Top 10 fantasy films of all time Options

[iluv2viddyfilms]

Top 10 Fantasy Films of All Time according to me.

10. Clash of the Titans

DIRECTOR: Desmond Davis (1981)

This movie is Greek mythology brought to life. I first saw it in seventh grade mythology class and it was one of the coolest thing I had ever seen on screen up to that point. To this day the stop motion photography Medusa scares the hell out of me. And flying horses... ya gotta love flying horses. Oh and did I mention it features Mr. Shakespeare himself as the all-mighty Zeus?





9. City of the Lost Children

DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1995)

Easily the most bizzare and dark fantasy vision of this list, I still don't know what to make out of it. Two viewings is probably not enough. Directed by Mark Caro, but probably more influenced by Jeunet (Amelie), this is like a worst nightmare came true. Some crazy bald dude goes around with his cyborg like thugs kidnapping children? He then turns them into goblins... er wait umm no wrong movie. This dude takes the children and steals their dreams in order to reverse his aging somehow. Why would they do that? Eh who knows. Watch for some wickedly horrifying yet funny visuals. The brain, the Santa Clauses (I still can't get over that one), the midgets, and the scary witches. EEEKKKK this movie freaks me out.





8. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

DIRECTOR: Mel Stuart (1971)

Who's got the Golden Ticket? Not me that's for sure, but luckily enough I was able to have this golden film on VHS and watch it at my convenience as a kid. One of my childhood favorites, Gene Wilder stars as a reclusive chocolate factory owner who one day decides to put golden tickets in his bars of chocolate, which give access to his own pesonalized tour of the place.





7. The Never Ending Story

DIRECTOR: Wolfgang Petersen (1984)

Bigs talking rocks, flying dogs, an ivory city, and a strange entity called nothingness... oh my. Another movie I enjoyed so much as a child, this one is certainly something like you've never seen before. Legendary German director, Wolfgang Petersen gives it a fantastical atmosphere. A place where you can enter inside a book and become a part of it's world. That is before the nothingness gets to it. What is the nothingness? It is what happens when children no longer read the stories of myth and are forgotten about. A really strange concept if I've ever seen one, but hey this thing inspired kids to read and use their imagination.





6. Labyrinth

DIRECTOR: Jim Henson (1986)

I don't even know what to say about this one. David Bowie with a Twisted Sister haircut and Robin Hood tights talking to puppets? Sure why not. Jennifer Connely stars in it along side Bowie, as a teenage girl who lives in her own little world wanting nothing to do with anyone else. When she has to baby sit her baby brother she says the words so the Goblin King will come fetch him away. Be careful what you wish for. This is not a maze I would like to try to figure my way through, especially with Bowie around every corner and the constant threat of the Bog of Eternal Stench.





5. Willow

DIRECTOR: Ron Howard (1988)

I really liked this film. A perfect mix of fantasy and swords & sorcery. Val Kilmer is along for the ride as he aides a little dwarf, an apprentice wizard who goes on a voyage to stop an evil queen from killing a baby told in prophecy. An entirely enjoyable film experience, this was Lord of the Rings before there was a Lord of the Rings, well on screen anyway.





4. Alice in Wonderland

DIRECTOR: Clyde Geronimi (1951)

Lewis Carol's novel brought to life, or animation anyway. If I could visit any of these worlds it would probably be Wonderland. I just wonder what kind of drugs Mr. Carol was on to ever dream up anything like this. This is the definitive version, but I'm still waiting for a larger than life, live action telling.





3. The Princess Bride

DIRECTOR: Rob Reiner (1987

The music stays with you as does the humor in this movie which is argueably the most qoutable of all time. I've seen it countless times and can watch it again and again and again and not tire of it. Peter Fauk visits his grandson (Fred Savage) who is sick from school in bed and reads him a story to keep him entertained. True love, pirates, evil kings, and plenty of sword play... what else do you need in a fantasy movie? This is one of those films that only gets popular and more beloved with each passing year. I've never seen anyone rattle off lines like Gary Elwes with such dry humor. OK I take that back. The rest of the cast does it too.





2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

PRODUCER: Walt Disney (1937)

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What you thought I was joking? Honestly if you don't know about this story or film then you don't deserve to be here.





1. The Wizard of Oz

DIRECTOR: Victor Fleming (1939)

See the above.... but anyways I'll say a few words. 1939 was a good year for Fleming, who really was a tool for the studio monguls with this movie and Gone With the Wind but still. It must be boring to live in Kansas, I mean can it be any better than Iowa? So a chance to fly away in a Tornado to a land called Oz where there are little orange people, lions, tinmen, and scarecrows must be a rare treat. Unfortunately there's an evil green witch who wants to get you and your little dog to. What makes this film really great is that it is a parable that everything you need you already have.

[econmists]

Seen a few of 'em...can't say I cared much for Willow...but then the last time I saw it was many years ago so....maybe I should see it again.

[Scoobyfreek]

I liked all of these films but what about 'Erik the Viking' or 'The Adventures of Baron Manchausen'. Both had a great mix of fantasy and humor.

And have youe ever seen any of the TV movie versions of 'Alice in Wonderland'? I thought the one that aired on NBC a few years ago (the one where Martin Short played the Mad Hatter, Miranda Richardson played the Red Queen, etc.) was pretty damn good.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

Erik the Viking ? The Tim Robbins movie!? I wouldn't consider that to be in the same class as these others.

[Holden Pike]

1. The Princess Bride (1987)
"Is this a kissing book?"

2. The Adventures of Baron Mucnhausen (1988)
"And that was one of the many times I was killed."

3. Harvey (1950)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for over thirty-five years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state that I finally won out over it."

4. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
"Kitty!"

5. The City of Lost Children (1995)
"Yes, I'm allergic to steel"

6. Time Bandits (1981)
"Slugs!?! He created slugs?!?"

7. Groundhog Day (1993)
"I'm a god, not the God."

8. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993)
"Because he is my son."

9. Labyrinth (1986)
"I thought they did nice things, like grant wishes."

10. Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
"If it's a war they want, a war they shall have."

[iluv2viddyfilms]

I'm glad we agree on Labyrinth and City of the Lost Children, same for the Princess Bride but it's nearly impossible to dislike that movie

[Film Elemental]

I know you hate the Lord of the Rings viddy but Ladyhawke should have of at least been over Labryinth.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

I  know you hate the Lord of the Rings viddy but Ladyhawke should have of at least been over Labryinth.

Ladyhawke is a personal favorite of mine, but I realize that it is not a great film worthy of being up there alongside the Wizard of Oz and Snow White. I think Labyrinth is however.

[Film Elemental]

Ladyhawke is a personal favorite of mine, but I realize that it is not a great film worthy of being up there alongside the Wizard of Oz and Snow White.  I think Labyrinth is however.

Well to aid my cause even more I hate the Wizard of Oz so any film could live up to it.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

Well to aid my cause even more    I hate the Wizard of Oz so any film could live up to it.

yes but are you willing to deny, the greatness of the Wizard of Oz?

[Mike C]

I agree on most, but I think Legend deserves to be on that list. I would say Ladyhawk as well, but I just watched that movie and I realized it had one of the worst musical scores of all time, which really hurt my enjoyment of the movie!

What about Excalibur? That was a damn good flick and a classic.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

Excalibur was one I thought about but ultimately I don't think it's better than any on the list.

Beauty and the Beast was one I had on there that was hard to take out but I think Remember the Titans is slightly better and is more of a classic. Though Beauty and the Beast is only 10 years old or so it is almost in every since of the word a classic.

[10k]

You forgot Time Bandits on your list, Viddy. 10 good choices, though.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

You forgot Time Bandits on your list, Viddy.  10 good choices, though.

I can't forget what I didn't know in the first place.

Er actually I've heard about Time Bandit's, Terry Gilliam right? but have never seen it.

[iluv2viddyfilms]

I hear that about Legend too. That was a great movie, and I love the constrast from the beginning to the end. In the beginning it starts off like some paradise world where it is always may the skys are blue and the flowers are in bloom with complete and utter harmony. After the Unicorn is killed then it gets really dark and bizzare.

I also love the scene where the faerie trys to trick Jack into loving it, but unlike most things it's magic can't do anything for it in that situation. Love must be real, not created out of an illusion. Yeah that part was pretty cool. Tim Curry of course was great and Mia Sara looking awfully hot back in the 80s. Unfortunately though after Time Cop, and I've seen a couple recent pictures of her, time hasn't exactly been her best friend.

I still need to see the special edition, because I've only seen the theatrical version, but here the revamping of it is spectacular.