Reviews
Ladyhawke (1985)
One of my all-time FAVORITE movies
What a great story. This has been one of my favorite movies since it first came out. (I saw it with my best friend, who had a crush on Matthew Broderick.) Anyway, it's a very stirring, timeless (except for the music) story of love, heartache, hope and redemption. Wonderful.
Rutger Hauer is amazing. Strong, even frightening at times, but still tender and vulnerable. Of course Michelle Pfeiffer is at her absolute most beautiful. She really does seem to possess "the face of love" as Phillipe says. But Matthew Broderick really makes the movie. He's more than just comic relief (although he is hilarious); he keeps the story grounded. Without the character of Philippe the movie would be too ethereal, untethered. Philippe is the everyman--our connection to the magical beauty of Navarre and Isabeau.
I've heard that the story is based on a medieval legend, but I haven't been able to find it. If anyone has a link, please post it as a review on this site; I'd love to read more about it. Thanks!!
The Postman (1997)
Great movie; too bad it got no respect.
Even I was getting a little tired of Kevin Costner after "Waterworld", but "The Postman" was a great movie! It made me believe that ANYONE can be a hero, if they just don't sell out. Kevin's character (I love that they never give him a name--he's just some guy) was nobody special. He just minded his own business & tried not to hurt anybody in the process. But by facing each individual situation according to a stable moral code, he rescued an entire nation.
It's too bad that a lot of people will never see this movie because of the bad press it received.