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<blockquote data-quote="Mach2.5" data-source="post: 1387153" data-attributes="member: 12834"><p>Krull was a pretty good movie.</p><p></p><p>Legend is another, if you can stomache Tom Cruise, its very worth watching the usually comical Tim Curry portay one mean mutha of a devil.</p><p></p><p>Dragonslayer was the best dragon movie I've seen to date (Reign of Fire doesn't even come close).</p><p></p><p>The Princess Bride, while a bit more of a light hearted fairy tale, was still a worthwhile flick.</p><p></p><p>Beastmaster was another classic with some pretty interesting ideas all around. Just avoid the sequels (in fact, avoid almost any fantasy movie sequel).</p><p></p><p>Clash of the Titans, while not very true to grecko-roman myth, was mostly enjoyable when it came out, boasting some great stop animation effects.</p><p></p><p>The Dark Crystal is a definate must see. Like most fantasy flicks, the main characters are lame, but the supporting casts and villains are what make the film (in this case, the Skeskis).</p><p></p><p>Excalibur, from the mid 70's, was a somewhat long but yet still very well made movie of the full King Arthur legend. Plus, it shoes that Patrick Stewart was born without hair.</p><p></p><p>Dungeons & Dragons, the Movie. Lame. Simply lame. Watch it merely for the sake of having seen it and pumped a few more bucks into the RPG industry.</p><p></p><p>Labyrinth. Ignore some of David Bowies worst pop scores for the flick (and the fact that seing the man in tights was just a bit too much) and you've got another fun little flick worth seeing (in order to steal ideas for your home game of course).</p><p></p><p>Neverending Story (why do all the kiddie flicks come to mind first?!?!?). Interesting. Not great, but not <em>too</em> bad.</p><p></p><p>Sword of the Valiant, staring Miles O'Keif, is at times as lame as the rest of the Miles' fantasy movies, but at other times its a good movie. When it hits, its quite good, when it misses . . .</p><p></p><p>Dragonheart. This one is lumped into the catagory of "watch it only so you can bash it."</p><p></p><p>The made for TV mini-series 'Merlin' was an interesting take on the Arthur legends, taking more than a few artistic liberties, but all in all it wasn't that bad.</p><p></p><p>While not 100% fantasy, Time Bandits fits nowhere else, and it was such a cool arsed movie. The best fantasy flick that Monty Python never made.</p><p></p><p>There's a ton of others out there. Do a simple search for some fantasy fansite lists and pick and choose. Unfortunately, due to the early 80's low budget 'pump out' of fantasy, there's far more crappy movies (Gor, Barbarians, She, any other movie with Miles O'Keif, Deathstalker, etc) than there are good ones. I'm sure I've missed quite a few (or even trashed someone's fav, but hey, its all interpretation and personal tastes).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mach2.5, post: 1387153, member: 12834"] Krull was a pretty good movie. Legend is another, if you can stomache Tom Cruise, its very worth watching the usually comical Tim Curry portay one mean mutha of a devil. Dragonslayer was the best dragon movie I've seen to date (Reign of Fire doesn't even come close). The Princess Bride, while a bit more of a light hearted fairy tale, was still a worthwhile flick. Beastmaster was another classic with some pretty interesting ideas all around. Just avoid the sequels (in fact, avoid almost any fantasy movie sequel). Clash of the Titans, while not very true to grecko-roman myth, was mostly enjoyable when it came out, boasting some great stop animation effects. The Dark Crystal is a definate must see. Like most fantasy flicks, the main characters are lame, but the supporting casts and villains are what make the film (in this case, the Skeskis). Excalibur, from the mid 70's, was a somewhat long but yet still very well made movie of the full King Arthur legend. Plus, it shoes that Patrick Stewart was born without hair. Dungeons & Dragons, the Movie. Lame. Simply lame. Watch it merely for the sake of having seen it and pumped a few more bucks into the RPG industry. Labyrinth. Ignore some of David Bowies worst pop scores for the flick (and the fact that seing the man in tights was just a bit too much) and you've got another fun little flick worth seeing (in order to steal ideas for your home game of course). Neverending Story (why do all the kiddie flicks come to mind first?!?!?). Interesting. Not great, but not [I]too[/I] bad. Sword of the Valiant, staring Miles O'Keif, is at times as lame as the rest of the Miles' fantasy movies, but at other times its a good movie. When it hits, its quite good, when it misses . . . Dragonheart. This one is lumped into the catagory of "watch it only so you can bash it." The made for TV mini-series 'Merlin' was an interesting take on the Arthur legends, taking more than a few artistic liberties, but all in all it wasn't that bad. While not 100% fantasy, Time Bandits fits nowhere else, and it was such a cool arsed movie. The best fantasy flick that Monty Python never made. There's a ton of others out there. Do a simple search for some fantasy fansite lists and pick and choose. Unfortunately, due to the early 80's low budget 'pump out' of fantasy, there's far more crappy movies (Gor, Barbarians, She, any other movie with Miles O'Keif, Deathstalker, etc) than there are good ones. I'm sure I've missed quite a few (or even trashed someone's fav, but hey, its all interpretation and personal tastes). [/QUOTE]
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