Top 10 Fantasy Films
To celebrate the release of (Review Here) setting fire to cinemas this week, we figured now was the opportune time to debase your childhood memories by ranking them according to an arbitrary ranking system I’ve just this minute thought up.Yeah, I’m nice like that.The criteria for this list is simple enough - Provided it looks like a traditional, generic fantasy, it makes the cut - we’re talking lush green fields, we’re talking floppy hat wizards, were talking pyrotechnic magic, we’re talking wingaling dragons, the works!
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Not you’re common or garden fantasy, I’ll grant you. at least takes a more earthy approach to dealing with the fantastical. appreciates there are monsters and witches and gods and sorcerers in his world. He also knows how to swing a hunk of sharpened steel. So it’s all gravy.Oooh, he’s also pretty adept at sucker-punching camels. The cheeky git!
Daniel, in particular, has a tremendous soft spot for . But he’s not here so I’ll just have to wing it. There’s a lot to be said for the potent puppetry combo of and , crafting an entire fantasy world out of odds and ends. To ’s credit it looks magnificent, generally unsullied by immersion soiling visual effects.
I was initially hesitant, putting this one on the list. But then I says to myself, I says a touch more fictional history with demons than fantasy proper. But considering the number of fantastical beasties Beowulf beats the unholy sh*t out of, he gets a pass in my book.
I love this movie. Here’s the why of it: It’s so pacy.An extended night-time castle siege (epic enough to cap most flicks) bleeds into an unexpected fight filled cameo which quickly morphs into a one-on-one swords and shield duel and is topped off by a pitched battle that culminates in walking trees that launch roots at their enemies and himself scoffing down the baddie.Arguably the most derivative fantasy outing on this list, it certainly goes hell for leather with the auld action!
gets an unfair amount of flack. It’s a far cry from the turgid bi-annual drivel that was . If anything, instalments 5-8 rocked up with more than their fair share of imagination and wit.The combined might of the two-part conclusion just pips, hurling chase scenes, animated sequences and a particularly violent battle scene into the fray. You’re never far from an unusual creature of phosphoric trinket in . And really, is that not the appeal of Fantasy – bright colours and ugly beasties?
Stardust is ’s personal little treat just for me. Yes, me! The rest of you only saw it because, between us, we agreed it was only fair we share this fairy tale of rare innocence and yet consistent charm. (Plus it’s got that cracking Voodoo sword fight!)No, isn’t the bleakest tale on this list. Though it dabbles in darker themes, it wears its heart on its sleeve and cracks on with interesting visuals, stunning vistas and an increasingly sweet sense of humour.Also, see if you can spot H in a supporting role…
The obvious choice. There’s probably a reason for that…While the law of diminishing returns beat the saga like it owed him money, stands the test of time – principally because it’s not a Movie. It’s an adventure piece, with set pieces and character growth occurring organically as their quest hits sequential locations.There are plenty of standout scenes throughout its 178 minute run time, spazes out, mopping up the , the Chase, V , (just generally) and the extended sequence.But it is my firm belief and Co put over the entire trilogy within the opening three minutes. prologue is the most eminent in the history of fantasy, if not cinema as a whole.
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