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Old 3rd January 2004, 09:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Great fantasy films?

Well, I figure that any of the Lord of the Rings films will be up on this list...but I'd erally like to hear what others people would nominate.

Conan the Barbarian is a particular favourite - it's just sheer mythology and symbolism, and the undercurrent tension between the worlds of James Earl Jones and Arnold Swarzanegger is just great. Some very well filmed scenes as well (especially at the beginning and the end).

What about other films, though - how about Beastmaster - what about Krull? How about the various Sinbad films and Jason and Argonauts? Willow? Legend?

Which are the fantasy films that really stand out in the genre?

And, perhaps more importantly, are they properly representative of the genre - ie, is there too little and with the wrong them, to communicate what fantasy meansm and is as an experience?
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