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Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas, WILLOW is director Ron Howard's fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, a swashbuckling warrior, and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) plots to kill all infants so .. Read more

Starring	Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty
Director	Ron Howard
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Spectacular jaunt around familiar material, plundered from mythology, fairy-tales and old movies, that relies on special effects to maintain interest.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Brilliant
  
  Fun! Interesting! Funny! Did I mention fun? Nothing came between Willow and the Lord Of The Rings in terms of GOOD fantasy movies. Willow is up to this day a ... read more »
  
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  - Skavoovee
  - London
  - 20 Jul 2004 at 09:35
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  Classic fantasy
  
  Willow has been a favourite with my (now very grown-up) children for over twenty years! It is just as enjoyable to watch now as it was then. It is a great ... read more »
  
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- - Chrisaljack
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  - Hellingly
  - 14 Jan 2012 at 23:54
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  WILLOW 1988
  
  An absolutely brilliant film - lots of laughs - perfect for a Sunday afternoon with the family - If you like Merlin and hobbits and magic this is a film for you... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 14 Nov 2011 at 13:42
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  Film Willow
  
  It's a classic absolultey loved it when i was a child and now my children have loved it. got it all going on
  
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  - 2 reviews
  - 07 Nov 2011 at 09:44
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  Willow The Winner
  
  One of my favourite films of all time.
  
  Must see if you haven't think Tom Cruise in Legend but better era wise i think.......not sure where my ... read more »
  
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- - Shauncibiades
  - 7 reviews
  - Horsham
  - 10 Oct 2011 at 17:21
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  Fantasy world
  
  One of my beloved films from childhood, did not disappoint me at all after over 15 years!!
  
  A must-see classic of all times.
  
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  - 21 Sep 2011 at 13:13
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  Good film!!
  
  This is a good film - I enjoyed it!!
  
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  - Lonodn
  - 11 Apr 2011 at 11:27
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  Great for a lazy afternoon in
  
  I love this film, it was a real blast from the past to watch it again. I love it from the moment you see Willow ploughing his field using a pig to pull the ... read more »
  
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- - Trotwear
  - 4 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 28 Jan 2011 at 12:58
- - 2
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  One of my all time favourites...
  
  ....along with The Princess Bride.
  
  This is fantasy fiction at it's best, great acting all round, a great adult & kid's film, I'm 40 &... read more »
  
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  - f1babe
  - 6 reviews
  - ESSEX
  - 08 Oct 2010 at 11:50
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  Blast from the past!
  
  I rented this film for my children, they loved it! This is a classic film that will never grow old I enjoyed it as much as the first time i saw it and it is ... read more »
  
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- - leetay
  - 1 review
  - widnes
  - 06 Oct 2010 at 22:59
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  Great Fun!
  
  Anything that Ron Howard turns his hand to these days seems to turn to gold and this movie is no exception. Willow is a good medieval romp from start to finish... read more »
  
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  - Pershore
  - 13 Jul 2010 at 23:01
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- - 16
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  Brilliant
  
  Fun! Interesting! Funny! Did I mention fun? Nothing came between Willow and the Lord Of The Rings in terms of GOOD fantasy movies. Willow is up to this day a ... read more »
  
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  - Skavoovee
  - London
  - 20 Jul 2004 at 09:35
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  Willow - childhood classic
  
  I basically got this cos I adored it when I was little and wanted to refresh my memory. Consequently I'm kinda biased but I think kids will definitely like ... read more »
  
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  - girl who's yet to grow up, scotland
  - 03 Mar 2004 at 12:49
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  This takes me back...
  
  This takes me back to my childhood, a time of innocence and of wonder.
  
  Maybe it's my fond memories of this film clouding my judgement but I still... read more »
  
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- - infinitusprudentia
  - 6 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 20 Aug 2008 at 16:53
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  Cassic Kids Film
  
  If you have children or are a child at heart then this is the film for you.
  
  My children adored it, i must admit i kinda liked it as well.
  
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  - Birmingham, England
  - 23 Oct 2004 at 08:02
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  Good Fantasy Film to watch with children
  
  This is a film I saw many years ago and when I saw it available to rent I thought it was time to revisit it.
  
  This is a fantasy film, starring Warwick... read more »
  
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- - Stewart
  - Coventry, England
  - 25 Jul 2005 at 11:47
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  A Great Film
  
  I saw this film just after it's first release, and had forgotten just how good it is.
  
  If it is compared to similar modern films, then it falls ... read more »
  
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- - Katy
  - Wales
  - 15 Aug 2007 at 00:40
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  Better in the mists of memory
  
  Ah, 'Willow'. A movie that nestles snugly in distant memory. A movie I must have seen dozens of times as a child, and yet all I remembered was the scene... read more »
  
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- - allegra
  - 9 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Sep 2008 at 21:43
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  One of my all time favourites...
  
  ....along with The Princess Bride.
  
  This is fantasy fiction at it's best, great acting all round, a great adult & kid's film, I'm 40 &... read more »
  
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  - f1babe
  - 6 reviews
  - ESSEX
  - 08 Oct 2010 at 11:50
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  Don't confuse this with Legend
  
  I rented this thinkning it was Ridley Scotts fairy tale fantasy.
  
  This is Ron Howards collabaration with George Lucas to produce a rather self-... read more »
  
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- - Simes69
  - 22 reviews
  - Sevenoaks
  - 04 Sep 2004 at 09:14
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  George Lucas gets routinely slagged off...
  
  ...by people that love Star Wars (esp the original trilogy) and he gets routinely slagged off by people that hate Star Wars (or are indifferent to it). George ... read more »
  
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- 219663
- - a customer
  - Newport, South Wales
  - 16 Mar 2006 at 10:29

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  Based on a story by STAR WARS creator George Lucas, WILLOW is director Ron Howard's fantasy world of medieval adventure. WILLOW stars Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, a swashbuckling warrior, and Warwick Davis as the title character. In a mythical kingdom, the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh) ...