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 I only recently saw this movie. I wish I would have seen it when it first came out. The acting was a bit choppy (especially accents). Even though I have been greatly impressed by their later works. The wonderful story more than made up for the films weakness. I would advise this movie for anyone. END
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I usually don't care for films set in mid-evil times, after all most are barbaric and gory, somthing I can & usually do without. But this film is different in many ways, it shows a lighter side to mid-evil times, at first I did not care for this either, but every time I watch it I can't help but be drawn in every time, after a long,long debate I finally decided to buy this film on DVD, the widescreen format makes this movie even better than before, now I really love it, I have never been a fan of Matthew Broderick, but here I have to make an exception, this film is beautifully shot, the landscapes are amazing to watch, Director Richard Donner(Superman,Lethal Weapon) shows his creative magic with this film and makes it a wonderful fantasy filled adventure. But the highlight of this film has to be Rutger Hauer's performance here, an actor that usually plays bad guys, he is the best actor for this role, and proves his range playing a good guy for once, his Naverre is so cool you can't help but feel his pain for his love(Prfeiffer)who is a hawk by day & him a wolf by night, the result of a curse by an envious Bishop played convincingly by John Wood, for those who like fantasy-love stories this film is a must have,to bad Rutger Hauer never got leading man status like say Mel Gibson, he sure has the talent to be a big star, but in my opinion has never gotten a fair chance, maybe he will make a comeback soon, he sure deserves it.
