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[@guygadbois3010]

Isn't it the ultimate statement of misogyny to say that a woman's value is how male-proximate she is in her behavior and attitude?

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

That is how the enlightened female writers are writing them. They don't seem to understand the irony.

[@virz4432]

@@dronesclubhighjinks 😢

[@hatuletoh]

It's probably less the American accents you don't like than the modern Valley Girl cadence combined with 21st century style of speech. American accents can work in fantasy--like in the original "Willows"--when the characters don't use the expressions and tone of a 14 yr old Californian Instagram influencer.

[@RealSteveTheGoat]

I was thinking the same thing

[@ivicamajmunskikreten9714]

bingo

[@emorsi]

There are even some medieval fantasy shows out there now where they say "okay" in conversations lol... that is really dumb. You know back in the days where writers were actually very good I tend to look up to them (I am writing fantasy stories in my spare time and publish them on a small scale) and not long ago I was amazed how good some screen writers are in the fantasy genre, and I felt lazy and untalented in comparison to the real professionals. But now... hm... now I think its the other way around. What these clowns write now is so amazingly bad that I am simply speechless.

[@anpinfotainment7963]

This is true, but it's also jarring to hear the youth have completely different accents than the adults.

[@raychapman1134]

@@anpinfotainment7963 exactly. That was something I noticed immediately. The "adults" talk like they are in a fantasy show. The "children" speak like they are in a CW high school drama show set in Los Angeles.

[@christianbusch5499]

Bless you, my brother across the pond, for your sacrifice.

[@biashacker]

You Sir, have been put in the running for The Queen's Gallantry Medal. "Rule Britannia, Britannia, rule the waves."

[@peterk.rosenthal1417]

If these guys really wanted to subvert my expectations then they could make the wimpy prince turn out to be a real rock star and make the princess fall in love and dump her girlfriend for him.

[@brendancoulter5761]

That would be one of the only interesting things they could do with this set up. But it would also promote heterosexuality, wich is a no no in Hollywood today.

[@turquoiseragdoll]

You're an absolute hero for putting yourself through this torturous experience of recent shows thus sparing us, your viewers, from the pain. Thanks again for the amazing content.

[@evilyohoverse150]

And reviving the torture by explaining it again.

[@bornmad_diemad]

It's so cute that he's wearing a Yu-Gi-Oh sweater

[@jamesupton4996]

It's perhaps not the accent, but the modern ways of speaking, vocabulary and so on. Think of a film like Ben Hur. They gave the language a particular cadence, without it sounding stilted or archaic. It's quite something for writers to pull off.

[@lexiedovahkiin]

You have to admit it sounds jarring

[@joemck74]

Agreed. It's not the actual 'sound' of the accent, but the way it's used robs everything said of any real gravitas. Perhaps this is just due to our 'cultural preconceptions' but when characters are speaking in 'Dude-ish' it gives their words such a casual and superficial tint that it's impossible for anything they say to be profound or meaningful.

[@viktordoe1636]

@@joemck74 I'm not even a native English speaker, but this "dudish" vocabulary and mannerism bothers me enormously. It sounds so out of place in this setting.

[@reallybig4868]

@@joemck74 I can't agree more. From just the little dialogue in the above video it really goes to show how impactful great speech coaching can be. This show sounds like it's 2022 speech thrown back 1000 years. Give me British accents and a distinct lack of modern colloquialisms

[@jesterssketchbook]

its almost like good writers are important lol (not dissing anyone here just jokes)

[@yarnwitch]

Oh my god. I never realized how bad the original movie's trailer comes across. I SWEAR the movie is fantastic! I fell in love with the movie Willow when I first discovered it. I introduced it to a little girl I was nannying about 12 years ago. We bonded over that movie! It became very dear to us both and we of course still love it. She would ask me to tell her the story of Willow over and over. We would recreate scenes and she would come up with make believe scenarios where we would save the baby from the movie, etc. However, there is absolutely NO interest in watching this new Willow sequel. It's an absolute shame but certainly no surprise.... If I hadn't already gone through a similar deal with Star Wars, this would be a harder pill to swallow. Nothing is sacred in Hollywood.

[@SzablaSzabla]

I agree - trailer could be "weird", but the movie is amazing!

[@amazingbecka1]

I agree! Such a classic!

[@eriksvsirocco]

I recently watched it to get me amped to play the NES game, it's a good movie. I had no idea until now that they're making a series

[@evocatimedia]

Did you read the book? It was good.

[@PennPearson]

Actually, there is one thing that's sacred in Hollywood: Leftist ideology. It's their religion. Don't expect them to abandon it.

[@nalublackwater9729]

I grew up watching Willow when I was a kid. The movie is fantastic, please don't be swayed by a bad montage in a trailer. Also, what the actual f*ck! Elora at the end of the movie was already the heir to the throne! What the hell did the writers do!?

[@VertexCarver]

Wow, that was some insanely spiteful conversation to the prince. What the heck is wrong with these story writers putting down boys nowadays. Can't even write a believable conversation.... ( I thought this was for children & a nostalgia trip for their parents. I guess not. ) Edit: Watch the original brother! ^^

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

The original is pretty decent. Not ground breaking or anything but decent story and with some really likable characters and fun action. It IS an 80s movie so the effect are whats to be expected but if you have that in mind its an enjoyable watch.

[@ginxxxxx]

actually the original was ground breaking. it created advances with digital morphing technology. it achieved what would represent a breakthrough for computer-generated imagery (CGI).

[@kronos1794]

The way Willow was treated in this show kinda pissed me off. The queen basically told him he was a joke and ignored all of his warnings. How are we supposed to care what happens to a character who is established to be a jerk to someone she should be friends with.

[@adamaccountname]

It's sad when classic shows are now those bootleg dvds that grandmas used to confuse for the actual thing when buying Xmas presents. I loved Disnees Aledden

[@jonahlstrom4753]

Oh, the "Stick chewing " guy... it's a reference to the movie. It's Black Root, a root that you chew on that "Puts hair on your chest".

[@poppedweasel]

But does it make one a sexual tyranosaurus?

[@jonahlstrom4753]

@@poppedweasel hope so. Lol!

[@CordeliaWagner]

It's "poor peoples asperagus". It's very dense in nutrients. Cooking and feeding them to a baby isn't that stupid. But maybe they meant liquorice, yuu can chew on it when it's dried and it has a sweet taste and is good for your teeth and helps with bad breath.

[@blankadams3120]

Also: That response from Elora Danaan when Willow recognizes her... He carried her across the continent as a baby...? Nothing? No spark of recognition? Hell, I'd take "Barely there memories" at this point? No? Nothing?

[@yarnwitch]

RIGHT?!?!

[@NaiseiTatsu]

And how in the hell is the future empress of the kingdom not being raised by the queen that Willow left her with in the movie? Sorsha is completely aware of who Elora is. Did she just abandon her after Willow left, because her mother had been defeated, like "This ain't my daughter. She ain't ruling my new kingdom."?

[@yarnwitch]

@@NaiseiTatsu Exactly. I was actually talking to my husband about this last night. So many people sacrificed and risked so much for Elora. Not just because of the prophecy but out of love for her. They would not let her grow up thinking she was a no body. She’s a princess. There would have been songs and stories told about their adventure. PLUS Elora would always know Willow. It was kind of a big part of her character that she was a (quote) “very special” baby. The fairy queen was able to communicate with Elora and Elora CHOSE Willow to care for her. She was a wise infant that knew what was going on and what was her purpose, I would argue. But no let’s have her be a “nobody” that doesn’t remember being a legendary and intelligent child and let’s have all of the kingdoms completely forget about all the drama and action and strait up saved them all. ::end rant::

[@NaiseiTatsu]

@@yarnwitch I am beginning to think that the film and television industries are churning out crap on purpose. Like if they saturate the market with garbage, they lower the standard of quality they have to meet to produce a product that will sell. Like "Hey, this new series kinda sucks, but not as bad as that last one that came out. I guess it's an improvement."

[@alsmith9853]

Well to be fair she's blonde now 🙄

[@aisforapple25]

As a kid the trailer was awesome. Remember this is the 80’s. Try to see this thru kids eyes not adult ones.

[@lanatsif]

"Anthropomorphic ballsack wielding a redstone torch" got me choking hard 😆 I'm really glad you kept on doing reviews dude

[@crooster1]

Mr Law the original Willow was absolutely magical, still is. Watch it and give us a review.

[@69SalterStreet]

The original willow is wonderful! Beautiful 80s fantasy cheese.

[@5.56NATOdreams]

I found most of what you said spot on, however the prisoner/guide isn't chewing on a stick, I believe he is chewing black root which is a call back to Madmartagan's chewing of black root in the original Willow movie

[@andrewkelly6828]

Was gonna say the same. There's a reference that's definitely lost on someone who didn't see the movie.

[@benjaminjane93]

I don't mind American accents in fantasy. There are some worlds that has done some cool things with that. And a good way you can work it into your world is that the characters are talking contemporary English. Which back in medieval times, whatever they would be speaking would be contemporary to people of that time. That being said. If there's something I hate in series in general then it's incredibly "modern" dialogue with characters saying "Like totally" or "Sloppy seconds". Small things like idioms can sound very wrong if the idiom is contextual to a modern setting. "The light's on but there's no one home" being one. I don't think a medieval show needs to sound Shakesperean in their speech. But like ALL shows the dialogue needs to be good and engaging.

[@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308]

Example: the imperials from Skyrim. It’s a little odd at first, but now I can’t imagine Lydia being English.

[@becmiberserker]

“We have to remain vigilant!…UUuuuggggghhh!” And the old man’s on death saves…

[@malakianknight]

As an American, I am offended by your open bigotry against us 😂😂😂😂😂 PS: It's all good bro. I fully understand what you were trying to say about the accent thing and it makes sense.

[@flappyturtlesnatch]

He thinks these accents are bad, try Georgia accents. I can't understand Georgians and I'm American lol

[@HowDeepIsYourJesus]

For me the issue is more to do with Americanised dialogue rather than with the actual accent - such as the words "like totally" appearing too often and people calling each other "guys". It sucks every drop of immersion out of the viewing experience. Sort yourselves out.

[@cold10er]

It's alot more than just the accent that's disturbing of the series

[@cold10er]

@@HowDeepIsYourJesus accent is just one of many things in this series that's problematic

[@andycamp4890]

So Bill and Ted settles in the world of Willow? I was waiting for that blond prince guy to break out a "Nooo Wayyy" and start air guitaring.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

"I stole it from a stupid daikiini..." I think that line from one of the brownies about where he got the baby from kinda encapsulates the Hollywood of today. You've got a group of people who take something they didn't create, doesn't belong to them, don't understand, don't even like and that's way too big for them to handle and they have it just because they think it will benefit them. I watched the original when I was very young. It wasn't anywhere near my favorite films when I was a kid but it was enjoyable, imaginative and just had that something that seems to be missing from all films maxe today. I don't usually agree with the current day politcal leanings of Hollywood and if they want to make what amounts to political propaganda fine, but damnit stop digging up the corpses of old movies and slapping a bunch of bumper stickers on them that read "I believe in science" and "no human is illegal". You're hurting the things you claim to be for with this crap because we now associate it with shoehorned themes and bad writing. Make something like Brokeback Mountian or Philadelphia if you have a messgae you want to push. It doesn't belong in a fantasy setting about little people.

[@Kernwadi]

"Who am I? I forgot..." -Somebody with dementia

[@Nanocon1]

13:36 i smell some Jonny Law Merch incoming.

[@erniehudson1]

the Johnny Law-rants are much more entertaining than anything Disney has puked out lately

[@Baltazarddt]

remember futurama? Leela's threat to the gang while on the ship was that she would marry them. She is invested with that power as a captain. Point is, remember when comedy used to be funny?

[@CoolPaDuke]

"Everybody loves you because you're so charming and fun... as long as they don't expect anything from you." "Well as I recall, a minute ago I was trying to be responsible and take care of this big problem, but I got royally shot down so... yeah."

[@jjhh320]

Neither she nor the writers could figure out why taking responsibility, being patient despite humiliation, helping your family, or ensuring peaceful in-law relations might be reflective of why people seem to like the prince. Good qualities instead of edgy teenagerness? What a loser!

[@jamesmransom]

Thanks daft lad from having me watching this tripe!

[@Whitby_Abbeys_Ghost]

I'm an American and hearing our accents in "Medieval European" fantasy settings throws me off as well.

[@andrewkelly6828]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I was obsessed with it as a child. And the NES game. I read the sequel novel they wrote. I wanted this to be so good, so bad. I don't know why I thought it would be. Disney needs to be stopped.

[@mojobag01]

There's piss, there's thin piss and then there's wretched thin piss.

[@lloydthomson1176]

Slow clap for Erin Kelleyman's success..... went from slightly funny side character I top boy to just being white enough to appease board but still technically black enough to serve quota for Disney's everything lately

[@jk802]

The horses over the cliff with the word really meaning to stop is straight out of Young Guns 2.

[@alex-c7567]

There are only a few franchises NOT ruined left at this point.

[@GUSTAVINNESSONN]

I love how all the costumes are clearly factory made, they didn't give a toss did they 🤣🤣🤣

[@ThomasNorthener]

🤣😂 I think your review is pretty accurate.

[@m.f.r.5827]

Im nor watching Disney's lesbian "magical " show, but im looking forward to your reviews.. you are magical ✨️

[@darrengordon-hill]

LOST ME A FRECKLED GINGER HALF BREED!!!!

[@rp338]

owl house is great. Willow reboot not so much

[@cold10er]

I'm a supporter for the lgbtq but why was it necessary to include a lesbian couple? There weren't any in the 80s film world of willow.. Disney trying to please the woke millennial generation I guess

[@thehardway8197]

Ok, OK, I already left a comment, so I shouldn't make another one....but I just saw the goddamn arrows in her quiver. Those are modern, carbon-fucking-fiber-arrows....I have a set of them that I shoot in modern longbow competition. THEY HAVE PLASTIC NOCKS ON THEM. So, in addition to American accents, they must also have access to a modern American archery shop. They should just go next door to the gun store and pick up some rifles, it'll make the upcoming battle go a lot easier for them. Good grief.

[@miyoko_17]

As I grew up with the original movie, I have to ask: Why is Elora NOT with Sorsha??! & why is Sorsha, out of all characters, seemingly against her own daughter being a warrior? Sorsha was literally one of the first "warrior princesses"...it seems so strange that she'd not understand her daughter wanting to "play with swords". I understand I'm making these comments/asking questions, having not yet watched the series, but these are big issues coming from the original. & AGREE, hearing modern words & American accents, in this setting is f*ckin weird...but I'm sure it's bc the actors they hired couldn't pull off the English accent so they said screw it just speak normally 😂

[@lucasgabriel4155]

Thank you

[@Vexarax]

You should watch the original Willow movie, it's so much better than the trailer makes it seem ^_^

[@lexiedovahkiin]

You are taking one for the team! Thanks 👍🏼

[@bdot6772]

You did the original dirty. It's a classic

[@AmericanWithTheTruth]

The funny thing is in the open scene there is no possibility those 2 girls could have wielded 2 full length one handed mid evil swords for more than 15-30 seconds without being completely fatigued and unable to life them. It takes years and years for a full grown male to have the strength to wield one in combat. Throw some skinny little girls who couldn’t life a cartoon of milk and just laugh at another Disney blunder.

[@michaelmcnally4065]

Sorry for your experience brother stay strong!

[@sagethegreat4680]

It's because Disney knows you only to fast forward once and that is from the opening credits to the end credits you don't need to watch the stuff in the middle because nothing happens

[@skyeait5939]

When the old knight gets killed and they fly off the cliff. Next scene they are all like "anyway where were we?"

[@Slamdoxicalz]

I thank you for your sacrifice.

[@rudolfgernd8760]

At this point I am not sure if they chose incompetent writers and directors by accident.

[@johnprime1147]

If I was put in a arranged marriage I would enjoy it to the best of my ability. If the woman is unlikable sure. I'll be less nice to her. If she has bad looks I would just try to ignore her looks. But if I run into someone like the princess that I have to marry. I will marry her. Not my choice. But if she expects me to be nice to her all the time. She'll have to look in the mirror

[@thomasloney612]

14:56 to be fair, and I hate I'm having to defend this crap, but the water they fall into wasn't shallow. You can see them splash and submerge as they land, and then swim to shallower water. How they knew the water wasn't shallow, and how they stayed on the horse as they fell, I'm not sure.

[@gamersresidence6040]

Hey Johnny For real, all the best to you man and thanks for turning literal traah into distilled entertainment aka your videos :*

[@JonnyLawYT]

Hey it’s my pleasure my dude

[@darianstarfrog]

@@JonnyLawYT just pleeease stop paying for it! You are smart enough , I know you are! The high seas are calling! Arr Har har harrr!

[@JonnyLawYT]

@@darianstarfrog Who says I'm not already sailing 🏴‍☠

[@Kernwadi]

I kinda love how tismy this show is... Watching it is painful but also fun in a way.

[@The_Marvelist]

6:21 LMAO that face! And yes I immediately came to that conclusion, since almost all of pop culture today is just, “ LOOK, *THE THING I KNOW IS HERE!* “

[@rakor8914]

i´d sub again if i could - thanks for enduring this trorture

[@siredan4501]

Thank you! 35 seconds into this video and I nearly shit myself laughing. You made my week!

[@josepnebotrius872]

I loved the original. I feared Disney would destroy it.

[@zolarenard2246]

They already did

[@benkraze3103]

they already destroyed it.

[@mouthmw]

Feared? There's nothing to fear. Disney always delivers on destroying whatever franchise they touch. It was a given.

[@GLBlake_]

Great review. You're gradually becoming one of my favourite KZbinrs.

[@speca]

Is that the Basilisk 😂

[@theknightofdoom260]

Willow is a great movie.

[@meteorjunk9670]

I grew up with Willow as my favorite fantasy film. When I heard Disney was making the show, I had no doubt that they would ruin it. This is worse than a CW show. It’s objectively terrible. So sad.

[@noelsteele]

As a Texan, the American accent sounds SO WEIRD in the setting.

[@poppedweasel]

As a Londoner, it sounds perfectly normal to hear foreign accents all over the place.

[@PaulLeach123]

Almost 10k! You deserve it man - you're good on camera. Keep it up

[@lanesteele240]

Dont let this distract you from the fact that- On the afternoon of February 18, 2001, Valinorian stock car racing driver and team owner Galadriel of Noldor was killed instantly due to a basilar skull fracture in a final-lap collision in the 2001 Daytona 500. Rip 3

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Oh dear. And on this day (Dec 2 2022), the pitch meeting for rings of power was released.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Pro tip: If you're going for high fantasy (or even medium fantasy), don't have your characters say "yeah" and "gonna." Especially don't have them slip lots of them into every other sentence. Note: Elora Danan is supposed to be a very Gaelic-looking ginger. 13:52 If that was blackroot, then it would have relevance within the mythos.

[@MAIHEM]

oh my mum is a background character in this show lol

[@gibranlewis7300]

Trailers back then were notoriously cheesy. The movie was great, far better than the series, you do yourself a disservice to not watch it. That said: The REALLY sad thing, almost tragic, is that George Lucas and Chris Claermont ALREADY wrote a REALLY interesting sequel set to Willow ( Shadow War Chronicles ): it wasn't perfect, getting convoluted in the last act like much of Claermont's work, but it WAS SUPER EPIC, greatly expanded the mythos of the series, brought in everything from metaphysical dragons, to ogres, high Elves and evil, ancient faerys... and there was plenty of room in that tale for both POC representation, WITH a grand story. The story they are telling now is small, lackluster and lame compared to the one Lucas himself already followed Willow with ( which, sadly, will now almost certainly never have an adaptation because this lesser imitation of the Shannarrah series has already aired, and has already used & maybe somewhat wasted the Warwick Davis seal. I will say, this show isn't horrible... but it's so much less than it could and should have been. They could have made changes to the Lucas story, like keeping Sorsha, while still keeping that better tales' far superior plot.

[@serwombles8816]

17:00 I love Warwick Davis but he delivered his lines like a he was reading for a hostage video

[@elusiveDEVIANT]

"So... You're gone" xD love that delivery.

[@xenomorph6599]

15:18 they hit that minecraft water bucket clutch

[@benjsmithproductions]

100% agree on the accent thing. American here, and our accents are a lot of things..... but we're not really whimsical.

[@jonahlstrom4753]

I've completely given up on Disney... they just keep on destroying my childhood... Star wars Indiana Jones And now Willow...

[@dirtyfunkymonkey]

Watch the film dude... It's classic great 80's fantasy action.

[@WhosTheMorley]

Lol the writers should be taking notes from this Rant Video 😂

[@martindouglass3248]

“Fetish” is the perfect description. I’m stealing it.

[@biashacker]

Yes, a new hate watch series. I have been waiting for this.

[@amsa1992]

Lol I'm from Zimbabwe.

[@rp338]

ha wasn’t sure if you said Muffin girl or McGuffin girl

[@shamrockdragon7634]

That's also how the cartoon Sleeping Beauty starts, Enchanted, A Christmas Carol, a Robin Hood movie, and The Pied Piper.

[@alsmith9853]

The accents being all over the place as well as the modern anachronistic slang would drive me crazy. Which is one reason I'm not bothering with this

[@kennethsanders1694]

Love your humor John. Great review.

[@AdamBrucass]

Thank christ someone finally mentioned how terrible the Disney+ UI is

[@skyrock8621]

Please watch the film it's one of my favourite that trailer is rubbish...

[@NovRen19]

Well done Johnny and good analysis. Alas, our official Epistle (on our channel) concerning "Willow (the series) 2022 by the "Mousey" Corporation explains quite clearly how it became "Anti Femina Heroina." It deprived all audiences (and Princess Elora Danan) of what could have been a tremendous and pristine ironclad journey for a female hero "with a thousand faces," inspiring generations to come. Peace be to you and come an join us anytime.

[@jestexgarcia3601]

@6:24 , no. It was the ring wraiths of LOTR.

[@lovetaloveyababy3977]

You are pure entertainment Sir Jonny!

[@DnZpcGaming]

i remember absolutely nothing of the movie. Only the feeling that i enjoyed it. So i would recomend it ! kind of

[@Vexarax]

The blonde girl is the baby from the clip with Val Kilmer making kissie faces 😅But her hair magically changed colour as the baby had bright orange hair lol

[@hereticsaint100]

I think i watched Willow... That was a long time ago, tho, so I remember nothing. Pretty sure it wasn't about lesbians tho.

[@BlitzkriegBetty]

Disappointed, though not surprised. All of these prequels, sequels, and reboots are so painfully empty. All this blatantly wasted potential on such beloved titles is gutting. Adding Willow to my growing list of avoids. Thank you for taking the bullet!

[@emma_luce_0623]

As a woman, YES. There is strength in femininity, it's just different from physical strength. I'm not weak because I'm not as physically strong as men, and I don't need to be either. I'm confident enough in myself that I don't feel insecure by that; I don't need to pretend I'm equal in output to men.

[@theravenking5930]

One of the unique things about Mithril it is not infected with the evil of Melkor I believe and also shares this uniqueness with water.

[@RCTPatriot75]

My ex was a staunch feminist, when we had our son she began noticing how boys are being portrayed and treated in society. She did a complete 180.

[@emhu2594]

So...she now no longer wants equality for women? Wow.

[@skychieftain]

@@emhu2594 no she now wants men to be portrayed as men.

[@johndyas9757]

Watch the original and compare. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how we came from there to here.

[@aquaboi8662]

The horses survived that fall because as we all know horses don’t take as much fall damage

[@Zazzja]

the stick is probably a liquorice root lol I used to eat those all the time as a kid, I miss them a bit but they are hard to come by now a days TT

[@robertjones7327]

The second I saw the opening sword fight scene I knew they were gay. Wish I had looked it up first… got about 20 mins in and turned it off