This event begins 12/31/2024 and repeats every year forever
I am a Val Kilmer fan, while he had a wide array of roles in various genres that succeeded at box offices, my favorite two visual , not including voice work are the following
Willow, many mention top gun or batman forever, but that is the movie. I remember Willow and yes, i flicked my fantasy blades in my mind once or twice. but the background of Willow is for me forever underrated. George Lucas had promised Warwick Davis he would star in a film and he delivered with Willow . Willow itself was meant to be Lord of The Rings in the original screenplay and was manipulated into the original Willow.
But here is the thing, Val Kilmer playing Madmartigan was supposed to be Aragorn and when I think on that... Gavan O'Herlihy playing Airk Thaughbaer was supposed to be Borimer while Joanne Whalley as Sorsha was meant to be arwyn or aeowyn. But,while Willow was inspired by Lord of the Rings it is in truly a story unto itself. Like Krull which was started as Dungeons and Dragons and retains elements but really is its own thing with a fable storytelling way that is interesting, Willow retains elements of Lord of the Rings but really is its own thing with a world structured more honestly and less simply.
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Kilmer's MAdmaritigan has the social width lacking in Aragorn. Marmartigan is just a guy, I think that is so underrated. Unlike Aragorn in Lord of the Rings who is descended from an ancient bloodline, and is over one hundred years old and looks thirty, Madmaritigan based on the words of himself side Airk is a peasant/swindler/carnivaler/theif who became a soldier , a foot soldier to decent reknown but got caught thiefing and rejecting his bound word and was exiled. He is just a very skilled swordsman. No land, no title, no background of note. I think it is more inspiring that than spoiled Aragorn who has been catered to his whole life while rejecting the duties of his bloodline.
Willow is not sheltered from the negativity of the world while willing to leave his safety or peace of mind to help a total helpless stranger, not to have an adventure.
Madmartigan meets Sorsha
Madmartigan versus General Kael - yes he was meant to be the Nas Ghoul
Willow's theme
The Nelwyns are great, less naive or more circular than hobbits
Mike Clark in USA Today wrote that "The film is probably too much for young children and possibly too much of the same for cynics. But any 6–13-year-old who sees this may be bitten by the ’movie bug’ for life." [Hearn, p.156-157]
The Seal Son from Kilmer's Batman Forever
and I can't leave without Doc Holiday vs Johnny Ringo from Tombstone- Val Kilmer vs Sean Bean- bill paxton is in the scene- playing brilliantly, billy zane, nice set of actors
