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Fun Fantasy/Adventure Movies

Grid SystemGrid System Registered User regular
edited November 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Any suggestions? They don't have to be good so much as entertaining (we are going to be in an altered state). Movies for kids are just fine.

Some that we've seen and enjoyed: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Bridge to Terabithia, The Princess Bride, Stardust, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars

Some we've seen and not enjoyed: Inkheart, Nim's Island, King Arthur, The Seeker (was almost so bad it was good)

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    useless4useless4 Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    How about Willow?

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    DeadfallDeadfall I don't think you realize just how rich he is. In fact, I should put on a monocle.Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Stardust.

    Don't let the rather mundane title fool you. It's being rated as the modern-day incarnation of Princess Bride. And it's fantastic.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Indiana Jones 1 through 3. Just watch them as many times as necessary to get your fix of adventure.

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    Grid SystemGrid System Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Deadfall wrote: »
    Stardust.

    Don't let the rather mundane title fool you. It's being rated as the modern-day incarnation of Princess Bride. And it's fantastic.
    It really is, and I should have included it in the OP.

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    ClipseClipse Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Deadfall wrote: »
    Stardust.

    Don't let the rather mundane title fool you. It's being rated as the modern-day incarnation of Princess Bride. And it's fantastic.

    Let's not go crazy. It is a good movie though.

    Also, Pirates of the Caribbean. Certainly the first movie, the second and third are hit or miss.

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    Grid SystemGrid System Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    That's another one that should have gone in the OP.

    How about Labyrinth? Is that any good?

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    LoveIsUnityLoveIsUnity Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Grid System wrote: »
    That's another one that should have gone in the OP.

    How about Labyrinth? Is that any good?

    You may have had to grow up with it, but it does have David Bowie in it, which instantly qualifies it as good for me.

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    ReznikReznik Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Forbidden Kingdom's not too bad. Plus it has Jackie Chan fighting Jet Li.

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    SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Neverending Story
    Legend
    seconding Willow
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    Man... all my movies are old. But they hold up well

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    DeadfallDeadfall I don't think you realize just how rich he is. In fact, I should put on a monocle.Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    LoveIsUnity wrote: »
    Grid System wrote: »
    That's another one that should have gone in the OP.

    How about Labyrinth? Is that any good?

    You may have had to grow up with it, but it does have David Bowie in it, which instantly qualifies it as good for me.

    Yeah, you really do have to had grown up with it. I showed it to my wife, who had never seen it, telling her what a great movie it was. She hated it. It didn't help that I started singing the baby magic song.

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Mirrormask
    Neverwhere (BBC mini-series)
    Time Bandits
    The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    the black cauldron?

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    RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Pan's Labyrinth

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    AddaAdda LondonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    RUNN1NGMAN wrote: »
    Pan's Labyrinth

    It's a great film but I'm not sure that it's fun.

    I'd second Willow that people have already recommended and I kind of think Labyrinth holds up ok if you haven't seen in and you're in the correct state of mind.

    EDIT:And how about Dark Crystal, Conan, Jason and the Argonauts, Beastmaster, Krull.

    Mored Editing: Brotherhood of the Wolf is fantastic, a bit gritty but I'd still lump it in as fantasy.

    Van Helsing, you either love it or hate it but you should love it really.

    Do Big Trouble in Little China or Flash Gordon count?

    Erik the Viking and Baron Munchausen (sp?) are also pretty silly.

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    useless4useless4 Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Dark Crystal only works if it was on your abusive television babysitter as a kid, otherwise you realize just how acid trip and downright scary it actually can be.

    (I think Coroline will be the same way in the future - a whole generation of kids saying "THEY HAD BUTTON FOR EYES WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING SHOWING ME THIS!?!?!)

    I also showed my wife Labyrinth for the first time as an adult , she was ok with it but I don't think it will be on regular rotation in our house.

    I will cautiously recommend mirrormask as well, however both my wife and mother have absolutely zero love for it.

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    AddaAdda LondonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Oh The Road to Eldorado is really good fun as well.

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    MetroidZoidMetroidZoid Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    The Rocketeer is a Disney classic. Kind of pulp action-y.

    Also if you've ever liked / read the Terry Pratchet novels, there's a fairly decent Color of Magic movie.

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    TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Not sure if this is too sci fi, but

    The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! is good. Amazingly, people have recommended every single other movie that I was going to say.

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    Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Conan the Barbarian
    Krull
    Time Bandits
    Dark Crystal
    Labryinth
    Colour of Magic

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    FallingmanFallingman Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Labyrinth - and yes, you do have to sing.
    The Dark Crystal
    Indiana Jones Movies (except the lst one)
    Willow

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    SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited November 2009
    Deadfall wrote: »
    LoveIsUnity wrote: »
    Grid System wrote: »
    That's another one that should have gone in the OP.

    How about Labyrinth? Is that any good?

    You may have had to grow up with it, but it does have David Bowie in it, which instantly qualifies it as good for me.

    Yeah, you really do have to had grown up with it. I showed it to my wife, who had never seen it, telling her what a great movie it was. She hated it. It didn't help that I started singing the baby magic song.

    That might just be subjective. I worked with a guy who was literally terrified of the film. Growing up with it didn't help, apparently.

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    admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Hotlead Junkie wrote: »
    Conan the Barbarian
    Krull
    Time Bandits
    Dark Crystal
    Labryinth
    Colour of Magic

    If you're gonna put Colour of Magic you might as well add Hogfather.

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    admanb wrote: »
    Hotlead Junkie wrote: »
    Conan the Barbarian
    Krull
    Time Bandits
    Dark Crystal
    Labryinth
    Colour of Magic

    If you're gonna put Colour of Magic you might as well add Hogfather.

    Is Colour of Magic the one with Samwise in it? That's much better.

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    SentrySentry Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Did anyone say Masters of the Universe? Something about that movie is just <3

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    EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Fallingman wrote: »
    Labyrinth - and yes, you do have to sing.
    The Dark Crystal
    Indiana Jones Movies (except the lst one)
    Willow

    I got all upset when you said "except the last one" then I realized you were talking about Crystal Skull and not Last Crusade. That's how old I am, and yes, Crystal Skull is terrible. Remove LaDouche and it's bearable.

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    kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    no love for ladyhawke?

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    Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Zombiemambo wrote: »
    admanb wrote: »
    Hotlead Junkie wrote: »
    Conan the Barbarian
    Krull
    Time Bandits
    Dark Crystal
    Labryinth
    Colour of Magic

    If you're gonna put Colour of Magic you might as well add Hogfather.

    Is Colour of Magic the one with Samwise in it? That's much better.

    I never saw the entirety of the Hogfather

    I'm gonna drop in Masters of the Universe and Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness.

    Army of Darkness is pretty much Lord of the Rings 2 directed by the 3 stooges.

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    HypatiaHypatia Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Some of these are repeats of what others have said:
    Dark Crystal
    Labyrinth
    Neverending Story
    Mononoke Hime
    Howl's Moving Castle
    Colour of Magic
    Ladyhawke
    The Secret of Nimh
    The Last Starfighter
    The Last Unicorn
    A Flight of Dragons

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    darkmayodarkmayo Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    If you havent seen Outlander yet (not the Sean Connery space one but the Vikings and Alien one that has Ron Perlman in it. ) do it.

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    SpacemilkSpacemilk Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    kaliyama wrote: »
    no love for ladyhawke?
    Much love for Ladyhawke here, that was a childhood favorite! Also whoever said Mirrormask: <3

    Hmm, I'm having trouble thinking of ones that haven't been said...

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    SlagmireSlagmire Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Krull.

    Why?

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    Some other, excellent, suggestions have been made in this thread as well.

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    SaddlerSaddler Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Esh wrote: »
    Fallingman wrote: »
    Labyrinth - and yes, you do have to sing.
    The Dark Crystal
    Indiana Jones Movies (except the lst one)
    Willow

    I got all upset when you said "except the last one" then I realized you were talking about Crystal Skull and not Last Crusade. That's how old I am, and yes, Crystal Skull is terrible. Remove LaDouche and it's bearable.

    I easily enjoyed Crystal Skull enough to recommend it. It's a tremendously fun film all the way through, and it holds up well to repeated viewings.

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    AddaAdda LondonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    darkmayo wrote: »
    If you havent seen Outlander yet (not the Sean Connery space one but the Vikings and Alien one that has Ron Perlman in it. ) do it.

    Eh I don't know about Outlander. If it had been made in the 90's and I could have had nostalgia for it then maybe I would like it and recommend it :D

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    darkmayodarkmayo Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Adda wrote: »
    darkmayo wrote: »
    If you havent seen Outlander yet (not the Sean Connery space one but the Vikings and Alien one that has Ron Perlman in it. ) do it.

    Eh I don't know about Outlander. If it had been made in the 90's and I could have had nostalgia for it then maybe I would like it and recommend it :D


    haha, well for me my brothers girlfriend did some makeup work (and blood spraying) for the movie. We were talking about work and she said she worked on a movie just recently and it was a bad B movie with Aliens and Vikings. When it hit the video store (not sure if it got a theatre run) I picked it up and was pleasantly surprised.

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    ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited November 2009
    Hypatia has stolen my <3.

    2001: A Space Odyssey is probably good if you're looking for trippy. It's pretty trippy even without the "altered state".

    edit: OOH. If you can find it somehow, The Flight of Dragons. So good.

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    AddaAdda LondonRegistered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Re: Outlander chats

    On the plus side, it doesn't even come close to the badness that was 'Thor:Hammer of the Gods'; a made for tv movie from earlier this year.

    If you haven't seen it and you like watching funny bad movies, it's too bad to be enjoyable but does have the most hilarious werewolves ever.

    Oh yeah it's Thor versus werewolves and Thor is played by Brad from Home Improvement. Make of that what you will.

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