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Sword-and-Sorcery Films as rated on IMDb

posted 20 years ago by bombad_jedi
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Sword-and-Sorcery Films as rated on IMDb

Top 250
9.1 -- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
8.8 -- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
8.8 -- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
8.4 -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
8.2 -- The Princess Bride (1987)

9.4 -- Merlin of the Crystal Cave (1991) (TV)
7.9 -- Unico (1981)
7.8 -- Slayers Return (1996)
7.7 -- Slayers Great (1997)
7.5 -- The Flight of Dragons (1982)
7.4 -- Excalibur (1981)
7.2 -- Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
6.9 -- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
6.8 -- Willow (1988)
6.8 -- The Last Unicorn (1982)
6.7 -- The Mists of Avalon (2001) (mini)
6.7 -- Merlin (1998) (TV)
6.7 -- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
6.5 -- Conan the Barbarian (1982)
6.4 -- The Hobbit (1977) (TV)
6.4 -- Dragonslayer (1981)
6.2 -- Dragonheart (1996)
6.2 -- Fire and Ice (1983)
6.2 -- Clash of the Titans (1981)
6.2 -- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)
6.1 -- The Black Cauldron (1985)
6.0 -- Legend (1985)
5.8 -- The Lord of the Rings (1978)
5.7 -- Slayers: The Motion Picture (1995)
5.6 -- The Princess and the Goblin (1993)
5.5 -- Quest for Camelot (1998)
5.5 -- Krull (1983)
5.5 -- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
5.3 -- The Return of the King (1980) (TV)
5.3 -- Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) (TV)
5.3 -- The Beastmaster (1982)
5.2 -- Conan the Destroyer (1984)
5.1 -- The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
5.1 -- Paladini - storia d'armi e d'amori, I (aka Hearts and Armour) (1983)
5.0 -- Fatiche di Ercole, Le (aka Labors of Hercules) (1958)
4.7 -- Eyes of the Serpent (1994)
4.5 -- Conquista, La (aka Conquest) (1983)
4.4 -- Masters of the Universe (1987)
4.4 -- Kull the Conqueror (1997)
4.3 -- Hawk the Slayer (1980)
4.2 -- Red Sonja (1985)
4.2 -- Amazons (1986)
4.0 -- Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
3.9 -- The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
3.9 -- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1982)
3.7 -- Sorceress (1982)
3.7 -- Ilja Muromets (aka The Sword and the Dragon) (1956)
3.7 -- Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1989)
3.5 -- Ganso bakuretsu hunter (aka Sorcerer Hunters OAV) (1997)
3.3 -- Deathstalker (1983)
3.3 -- Barbarian Queen (1985)
3.2 -- Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide (aka Hercules Conquers Atlantis) (1961)
3.1 -- Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
2.7 -- The Dungeonmaster (1985)
2.6 -- Guerra del ferro - Ironmaster, La (aka Ironmaster) (1983)
2.5 -- Hercules (1983)
2.4 -- Ator l'invincibile (aka Ator the Invincible) (1982)
2.2 -- Iron Warrior (1987)
1.9 -- Ator l'invincibile 2 (aka Ator the Invincible 2) (1984)
1.8 -- Quest of the Delta Knights (1993)

[–] remadri2000 20 years ago

With all due respect and being a huge fan of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings adaptations, I think the best sword and sorcery film is Dragonslayer by far. The world described here is much more real, much more believable, and thus much more engaging. Besides, it has the most amazing mosnter ever to grace the silver screen. This dragon is scary, and I mean REAL scary. It has personality. It remains unsurpassed.
In the LOTR trilogy everything seemed a bit over the top and tongue in cheek while here the natural scenary of the Highlands, its inhabitants and the dragon all seemed real to me. There was never a doubt. I could feel this world of Urland as if had been real sometime.
And it was not a three hour movie, it had not any comic relief, it had not a load of close ups, it had not an over-use of CGI, it had not action for the sake of action stuff and it didn't show the monster in full the whole time (but when it does, the payoff is worth the wait).
To sum it up, this film belongs to a time, where you didn't go to a McDonalds to buy your Frodo Big Mac.
It's good that it remains virtually unnoticed and forgotten for the general public. This way we can appreciate this gem a whole lot more.

[–] omegamagezero 20 years ago

Merlin of the Crystal Cave? A movie I've never even heard of is rated higher than Excalibur and Conan the Barbarian? Only 13 peope have voted on it, so I'm guessing they were all actually in the cast and crew. All these ratings have no meaning.

[–] AndromedaRoach 19 years ago

No, if there are only 13 ratings, it means cult members were here. Apparently, 2,000 more people voted in the last three months....? :P

"Frodo Big Mac?" I want one! And a Frozen Frodo for dessert.

[–] clarimer 19 years ago

Well, it's good to see _Quest of the Delta Knights_ getting its props outside of MST3K....

[–] Biggus_Dickus 19 years ago

What kind of search did you use to find all those movies?
Thanks

[–] theemaster 19 years ago

I'm sorry but I can never agree with IMDB's own rating system.. it seems flocked with fanboys and not realistic at all.. when the Godfather and the Shawshank Redemption are #1 and #2

And with LOTR: Return of the King gracing the top 10 (think it's #4) the rating system is just well.. garbage IMHO (use it as some thing to guide by but not some thing to live by)

Also this list of fantasy movies isn't too accurate again IMHO