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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie  Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:30 pm |
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The wand is mightier than the sword(?)
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:55 pm |
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:41 pm |
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:02 pm |
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Best film(s) on that list are the Lord of the Rings films, but I don't consider Lord of the Rings to be sword and sorcery. By what I consider the genre to describe, it's Conan the Barbarian (1982).
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 1:58 am |
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I went with Dragonslayer, but Conan the Barbarian comes close. And Jay is right, the Lord of the Rings isn't sword and sorcery. It's the very definition of epic fantasy, the opposite of s&s.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:25 am |
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Li'l Jay wrote: Best film(s) on that list are the Lord of the Rings films, but I don't consider Lord of the Rings to be sword and sorcery. By what I consider the genre to describe, it's Conan the Barbarian (1982). QFT.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:33 am |
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Do Excalibur or Clash of the Titans count?
I misread Kull as Krull, prompting this confused musing: For me Dragonslayer and Krull balance perilously amid my favour. Both are entertaining as fuck, and though nothing in Krull equals the majesty of Ralph Richardson or the astounding of Vermithrax, Dragonslayer's story is not without shocks and surprises, but its unfolding is downright orderly compared Krull's overall insanity, which has the narrative logic of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign -- and Wikipedia tells me it was indeed developed as a D&D adaptation -- gives it the edge in entertainment value.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:50 am |
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pjarrell wrote: I went with Dragonslayer, but Conan the Barbarian comes close. And Jay is right, the Lord of the Rings isn't sword and sorcery. It's the very definition of epic fantasy, the opposite of s&s. No-one uses swords or sorcery in Lord of the Rings?
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:03 am |
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If that were the definition of the term, then it would be.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:41 am |
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Conan, the 1982 version.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:04 am |
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Li'l Jay wrote: Best film(s) on that list are the Lord of the Rings films, but I don't consider Lord of the Rings to be sword and sorcery. By what I consider the genre to describe, it's Conan the Barbarian (1982). Same.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:07 am |
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Evans wrote: pjarrell wrote: I went with Dragonslayer, but Conan the Barbarian comes close. And Jay is right, the Lord of the Rings isn't sword and sorcery. It's the very definition of epic fantasy, the opposite of s&s. No-one uses swords or sorcery in Lord of the Rings? Both genres are part of the larger “fantasy” genre but “epic fantasy” and “sword and sorcery” are different subgenres. Think of it like cop movies and Kung fu movies — both are action films, but someone who wants a movie like Enter the Dragon or Bloodsport won’t be satisfied with Lethal Weapon or Dirty Harry, and vice versa.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:18 am |
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Li'l Jay wrote: Best film(s) on that list are the Lord of the Rings films, but I don't consider Lord of the Rings to be sword and sorcery. By what I consider the genre to describe, it's Conan the Barbarian (1982). I agree with Jay on both these points 
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 12:11 pm |
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Hanzo the Razor wrote: Evans wrote: pjarrell wrote: I went with Dragonslayer, but Conan the Barbarian comes close. And Jay is right, the Lord of the Rings isn't sword and sorcery. It's the very definition of epic fantasy, the opposite of s&s. No-one uses swords or sorcery in Lord of the Rings? Both genres are part of the larger “fantasy” genre but “epic fantasy” and “sword and sorcery” are different subgenres. Think of it like cop movies and Kung fu movies — both are action films, but someone who wants a movie like Enter the Dragon or Bloodsport won’t be satisfied with Lethal Weapon or Dirty Harry, and vice versa. I know  my quibble was with the idea that they were 'opposites'
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:30 pm |
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I'd probably go with Wizard of Oz.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:46 pm |
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Evans wrote: Hanzo the Razor wrote: Evans wrote: pjarrell wrote: I went with Dragonslayer, but Conan the Barbarian comes close. And Jay is right, the Lord of the Rings isn't sword and sorcery. It's the very definition of epic fantasy, the opposite of s&s. No-one uses swords or sorcery in Lord of the Rings? Both genres are part of the larger “fantasy” genre but “epic fantasy” and “sword and sorcery” are different subgenres. Think of it like cop movies and Kung fu movies — both are action films, but someone who wants a movie like Enter the Dragon or Bloodsport won’t be satisfied with Lethal Weapon or Dirty Harry, and vice versa. I know my quibble was with the idea that they were 'opposites' One's about saving the world. One's about personal stakes. There's more differences than that, but I'd say those two are the opposite of each other.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 2:47 pm |
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Ocean Doot wrote: I'd probably go with Wizard of Oz. Why am I not surprised?
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 3:28 pm |
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Ocean Doot wrote: I'd probably go with Wizard of Oz. Disqualified because not really a musical.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:47 pm |
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Simon wrote: Conan, the 1982 version. The theatrical version, too. Man, that sanitized T.V. version really demonstrated how badly some films can be edited.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:11 pm |
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other.......Hercules with Steve Reeves.
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Ocean Doot
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:23 am |
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Li'l Jay wrote: Ocean Doot wrote: I'd probably go with Wizard of Oz. Disqualified because not really a musical. Good point. In that case, Mame. Or Fame. Whichever one rhymes better.
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Post subject: Best Sword & Sorcery Movie Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:34 am |
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Ocean Doot wrote: I'd probably go with Wizard of Oz. I'll see your Wizard of Oz and raise you one Dark Crystal. 
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