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Foxbat · 3rd January 2004, 10:39 PM

I just acquired Conan on DVD and love it!

As for others, Clash of The Titans (and anything else by Harrhausen)
The one with the most style must be Legend.
Sword & Sorceror is another worth watching.

In saying that however, Fantasy has a serious problem in that, if most films are watched one after the other, they all blend into a melange of sword, leather, sandal and quest. It needs a serious injection of originality. Characterisation in most seems to be an afterthought and too reliant on the archetypal hero.
There are some fine films out there but I fear Fantasy's star (while at its peak with LOTR) may be about to dip below the horizon.

3rd January 2004, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Foxbat Haggis Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,351	Re: Great fantasy films? I just acquired Conan on DVD and love it! As for others, Clash of The Titans (and anything else by Harrhausen) The one with the most style must be Legend. Sword & Sorceror is another worth watching. In saying that however, Fantasy has a serious problem in that, if most films are watched one after the other, they all blend into a melange of sword, leather, sandal and quest. It needs a serious injection of originality. Characterisation in most seems to be an afterthought and too reliant on the archetypal hero. There are some fine films out there but I fear Fantasy's star (while at its peak with LOTR) may be about to dip below the horizon.