What're you favorite fantasy movies?
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Yeah, Conan was a very good film for the time.
D&D was awful. It made me ashamed of playing the game after watching it. The only thing remotely interesting was the thief challenge.
LOR: FR and TTT are good.
Heh, I have to say I really liked the first and second Harry Potter movies (haven't watched the third) as they are really what I imagined in the books.
X-Men 2 was cool.
Excalibur was amazing.
Shrek is good, but Shrek 2 is a lot better.
D&D was awful. It made me ashamed of playing the game after watching it. The only thing remotely interesting was the thief challenge.
LOR: FR and TTT are good.
Heh, I have to say I really liked the first and second Harry Potter movies (haven't watched the third) as they are really what I imagined in the books.
X-Men 2 was cool.
Excalibur was amazing.
Shrek is good, but Shrek 2 is a lot better.
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Off the top of my head, Conan the Barbarian and The Wizard of Ozare very high on my list. Looks like a couple of other people have mentioned them.
Is anyone familiar with the work of Ralph Bakshi? He made animated movies such asThe Lord of the Rings, Fritz the Cat, Cool World, and my favorite of the lot, Wizards. I haven't seen any of them in years, and what I do remember of them is clouded over by an alcoholic haze. (I was very drunk when I watched them, because my friends and I were were in the habit of getting very drunk before watching movies like that). I would have enjoyed The Lord of the Rings if the animation wasn't so bad; I kept saying to myself, "What a waste." Watching Wizards after that was like a breath of fresh air. I like what Avatar told Blackwolf in their final confrontation, and I was amused by the irony of the outcome. "Here's a trick that Mom showed me when you weren't around. I'm glad you changed your name, you son-of-a-b****." I also enjoyed the music played during the final credits (a friend of mine recorded it on tape from video, but I haven't seen it anywhere else):
Time renews tomorrow
When we use today
It will find the sorrow
And wash it all away
Love can play a new tune
All things can excel
It may be tomorrow
But only time will tell
Is anyone familiar with the work of Ralph Bakshi? He made animated movies such asThe Lord of the Rings, Fritz the Cat, Cool World, and my favorite of the lot, Wizards. I haven't seen any of them in years, and what I do remember of them is clouded over by an alcoholic haze. (I was very drunk when I watched them, because my friends and I were were in the habit of getting very drunk before watching movies like that). I would have enjoyed The Lord of the Rings if the animation wasn't so bad; I kept saying to myself, "What a waste." Watching Wizards after that was like a breath of fresh air. I like what Avatar told Blackwolf in their final confrontation, and I was amused by the irony of the outcome. "Here's a trick that Mom showed me when you weren't around. I'm glad you changed your name, you son-of-a-b****."
I also enjoyed the music played during the final credits (a friend of mine recorded it on tape from video, but I haven't seen it anywhere else):Time renews tomorrow
When we use today
It will find the sorrow
And wash it all away
Love can play a new tune
All things can excel
It may be tomorrow
But only time will tell
A lot of my favorite movies have been said already, so all I'll add is one recent one: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.
While not a big Potter fan, and I didn't like the first two movies, I thought the third one was fantastic. Alfonso Cuaron really knew the heart of the story and went straight for it.
While not a big Potter fan, and I didn't like the first two movies, I thought the third one was fantastic. Alfonso Cuaron really knew the heart of the story and went straight for it.
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[QUOTE=VonDondu]Off the top of my head, Conan the Barbarian and The Wizard of Ozare very high on my list. Looks like a couple of other people have mentioned them.
Is anyone familiar with the work of Ralph Bakshi? He made animated movies such asThe Lord of the Rings, Fritz the Cat, Cool World, and my favorite of the lot, Wizards. I haven't seen any of them in years, and what I do remember of them is clouded over by an alcoholic haze. (I was very drunk when I watched them, because my friends and I were were in the habit of getting very drunk before watching movies like that). I would have enjoyed The Lord of the Rings if the animation wasn't so bad; I kept saying to myself, "What a waste." Watching Wizards after that was like a breath of fresh air. I like what Avatar told Blackwolf in their final confrontation, and I was amused by the irony of the outcome. "Here's a trick that Mom showed me when you weren't around. I'm glad you changed your name, you son-of-a-b****." I also enjoyed the music played during the final credits (a friend of mine recorded it on tape from video, but I haven't seen it anywhere else):
Time renews tomorrow
When we use today
It will find the sorrow
And wash it all away
Love can play a new tune
All things can excel
It may be tomorrow
But only time will tell[/QUOTE]
I think I know what you're talking about w/ the animated Lord of the Rings movies. I've seen an animated version of 'The Return of the King,' and have had it on video casette for a bit over a decade. I don't know what I could ask to accelerate the identification process, except for this: Did Ralph Bashki also make a film for 'The Hobbit' or was that someone else?
Is anyone familiar with the work of Ralph Bakshi? He made animated movies such asThe Lord of the Rings, Fritz the Cat, Cool World, and my favorite of the lot, Wizards. I haven't seen any of them in years, and what I do remember of them is clouded over by an alcoholic haze. (I was very drunk when I watched them, because my friends and I were were in the habit of getting very drunk before watching movies like that). I would have enjoyed The Lord of the Rings if the animation wasn't so bad; I kept saying to myself, "What a waste." Watching Wizards after that was like a breath of fresh air. I like what Avatar told Blackwolf in their final confrontation, and I was amused by the irony of the outcome. "Here's a trick that Mom showed me when you weren't around. I'm glad you changed your name, you son-of-a-b****."
I also enjoyed the music played during the final credits (a friend of mine recorded it on tape from video, but I haven't seen it anywhere else):Time renews tomorrow
When we use today
It will find the sorrow
And wash it all away
Love can play a new tune
All things can excel
It may be tomorrow
But only time will tell[/QUOTE]
I think I know what you're talking about w/ the animated Lord of the Rings movies. I've seen an animated version of 'The Return of the King,' and have had it on video casette for a bit over a decade. I don't know what I could ask to accelerate the identification process, except for this: Did Ralph Bashki also make a film for 'The Hobbit' or was that someone else?
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@Morlock, I enjoy the Harry Potter books, but I think the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban improved on the book. Every scene and every line of dialogue was better in the movie, and that's saying a lot.(The Whomping Willow, the Knight Bus, the way Harry got the Firebolt, and the spell cast on Aunt Marge come to mind.)
However, the only reason I read any of the books was because there were so many things I didn't understand after watching the movie. That's the only reason why it comes up short, in my opinion. In the movie's defense, the book was also a bit hard to keep up with, and I think it's probably too confusing for young readers. I mean, it takes three chapters to explain the big plot twist--that's pretty complicated. But I'm very glad I read it, just the same. After reading The Prisoner of Azkaban, I also read the rest of the series. I knew they were popular, but I was surprised by how good they really are. The humor is great, the battle scenes are pulled off well (Dumbledore makes Yoda look like Kermit the Frog in Muppet Treasure Island), and scenes like "The Woes of Mrs. Weasley" add a human touch to the minor characters that's missing from a lot of fantasy novels. I keep picking the books back up to read them again, so I guess that means I'm anxious to read the next one when it's released.
However, the only reason I read any of the books was because there were so many things I didn't understand after watching the movie. That's the only reason why it comes up short, in my opinion. In the movie's defense, the book was also a bit hard to keep up with, and I think it's probably too confusing for young readers. I mean, it takes three chapters to explain the big plot twist--that's pretty complicated.
But I'm very glad I read it, just the same. After reading The Prisoner of Azkaban, I also read the rest of the series. I knew they were popular, but I was surprised by how good they really are. The humor is great, the battle scenes are pulled off well (Dumbledore makes Yoda look like Kermit the Frog in Muppet Treasure Island), and scenes like "The Woes of Mrs. Weasley" add a human touch to the minor characters that's missing from a lot of fantasy novels. I keep picking the books back up to read them again, so I guess that means I'm anxious to read the next one when it's released. [QUOTE=Galuf the Dwarf]I think I know what you're talking about w/ the animated Lord of the Rings movies. I've seen an animated version of 'The Return of the King,' and have had it on video casette for a bit over a decade. I don't know what I could ask to accelerate the identification process, except for this: Did Ralph Bakshi also make a film for 'The Hobbit' or was that someone else?[/QUOTE]
When Ralph Bakshi made The Lord of the Rings, it was supposed to be a two-part series. The first part was released in 1978, but it flopped at the box office, so Bakshi never finished the second part.
In 1978, Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass made The Hobbit. It was a success, so in 1980, they made Return of the King. Rankin and Bass have never publicly admitted that Return of the King was meant to fill the gaping hole left by Bakshi's failure to finish The Lord of the Rings, and Return of the King doesn't quite take up where The Lord of the Rings left off. There are also some enormous stylistic differences. Return of the King is basically a musical for kids, while The Lord of the Rings is a crappy movie for adults. However, I think I have actually seen all three of those movies bundled together at a video store (I'm not positive that someone besides Bakshi didn't make a replacement for "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers"), so I suppose if you want the full treatment, you could watch all three of them together.
Judging by a review I just read on the internet, some critics lump three of Bakshi's films together: The Lord of the Rings, Wizards, and Fire and Ice (1983), which I haven't seen. That might make an interesting "trilogy".
When Ralph Bakshi made The Lord of the Rings, it was supposed to be a two-part series. The first part was released in 1978, but it flopped at the box office, so Bakshi never finished the second part.
In 1978, Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass made The Hobbit. It was a success, so in 1980, they made Return of the King. Rankin and Bass have never publicly admitted that Return of the King was meant to fill the gaping hole left by Bakshi's failure to finish The Lord of the Rings, and Return of the King doesn't quite take up where The Lord of the Rings left off. There are also some enormous stylistic differences. Return of the King is basically a musical for kids, while The Lord of the Rings is a crappy movie for adults. However, I think I have actually seen all three of those movies bundled together at a video store (I'm not positive that someone besides Bakshi didn't make a replacement for "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers"), so I suppose if you want the full treatment, you could watch all three of them together.
Judging by a review I just read on the internet, some critics lump three of Bakshi's films together: The Lord of the Rings, Wizards, and Fire and Ice (1983), which I haven't seen. That might make an interesting "trilogy".
Hmmm, hard question. I liked the visuals of Legend, especially at the time it came out. Then there is the first Highlander movie (there should have been only one!) and of course there is Excalibur. Conan was cheesy but well made, as was Willow. Also there is a GREAT French flick called Brotherhood of The Wolf that came out a few years ago. I had great expectations for Dragonheart, but it ended up sort of lame. I would also like to add Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Mind you, I'm excluding the LoTR trilogy, The original Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
Mind you, I'm excluding the LoTR trilogy, The original Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
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Here are some of my favorites:
LOTR:FOTR
LOTR:TTT
LOTR:ROTK
All three Harry Potter fillms
Willow
Shrek & Shrek 2
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Star Wars
The Princess Bride
Though I have to say, it bugged me how they changed a number of things in TTT (especially Faramir), but I still liked it. And it also REALLY ticked me off how they left out some main points in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, though that too still ranks among my favorites.
LOTR:FOTR
LOTR:TTT
LOTR:ROTK
All three Harry Potter fillms
Willow
Shrek & Shrek 2
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Star Wars
The Princess Bride
Though I have to say, it bugged me how they changed a number of things in TTT (especially Faramir), but I still liked it. And it also REALLY ticked me off how they left out some main points in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, though that too still ranks among my favorites.
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An old (70's early 80's) cartoon. About this man who goes into a store to buy a board game and gets pulled into the game becoming a green dragon. It is then his destiny with the yellow dragon and blue dragon (all owned by owners) and a wizard a knight and his hound to battle the wicked wizard and his red dragon. Very cool animation movie...
An old (70's early 80's) cartoon. About this man who goes into a store to buy a board game and gets pulled into the game becoming a green dragon. It is then his destiny with the yellow dragon and blue dragon (all owned by owners) and a wizard a knight and his hound to battle the wicked wizard and his red dragon. Very cool animation movie...
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[QUOTE=VonDondu]When Ralph Bakshi made The Lord of the Rings, it was supposed to be a two-part series. The first part was released in 1978, but it flopped at the box office, so Bakshi never finished the second part.
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It was premiered unusually enough at a number of big colleges, thinking to draw upon the LoTR excitement which was strictly a campus phenomenon in the US at the time, and on student's belief that Baksha was cool because of his other, sexually explicit animated movies. I saw one of those premieres--I was 17--and remember being really ticked off. I paid my money for this...? Stilted, poorly animated figures? Repetitive cells during battles, showing the same creatures attacking in the same formations over and over? The dialog and music were awful. There was no applause at the end, just muttering from the entire audience. (The place was packed with students.) I think most folks had the same feeling I did: it was a ripoff for Bakshi to make a rake in cash. The Tolkien estate, too, hated the thing.
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It was premiered unusually enough at a number of big colleges, thinking to draw upon the LoTR excitement which was strictly a campus phenomenon in the US at the time, and on student's belief that Baksha was cool because of his other, sexually explicit animated movies. I saw one of those premieres--I was 17--and remember being really ticked off. I paid my money for this...? Stilted, poorly animated figures? Repetitive cells during battles, showing the same creatures attacking in the same formations over and over? The dialog and music were awful. There was no applause at the end, just muttering from the entire audience. (The place was packed with students.) I think most folks had the same feeling I did: it was a ripoff for Bakshi to make a rake in cash. The Tolkien estate, too, hated the thing.
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[QUOTE=fable]It was premiered unusually enough at a number of big colleges, thinking to draw upon the LoTR excitement which was strictly a campus phenomenon in the US at the time, and on student's belief that Baksha was cool because of his other, sexually explicit animated movies. I saw one of those premieres--I was 17--and remember being really ticked off. I paid my money for this...? Stilted, poorly animated figures? Repetitive cells during battles, showing the same creatures attacking in the same formations over and over? The dialog and music were awful. There was no applause at the end, just muttering from the entire audience. (The place was packed with students.) I think most folks had the same feeling I did: it was a ripoff for Bakshi to make a rake in cash. The Tolkien estate, too, hated the thing.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I rented the movie and saw it last year. I had already watched The Hobbit and liked it, and I hoped that this one would be as good. I remember thinking to myself when it was over, "Well, that was a bunch of crap." I mean, the animation was lousy, and the music was just plain lame. The dialog also pretty much sucked. I haven't watched it since.
Yeah, I rented the movie and saw it last year. I had already watched The Hobbit and liked it, and I hoped that this one would be as good. I remember thinking to myself when it was over, "Well, that was a bunch of crap." I mean, the animation was lousy, and the music was just plain lame. The dialog also pretty much sucked. I haven't watched it since.
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An old (70's early 80's) cartoon. About this man who goes into a store to buy a board game and gets pulled into the game becoming a green dragon. It is then his destiny with the yellow dragon and blue dragon (all owned by owners) and a wizard a knight and his hound to battle the wicked wizard and his red dragon. Very cool animation movie...
oh i know what you mean... and in the end he kills the dragon by talking about trigonometery and biology and astronomy... argh i have always wondered what the name of that was, saw it was when i seven.... blast.
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[QUOTE=JesterKing]...the best movies: Willow, princess bride (book was 100x better than the movie, but thats the same with almost everythign else), harry potter... MONTY PYTHON!!!!![/QUOTE]
DUDE! You're like, my new favorite person. All those movies rock, except for Harry Potter. I've never seen it.
Monty Python... That's one of the funniest movies ever.
All LOTR movies are among my favorites. The Shreks are good. I don't know what the Spiderman's are... Are they fantasy? If they are, then I like those a lot. I'm sure there are others, I just can't think of them right now.
EDIT: Star Wars! That's what it was... I love all the Star Wars movies. Duh! It's even in my signature!
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All those movies rock, except for Harry Potter. I've never seen it. Monty Python... That's one of the funniest movies ever.
All LOTR movies are among my favorites. The Shreks are good. I don't know what the Spiderman's are... Are they fantasy? If they are, then I like those a lot. I'm sure there are others, I just can't think of them right now.
EDIT: Star Wars! That's what it was... I love all the Star Wars movies. Duh! It's even in my signature!
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[QUOTE=Morlock]A lot of my favorite movies have been said already, so all I'll add is one recent one: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.
While not a big Potter fan, and I didn't like the first two movies, I thought the third one was fantastic. Alfonso Cuaron really knew the heart of the story and went straight for it.[/QUOTE]
Agree completely.
While not a big Potter fan, and I didn't like the first two movies, I thought the third one was fantastic. Alfonso Cuaron really knew the heart of the story and went straight for it.[/QUOTE]
Agree completely.
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[QUOTE=JesterKing]the best movies: Willow, princess bride (book was 100x better than the movie, but thats the same with almost everythign else), harry potter... MONTY PYTHON!!!!![/QUOTE]
Princess Bride is great, Monty Python is quite good, the third Harry Potter movie is great (but not the first two) and Willow is one of the worst movies ever made (All IMO of course),.
Princess Bride is great, Monty Python is quite good, the third Harry Potter movie is great (but not the first two) and Willow is one of the worst movies ever made (All IMO of course),.
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