid, my parents and I would watch this movie a lot which is one of the reasons why it's become one of my all time favorites! I won't deny, the only scene that freaked me out was the pig transformation scene, but other than that, I loved this movie! Knights in armor, sword fighting, Dragons, everything fantasy was my jam and still is! My dad and I would change the name of the one guy who always gave Willow a hard time, Burglekutt, we'd change to Burblebutt LOL🤣🤣🤣 Plus I remember my dad made this big cardboard cut-out of a two-headed dragon and my friends and I on the culdesac would play Willow with our toy armor and swords, it was fun! Once again, I have this entire movie memorized word for word, I'm not called moviefanatic for nothing lol! Once again Cassie, thank you from the bottom of my heart for watching and enjoying this 80's classic, this movie is as old I am and has stood the test of time! Sorry for this long comment, hey it's been a while since I made one like this lol! I hope you enjoy reading all this when you've got the time lol! A real bummer that Carly couldn't watch this with you, I think she would've enjoyed this too lol! BTW Cassie, you look very lovely with long hair, couldn't help but notice lol😁💗 Oh and uh, I'd give anything to have snow, I enjoy the cold, I hate Summer, too HOT🥵lol🤣 Hope you and the family had a wonderful Easter, love and support always, you and Carly are the best, can't wait for "Blazing Saddles" lol! Take care, and God bless y'all and the family🥰😇🙏🤗😁😉✌👍🌹

Clay F

+1 for Dungeons and Dragons

JL_83

This one takes me back…a childhood favorite, but haven’t seen it in so long that I barely remember the story! Two things I was also unaware of: Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley (who plays Sorsha) were actually married for a time after this movie; also, Jean Marsh (who plays the evil queen Bavmorda) just passed away this month, only about two weeks after Val Kilmer, so may she RIP as well

Michael Lynch

You powered through the Rocky movies, but you’ve still only seen the first Rambo. Just a reminder.

Sam Fuller

RIP to Jean Marsh (Bavmorda), too.

Andrew Heller

Please get this youtube edit asap lol, my favorite movie when i was a kid

Jason Henderson

So glad everyone can get to see Val again, in this amazingly directed Fantasy world! Remembering as a kid how mesmerized I was with the general lol How things change. Val met his wife during filming, and For a long while they were married and happy! Makes me sad thinking of him . He will always be missed by all who knew him. Enjoy everyone!

D. T. Nelson

This is the movie that propelled Warwick Davis (Willow) to stardom, though it isn't his first film. You first saw him on this channel, I believe, as Wicket (the Ewok that finds Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi) when he was just a teen. He went on to play Professor Flitwick and the goblin Griphook. He also taken roles in The Chronicles of Narnia movies, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the horror franchise Leprechaun, multiple stage and television roles, and bit parts in the Star Wars movies (among other things).

Astraeos

Oh how I would love for you to watch An Idiot Abroad. The season with Warwick Davis is hilarious. If you ever at all consider watching something that isn't strictly fictional, traditional movie & TV, stuff like documentaries, An Idiot Abroad would be a perfect first choice. Yes, its a sort of travel documentary show, but its also more of a straight comedy, so it's a perfect sorta mix between two mediums. Really can't recommend it enough.

Jason Henderson

Thank you Cassie for the platform!🍿👍

shaneth138

I thought we were supposed to be getting Dawn of the Planet of the Apes a while ago?

Joe J

Edit won't be done for 4-5 days, which seem to be the normal turnaround. We don't get to see the edit until the day of the YT premiere.

Mojo One Thousand

"They have chemistry"... Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley were married for several years, and she even went by the name Joanne Whalley-Kilmer for a time. They had two children together. His kids actually made a documentary about Val Kilmer a couple of years back, which was made of mainly footage that Val took himself. Apparently he would be recording video a lot in his life, including on sets. I have not gotten around to seeing it, but I have had it on my list for a while. RIP Val Kilmer. Also, the smaller of the two Brownies is Kevin Pollak, whom we have seen in both the "Grumpy old men" movies, as Walter Mathau's some "Jacob", as one of the "The Usual Suspects" ("Hockney") and as Tom Cruise's assistant counsel "Lt. Sam Weinberg" in "A Few Good Men".

Mojo One Thousand

They involve Carly, so they are more difficult to schedule.

Mark White

It is funny as! But, alas can’t see Cassie ever watching it. It’s not the same thing, but I wonder if Cassie would ever consider watching Rickies movie “ The invention of Lying” that’s great. If we are talking Brit comedies series, I would also want Black Adder goes forth, or Faulty Towers to be on Cassie’s list.

My_Cousin_Mose

Once you've seen one Rambo movie you've basically seen em all.

Joe J

I guess I just hoped it never existed, Lol.

Joe J

The Rambo movies obviously don't interest her.

Joe J

@Mose, same could be said for the Lethal Weapon and John Wick movies, but Cassie likes Mel and Keanu, so they get watched, Lol.

Mitchell Jones

I knew you would enjoy this movie, mainly because of the similarities to Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, but I also think you'll enjoy Real Genius, Val was excellent in that movie, & judging from his interviews the character he played in Real Genius is closer to his real self than a lot of characters he played during his life & career.

Robert da Spruce

Haven’t watched this in a long time. So I’m looking forward to revisiting it and seeing your reaction Cassie! Hope you had a wonderful Easter 🐣

Mitchell Jones

You are correct sir, he did play Wicket in Jedi & in the two Ewok movies.

Clarence Newman

Cassie! As a HUGE Richard Chamberlain fan, I think it's well unfair that Val gets a tribute poll and Richard doesn't. He was Doctor Kildare, you know. It's probably too late now, so how's about you just watch Towering Inferno and be done with it? I think you will sleep better.

Uncle Phoenix

Brain Wave Guys. Ok, so you know how much Cassie Loves board games; and how Mormons Hate Dungeons and Dragons. Well, Cassie needs to make her own version of D & D called, "Pirates of Catan". It would be like those Custom versions of Monopoly; and it could be available on the Merch store.

Clay F

Please, no Rambo sequels. Could include Rambo 2 in a poll. She likes Stallone, but didn't seem as taken with Rambo as Rocky.

Mark T

I agree, Cassie and maybe even Carly need to see The Towering Inferno. While I don't know much about Richard Chamberlain, here are a few facts about The Towering Inferno. It was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It featured an ensemble cast of very well known and high-profile actors, including Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Fred Astaire, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, and more. Definitely worth a watch!

Chris Thom

Haven't seen it in a while, but wasn't there a lot of Snow White in it too? Or I might be thinking of something else, I'm not sure. Been like 25 years.

Chris Thom

He was really good in Life's Too Short.

djKENTO

SPARTAN… SPARTAN!!!! That’s one of Val’s vest performances but it’s a small indie thriller that most people didn’t see. Shame it will basically never get a reaction.

Ted Whalen

I think the difference is that the story in Rambo II (going back to Vietnam to help rescue missing POW’s) is more compelling than the original Rambo. I know that I enjoyed Rambo II much more than the first one.

VYV77

I have to admit I really wasn't excited about this one. I was on the Real Genius team (which I so hope you still end up doing), but it turns out I enjoyed watching this again much more than I expected. Now on to DAWN. You made this a fun day. Thanks again.

David Patterson

In an alternate version, when Willow gets to the mysterious island, he is disappointed to find, not Raziel, but a rude Frenchmen who farts in his general direction.

Andrew Heller

Rambo 4 def breaks one of her rules with the kids thing

TheSingulatarian

The second one is fun if jingoistic nonsense. It would probably have to be a Patreon exclusive or absolutely cut to pieces as owners are nuts about the copyright claims. James Cameron did the script on the 2nd one and I suspect did a bit of directing along with Stallone as well.

TheSingulatarian

She could watch "Upstairs/Downstairs" very "Downton Abby" like.

Chris B.

One of my all-time favorite movies, glad you liked it. Even if you can find it still: DO NOT WATCH THE SHOW! I'm saying this because I want you to keep your happy feelings for Willow; the show is so terrible that even Disney removed it from D+, and they have all kinds of terrible shows still up on there, so that's saying something.

Chris B.

Ooh if we're talking Richard Chamberlain, then I can't not mention that he is fantastic in the Shogun (the first, and IMO better) miniseries from 1980, which was based on the book. It has really good performances from Chamberlain as well as legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, plus a certain lovable guy who may or may not have played a certain dwarven fellow in a certain trilogy about some ring.

Chris B.

Spartan is excellent, cosigned.

Just Plain Bob

Really, really hoping that Cassie decides to react to “Real Genius.” Really fun and funny movie and she will absolutely adore Val Kilmer in it.

James M

When they started sliding on the sled I really hoped you'd say it was like Canada. 🇨🇦

Annie519

I was going to say the same thing about them, he was pretty infatuated with her and I don't blame him, she was so stunning. It's too bad they didn't work out but apparently they were still very close which I always think is very sweet to hear, especially if they have children together.

Brad

I loved this movie when I was a kid. Thanks for watching it with me! Can't wait for Real Genius!

zynjams

Val Kilmer and Shorsha Joanne Whalley were married in real life

John Liebling

I'd love to see Cassie react to Robert Downey Jr...in the movie Chaplain. Cassie, you've seen him as Iron Man and Oppenheimer...even as a young man the talent was there. You've mentioned before how much you love true stories.

John Liebling

Chaplain was made only 4 years after Willow.

Vlad D

I'm hoping for the same.

Nolofinwe

Cassie I’m sure you know That Joanne Walley and Val fell in love during this movie, and they married when it was over .and she is the sister of the actor that was Archie moonlight graham in Field of dreams and The hamburger guy in pulp fiction who got killed of course he’s also in the doors with Val

Thoko

Haha! Was it that bad? I honestly don’t remember if I liked it as a child

Ryan Towell

Joanne Whalley and Frank Whaley aren't related.

MacGuffinStuff

I loved Cassie's summation of Mad Mardigan as a little Aragorn, a little Depp, a little Wesley, but it's all Val Kilmer, man I'm gonna miss that guy. And I can't wait for Real Genius, fingers crossed for a reaction, because that's another of my favorite Val Kilmer roles (so many). Btw, Jean Marsh played Bav Morda the evil queen, she also played a terrifying character in RETURN TO OZ, which is not much like the Judy Garland Oz, and even though some complain about it being too scary for kids, well I was an 80s kid and I loved it and still kinda do lol, highly recommend.

Stick Figure Studios

By Total coincidence, the Great British actress who played babmorta, Jean March, also passed away a few days ago, so you're actually paying tribute to two fine actors with this reaction, Cassie. Well done. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I figured you would.

Clay F

Kids apparently liked the Willow (2022-2023) series (no longer available to stream), with mixed reviews among adults. I wonder if Warrick Davis is good in that. Common Sense Media liked it (appropriate for age 11+) saying the "ensemble shines in fantasy quest" and "Like the original movie, the series is a rollicking, lively tale."

Brian Smith

i have it on my plex server :)

Johnny Bullis

Im not sure what Willow show youre referring but it was not beloved by anyone.. actually quite the opposite... it was so poorly received that Disney decided to remove it from the platform. Its widely known that this was another beloved IP that was ruined by Disney. Do a little more digging on that one.

Milton Reduxed

Disney shill media blowing smoke while in reality it was so bad they removed it from D+ because it was more profitable as a write off

Clay F

I read didn’t have huge number of views, but was liked by many kids. The style of the show offended the Willow nostalgia of some adults. Also, adult homophobes didn’t like that the princess is lesbian. Again, however, Common Sense Media liked it. Likely not my cup of tea, but average reviews scores by both critics and thousands of users/audience members weren’t horrible. The IMDb score is relatively low, but my guess if kids were submitting the reviews/scores, the IMDB rating would be higher. Willow S1 (2022-2023) IMDB 5.7, RT 84% (RT Top Critics 91%), RT Audience 65% Many positive reviews/characterizations. The Willow series was apparently caught up in a cost-cutting measures, including the removal of content from the platform, and with "Willow" reportedly one of the shows that fell under this initiative. Also, removing the show from the platform allowed to write off the value of the content assets.

Milton Reduxed

''People didn't like the post-modern woke crap we produced so they are either racist, misogynist, homophobic, fascist, or all of the above'' - Disney probably

Stephen Dias

"Oh my gosh! That's Val Kilmer!" That reaction was great. This is one of my faves, though it'd been years since I'd seen it.

Ryan Towell

Cassie did you recognize Kevin Pollack? The funny Brownie that falls in the beer? He was Tom Cruise's legal partner Lt. Sam Weinberg in A few Good Men. And if you liked Val in this you really should watch The Saint.

Chris Thom

It's wild they removed it from the platform. Curious how that works as a tax write off. Don't think I've ever heard of that before.

Chris Thom

RDJ has been a very solid actor for a long time now. He was amazing in Less Than Zero.

Chris Thom

Those Ricky Gervais shows kind of oscillate between very funny and pretty cruel. Life's Too Short was the same. Overall fun shows, but the cringe does cross the line at times. Guilty pleasures.

Milton Reduxed

Disney ran a $4billion operating loss 2023-2024. They would have been more profitable if they made nothing for 12 months

Clay F

Does anybody here prefer that any Willow TV series in the future (by any producer or studio) not have the princess as lesbian? Or doesn’t matter to you?

Milton Reduxed

Nobody was crying out for a D+ Willow reboot, it was just Disney trying to mine one of it's IPs and recoup some of the cost of purchasing Lucasfilm. And just like Indiana Jones it lost money

Tara ✨💫

Warwick Davis played Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi in 1983 when he was a boy and reprised the role in The Last Skywalker along with his son who played another Ewok. I saw in an interview that he really enjoyed being able to share that with his son. He's wearing make up in The Sorcerer's Stone as Professor Flintwick when he is teaching the students how to levitate the feather and it slows up in Seamus' face, but in the later movies he just looks like a little person.

Tara ✨💫

Cassie, I think you should also watch Val Kilmer in "The Saint" I might just have to watch it again. It's more of an action spy thriller

Mitch M

I would love to see you consider Thunderheart for another Val Kilmer film. Very underrated thriller from when he was young. I don't think anyone's ever reacted to it and it deserves to be seen more.

Darren Harrison

Val Kilmer met his wife on the set of this movie - English actress Joanne Whalley who played Sorsha, so that chemistry you detected was real

Chris Thom

You are a bonafade Willow fan. You've been requesting that for forever. I never knew it was so popular.

Briankeith

Another good Val Kilmer film is Real Genius