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Excellent fantasy movies - your favorites?
(Inspired by Compass Rose's Fantasy Book thread, here.) What are your favorites? For the sake of discussion, we can be really broad with the definition of fantasy. With The Hobbit coming out soon, I'm in the mood for lots of good fantasy! I'd love rental suggestions. Oct 04 12 08:06 am Link Ever watch the old animated Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit? Oct 04 12 08:12 am Link Sita Mae wrote: I'm always in the mood to watch any of the Lord of the Rings. particularly the extended edition. Oct 04 12 08:14 am Link I'm a sap But even if "The Princess Bride" is 25 years old - it's still worth revisiting The original "Shrek" Oct 04 12 08:18 am Link Jacob Davis wrote: I haven't! I don't think I even remembered that they existed. Oct 04 12 08:19 am Link Christopher Hartman wrote: They are awesome, no doubt. I'm just interested in expanding my fantasy movie horizons a bit. Oct 04 12 08:20 am Link Vintagevista wrote: The Princess Bride will always be relevant. Such a good movie! Oct 04 12 08:20 am Link Sita Mae wrote: Oct 04 12 08:22 am Link Oct 04 12 08:24 am Link I wish Ralph Bakshi had finished his Lord of the Rings. Oct 04 12 08:24 am Link Jacob Davis wrote: I forgot about Legend. I never did see it! Is it good? I have trouble imagining Tom Cruise in a fantasy story. He seems so very contemporary. Oct 04 12 08:26 am Link I'm working on Game of Thrones, which isn't a movie, but it's better than almost any other non-LOTR fantasy movie yet made. Oct 04 12 08:26 am Link Sita Mae wrote: I think it's good in spite of Tom Cruise. Tim Curry is really what makes the movie shine. Oct 04 12 08:27 am Link Brian Diaz wrote: So...so...so good! I hope it runs for 15 years! hahaha Oct 04 12 08:33 am Link Jacob Davis wrote: Ohhhh, I totally missed that Tim Curry's in it! I'm sold. Oct 04 12 08:34 am Link Jacob Davis wrote: Speaking of Tim Curry...RHPS! Oct 04 12 09:02 am Link Sita Mae wrote: The only problem is that I can't hear her say anything but: Oct 04 12 09:05 am Link I am laughing so hard right now. OMG. Oct 04 12 09:07 am Link An oldie but goodie . . .  Oct 04 12 09:10 am Link Vintagevista wrote: Princess Bride is releasing on Blu-Ray to celebrate 25 years. I may just pick it up. Oct 04 12 09:14 am Link Jacob Davis wrote: I enjoyed Legend!! And Ladyhawke was a fun movie!! Oct 04 12 09:15 am Link Sita Mae wrote: For me, it's the Devil...or whoever he was. Just wicked!! Loved it! Oct 04 12 09:16 am Link Brian Diaz wrote: i still have season one on Blu-Ray...I need to start watching it. Bought it last June!! Oct 04 12 09:16 am Link Classic Conan the Barbarian. I haven't seen the new one. And, Red Sonja, if you want to go heavy on the cheese factor. Oct 04 12 09:17 am Link A couple of Terry Gilliam (I think) movies: The Fifth Element The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen I like them before the "worlds" are so thoroughly created & well layered along with some well defined characters and a little gratuitous nudity of some lovely well known women. On a similar vein, some other movies: Blade Runner The Chronicles of Riddick Oct 04 12 09:18 am Link Jacob Davis wrote: I think Xena was the best television series ever made, so...yeah. I can roll with the cheese. Oct 04 12 09:19 am Link Looknsee Photography wrote: Good suggestions! I liked all of those. I haven't seen Fifth Element in awhile. Maybe it's time to watch it again. Oct 04 12 09:19 am Link Oh! Rein of Fire was fun. Modern-day dracocalypse! And, if you're needing more dragons, Dragon Wars. Oct 04 12 09:23 am Link Granted, this was pre-lotr, but I remember enjoying the hell out of Dragonslayer. I adore Princess Bride, Shrek, Harry Potter movies. Pan's Labyrinth hasn't been mentioned. I thought that was very good. City of Lost Children. I enjoyed Jackson's King Kong. The Brotherhood of the Wolf. (who can't resist a French mystery, kung-fu, costume drama, conspiracy theory, monster movie?) Oct 04 12 09:27 am Link Timm wrote: How did I totally forget this one?? Oct 04 12 09:47 am Link Looknsee Photography wrote: Terry Gilliam had zero to do with The Fifth Element....Written and Directed by Luc Besson. Oct 04 12 09:51 am Link Steven Spielberg's A.I. A Flawed Masterpiece. Oct 04 12 09:58 am Link What about Willow! I watched that years ago with my Dad. I brought an old VCR just to watch that film cause I couldn't find it on DVD! Oct 04 12 10:03 am Link DOUGLASFOTOS wrote: YES I like Bicentenial Man too played by Robin Williams! Oct 04 12 10:03 am Link Jade Honey wrote: Bicentenial Man was written by Isaac Asimov in 1976 Oct 04 12 10:12 am Link There are bunch of my favorites listed already, but for the more kid fantasy; Dark Crystal: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/ The Labyrinth: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/ The NeverEnding Story: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/ Oh puppets in movies, awesome.  * Also Legend is the one movie I constantly have to repurchase, I keep loaning it out and NEVER getting it back. Its really that worth it though. Oct 04 12 10:22 am Link Princess Bride Amelie Oct 04 12 10:32 am Link Gattaca Harry Potter The Orphanage Pan's Labyrinth Labyrinth Curse of The Golden Flower Robin Hood: Men in Tights The Princess Bride House of Flying Daggers The Banquet War of the Arrows Red Cliff (international four + hour version, not the U.S. release that was cut nearly in half) Some are more historical than complete fantasy, but eeeh. Oct 04 12 11:18 am Link Isabel Allende wrote: Pan's Labrynth! Oct 05 12 08:28 am Link The Neverending Story. More of a children's movie, but pretty well done. Oct 05 12 09:20 am Link |
