Swords & Sorcery Films of the 1980's: PART I
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2023
- The SWORDS & SORCERY genre experienced a huge boom in the 1980's!
Join Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Arnold Schwarzenegger & more as Dan delves into the magical and mythical worlds that hit the big screens between 1980 & 1982. Don't miss PART II, coming soon!
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FILMS USED:
"Black Angel" ©1980
"Hawk the Slayer" ©1980
"Excalibur" ©1981
"Clash of the Titans" ©1981
"Dragonslayer" ©1981
"The Sword & the Sorcerer" ©1982
"Conan the Barbarian" ©1982
"The Beastmaster" ©1982
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Yes, folks, that’s Helen Mirren. I was 13 when I fist saw her play Morgana and have been in love with gothy pagan chicks ever since. In one scene with Merlin she actually f*cking hisses at him. Classic.
Thulsa Doom from Conan the Barbarian is most certainly an evil wizard.
If yo haven't seen it, one of the best of the genre was Ladyhawke from 1985 starring Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Broderick. Absolutely loved that film in my late teens and still holds up well today
Helen Mirren was really hot in 1981
Excalibur was so well made. That movie still holds up til this day.
Conan, Beastmaster, Ladyhawk, Legend, Clash of the Titans... what a decade of escampism.
Lord of the Rings inspired Dungeons & Dragons so that’s really where it originated.
Conan wasn't a comic book character, he was a pulp fiction character, that was later turned into a comic book character.
You've listed Conan as not having an evil wizard.
I saw some of them. Conan is just classic. Beastmaster - I loved it too. Excalibur - I found it a bit strange (it is always strange to me when people wear armor 24/7 without any valid purpose), but, hey, there is nothing Helen Mirren can't save.
Conan what is best in life
Excalibur is still one of my favorite movies of all time.
I have a deep need to say that Conan wasn't originally a comic book character. Robert E. Howard's short stories were featured in Weird Tales magazine which was a pulp magazine for sci-fi nerds in the 20s & 30s, and was just a collection of short stories with a few illustrations.
Conan, Dragonslayer, and Excalibur are my favorite films in this genre.
Excaliber is simply the best representation of armoured combat.
I LOVED “Excalibur”! Best dialogue of any “King Arthur” film, ever.
I watched Beastmaster and Krull 10,000 times. Dragonslayer was fun.
Excalibur is my favorite of the Arthurian films but second is definitely the 1998 mini series "Merlin" with Sam Neill playing the part of the legendary Wizard. If you haven't seen it yet check it out! It's so good , vastly underrated and overlooked
Excalibur is amazing both visually and story wise!!
I remember when Excalibur and Conan came out. Both of these movies were incredible then, and still today. I have watched both in the last year or so, and they have aged very well. Not campy or dated at all, just as amazing and engaging as they were then. Speaks a lot to the writing, cinematography, and directors on the films.