Goblins and Wizards and Elves, oh my

List creator: yulek Created on: September 4, 2002 - 2:12 AM PDT Description: best films in the often overlooked and misunderstood "Fantasy" genre (missing is the best of them all: the 1940's version of "The Thief of Baghdad" not yet come to DVD)

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
loaded with story, wonderful music, and simply awesome artistry... without a doubt, the best modern fantasy tale
	Conan the Barbarian (1982)
the uber swords and sorcery film... "what is steel without the hand that wields it"
	Legend: Ultimate Edition (Disc 2 of 2) (U.S. Theatrical Version) (1985)
unicorns, elves, goblins, and the coolest evil character in film (darkness as played by Tim Curry) absolutely unbelievable artistic production. note: the original version is much better than the director's cut on disk 1, in my opinion
	The Dark Crystal (1982)
a fairytale epic that remains totally under rated because it's done with muppets...
	Ladyhawke (1985)
a classic fantasy film with a great story and a horrendous soundtrack
	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
it's almost perfect in it's rendition of the 1st part of the trilogy... flawed CG and cinematographic direction (yes, i am the heretic)
	Excalibur (1981)
the best treatement of the arthurian legends on film... sweetly surreal...
	Clash of the Titans (1981)
a weirdly unfaithful mix of greek legends but forgiven that a wonderous fantasy film
	The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Special Edition) (1939)
gratuitous, yes, but really... flying monkeys... what more do i need to say?
	The Princess Bride (1987)
funny, witty, and ultimately a great fairytale... some of the most memorable moments in film
	The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
this epic fantasy was the best of Harryhausen's works...
	Willow (1988)
much fun, but it would probably have been better if Ron "The Big Sap" Howard hadn't directed it