I know I probably missed some movies. My favorite is Excalibur.  Big E

Neverending story...does that count?

Of those listed I chose Legend...but my real favorite is The Never Ending Story.  :)

It was tough deciding on a favorite because I liked "Excalibur" very much, with exception of Guinevere's (she's a ho-bag) deception, but then I also liked "The BeastMaster" quite a lot. I'll even call it awesome, though the sequel should have never been made. :P When it came down to the nitty-gritty, I voted "Conan the Barbarian" as my ultimate fave. I even liked the sequel!! :o :)

Legend

Dragonslayer.  That movie used to scare the hell out of me!  The dragon was well done for the 80's.

a toss up between conan and excalibur. but i went with conan. i read all of REHs short stories, comics; i was such a huge conan fanboy.

The Princess Bride

Probably Labyrinth followed by Never Ending Story - not neccessarily sword and sorcery but fantasy nonetheless.  :)

The Never Ending Story

Legend...I love the unicorns.

Krull is my fav 80s sword movie.
Labyrinth is my favorite fantasy movie from the 80s.

It's actually The Sword and the Sorcerer, I picked that one 'coz it's so cheesy.  The big star is Lee "Matt Houston" Horsley! (I Horsley cry...)
:P

...and don't forget Krull!

The Beastmaster.

I would choose Labryinth as my fave fantasy movie too. Thought I voted for Legend.

I like a lot of them, but I'll go with Ladyhawke.

Kryllith

I voted other for The Beastmaster!Best swords movie that ever was and ever will be!part 3 was horribale though!

Flesh & Blood
The Princess Bride

I can't believe no one mentioned one of my favs, which I got on DVD a few years ago...Willow...

Willow

I can't believe no one mentioned one of my favs, which I got on DVD a few years ago...Willow...


I was just thinking Labrinth and Willow as I was reading thru this thread. < My two favorite Fantasy Flicks of the 80's.
Although I voted for Excalibur as it was on the list (my fav sword flick). 
Also, don't forget about The Barbarians. Remember that one? with the "Barbarian Twinis"? I liked that one too

I voted for Legend....

Dragonslayer, Ladyhawke, The Black Cauldron, The Never Ending Story, Willow,  Sword and The Sorcerer, The Dark Crystal, Labryinth, and The Princess Bride are good films.

Bad films would be Red Sonja, Conan The Destroyer, and Yor: The Hunter From The Future.

There were a lot of good ones that many people have mentioned (why aren't they making them anymore-just remakes of old t.v. shows.  ::)) But I chose one of my all-time favorite movies-Excalibar.




Cat

Why, Heavy Metal, of course. 

Why, Heavy Metal, of course.


Ohhh... good one! I for got about that one.

I voted for Legend....

Dragonslayer, Ladyhawke, The Black Cauldron, The Never Ending Story, Willow,  Sword and The Sorcerer, The Dark Crystal, Labryinth, and The Princess Bride are good films.

Bad films would be Red Sonja, Conan The Destroyer, and Yor: The Hunter From The Future.



I remember Dark Crystal, that was sort of weird eh? Wasn't there a movie called The Secret of Nim?

Wasn't there a movie called The Secret of Nim?


Sure was!(1982) It was animated. I liked that on too!

Yes, there was a film called The Secret of NIMH, and it's one of my favorite animated movies.

if were talking fave animated fantasy movies (heavy metal to me is sci-fi) then it would be 'watership down', although it's from the 70s. secret of NIMh is also an excellent film.

Yeah you guys, wasn't The Secret of Nim sort of violent for a cartoon?  It seems like I remember it being violent?

Yeah you guys, wasn't The Secret of Nim sort of violent for a cartoon?  It seems like I remember it being violent?


Plot Summary for The Secret of NIMH

Don Bluth's THE SECRET OF NIMH is an exquisitely drawn, colorfully animated feature about Mrs. Brisby, a brave mother field mouse who struggles to save her family's home from a farmer's plow. She soon discovers she needs the help of the strange, intelligent rats who live beneath the nearby rosebush in an intricate city. But when the timid but determined Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding wonders of NIMH, it could change her life forever. From the Hitchcockian flashback sequence revealing the rats' secret to the moral questions raised about animal testing, this film is a beautiful example of how animation can expertly tell a gripping story while still remaining appropriate and entertaining for children. Widely considered to be Bluth's masterpiece, THE SECRET OF NIMH features a strong cast of vocal talent, including Derek Jacobi, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Elizabeth Hartman, Wil Wheaton, and Shannen Doherty.

Trivia:  Don Bluth, John Pomeroy and Gary Goldman all left Disney to pursue this project, which had originally been rejected by their former employer as "too dark" to be a commercial success. They were followed soon after by 20 other Disney animators, dubbed "The Disney Defectors" by the trade press.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/17/133217.jpg

Yeah you guys, wasn't The Secret of Nim sort of violent for a cartoon?  It seems like I remember it being violent?


yes, it was actually. i hope your not one of those people who feel that animation is strictly meant for children.

It's not violent per say, but for an animated film it is pretty dark, fights take place, and charecters get killed or nearly killed.

yes, it was actually. i hope your not one of those people who feel that animation is strictly meant for children.
Oh no, I know there's a lot of animated movies that are not for kids. Esp a lot of the Japanesse movies! I just remember watching the secret Nimh when I was little, and I remember thinking "wow" this is a little different from other cartoons! But I can hardly remember it now, all I remember was being surprised on how much different it was compared to other cartoons they would show us in school.  I'm gonna have to see it again, I will probably start remebering it as I watch it?

Plot Summary for The Secret Of NIMH.

Trivia:  Don Bluth, John Pomeroy and Gary Goldman all left Disney to pursue this project, which had originally been rejected by their former employer as "too dark" to be a commercial success. They were followed soon after by 20 other Disney animators, dubbed "The Disney Defectors" by the trade press.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/video/images/muze/dvd/sm/17/133217.jpg
BTW Thanks for the info JoeDeertae I'm gonna have to see this again!.. Shannon Doherty was one of the voices eh?  She must have been just a kid then.

I picked other.  I really love The Beastmaster. 

BTW Thanks for the info JoeDeertae


No prob.


Shannon Doherty was one of the voices eh?  She must have been just a kid then.


Exactly what I was thinking... she would have been around 11 at that time.

Another animated fantasy film I like is The Black Cauldron.

I picked Excalibur because King Arthur is the shiznyte! But I also love Willow. My parents say I used to rent that movies every time we went to the video store. I also liked Conan, and I remember watching Red Sonja on TNT all the time. When was "Clash of the Titans" made? Was it 80s or 70s?

Clash of The Titans was made in 1981.

The '80's was a good decade for Sword & Fantasy movies. Of those listed, my favorite would have to "Dragonslyaer." It scared me, too. Of others, my favorite would have to be "Krull."

Labyrinth followed by The Neverending Story! Clash of the Titans was good too. Remember when he met up with Medusa?
Tanya

Labyrinth followed by The Neverending Story

I agree here--those are the first ones I thought of too, as well as the Princess Bride, if it counts.  :)
I've never been a big fan of the Conan-type movies myself.

I voted for Conan,

But Willow is one of my favs.

Does Highlander count?

Legend, which is also the greatest movie Tom Cruise has ever appeared in :)