Fantasy Film Lovers?

[charliespike]

Obviously, some people here must love fantasy/adventure flicks. My favorites are naturally all of LOTR series, but as for the recent ones (Stardust, Eragon, The Golden Compass, In the Name of the King) I haven't really caught too many. Any suggestions? (they are my favorite)  

[RedWhiteBlack]

Stardust = Very awesome. Watch it for Robert DeNiro if not for anything else.

Eragon = Please stay far away from it. Every time someone buys the book or watches a movie, a hobbit dies. So, please, think of the hobbits.

The Golden Compass = Again, please stay far away. If you enjoyed the book, you will hate the movie. If you didn't enjoy the book, you will hate the movie.

In the Name of the King = I have not seen this. However, if Rotten Tomatoes has taught us anything, it's that a 2% rating and a consensus of "featuring mostly wooden performances, laughable dialogue, and shoddy production values, In the Name of the King fulfills all expectations of an Uwe Boll film", do not equal a good movie.

Some great fantasy movies include:

Pan's Labyrinth = A Spanish piece of flawless film making. Will spark your imagination.

Sweeney Todd = A musical, technically. But, in all fairness, musicals are created so filmmakers can place their story in a world where outrageous things can happen (like spontaneous singing, unrealistic amounts of blood and gore, things that don't really exist, etc.), just like a fantasy.  

[Dj Nathiie]

Eragon is cool...and it comes from a trilogy (just like LOTR) And it's one of my favorite movies 3nodding
Why don't you wait Narnia Prince Caspian that's gonna come on cinemas at July? I think it's a great movie too since I watched the first Narnie LWW movie

 

[Sir Raunchy McTendersoft]

Dragon Wars = Garbage.

Stay away from it.  

[Niran_Betta_Fish]

I admit, I avoided Eragon on the grounds that the book was derivative, stiffly written, and unpleasant to read out loud.

Pan's rocked though.  

[Greganator4000]

van helsing rocked but there is also underworld and underworld evoulution 3nodding