My mom took my brother and I to a park one time because they were having a screening of Black Cauldron (a couple years before it came to VHS). But it was still light out and the projector screen was so small we couldn’t even see it. Had to wait a few more years before I ever saw it. Still, a worthwhile memory. 😊
Great list. I have watched everything on it except the Black Cauldron. Ladyhawke is one of my favorite movies of all time and helped me to fall in love with the fantasy genre. It deserved more love at the box office. I love your channel by the way!!! :)
Pretty sure I've seen all of those. Some of them I've only seen recently. I was a little disappointed by The Barbarians when I finally watched it thirty something years after it came out. I would say Ladyhawke is clearly the highest quality film on this list, though I would tend to categorize it as medieval fantasy instead of swords and sorcery (as I would also do with Highlander and The Black Cauldron). I think my dad had a copy of Hercules recorded on VHS, which I watched several times as a child.
While the name Aquila can refer to an Italian city, it feels obvious that Ladyhawke is happening in medieval France. All names are french (Etienne Navarre, Philippe Gaston...) and Isabeau of Anjou, which refers to a french province.
@@80semporium I found this, it's not official but interesting : "The characters are Norman. A family of Norman knights migrated from Normandy to southern Italy and Sicily in the eleventh an twelfth centuries. Other Norman and French knights followed. They conquered all of the peninsula below Rome as well as the island of Sicily by about 1130. Hence, the nobles, knights, and clergy would be Norman French or French and bear French names. A number of them also seem to be returned crusaders, either from the First or the Second Crusade. Hard telling. The action of the movies is supposed to be taking place in central Italy. The bishop's church is located in Aquila, a semi-fictional city in the high Apennines. Frederick II founded the actual city of L'Aquila in Abruzzo in about 1240, but what's a century or so when the story is good, and it is good. The abandoned castle where Brother Imperius is hiding out is the Rocca Calascio, which stands about 30 east of modern L'Aquila."
You claimed the Hercules movie was highly inaccurate because he fought bears and robots? He did do all that in Greek Mythology. Hephaestus was infamous for creating mechanical devices that would--through magic--come to life then generally destroy their masters (how do you think his Latin counterpart, Vulcan, gained most of His fame? He forged a sword that could kill Gods: thus was half of the written sword-and-sorcery genre birthed).
Seen all of them. Favorite is Ladyhawke. And yes, part 4 please.
My mom took my brother and I to a park one time because they were having a screening of Black Cauldron (a couple years before it came to VHS). But it was still light out and the projector screen was so small we couldn’t even see it. Had to wait a few more years before I ever saw it. Still, a worthwhile memory. 😊
Great video. Love how dark the Black Cauldron was. Wish Disney made more animated films like that.
Only if it pays off. Which is pretty interesting.
Would The Never Ending Story qualify for this list???
We consider The NeverEnding Story to be more of a pure Fantasy movie. But genres are subjective & there's no real right or wrong answers! :)
I’d love part 4 to be a hall of shame type with the most exploitative entries. I’m sure people have favorites from those too!
Haha! We are running VERY low on "good movies" in the genre...
Oh yes please dan let there be a part 4 with like say maybe sword of the valiant?
I love Fire and Ice!! Yes to part 4!
Great list. I have watched everything on it except the Black Cauldron. Ladyhawke is one of my favorite movies of all time and helped me to fall in love with the fantasy genre. It deserved more love at the box office. I love your channel by the way!!! :)
Thank you for the kind words!
Highlander is absolute greatness! Epic story, plus Sean Connery.
Pretty sure I've seen all of those. Some of them I've only seen recently. I was a little disappointed by The Barbarians when I finally watched it thirty something years after it came out. I would say Ladyhawke is clearly the highest quality film on this list, though I would tend to categorize it as medieval fantasy instead of swords and sorcery (as I would also do with Highlander and The Black Cauldron). I think my dad had a copy of Hercules recorded on VHS, which I watched several times as a child.
Hercules and “family friendly” are mutually exclusive. Hercules murdered his family, according to the myths.
Please do a part 4. Subscribed and liked. Thanks for getting to the animated ones.
What about Legend???
We cover LEGEND in our Tom Cruise episode! Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/MUTz7_iFBiw/v-deo.html
While the name Aquila can refer to an Italian city, it feels obvious that Ladyhawke is happening in medieval France. All names are french (Etienne Navarre, Philippe Gaston...) and Isabeau of Anjou, which refers to a french province.
Interesting point. Not sure if it's ever clarified in the film. It was definitely filmed in Italy.
@@80semporium I found this, it's not official but interesting : "The characters are Norman. A family of Norman knights migrated from Normandy to southern Italy and Sicily in the eleventh an twelfth centuries. Other Norman and French knights followed. They conquered all of the peninsula below Rome as well as the island of Sicily by about 1130. Hence, the nobles, knights, and clergy would be Norman French or French and bear French names. A number of them also seem to be returned crusaders, either from the First or the Second Crusade. Hard telling.
The action of the movies is supposed to be taking place in central Italy. The bishop's church is located in Aquila, a semi-fictional city in the high Apennines. Frederick II founded the actual city of L'Aquila in Abruzzo in about 1240, but what's a century or so when the story is good, and it is good. The abandoned castle where Brother Imperius is hiding out is the Rocca Calascio, which stands about 30 east of modern L'Aquila."
You claimed the Hercules movie was highly inaccurate because he fought bears and robots? He did do all that in Greek Mythology. Hephaestus was infamous for creating mechanical devices that would--through magic--come to life then generally destroy their masters (how do you think his Latin counterpart, Vulcan, gained most of His fame? He forged a sword that could kill Gods: thus was half of the written sword-and-sorcery genre birthed).
That's Richard Lynch in the Barbarians. I think he played a villian named Cromwell in The Sword and the Sorcerer.
Ah, you're correct. Must have been a typo in the script!