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darth_ender
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8-Jan-2013, 3:55 PM

darth_ender said:

Willow.  This may be the first film I remember seeing in the theater.  I was 6 at the time, and remember being surprised that Skeletor made an appearance.  Even now I still love this movie, and it's surprising how it's not rated higher on IMDB.  Sure, it rips off Star Wars with parallels for Luke, Han, the Emperor, Vader, the Force, the Empire, the Rebels, theme, etc.  Nevertheless, it still is very enjoyable to me, and George Lucas came up with the story, so I'm not surprised that he reused his own ideas.  Plus, while I enjoy James Horner's compositions, this may be my favorite of his soundtracks.

Not sure where the best place to put this is, as it's actually an upcoming film I'm looking forward to seeing again, but I don't think it merits a thread just for it.

Willow is coming to BD

It will include deleted scenes, many of which I've known about for years but have never seen.

Remember how the Nelwyn wizard gives Willow three acorns that turn things to stone?  He drops one and the second has a meager effect on Bavmorda, so ultimately they were useless.  Well, if you've read the novel (which I did in 1999), you might know that Willow actually battled some large fish creature after rescuing Fin Raziel from the island.  He defeats it with an acorn!

I know this movie isn't everyone's favorite, but it has a special place in my heart and I'm glad that we'll finally see these deleted scenes.