Ladyhawke

Gonna pop home during my break to grab an apple and soak up some sun in the yard, then catch Ladyhawke on CNN.

Man, caught me off guard. It was my first real dive into a romance flick, especially one in that old-school Fantasy style, back when the actors were just starting out.

A young Blade Runner (Rutger Hauer) and Michelle Pfeiffer—even younger, even hotter, damn it—doomed to never meet as humans. She’s a Falcon by day and a woman by night; he’s just a guy by day and a wolf at night. He’s got this kid tagging along too (a teenage Matthew Broderick, maybe 15 back then) helping him find redemption...

Maybe I'm being naive, but this old relic—minimal tech, zero flashy tricks, just smooth light shifts and great atmosphere—shows more soul than those modern blockbusters that burn through eighty million bucks on CGI. Those crumbling medieval castles and ruins tell a better story than any digital effect.

Not sure if you guys have seen it, but Ladyhawke (made back in '85) still feels fresh and original to me, like it came out yesterday.

That kind of loyalty between a man and a woman? Does that even exist anymore? Or did we leave all that stuff in the Middle Ages?

Ah, the good old days... I’d love to give it another watch. It's been at least a decade since I last did.

People have already been debating this little movie for a while now...Ladyhawke

Thanks for the heads-up. Checked both the US and international titles before the release—nothing there. Was it a bad translation? "Lady" isn't some fancy title here; it's just part of the name. It’s not some "Lady of the Falcon" nonsense, it’s just Ladyhawke. Total garbage translation if that's what they went with.

Whatever, thanks anyway. If the mods want to merge them, let 'em.
And hey, @Jose Miller17/">@@Jose Miller17, hope you end up in the hands of Sharon Stone.

Emily Torres2 said:Thanks for the heads up. I checked under both the American and English titles before this opened, and there was nothing

Maybe it’s just because the segment aired on CNN instead of being about the movie itself.

Emily Torres2 said:(A lady? Is that some kind of terrible translation? I mean, "lady" isn't being used as a title here; it's just a gender marker. So she isn't some "Lady of the Falcons," she's just Ladyhawke—like calling someone a "she-wolf" or something equally ridiculous.)

Hehe... it's not just a bad translation; it's a truly "stupid" one. 😉

Ladyhawke is great.

Icepick said:Maybe because they're talking about the subject on TV, not in a Movie.

Heh... it’s not a bad translation, it’s just a "dumb" one. 😉

Yeah, I get the "dumb" part, but I don't follow. Sure, falcon equals hawk, but it makes sense to go with something like a female hawk rather than some weird version of a different bird. Still, that whole "Lady" thing? Doesn't sit right with me.

Emily Torres2 said:Look, I don't quite follow the "stupid" part. Sure, if we're talking bird species, a falcon isn't a hawk, but logically, this should be some version of a Peregrine or a Merlin, not a Hawk. Honestly, though, the whole "Lady" thing just doesn't sit right with me.

You make a fair point, Emily Torres2. The "Lady" bit brings to mind something like a Camellia... this definitely feels more like a Peregrine to me. :-)

Emily Torres2 said:(Lady? Is this some bad translation? "Lady" doesn't mean "dame" here; it's just a feminine marker. So she isn't some Lady Hawk, she's just a hawk—or maybe a Lady Wolf (if you're feeling poetic).)

Exactly. It should have been Lady Sokoklić.

Emily Torres2 said:Look, I don't get what's supposed to be "stupid" here. Sure, a falcon isn't a hawk, but naming things can be flexible. Still, that whole "Lady" part of the title just doesn't sit right with me.

<sigh>
This is exactly why I avoid posting on this Movie forum. If I had made a joke saying that in "Lady Gaga," Steven Seagal plays a ninja who kills aliens, someone would probably reply: "Well... there aren't any ninjas in that Movie. Nor is Steven Seagal in it. Come to think of it, there aren't even any aliens."

You're overthinking it.

casualotter21 said:<sigh>
See, this is why I hate posting on "Movie" forums. If I’d just joked that in "Lady Gaga," Steven Seagal plays some ninja killing aliens, someone would probably reply: "But... there are no ninjas in the movie. Nor is Steven Seagal in it. Come to think of it, there aren't even any aliens."

You're overthinking it.

Dear TEX as, as from Texas,

are you casualotter21, Nick, or just a stupid Nick?😕
First off, since you're acting all high and mighty using foreign words—English, pal—you should actually know them. It's not enough to just slap a gun on and shoot at everyone.
(but there's more of you bearded Texas rangers and whatever else out there)

TEXAS= not TEXSAS (because the X isn't pronounced "ikS," my dear ranger 🙂

And your little song doesn't even work: you've got like a hundred mistakes in two sentences, and you're lecturing me about translations?

When you're in Texas
Look behind you,
'Cause there's where
There ranger is
Gonna be!

hint: it's not THERE

I don't think they manufacture eye-roll emojis big enough to cover your post.
So...

Emily Torres2 said:Dear Texan, oh great Texan from Texas,

are you just a casualotter21, a Nick, or just a dumb Nick?😕
Since you’re so desperate to flex those foreign English words, buddy, you should probably learn them—or better yet, just strap on a holster and start shooting at everyone.
(Though there seem to be more of you bearded Texas rangers and deputies than actually exist.)

It's TEXAS, not TEXSAS (since the X is pronounced 'eks,' my dear little ranger)🙂

<sigh>
This is exactly why I hate posting on this Movie forum. If I had written "Texsas" as a joke, someone would likely be lecturing me on how it's grammatically incorrect; but if I copy-pasted some poorly written headline about Walker just for the hell of it, they'd probably only be capable of accusing me of being illiterate.

You overthink things far too much. You really ought to invest in a new sarcasm detector, because yours is clearly broken.

Hope that helps!
Have a nice day!

Why are you all picking on regular forum users... can't you see this guy is legit... he doesn't know a thing about those two😁

cosmictrucker132 said:Why are you all picking on an average guy on this forum... can't you see he's actually pretty cool... he doesn't know anything about this stuff anyway.😁

I tend to play with my toys quite aggressively. Especially when they act this arrogant. 😁

rapidstag74 said:I don't think they manufacture rolling-eye emojis large enough to adequately express how much your post deserves.
So...

<Southern accent>

Back off! He's my bitch now!

</Southern accent>

Man, casualotter21, you seriously don't know a lick of English, lol,
like, how do you even spell Texas like that? lmao,
and it's "there," not what you wrote, haha,
plus there aren't any ninjas in Lady Gaga, hahaha,
definitely no Steven Seagal in there either, hahaha,
not even Alien, hahaha,
honestly, all I can say is lol, hahaha,
and you've got that whole beard thing going on too, hahaha,
I mean, isn't just shooting guns enough for you? haha,
you managed to cram like a hundred mistakes into just two sentences, hahaha,
talk about a total dummy, haha,
it's like, when you try to flex with foreign words, hahaha,
you should probably actually know what they mean, hahaha,
and even that song you posted is totally off, haha,
hahahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha,
hahahahahahakhkhkhklj

Great... we've officially hit rock bottom with the dumbest movie thread ever created.😁

casualotter21 said:<southern accent>

Back off! He's my bitch now!

</southern accent>

"He's" starts with a capital letter. Do you even know how to handle basic grammar? You don't even know the fundamentals, yet you have the nerve to post here on Movie Forum. I actually thought about meeting you one day and seeing if there was any spark, but given your complete lack of education, that's officially off the table.

As for "Our Lady of the Falcon," the last time I checked, that movie sucks harder than a cheap hooker in a dark alley behind a club while some guy in "Miami Vice" plays a synth track over bad disco music*.

*It’s redundant to say "bad disco music"—it goes without saying.

rapidstag74 said:"The word 'He' should be capitalized at the start of a sentence. How am I supposed to deal with this level of disappointment right now? You don't even know basic grammar yet you have the audacity to post about a movie. I actually thought I might meet you one day and fall in love like some character in an old war epic, but thanks to your lack of grammatical knowledge, that's officially off the table."

History shows us there was only one other person who obsessed over correcting everyone else's grammar. That person was...
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HITLER!

Alright, cowboys, rangers, and whatever other little boys are out there (is that ranger guy being subtle or just being an idiot?)

Let's go. Let's play with some Native Americans—why are you guys even bothering here?
With some cheesy medieval romance movie... zero action to be found here.