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November 24, 2014: Highlander (1986)

Nov24 by iggyfh

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Based on a TV Show, Epic, Fantasy, Fight Film, Movie of the Day, Swashbuckler, Sword and Sorcery Tagged bad accents, Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Freddie Mercury, Kurgan, MacLeod, Queen, Scotland, Sean Connery, sword duels, there can be only one, who wants to live forever

November 10th, 2014: Hawk the Slayer

Nov10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Sword and Sorcery Tagged before they were famous, Britain, cash-in, dwarves, elf, giant, Jack Palance, John Terry, low-budget, Patricia Quinn, rip-off, William Morgan Sheppard

March 26th, 2014: The 13th Warrior (1999)

Mar26 by Max Roland Ekstrom

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Based on a Book, Based on a Poem, Based on Myths, Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Uncategorized Tagged Antonio Banderas, Beowulf, Grendel, mead, myth, Persia, Vikings

March 20th, 2014: Excalibur (1981)

Mar20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Based on a Book, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Sword and Sorcery Tagged Best Cinematography Nominee, Britain, children of famous people, Ciaran Hinds, Corin Redgrave, epic, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, incest, Ireland, John Boorman, King Arthur, myth, Nicol Williamson, Orion, Patrick Stewart, rise and fall, Thomas Malory

January 9, 2014: The Song Remains the Same (1976)

Jan9 by bellabone

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Backstage, Documentary, Fantasy, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Music, Sword and Sorcery Tagged Aleister Crowley, concert, drag racing, Excalibur, hermit, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, knights, Led Zeppelin, Madison Square Garden, Mafia, mountain climbing, New York City, Peter Grant, pilgrim, Robert Plant, rock and roll, seventies, snooker, Warner Brothers

July 27th, 2013: The Gamers

Jul27 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Spoof, Sword and Sorcery Tagged college students, comedy team, fantasy sequence, low-budget, nerds, role-playing game

March 25th, 2013: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Mar25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

November 14th, 2012: She (1982)

Nov14 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Apocalypse, Based on a Book, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Dark Future, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sci-Fi, Slapstick, So-Bad-It's-Good, Spoof, Sword and Sorcery Tagged barbarians, brothers, cash-in, Drive-In, gladiators, gods, Italy, low-budget, mutants, psychic, rip-off, Sandahl Bergman, telepaths, Trans World Entertainment

Fire and Ice

Oct6 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Animation, Fantasy, Independent, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged barbarians, cash-in, dinosaurs, father, father-daughter relationship, Frank Frazetta, glacier, Maggie Roswell, masked avenger, mother, mother-son relationship, overbearing mother, Ralph Bakshi, rip-off, rotoscoping, sorcerer, volcano

September 23rd, 2012: Hercules (1983)

Sep23 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on Myths, Event Film, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Robots, So-Bad-It's-Good, Stop Motion Animation, Sword and Sandals, Sword and Sorcery Tagged bad animation, bad narration, bad rear projection, bad special effects, bear, Cannon, cash-in, Classical Mythology, Drive-In, gods, Hercules, Italy, killer robots, Lou Ferigno, low-budget, Luigi Cozzi, Menahem Golan, quest, quotably bad dialogue, rip-off, Sybil Danning, terrible bear suit, Yoram Globus

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