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inconnu 07/07/15 (Tue) 18:31:43 No.5060

Has there ever been a fantasy film outside of the Fellowship of the Ring that one could consider cinematic?

One could argue for Ridely Scotts Legend but it doesn't have the same epic scale as FotR.

inconnu 07/07/15 (Tue) 18:31:51 No.5061

>>5060

*Ridley

inconnu 07/07/15 (Tue) 19:23:05 No.5062

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What do you mean by cinematic? If you're asking about well-made fantasy epics I can think of some examples (depending on your criteria for "epic").

Someone mentioned Jean-Jacques Annaud recently. I suggest watching his 1981 Paleolithic film Quest for Fire.

The silent movie thread has a poster for Thief of Bagdad which I'd highly recommend too.

Ray Harryhausen contributed his trademark stop-motion effects for a lot of mythic tales like Jason and the Argonauts.

inconnu 07/08/15 (Wed) 01:01:11 No.5065

>>5062

Boney would make a cool banner

inconnu 07/08/15 (Wed) 19:15:55 No.5069

>>5062

Thanks for the great post! It's been a long time since I've seen all those movies but I'll definitely go and check them out again.

Have you seen the documentary about Harryhausen? I had no idea that this guy was so influential.

inconnu 07/09/15 (Thu) 14:55:22 No.5079

>>5069

> Have you seen the documentary about Harryhausen?

No I haven't, would you recommend it? I think I want to watch a few more of his best films first.

inconnu 07/09/15 (Thu) 18:06:34 No.5083

>>5079

I'd definitely recommend it. I sort of knew who he was before watching but had no clue on how many modern artists we're inspired by his works.

It's pretty great if your a fan of old school special effects. And by old school, I mean claymation.

inconnu 07/14/15 (Tue) 16:06:10 No.5191

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inconnu 07/14/15 (Tue) 19:55:12 No.5192

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Im not sure what you mean by cinematic, do they need to be violent?

You could try faust '26, desmond davis, h juran, maybe even hessler?

i agree with the anon suggesting harryhausen, on a related note could fantastic mr fox be considered harryhausen like?

also check out arnold frank since his pioneer of mountain films in my opinion was influential in many harryhausen scenes.

inconnu 07/14/15 (Tue) 22:24:41 No.5194

The Nibelungs, by Fritz Lang. Two parts, for a total of five hours. The script is quite flawed, but the epic scope and fantasy is there, and it's all pretty impressive for 1924.

inconnu 08/06/15 (Thu) 15:29:53 No.5389

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

I saw this recommended in another thread. It blends animation and live action.

Quite amazing and worth seeing

inconnu 08/07/15 (Fri) 16:33:46 No.5394

Is Fantasia considered fantasy?