tkdguy Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 How about Big Trouble in Little China, with Kurt Russel? That movie had everything. Guns, knives, swords, magic, kung fu. Even a couple of monsters. Sounds like a good modern fantasy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Schtroumpf Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 Brilliant film - not everyday that you see a movie where the main character is the hero's comic relief sidekick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato Posted June 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 After watching Gangs of New York last night, I would say this almost qualifies as a fantasy movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaddakim Posted July 3, 2003 Report Share Posted July 3, 2003 Pardon me for coming in late, but has anyone suggested "The 13th Warrior"? It would be low fantasy, but a good one none-the-less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted July 4, 2003 Report Share Posted July 4, 2003 Hmmm What About Sleepy Hollow? Pretty decent sci/fantasy mix. basically being a witchhunter in NY. Definately Kool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rotwang! Posted July 4, 2003 Report Share Posted July 4, 2003 *ahem* Xanadu. ... *cricket* *cricket* ...*sigh* Okay, okay. In...1992 or so, ABC ran a series called "Covington Cross". It lasted maybe 6 episodes, but not from lack of quality. It wasn't a fantasy series, really; it was a medieval family drama...with swords, crossbows, hot red-headed horse-ridin' sword-swingin' daughters and swords and crossbows and the hot redhead. Awesome. Speakin' of brief-lived TV on ABC, there's the totally freaking radical program that was replaced by "Baywatch": The Henson Hour. Thirty minutes of Muppety hijinks followed by thirty minutes of Labyrinth-quality art design and asbsolutely beautiful productions of classic farie tales, including the ones no one's ever heard of. Double awesome, order of killer, biggie-sized! So where're you gonna get this stuff? Hell if I know. I'm assuming you're all a bunch of crafty, resourceful little devils who can get ahold of video unattainable by me, so obviously you can work the magic and get your mitts on this goodness. Huzzah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rotwang! Posted July 5, 2003 Report Share Posted July 5, 2003 Oh, hey, here. Last night Fraulein Codename (my wife) and I went to see Sinbad- Legend of the Seven Seas, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer and Michelle Pfeiffer's character's hair. It's a DreamWorks animated flick with no dang singing. What do you want in your fantasy movie? Here, lessee... Swordfights? Check. Over-the-top heroics? Check. A quest? Check. Divine intervention? All over the place. Sexy, competent love interest? Yes. Hubba. Check. Giant monsters? Two. No, wait -- three. Planar travel? Check. Exotic locales? Briefly, but check. Fertile ground for a campaign setting of your own? It worked for me! Funny NPCs? Check. Slobbering dog? Check. Your wife comes home and makes a pirate-chick PC with HERO Designer as soon as she can sit down? Well, mine did, so check. ...and no singing, no cute talking animals, plus innuendo aplenty. It's not so much a fantasy romp for kids as much as it is a fantasy flick that kids can watch with their parents. And you eventually forget that the guy doing Sinbad's voice is that one guy from that movie I didn't wanna see. Swordfights, man. Rotwang! sez check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevHooligan Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Originally posted by McCoy Am I the only one bothered by the fact that the dragon wasn't a dragon, bu a wyverine? Good movie, but that was not a dragon! Yes. Yes you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Originally posted by Dr Rotwang! Okay, okay. In...1992 or so, ABC ran a series called "Covington Cross". It lasted maybe 6 episodes, but not from lack of quality. I'll take issue with you on that one. Despite the presence of Excalibur alumni NIgel Terry and Cherie Lunghi, that show pretty much blew. I'll give 'em some points for even attempting such a thing, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 D&D: The Movie (sic) Originally posted by Galadorn IAnyway, I think we can all agree that, while the D&D movie made a breakthrough for Fantasy in the movie industry... :blinks: Say what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Robin of Sherwood Ha! I have one that no one's mentioned yet (I think). Robin of Sherwood Known as "Robin Hood" to us Yanks who watched it on Showtime in the mid-80's. A really spiffy adaptation of the Robin Hood legend that ran through two different Robins (one played by Jason Connery), and had Robert Addie (who played Mordred in Excalibur) playing an excellent Sir Guy of Gisburne. The added bits about the "seven swords of Wayland" (iirc) and the druid mentor of Robin's were very inspiring to the young gamer I was back then. And let's not forget Wizards & Warriors , with Jeff Conaway (of Taxi and Grease fame) and Julia Duffy (Newhart and Designing Women). I mean, a D&D spoof sitcom on national TV! Good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Watts Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Watership Down. One of the greatest hero-quests ever told, gorgeous old-fashioned animation, and one of the greatest villains ever. "For generations to come, mothers would tell their young to behave, or the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument; and in truth, it might not have displeased him." dw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoid Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 With regards to the BBC adaptation of Gormenghast, yes they did do a mini series of it. Also another film to throw into the melting pot so to speak are Prince Valiant There`s also the aninated films of a couple of Terry Pratchett books to consider, Soul Music Wyrd Sisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 Originally posted by Darren Watts Watership Down. One of the greatest hero-quests ever told,... Oh God no. My parents took me to see this when I was way too young. Look at all the cute little bunnies! Look at them killing each other and being buried alive! Look at the fields of blood and the obviously undead Black Rabbit! When I was grown a friend of mine made me watch it again on laserdisc, to show me that it wasn't nearly as disturbing as I thought it was. But it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Schtroumpf Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 TMNT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rotwang! Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by buzz I'll take issue with you on that one. Despite the presence of Excalibur alumni NIgel Terry and Cherie Lunghi, [Covington Cross] pretty much blew. Really? I don't remember. How so? Dude, this's 10 years ago and I barely watched it. I...think. I was getting an early start on Totally Hating the Nineties and therefore ignoring stuff back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 I remember Covington Cross -- I'm sad to say. Whoever said that it blew is right on the money. Bad, bad, bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 Originally posted by Dr Rotwang! Really? I don't remember. How so? Dude, this's 10 years ago and I barely watched it. See Steve's response. "Covington Cross" was basically a primetime soap set in a poorly-realized medieval setting. It could be forgiven if its failed attempts at any sort of realistic depiction of medieval culture were balanced by good acting and good stories. Unfortunately, it was deviod of those as well. Basically, take a really bad Harlequin romance writer's perception of the middle ages and add cast members better suited to 90210, and you've got "Covington Cross." Adding Terry and Lunghi was an obvious (and pathetic) attempt at adding some sort of legitimacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Originally posted by Old Man Oh God no. My parents took me to see this when I was way too young. Look at all the cute little bunnies! Look at them killing each other and being buried alive! Look at the fields of blood and the obviously undead Black Rabbit! When I was grown a friend of mine made me watch it again on laserdisc, to show me that it wasn't nearly as disturbing as I thought it was. But it is. Ahhhh, Explains why you feel the way you do about this presidency..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Re: Robin of Sherwood Originally posted by buzz Ha! I have one that no one's mentioned yet (I think). Robin of Sherwood Known as "Robin Hood" to us Yanks who watched it on Showtime in the mid-80's. A really spiffy adaptation of the Robin Hood legend that ran through two different Robins (one played by Jason Connery), and had Robert Addie (who played Mordred in Excalibur) playing an excellent Sir Guy of Gisburne. The added bits about the "seven swords of Wayland" (iirc) and the druid mentor of Robin's were very inspiring to the young gamer I was back then. And let's not forget Wizards & Warriors , with Jeff Conaway (of Taxi and Grease fame) and Julia Duffy (Newhart and Designing Women). I mean, a D&D spoof sitcom on national TV! Good times... Actually I thought the "Druid Mentor" was the ancient god himslef walking the world and guiding his servant. and did not Wizards and Warriors have Tom Hanks as the mentally unstable person in the group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Re: Re: Robin of Sherwood Hate to get all negative on ya, but... Originally posted by AnotherSkip Actually I thought the "Druid Mentor" was the ancient god himslef walking the world and guiding his servant. I'm not sure. I remember we got to see the "druid" with his horned cowl off, and he was just some guy, so I'm not sure if he was supposed to be a god or not. Originally posted by AnotherSkip and did not Wizards and Warriors have Tom Hanks as the mentally unstable person in the group? No, you're thinking of Mazes & Monsters, a made-for-TV movie based on Rona Jaffee's hysterically stupid anti-D&D novel. This was a TV sitcom from the early '80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Ahhh my bad, after all if it wasn't for bad press D&D ever had the game would not be a success that it was...... Go Go christain idiots!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Re: another cheesy b-movie Originally posted by Gandalf5 If we're going to bring up Deathstalker and Hawk the Slayer, how can any one forget that super cheesy Conan rip-off, Ator the Fighting Eagle starring Miles O'Keefe (who also played Tarzan with Bo Derek as Jane), both fine examples of wasted celluloid. Is that the one where he invents aerodynamics and light-metal alloys, explosives, and contact fuses, then builds a hang-glider with which to drop bombs on the evil wizard's castle? I seem to remember a barbarian wearing ray-bans and a set of tire tracks in that movie, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Brand New Movie Just came out and this is a REALLY good movie with some strong fantasy elements if not quite medievel in time frame. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Rotwang! Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Well, there's Gosford Park, wherein the director of the film has this fantasy that you care what's happ- Oh, wait. The theme was good fantasy movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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