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i recently purchased Krull (not Kull the conquerer), conan series, and red sonja. any other suggestions?

Hawk the Slayer!

Krull!

erm... Xtro! (horrific video nasty/body shock movie)

Legend
The Dark Crystal
Labyrinth
Excalibur

Beastmaster!

Beastmaster 2!

..and 3! :P

Ladyhawke!
Lilith wrote:

Legend

Brill! I got this in a DVD boxed set with Willow and The Last Unicorn! :)

Did you know theres a sequel to Willow (in novel form) written by George Lucas and Chris Clairmont (of X-men fame.) ;)
R-type wrote:
Did you know theres a sequel to Willow (in novel form) written by George Lucas and Chris Clairmont (of X-men fame.) ;)

.....title? please

Lilith wrote:

Legend

The Dark Crystal
Labyrinth
Excalibur

got legend, dark crystal, labrynth, and princess bride for my wifes (then girlfriends) 19th birthday almost 8 yrs ago. ahhh memories

ClCATRlX wrote:
R-type wrote:
Did you know theres a sequel to Willow (in novel form) written by George Lucas and Chris Clairmont (of X-men fame.) ;)
.....title? please

Shadow Moon?

R-type wrote:
ClCATRlX wrote:
R-type wrote:
Did you know theres a sequel to Willow (in novel form) written by George Lucas and Chris Clairmont (of X-men fame.) ;)
.....title? please
Shadow Moon?

I read this series guys, be careful. A lot changes after Willow in this series. High quality writing, but be prepared.

Spoiler:
IIRC, our boy Mad Martigan (spelling?) dies in the 1st book with Sorsha. Off-stage, too, I think.

Ator the invincible..

or maybe not, that was cheap knock off of Conan..

actually,

go look for

The Sword and the Sorcerer
Deathstalker 1,2 & 3
The Beastmaster
Excaliber

And somewhere, someone has to have the 1983 TV series Wizards and Warriors...
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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Dragonslayer
Fire and Ice (Rotoscope animation)
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Top suggestion, twin brother of mine!

May I also suggest Jabberwocky?
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Erik the Viking (if you can find it)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Clash of the Titans
Evil Dead
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Outland
Alien
An American Werewolf in London

Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Last Unicorn
The Hobbit
Predator

Flight of Dragons

Fizz
Fizzban wrote:
Flight of Dragons

Woot. That had James Earl Jones as the voice of the big bad.

The last Starfighter
Ghostbusters
The Burbs
Blade Runner
Big Trouble in Little China
Highlander
Lost Boys
Evilturnip wrote:
Big Trouble in Little China

Funny you should mention that.

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House

House 2

Spoiler:
Ding, dong... you're dead!

Or anything featuring my favorite actor of all time, Brion James. Think you don't know who he is? Yes, you do.
waltero wrote:

Dragonslayer

GAHHH I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!!!

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Evilturnip wrote:
The last Starfighter

Awesome!!!

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Cosmo wrote:

House

House 2

** spoiler omitted **

Or anything featuring my favorite actor of all time, Brion James. Think you don't know who he is? Yes, you do.

Wow! I like him as an actor. I never realized how much stuff he was in! I remember the Dukes of Hazzard and Fall Guy episodes, but holy crap, he was one busy actor!

Grand Lodge
Cosmo wrote:
Anything featuring my favorite actor of all time, Brion James. Think you don't know who he is? Yes, you do.

Huh? Who the hell is Brion James?

*clicks on link*

YESSSSS! I do love this guy! He was in Blade runner! And The fifth element! And, um... Red Scorpion. Awesome!
Grand Lodge

Cyborg. Not because it's any good, but it is extraordinarily 1980s. And it has Van Damme in a preposterous wig.
Lilith wrote:
Evilturnip wrote:
Big Trouble in Little China
Funny you should mention that.

You have no idea how much trouble you just saved me.

Ok, maybe you do.

It's a long story...
Kruelaid wrote:

It's a long story...

I'm a one trick pony!

War Games
Cloak & Dagger
ET
Time Bandits
Yellow Beard

As much as I loved Empire..., Return...and Bladerunner, the eighties for me will always be in the company of Alex Murphy and Conor Macleod.
Tobus Neth wrote:
Kruelaid wrote:

It's a long story...

I'm a one trick pony!

Did you stat Lao Pan up?

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Cosmo wrote:
Or anything featuring my favorite actor of all time, Brion James.

Brion James Rocks!!

Also anything with Rutger Hauer in it =)

Alot of the movies that people have mentioned are some of my favs!
Ahh the 80's... Movie's Golden Age

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Kruelaid wrote:
Tobus Neth wrote:
Kruelaid wrote:

It's a long story...

I'm a one trick pony!
Did you stat Lao Pan up?

So, my wife and I are watching Chuck last Tuesday. There's a Chinese gangster in it. He's played by the guy who played Lo Pan in Big Trouble.

His name in Chuck...Ben Lo Pan.

My wife could not understand why I thought that was such a big deal.
flash_cxxi wrote:
Also anything with Rutger Hauer in it =)

Speaking of Rutger Hauer and Brion James--

Flesh and Blood

[Edited to include Brion James]
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Polevoi wrote:
flash_cxxi wrote:
Also anything with Rutger Hauer in it =)

Speaking of Rutger Hauer and Brion James--

Flesh and Blood

[Edited to include Brion James]

You know I very nearly mentioned Flesh and Blood when I made the original post... great minds think alike =)

Ladyhawk was the best.

Vampire Hunter D
Ninja Scroll

these are must own for gamers :) not sure they are 80's though

The Barbarian Brothers hehe; fluff, not at all serious, but fun
Dragonslayer; the dragon is really cool; the hero not so much
The Keep; 1940's time period but is a movie for great D&D themes; nice monster too
The Howling; werewolves (Silver Bullet is better though)
Dagon; not sure when it was made
Hearts and Armor; knights during the crusades; I like it; some don't
The Challenge - modern time frame way of Bushido type movie
Circle of Iron - a fantasy type martial arts monk on a mythical quest.
Jason and the Argonaughts - not to good; but if you like Kull you might.

A couple that haven't been mentioned that have some great elements to steal for games:

The Road Warrior.
The Thing.
EileenProphetofIstus wrote:
Ladyhawk was the best.

Ladyhawke is great but gods does it need a new soundtrack.

That music is terrible.
d13 wrote:
EileenProphetofIstus wrote:
Ladyhawk was the best.

Ladyhawke is great but gods does it need a new soundtrack.

That music is terrible.

My mom's been saying that for years - it's her favorite movie, but damn, that music... :O

Really? I liked the soundtrack. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy that aspect of the film. Me thinks I'm going to be in the minority on this one.

The soundtrack is just way too 1980's tangerine dreamy for my taste. I feel like it doesn't mesh with a fantasy film.

It does mesh well with parachute pants, side pony tails and the height of Don Johnson's career.

and while thats pretty fantastic in its own right. . .

It just doesn't fit in a movie about love and lycanthropy.

after a couple minutes of thought I have realized that the last comment in my above post is nonsense.

I am sure that there are more than a few movies about "love and lycanthropy" that have synthesizers in the background.

...shudder...

Bladerunner
Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure
Bill and Teds Bogus Journey
The Breakfast Club
Less Than Zero

Like Way Evil Sammich!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Scanners; some psionics for your collection.

The following's not a film, but a TV series that you should like... Robin of Sherwood. Not the crappy new version, but the one done in the 80s featuring Michael Praed and later Jason Connery as Robin. It was gritty, atmospheric, and also had supernatural elements too. It also features a double-scimitar wielding drow!
OK, that last line's a joke, but it did feature a double-scimitar wielding character for part of it, although I can't remember how many episodes; it was 20 years ago! I only hope it's not dated too badly.

Edit: How could I forget- it also has a theme tune by Clannad! It also had Ray Winstone (Beowulf) as Will Scarlet.

I love this thread!

R-type wrote:
Hawk the Slayer!

RPG hack at its finest. This movie makes Dungeons & Dragons look like Lord of the Rings.

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