What other fantasy movies do you like?

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Originally Posted by lord of dor-lomin

Made up worlds are always so much better.

Why? Is it an escapism thing (you want to watch a movie that takes you away from this world for a while) or is it that you're familiar/comfortable/knowledgeable regarding the genre?

[lord of dor-lomin]

It's an "escapism thing". After rubbing elbows with rude morons all day it is wonderful to spend some time with Aragorn, Gandalf, and others who are polite and intelligent.

Plus, castles and such beat office buildings any day.

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Originally Posted by lord of dor-lomin

It's an "escapism thing". After rubbing elbows with rude morons all day it is wonderful to spend some time with Aragorn, Gandalf, and others who are polite and intelligent.

Plus, castles and such beat office buildings any day.

Agreed. In LOTR everything seems clean, clear, concise and unless your'e Boromir, things go quite well.

[Mumak o' Harad]

Star Wars;
Blade Runner;
Heavy Metal;
Indiana Jones (all of them);
Final Fantasy;
Krull;

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by lord of dor-lomin

My friends make fun of me but I like the Harry Potter movies too. I like most fantasy/sci fi stuff. Made up worlds are always so much better.

Don't let your friends make fun of you for liking the Harry Potter films! They are decent films, and you can tell them that they star some of the greatest British actors giving great performances. I like them anyway. Good fun.

But my favourite two films are about as far away from fantasy as you can get: Whistle Down The Wind and Mike Leigh's Naked. Both very grey and grainy, and the latter also incredibly negative.

Originally Posted by Bethberry

But I have a question: Is it possible for a movie to be based on a book which is clearly classified as fantasy and yet not be classed as a fantasy movie?

I've been pondering this one, and I had come up with Gormenghast, as it didn't seem that the BBC adaptation was marketed as being fantasy at all, more of a curious, slightly 'baroque' costume drama. But then, is the novel a fantasy at all? Or is it more gothic? And indeed, are many things which are classed as 'gothic' actually fantasy?

[Encaitare]

They are decent films, and you can tell them that they star some of the greatest British actors giving great performances.

Well, Alan Rickman is in them, and he's one of my old-man crushes. So HP is just dandy by me, even if they didn't live up to the books.

Has anyone ever seen Ed Wood's sci-fi movies? They're positively awful and I love them dearly.

[Lalaith]

No, but I did see Ed Wood (the Johnny Depp film) which gave me a pretty good handle on the man and his work...
On a similar note, would we classify Edward Scissorhands as fantasy?

I'm not sure btw if Robin Hood strictly counts, in that he may actually have existed and he is set in history rather than fantasy. If Robin is fantasy, then surely Pirates of the Caribbean, Three Musketeers or any adventure/action film, also counts?