| These movies captured my imagination while I was rather young and have had a great influence upon me.
These are in no particular order
1. The Dark Crystal
2. Flight of Dragons (Cartoon)
3. The Hobbit (Cartoon)
4. The Secret of Nhym (Cartoon)
5. The Neverending Story
6. The Storyteller (A Jim Henson Series)
I still hold a special place for these shows in my heart today. I highly reccomend them to anyone interested in fantasy movies no matter what their age.
I'll give a special mention to Flight of Dragons because I think it is a relatively obscure film and many of you may not have heard of it, and you should. It is based on a combination of two books: The Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson, and The Dragon and George by Gordon R. Dickson. It has an exceptional cast including the voice talents of John Ritter as the hero Peter and James Earl Jones as the evil wizard Ommadon. It's theme song is performed by Don Mclean and as the title suggests there is plenty of dragony goodness.
Disregarding these childhood favorites my list would probably be:
1. The Dark Crystal
2. Crouching Tigger Hidden Dragon
3. City of the lost Children
4. Army of Darkness
5. Big Trouble in Little China
With an Honorable Mention to LOTR:FotR.
I count this as only as 1/3 of a movie. As it stands I am usure of whether I would give it the #1 or #2 spot. When the rest of the triology comes out I'm sure I will find the proper place for it on my list |