I’ve been catching up on and rewatching some lately. Legend, Highlander, The Never ending Story. What are some others that are similar? And why do 80s movies seem to hit different than other decades?
- Hawk the Slayer, with Jack Palance (!) playing the bad guy
- Dragonslayer, astounding dragon models and cinematography
The dark crystal is the greatest fantasy movie of all time.
One of the reasons I think they hit different is because of the technology used to film them and the practical effects.
To me horror films from the 70s and before seem more real and scary than modern ones that are full of CGI and weird pallete swaps like when they film night scenes during the day and then darken them after. It just gives off this whole ‘this is a fake movie’ thing to me.
If you also want so-bad-it’s-good then you must not miss Yor: The Hunter from the Future from 1983, see video review here: https://youtu.be/doS-sxtlNfU
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Return to oz is decent enough!
Legend, the princess bride, labrynth. Never ending story. Last unicorn. Lady hawk. Excalibur. Dark crystal.
