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I'm about to watch Ladyhawke in the next few days, and after that, I'm not sure if there any big ones left that I haven't seen. That makes me kind of sad, since I love the atmosphere of these movies.

Rank 'em, discuss 'em, whatever. Here's my ranking of what I remember seeing (I'm not counting animation):

1. Conan the Barbarian
2. Return to Oz
3. Labyrinth
4. The Princess Bride
5. Conan the Destroyer
6. Red Sonja
7. Time Bandits
8. Legend
9. Clash of the Titans (Not sure if this really counts.)
10. The Dark Crystal (I find this movie deeply uncomfortable for some reason.)
11. Hercules
12. Krull
13. Excalibur
14. Willow
15. The NeverEnding Story

The bottom three are fucking awful.
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Haha Willow. What about Flash Gordon?
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Beastmaster!
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Haha Willow. What about Flash Gordon?
Hmm, maybe. Do you think that's more Fantasy or more Sci-Fi, though? Either way, I love it.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Beastmaster!
Any good?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Beastmaster!
Any good?
For fear of living up to my crappy movie reputation, yes. It's Marc Singer at his best. Someone else here has seen it, right?
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:10. The Dark Crystal (I find this movie deeply uncomfortable for some reason.)
I'm glad you brought this up. It gives us a lot to discuss...

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Haha Willow. What about Flash Gordon?
Hmm, maybe. Do you think that's more Fantasy or more Sci-Fi, though? Either way, I love it.
Yeah, I guess that is sci fi.
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Highlander
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Dark Crystal is the most fantastic yet disturbing movie ever. Except maybe Dark City.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Dark Crystal is the most fantastic yet disturbing movie ever. Except maybe Dark City.
That fucking life-draining scene...Jesus fucking Christ. I still have flashbacks to that shit.
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EJ wrote:Highlander
Hmm, I think I might classify that as sci-fi too. Also, it blows.
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McParadigm wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:10. The Dark Crystal (I find this movie deeply uncomfortable for some reason.)
I'm glad you brought this up. It gives us a lot to discuss...

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
EJ wrote:Highlander
Hmm, I think I might classify that as sci-fi too. Also, it blows.
Wrong. Its action fantasy. And, it certainly does not blow.
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EJ wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
EJ wrote:Highlander
Hmm, I think I might classify that as sci-fi too. Also, it blows.
Wrong. Its action fantasy. And, it certainly does not blow.
I'm really sorry :cry:
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Beastmaster!
Any good?
For fear of living up to my crappy movie reputation, yes. It's Marc Singer at his best. Someone else here has seen it, right?
Should this be my next live-posting extravaganza?
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The only good highlander is Adrian Paul
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Beastmaster!
Any good?
For fear of living up to my crappy movie reputation, yes. It's Marc Singer at his best. Someone else here has seen it, right?
Should this be my next live-posting extravaganza?
If I can get one more person to back me up on it, yes it absolutely should be.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Beastmaster!
Any good?
For fear of living up to my crappy movie reputation, yes. It's Marc Singer at his best. Someone else here has seen it, right?
Should this be my next live-posting extravaganza?
If I can get one more person to back me up on it, yes it absolutely should be.
Back that shit up, RM. Ball's in your court.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Beastmaster!
Any good?
For fear of living up to my crappy movie reputation, yes. It's Marc Singer at his best. Someone else here has seen it, right?
Should this be my next live-posting extravaganza?
If I can get one more person to back me up on it, yes it absolutely should be.
Amazing that LV has not seen this movie yet. This is a classic. Its terrible, but its so good at the same time. This was one of those movies constantly replayed on TBS in like the early 90s.
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