It's... inconceivable no one has said Princess Bride yet.
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You best me to it. And while we're on Cary Elwes, we should probably mention Robin Hood: Men in Tights as well.
I had to look it up, and that was 1993. Pay the cat tax.
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Willow
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Big Trouble in Little China
Nausicaa is so good
Ladyhawke, Conan..
Tie between Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen...well dammit, Robin Williams as King of the Moon wins, Munchausen re-watch time!
I firmly believe Time Bandits is the best time travel movie of all time.
I think that movie was the original reason why George became my favourite Beatle.
Concentrated evil. There should be a lot of stuff. Some way to bridge now and then.
"Hello! I'm Hood!"
The Dark Crystal
Have you watched it as an adult? I loved that movie growing up and watched it a few years ago. Good lord, is it messed up…
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Labyrinth, Willow, and of course The Princess Bride.
1982’s “Conan the Barbarian” is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s breakout role as an actor.
That Basil Poledouris soundtrack is amazing, too. I love that they still sample it for games.
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Not sure if it quite counts as fantasy but...
Everything about Blade Runner was perfect.
The sequel somehow managed to not drop the ball as well.
I think you're selling the sequel very short.
It managed to build on the original.
The key, I think, to the sequel is that it’s made to be watched again.
I walked out if the theater and thought it was an eye-meltingly gorgeous film, but didn’t really get what happened.
I recently re-watched 2049 and holy fucking shit…throughout the entire movie things just kept clicking into place.
Now ima setup a double feature and watch both back-to-back for the full experience!
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The Goonies, The Golden Child, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, and The Monster Squad.
Bonus: I think Bill & Ted's movies were in the 80s too? The one with Death I always felt was sort of similar to Never Ending Story.
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Flash Gordon
Also Flesh Gordon.
It is exactly what you think, but it's more comedic than arousing.
Clash of the Titans
The Secret of Nimh
Xanadu (Modern Fantasy)
Ladyhawke
Oh, and Return to Oz.
That movie is terrifying
Excalibur is a gorgeous film with a talented cast.
Dark Crystal is an amazing Jim Henson production.
Beastmaster is a fun romp with 80s stalwart Mark Singer. And as someone else mentioned, Ladyhawke is another fun adventure in the same vein.
Big trouble in little china
Krull
There can be only one!
Never ending story. I think that was 80s?
The Beastmaster! The only film I know where Rip Torn squares off against ferrets. The best sword and sorcery movie of all time, I think.
All the good ones that can think of have already been mentioned. I also remember enjoying Heavy Metal as a teen, but not sure if I'd enjoy it nowadays.
Deathstalker 1 and 2 are underappreciated rubbish.
Cheap, tone deaf, bad acting, bad writing, catchy out of place theme music, pure entertainment.
There’s a really fucking bizarre Alice in wonderland that shouldn’t be missed.
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Legend
Krull, Wizards, and The Last Unicorn.
Similar to krull is the whole sword and sandals genre. Includes Conan, red Sonja, beast matter, etc...
Legend, the princess bride, labrynth. Never ending story. Last unicorn. Lady hawk. Excalibur. Dark crystal.
The Sword and the Sorcerer.
3 bladed sword FTW.
Star Wars Episodes 5 and 6
Ladyhawke, Excalibur (this one is much more R rated than most, it features an on-screen rape in the first 5 minutes), Legend, Labyrinth, The Princess Bride, Krull, Conan.
The 80's were really a heyday for fantasy movies, weren't they?
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