Review by pixiekatten

I grew up with the many wonders Willow originally offered. A great story executed by actors with a sublime chemistry that made me watch the movie again and again. The film has both tongue in cheek and a big heart - and the magic was not only in the tale but it turned this masterpiece into a fantasy legend that many of us treasure even in adulthood.

This series lacks it all. The so called 'unlikely heroes' or 'band of misfits' are actually just a group of stuck up castle kids. These miserable adolescents provide only endless bickering, tiresome teen flirting or occasionally flat jokes that never land. They are insufferable and almost impossible to watch. I felt an instant dislike to the whole bunch and had to fight the urge to turn it off. Surely this could only get better.....!

But this is no fairytale. The script is so bad that within the first 10 minutes I could not take anything seriously, and it stays that way. And to make it all worse, Willow manages to crown it all with acting so wooden it becomes an added embarrassment. His stilted dialogue is unbearable - the magic is truly dead.

I persisted for 3 episodes in the hope that something somehow would reignite the flame and save what was once a dreamworld worthy of decades of awe. But there is nothing saving this heartless attempt of a sequel. This time the adventure ended with my off button, never to be pursued again.