Does anyone think this series was necessary? Will Willow it appeal to the new generation?

Willow, Legend, The Never-ending Story and The Dark Crystal are where it's at. That was a great overview!

Huge "Willow" fan here and, like you, I think they're going for a younger demographic which isn't good news for the older fans. Disney Plus hasn't been doing much to impress me, lately, but they could turn it around with this. We'll see.

Willow without Madmartigan isn't the same plus the original movie ended perfectly imho.

I was one of those people who had never really seen Willow until recently. I think Laura's relentless promotion finally wore me down. It was great! Thanks LL!

is nothing sacred anymore? can we just leave classics alone and not remake / prequel / sequel everything 30 years after people quit asking for them.... 😩

Warwick Davis makes me smile, one thing I love about the original movie was his great lead performance, but will this series make me care about any of the other characters, that I'm worried about.

7:18 You could totally pull off the 'librarian-who-lets-down-her-hair-and-takes-off-her-glasses-and is stunningly pretty' thing.

I enjoyed the Willow film. I thought it told a good story and it was funny at the same time. I think this is long over due for Warwick Davis and am glad this is coming out.

Remember seeing Willow in theater as a young kid. Man did it blow my mind. My only issue with this is the TV format. But I hope they do this well.

"Cold, dry and angsty" sounds like a dc comics movie.

Coincidence, I rewatched "Willow" a couple of months ago (for the 4th time). And I still love it--the actors made the characters so real and special; perfect cast. Watching this trailer with you was wonderful, and I agree with your observations. Also hope they keep the humour, while maintaining the serious thread. I might get some Blackroot out of the freezer while watching the serious---yummm.

The apes with the 2 headed thing that comes out was pretty disturbing as a child. Then that claymation. Pretty crazy.

Disney has destroyed star wars and pretty much everything else it touches these days . I wouldn't get to excited about this willow reboot

I remember when Willow first came out and seen it a bunch of times as a kid and teen. Watched it again for the first time in over 20 years last year on Disney+ and it still holds up! Looking forward to the new one!

I am currently watching Willow for the first time, I had never even heard of it until I started watching your channel Laura, thank you! It's great so far!

Willow is nostalgic and classic underrated sci-fi movie

I was 25 when I saw this in the theater. Now I’m 59 and still enjoy WILLOW! It was a very under appreciated film in its day. I’m with you though. I don’t do a lot of teasers and trailers. If I want to see a film I’d rather go in cold not knowing anything about it. I enjoy movies more that way. When I was young, movies didn’t the plastering of promotion and exposing every detail. So when the movie started, you’d just sit there and be like…”oh! So that’s what a spaceship (or an alien or a world) looks like!” You’d feel that way cause you hadn’t seen ANY OF IT before and everything was new. I miss that, a lot. Great video and thank you Laura for posting.

Yet again Laura manages to look even more beautiful! 😍

The trailer felt like the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon beginning... It was nice to see Willow again...

I am super thankful for the new Willow series because it introduced me to the original movie and now I am head over heels in love with it. I don't know why I didn't see it growing up as a 90s baby but I'd never heard of it. It's now one of my favorite movies of all time. It feels like LOTR and The Princess Bride made a baby. Which are also other favorites of mine.

The first time I saw Willow, it left me wanting more. But I could tell by the bare bones marketing that wouldn't happen anytime soon.

I am more excited for this series than anything I can remember in 20 years

Willow is just Star Wars with a "fantasy" coat of paint on top.

I have never seen a bigger fan of Willow than you, I need a Willow podcast now 😁

Absolutely. If only because it’ll bring Willow into our stream of consciousness. It’s the ultimate forgotten movie.

Definitely need to check out the og, but this seems like an interesting series! You've definitely sold me on Willow!

I saw it opening weekend on the big screen when I was nine years old. Love the movie! Was one of my favorite movies as a kid! Still enjoy watching it on Blu Ray . Looking forward to seeing the series someday. But I have a feeling it will not live up to the 88’ movie . It seems that magic of movie making , and storytelling has past on ! I rather read a book, or watch the movies that I grew up with . Than stream series online, or go to the movies. I go to the theater’s maybe twice a year. I saw The Batman, and will go see Top Gun 2 . Redbox is a cheap way to be entertained on movies that are not worth buying, or seeing in person. But choose wisely for there is a lot of hype movies that are garbage.

“I’d rather have any content than no content at all”- can’t really say that about Episodes 7, 8, and 9 of STAR WARS 🥺

Hearing you say I don’t do reactions to trailer Is the best thing ever

Wasn’t expecting this tonight but it’s always welcome 🤗🥰

i would much rather have your in depth analysis than the typical youtuber "reaction" great video, i'm pumped for this series now!

You can tell the cast of the original 1988 film had a lot of fun during production. It had heart, humor, and cliffhangers!!! One wonders if this new show will have the same impact, but I doubt it.

I'm a Warwick Davis fan so I'm stoked to see him back as Willow!

Willow, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and The Princess Bride are my all time favorites growing up.

James Horner tragically passed away several years ago. Just letting you know, because you discussed him in the present tense.

Laura love the collections and love your toy reviews your awesome in case no one hasn't told u yet :)

Willows one of my favorite all-time movies! I am so excited for this! This was long overdue for Warwick Davis!

Really don't like how Warwick is being made a side character in his own series (which is becoming a hideous trend in Disney + Productions), you'd think Hollywood would have learned a thing or two about its treatment of Little People.

I like the idea of Willow being the wise mentor in this show... but I'm also pretty sure there's gonna be jokes. The "reveal" of the show was just Warwick roasting the rest of the cast after all ^^

I think one of the problems of modern fantasy in cinema is that the writers/directors always try to make everything a "Doom Epic", with stakes too high from the beginning, instead of the more personal stories (like in the 80s/90s), so theres little room for lighthearted tones in a serious story. On the plus side, this trailer looks polished, good CG and scenery. I hope this is gonna be a good one.

Im super excited to see this! I just hope they kept the humor in. Humor is so important to add depth and charm to the characters. I would love to see another Eborsisk dragon. How cool would that be!

I'm a huge Willow fan, although the polymorph scene scared the crap out of me when I was younger. I think the teaser looks pretty promising! I'm hyped and hope they do a great job. Also, there's no way they'll release it all at once, so be ready for that.

I have been a huge Willow fan FOREVER!!! I'm excited to see the series but I think its just capitalizing on our nostalgia like so many other projects.

In a recent interview Warwick said there's no acorns but lots of magic and he was happy to get a staff :)

This video surprised me. You know a lot more about the original movie than I expected you to and I'm glad you decided to be honest with your reaction to the trailer and didn't overact like so many people do, I find it hard to believe their reactions are genuine. I'm very glad you talked about the music, the original had some absolute bangers! Although I'm surprised you didn't mention the village party music that plays at the beginning and during the end credits. That music is a symphony of good times, wholesomeness and warmth like it's just fun to listen to. I think the one thing you said that I disagreed with quite a bit actually is that you'd rather something have content even if it's bad than for it to have no content. Perhaps the reasoning for this is that if it's getting some attention, then at least it's getting the spotlight for awhile and people can go back to the original. The problem I have with a show or movie getting bad content, especially one as niche as Willow, is if the show is bad then the chances of them making another show or movie that is actually good after this one is very, very slim. It's like if the fans want a good Willow show then this is likely the only chance they'll ever have of getting one. I can't imagine they'd be willing to invest more money or time into this story if this series flops or has a mostly negative reception. As the Willow franchise stands now it has one good or great movie depending on who you ask and a not so great trilogy of books. If this show is decent then they have an added 6 - 8 episodes of decent content under it's belt so a beloved movie and a decent new series, if it's bad then have 3 mediocre books and 6 - 8 bad episodes to work with the next time they look at the franchise again. If this show is bad, I can't see them taking the Willow franchise out of storage again for a loooong time.

Willow was a great movie. Still watch it.

I love the movie & I can't wait for the series. I hope we get to see lots of the original characters/actors. This trailer made my weekend. :)

Willow is part of my childhood I always wanted them to make a extended story I’m so excited

They release this teaser in just enough time to get people worked up about it to rip the series to shreds on November 30.

I had a coloring book of willow back then. I remember watching the movie my mouth was wide it blew my mind as a kid.

Honestly wanting to see a worthwhile fantasy series, loved willow and this could be a great series. Here's hoping.

Love your willow videos, big willow fan. I did really read the shadow trilogy fully and wanted to comment the ending was satisfying

I remember when Billy Barty came to our school right before Willow to promote it. I was 7 or 8 years old and it was at the library in Fullerton, Ca. There were like 25 people in my class and he read to us and talked about the movie, so fast forward I have always been a fan of Willow because of him. I remember asking him about Masters of the Universe (was a huge fan) and he got a kick out of that. Cool to see it get a revival.

5:02 You’re the best. 😂👊🏻👌🏻

Just a little bit of behind the scenes info, the old man standing behind Sorsha in the end of the movie is actually the king and Sorshas dad! It was in a scene that got cut but Ron Howard mentioned it in a behind the scenes video I saw a while back! As for the books, I think the big problem people have with them is that they took the story in a very different direction than what everyone expected them to go with it. I mean I, for one, thought they would be more in the vein of the movie style but it went in a direction that was way darker than I expected. But once I got over that, I actually grew to like the books!

Why people are so happy of a modern adaptation of this 80's classic. This is the company who trashed Star Wars

I watched Willow for the first time 2 years ago based off of your enthusiasm for the film! Thought it was great!!

I'm thinking that you should go out, and see Top Gun Maverick someday Laura.

“Did you see what he did. He stole our blackroot.”

This came up in my feed so rather new here. There was an awful lot of emotion for a straight face review. I love that people still remember and love Willow.

My mom loved Willow, so I showed her the trailer for the new show thinking she'd get excited. Her primary reaction was "they're going to ruin it". I see where I get it from now.

Willow still to this day is one of my top fantasy movies.

I appreciate the time you put into the research of the storyline and characters. of course long time willow fan and waiting anxiously for the return.

I’m going to have to watch willow. Never seen or heard of it till your videos. And I’m a kid of the 80s. Thank you

I'm going to assume willow is the co star in his own series, seem to be the new trend. Lol

"I'm not gonna have like ten emotions" **proceeds to have like ten emotions**

I read the books years ago, and, spoiler, Madmartigen and Sorsha die in a cataclysmic event involving a dragon. The entire castle gets wiped from existence. It was a slow burn, but the books did well to explain the story. It will be interesting to see if they keep to the story line.

Grew up with Willow! So many great memories

Love the movie & I'm looking forward to watching the series😁

Willow is a classic, but I wouldn't say I am as much a fan as the lovely Laura. I definitely appreciate hearing your thoughts, you notice a lot that I was unable to spot. Great video as always! :)

I looked online and yes Val Kilmer’s Madmartigan Is in Willow Disney+ Series.

Willow is a classic that's still enjoyable today as it was when it came out didn't need a follow up but glad they have and it has a lot of the original cast so it's good they've done this

Will really a willow fan too

6:20 xD Laura- "Brownies!!" i said the same thing the exact same way in my head ;D. tbh this is first time i watched trailer too :D.

I grew up watching Willow and Indian in the cupboard wow times do fly can’t wait to watch this ❤️

I really like the expression on the thumbnail lol 😂 😆 😂

Honestly not sure how anyone who is I to fantasy could not be hyped for the trailer. It looks like fantastic fantasy

I loved the original WILLOW! I'll give this a chance. Hope they don't screw this up. I can't take another rise of Skywalker.

You really should read the Chronicles of the Shadow War. It starts rough because of the difference and evolution from the film, but it is just an expansion of the greater universe. I really dug it.

Willow be my jam. Love it. Excited for the series and for Warwick.

"My last good pair of glasses" lol

"Cautiously Optimistic" is my mindset with this sequel.

Nice work. Im glad you watched it. :)

Out of the way Peck!

It was good back then and good now. I look forward to watching the series.

That's how we felt with Ghostbusters, our heroes are older now.

I just looked it up and he was 17-18 when he played willow. He was soo young!!!!

Sorry, disney has lost this customer forever, nostalgia is just bait to them.

Grew up on willow. I love 80s fantasy epics.

Was looking for more willow content and… not really much on the you tube your stuff is the best seems like you’ve cornered the market ….! More please

Big Willow fan hear to, as for the "browneis". I'm nit sure those were brownies exactly, that is unless this time around the depiction of the freindly neghbors is trying to be more accurate to folk lore. The type of brownies in the originle movie were of a more wild and savage sort that would not live in the style of home showen in the traillor. They would have lived in the forest among the trees with the pixies as showen in the movie. In short, I would not be surprised if they would use an opertunity to introduce a new fey or a more traditional browny.

Willow jehovah witness. 😂. Lol. So funny Laura.

"out of the way peck!!" Maybe the new series will throw in that line somewhere.

I remember seeing it as it come out. I was probably in seventh grade. My exact reaction was something like, that was the best movie I’ve ever seen! I’m kind of afraid of watching it again m but I most likely will soon.

Yes We must go to the Archery Store & Buy some Modern Plastic Tipped Carbon Fiber Arrows To bring back to this Fantasy World ?

Can't believe it's back so freaking awesome Val Kilmer better make an Appearance hopefully we get a few seasons

Willow is my favorite movie. I've been watching it since I was a little kid in the 80's and even had this set of dishes (bowl, plate, and silverware) that were Willow merch. I've been meaning to either read the Shadow Wars trilogy or listen to the audiobooks of it. I'm so excited for this series. Before I learned about the trilogy a few years ago, this was the movie that I had always wanted to have more of. Like you, I just hope they don't try to make it about teen drama or overly grimdark.

I hear your plight i bring up willow in these type of conversations :) let's start the church!

Warwick Davis has his own quiz show on UK TV called 'Tenable', that's what he's probably best known for to Brits, or maybe the Ricki Gervais series 'Life's Too Short'. Nice to see Zero from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel', and Enfys Nest from 'Solo' :)