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Ladyhawke (1985)
I love stories about transformation--whether it's physical or spiritual--this movie's about both!
If you love epic fairy tales...this one's about transformation through faith, forgiveness, and love and loyalty!
All of the characters experience conflict and we see them struggle in their choices--struggling to make the right decisions and to live with their decisions--good or bad, and sometimes, to try to make things right. it's easy to assume we know who these characters are but they surprise themselves and each other (and the audience)
One of my favorite movies! Saw it again the other night. Excellent storytelling in every element--lighting, special effects (esp. considering the time), score, shots, dialogue,comic relief acting!
My husband and I never get tired of watching this movie. Loved it as a kid, and my kid fell in love with it when she first saw it a couple of years ago.
It's sensual, subtle, vivid...the story flows...Even though it's a fairy tale--it never feels fake or contrived--if you know what I mean.
And, it's never preachy.
One of my favorite: (a) Matthew Broderick movies (b) Michelle Pfeiffer movies (c) Rutger Hauer movies (d) fantasy movies (e) ensemble cast movies (f) redemption tales.
Can que (1978)
(Romantic) Crippled Avengers
I don't know why this is entitled, "Return of the Five Deadly Venoms". When I saw it, the title was "Crippled Avengers". I think some idiot mistakenly labeled it "Return..." because 5 of the six actors from "Venoms" is in it. Thing is, of those six characters, one of the guys playing a Venom is not in Crippled Avengers, so it's definitely not a return at all.
Here are the "returnees" as I know them by their characters in Venoms: Toad, Scorpion, Lizard, Centipede and the Apprentice that was schooled in all 5 fighting styles.
For anyone interested, this same group shows up in another movie I just saw called, "Killer Army".
I really enjoyed this movie. The fight choreography I see in most action films today makes me want to hurl--seriously, it's pathetic and disgusting. I've been told the actors in these movies attended the same school Bruce Lee did--a theater school where they learned drama, acrobatics and swordplay.
All of the scenes are shot on sound stages (which always gives films an otherworldly feel which I think boosts the audience's sense of fantasy.)
It's a little 2-dimensional, but you have to remember the era. Besides, these films were stories about legends and folk heroes, so the lack of the dimension and the scenery lends it a storybook feel.
This story is about justice. It's about how even when circumstances look bleakest, you still have the choice to turn your situation into something positive or negative. Watch this and compare the villains to the heroes. This is white-hat/black-hat storytelling at its most romantic.