It was one of the ones that I never got around to watching growing up in the 80s/90s, and I still have quite a few to go through (especially 80s rated R movies I wasn't allowed to watch but thankfully Tubi exists).
The movie was fine, but unfortunately I couldn't help but think about how Disney totally butchered the IP. I cancelled D-Plus in 21 but I heard about the Willow tv show and while watching the movie I couldn't help but say "you really couldn't come up with some sort of family friendly followup without injecting gay crap or current year nonsense into it". They constantly talk about diversity but it seems like the writer rooms are people with the exact same worldview off of a factory conveyer belt. Best example is an article I read when Star Trek Discovery had first started about how the writing room had to do a Star Trek boot camp because they didn't have any knowledge of the IP.
'Willow' was a movie for little kids. It worked for the target audience but is now dated and doesn't really resonate with older audiences. It's still leagues beyond that cringe tv show. That goes without saying.
It's still as great as it was over 30 years ago. Doesn't have many CGI effects, mostly everything is made with practical effects. It's a fun well made fantasy movie to watch with your kids.
Willow was always a three stars out of five movie. Mostly due to the acting and experimental special effects. It was flawed but charming.
Sailor Moon was an anime for little kids, but it still fucking resonated.
Are you really watching it as an adult?
Recently finished the second season.
Well I’m pretty retro so I find very little dated. I still enjoy Jack Benny or the George Burns show. This was a movie that I just never got around to seeing.