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?
It’s… inconceivable no one has said Princess Bride yet.
I think that word means what you think it means
Willow
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Big Trouble in Little China
Nausicaa is so good
Dragonslayer was pretty good.
This along with Legend. Excalibur was really good too.
“We are all animals, my lady…”
Ladyhawke, Conan…
The Dark Crystal
Have you watched it as an adult? I loved that movie growing up and watched it a few years ago. Good lord, is it messed up…
I really do not like the faces in this movie. Hard pass.
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I’ve only seen the Netflix remake but I really enjoyed it. Would you recommend going back and watching the original?
It’s not a remake, it’s a prequel. So you should definitely watch the film.
I didn’t even know there was a remake, so yes
Can’t forget Krull!
Labyrinth, Willow, and of course The Princess Bride.
Not sure if it quite counts as fantasy but…
Everything about Blade Runner was perfect.
The sequel somehow managed to not drop the ball as well.
I think you’re selling the sequel very short.
It managed to build on the original.
Flash Gordon
Also Flesh Gordon.
It is exactly what you think, but it’s more comedic than arousing.
The Secret of Nimh
Xanadu (Modern Fantasy)
LadyhawkeOh, and Return to Oz.
That movie is terrifying
Clash of the Titans
The Goonies, The Golden Child, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, and The Monster Squad.
Bonus: I think Bill & Ted’s movies were in the 80s too? The one with Death I always felt was sort of similar to Never Ending Story.
Wait, no Ghostbusters!?
Big trouble in little china
Deathstalker 1 and 2 are underappreciated rubbish.
Cheap, tone deaf, bad acting, bad writing, catchy out of place theme music, pure entertainment.