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Summary: Uniquely Beautiful
Review: This is a family favorite and I never get tired of the soundtrack. In fact, I bought the CD so I could listen to the main theme whenever. After seeing scores of generic Robin Hood, Seahawk and other medieval-type movies (with their generic, classical-music type soundtracks), Ladyhawke is something wonderfully different. It's a quiet, rather thoughtful movie, yet sports several well-done action scenes. If you're into horses at all, you will love the cathedrel fight.See it at least once. You'll never forget the story.
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Summary: I loved this movie!!!!!!!! :)
Review: I love this movie!!!!!!! :) the DVD version is good because the night scenes in the video version of the movie, you really can't see what's happinging in the ngiht, and the dialogue is kind of hard to hear in the video version , but the DVD version has the subtitles to look at. This movie is a total tearjerker...I gave this movie a 4 out of 5 because the music in the movie was kind of annoying..but overall if you can get over the music and watch the movie..you will love it!! :)
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Summary: One of the best films!
Review: This movie is so great,I love watching it! The actors and dialogue are fabulous,and Matthew Broderick isn't bad either!
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Summary: Scifi/fantasy/love story all in one
Review: My favorite love story/scifi/fantasy movie. Pfeiffer and Hauer respectively play Isabeau and Navarre convincingly as lovers who suffer the anguish of cursed separation.
Watch Hauer's face as he listens to Gaston(Broderick) speak of Isabeau---you will be captivated by his expressions of powerful disdain and bitterness changing to expressions of delight and longing.
Feel the gravity of tragedy when Gaston asks Isabeau who she is and she answers "I am Sorrow." Pfeiffer is perfect as Isabeau and Rutger Hauer as Navarre. I still swoom when I see his riding scenes on that magnificent black stallion...in those black nobleman's riding clothes on a lean and muscular body. Whew! Someone let some air in, please! (And I don't usually like the blonde and tan type.)
The scene at dawn---for that fleeting moment when they are both human and they achingly reach out to touch hands...I could almost feel the ache too. Hauer's roar of frustration---whoah.
And yes, the music can get strong and corny at times, but there are other moments when the disco medieval works out just fine.
The fighting scenes are good, and Broderick sets off an element of humour well. The scene when the lovers confront the evil bishop are satisfying for an ending. And, honestly, the only thing that I DID NOT like about the movie was the very last scene---it could have been a little different. Here's why: Navarre holds Isabeau up in the air and twirls her around in the church hall while sunshine streams over them...Pfeiffer lifts her arms up like she's flying...Okay I could stomach that part, but the part where she cries out "I love you" over and over again. Puhleeeze! For me, this is the one lame scene and week cinematic treatment of the story.
Otherwise, aside from the last few seconds of that ending scene, the rest of the movie is strong and I just can't resist the whole effect it has on me. It's a special hybrid of fairytale/fantasy and romance.
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Summary: Pretty good, if not for the "Awful Eighties" soundtrack...
Review: Intriguing tale about a couple cursed by a jealous bishop, Navarre(Rutger Hauer) who is a wolf by night, and Isabeaux(Michelle Pfeiffer) who is a hawk by day(raptor aficionados will note that the "hawk" is actually played by a booted eagle, but who cares?). A young Matthew Broderick puts in a very funny performance, and overall the acting is generally good, and the plot keeps your attention. But that soundtrack...ugh! Why disco/synthesizer for a medieval setting? What were the producers thinking?
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Summary: Awesome Adventure, great fantasy film
Review: This film restored my faith in that medieval fantasy films can be great films. Anyone else notice that the director is Richard Donner? Lethal Weapon ring a bell? I loved this film. A dear friend showed it to me not very long ago, and I almost immediately went out and purchased it. If you love swords, sorcery, and love that is forever this movie is for you. Matthew Broderick is great, I have never liked him better in any other film, maybe Ferris Bueller, but it's hard to decide in my mind. Despite the big names Matthew steals the show in my mind. He makes this movie with his witty dialogue and inspired performance. I only hope this film will one day inspire some else to make another film like it, but with out the cheesiness of something like Conan.
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Summary: An excellent film!!
Review: I have always loved this movie. My one complaint is the musical score - what were they thinking?!? The music is so inappropriate to the genre as to be almost laughable ... if it did not distract so much from the overall quality of the picture. I would give it five stars if it weren't for the score. However, the story and the cinematography are quality enough to offset the aural assault (though the special effects are very 1985). Mathhew Broderick is endearing, Rutger Hauer moody and Michelle Pfieffer is ... well ... Michelle Pfeiffer. A great film.
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Summary: Beautiful movie overall
Review: This has to be one of the most beautiful romantic fantasies ever made. This is the story of two people who are bound together by love, but forever apart. Almost bordering on the "Camelot adventure" feel, this film has everything a classic fantasy should have (sword fights, black andalusians, evil patriarchs, ect.)The only thing that I've heard complaints about has been the retro-80s syntho music. I've never been one to care too much about that sort of thing (but I figure a warning is a good thing in the long run). Very beautiful film overall!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: This is a great movie. I've watched it so many times. Two people who will never see each other in human form. A lady Hawk at day, a woman at night. Her handler, a wolf at night, but a man by day. Never to see each other again. Well not that dramatic, but still. This is the perfect movie, and I'd recomend it to anyone. Very magical...
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Summary: Fantasy beyond your wildest dreams!
Review: Two people desperately in love; a jealous character; sounds pretty basic for a love story, right? So why should Ladyhawke be any different? Ladyhawke is different because it's not just a love story; it's a love story mixed with an abundance of fantasy that enriches the plot to an unbelievably amazing point where it becomes unique forevermore. The complex plot consists of characters whose lives are intertwined through fate. The story is set in Aquila in the 13th century. The Bishop of Aquila, played by John Wood, is enchanted by the beautiful damsel, Isabeau, portrayed by Michelle Pfeifer whom you might remember from Batman. The catch is that Isabeau and Navar, the captain of the guard who is played by Rutger Hauer, are deeply in love. At first, the Bishop is unaware of their secret love affair, but when Navar and Isabeau proclaim their love to a monk by the name of Imperious, played by Leo McKern, everything is ruined, because Imperious accidentally reveals their love to the Bishop. Upon hearing this, the Bishop sets a curse on the two lovers. The curse is that by daylight, he shall be a man and she shall be a hawk and by nightfall, she shall be a woman and he shall be a wolf. This way they are never together as the same species. The other character involved is Philipe Gaston, who is sometimes referred to as "The Mouse". Gaston, played by Matthew Broderick, is a former criminal imprisoned in the inescapable Dungeons of Aquila. Unbeknownst to anyone, he manages to escape through the drain pipes. He becomes Navar's assistant throughout the rest of the movie. The movie is heightened even more by the choice of music. The music chosen had me tapping my foot and it made me feel a certain way about the upcoming events. The music occurred almost every time Navar set off to another part of his journey. It was a signal to me that the next scene, or few scenes, would be filled with suspense. In terms of scenery, most of the movie was set in the forests outside of the main city. There is also a lot of emphasis on the sun setting and rising, which is relevant to the terms of the curse. There are also several pictures of the hawk in front of the sun, often when it is rising or setting. Colors are also a large and important part of the movie. Generally, white represents purity, black represents death and the sun represents new life. All of these colors are symbolic of certain ideas. Ladyhawke uses reverse symbolism. Whereas white might symbolizes purity, it instead symbolizes evil, because the Bishop's robes are white. Another example is Navar's outfit. His outfit is black, which most often symbolizes evil, and yet, Navar is good. The reverse symbolism is another factor that enriches the story and makes it unique. If you haven't seen these movie, all I can say, is try to think of your situation as a curse, like in Ladyhawke. If you haven't seen this movie you have been under an evil curse. It would be for the best to break this curse by going to a nearby movie store, plucking this movie off of the shelf before anyone else, and racing home to watch it straight through.
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