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I have:
- Legend: Ultimate Edition
- Labrynth
- The Dark Crystal
- Conan the Barabrian
I know I need:
- The Princess Bride
- Masters of the Universe
- Excalibur
- Ladyhawke
- Dragonslayer
- Krull
- Willow
- The Neverending Story
- Conan the Destroyer
Am I missing any good ones?
The Princess Bride
Masters of the Universe
Ah yes!
I also forgot Ladyhawke.
Dragon Slayer?
Let's not forget Red Sonja.
(...if I had to see it, then you all must as well...)
Taking animated films? Try The Black Cauldron, Gandahar, and The Last Unicorn.
Anyone ever see Flight of the Dragons? I can't remember it very well, but I remember thinking it was really cool as a kid (I doubt it's aged well). Heck, it might even be from the 70's; I can't remember.
However, defeating the evil wizard with a puff of logic was a great ending
I don't know if it counts as fantasy per se, seeing as there's some sci-fi in it, but what about Krull?
Dragonslayer kicks piles of ass.
How about Clash of the Titans? Wasn't that an 80s product?
The Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings...oh wait, you said "good." :p
Melf, Conan the Destroyer is out of print on DVD.
Krull's a good choice, definitely fantasy.
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Originally posted by FuryFox
Let's not forget Red Sonja.
(...if I had to see it, then you all must as well...)
But but but, it's got Ernie Reyes Jr.! He would go on to star in the masterpiece Surf Ninja's! Seriously though, this was no worse than Conan the Destroyer.
Clash: Just barely(81)Quote:
Originally posted by BioMechanic
How about Clash of the Titans? Wasn't that an 80s product?
The Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings
LotR: 70's
And even though I just dissmissed Bakshi's very..."interesting" LotRs rendition because it was made in the 70's, I'm still gonna say Wizards(Late 70's also). Not the greatest flick and contains bizarro rotoscoping throughout but it seems to be required viewing.
Krull kicks all sorts of ass. I think it was James Horner's first movie as a composer.
Flight of the Dragons another one of my favorite movies, animated or otherwise...
BTW, there were a ton of crappy 80's fantasy B-movies that I saw on video, I'm not sure if they ever were in the theaters:
Excalibur
The Beastmaster
Sword and the Sorcerer
The Barbarians
Yor the Hunter
I remember really liking 80's fantasy flicks because of all the gratuitous nudity in them. Ahh the good ole' 80's...
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Krull kicks all sorts of ass. I think it was James Horner's first movie as a composer.
Flight of the Dragons another one of my favorite movies, animated or otherwise...
BTW, there were a ton of crappy 80's fantasy B-movies that I saw on video, I'm not sure if they ever were in the theaters:
Excalibur
The Beastmaster
Sword and the Sorcerer
The Barbarians
Yor the Hunter
I remember really liking 80's fantasy flicks because of all the gratuitous nudity in them. Ahh the good ole' 80's...
Oh shit, I forgot about Excalibur. It's excellent.
I dunno what to think of the Beastmaster these days. Quite long and..odd. Don't bother with the sequel though.
Do NOT watch the Barbarians or your mind will melt.
Nope. According to iMDB, the first one he did was something called "The Watcher" in 1978. The first movie I remember him scoring was Star Trek II, which came out a year before Krull. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Gutsman
Krull kicks all sorts of ass. I think it was James Horner's first movie as a composer.
Ooops sorry. Anyway I loved the soundtrack in Krull, it sounds very epic and "fantasy-like".
Ok, I edited the list to reflect the suggestions that interest me. Thanks a bunch all!
Damn, Conan the Destroyer is out of print on DVD? That sucks. :(
Was The Care Bears Movie 70's? Seriously, it was that good.
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Was The Care Bears Movie 70's? Seriously, it was that good.
85. There was a sequel movie in 86 which threw the entire story of the original out the window(Care Bear cousins my ass).
Another "animated" flick that may be worth your time is Fire and Ice.
Another rotoscoped Bakshi flick(Though they actually drew over everything so the rotoscoping actually looks good for once) with character designs by Frank Frazetta(He did all those Conan and uber buff guy artwork you've surely seen at some point). It's actually not that bad but is rather hard to find now. Blockbuster may still have copies for rent.
Still, Look on Ebay. I'm sure you will find it there.Quote:
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Ok, I edited the list to reflect the suggestions that interest me. Thanks a bunch all!
Damn, Conan the Destroyer is out of print on DVD? That sucks. :(
Totaly agree. SFX in Dragonslayer are very impressive for that time. Its coming to DVD soon by the way. Its been a long while since I seen it :(Quote:
Originally posted by BioMechanic
Dragonslayer kicks piles of ass.
Columbia House has Conan the Destroyer for $20 new.
Dragonslayer is coming to DVD? Any info on when? That movie kicked much ass indeed.
Where's "The Lost Boys"? I bet you can tape that off of TBS any random night.
that's a vampire film. Nice try, but no dice! :pQuote:
Originally posted by cka
Where's "The Lost Boys"? I bet you can tape that off of TBS any random night.
I was a fan of dragonslayer for quite some time. I was hoping they would make a sequel but I guess it's better to leave things as they are, oh well.
The beastmaster was a really good film as well. It was well directed and something I was into besides conan, I didn't care for part 2 as much in the same way directors were thinking of bringing everything to the "HERE AND NOW" point because it destroyed both the feel and concept that they were based on. Masters of the universe was demonished because of that factor, I could imagine it being great if the earth idea was never considered.
stick with the first and you'll be fine. The sequels and beyond are ass.Quote:
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I dunno what to think of the Beastmaster these days. Quite long and..odd. Don't bother with the sequel though.
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Do NOT watch the Barbarians or your mind will melt.
I did see the Barbarians, it didn't turn out to be anything I was hoping for, cept a really weak buddy-comedy flick that only managed to get the medevil part right. (somewhat)
I think deathstalker (1st and 2nd) would make a better watch. All about nekkid dancers and boobies!
:p
Just wanted to let you know that Best Buy is selling the Conan the Barbrian+Conan the Destroyer two packs for $18.
On a side note they also have The Thing+12 Monkeys for $18.