Swords & Sorcery Films of the 1980's: PART II

[@RodrigoMonteiroRodo]

You forgot one great movie from 80's: Ladyhawke 1985

[@AutomanicJack]

thx for mentioning this, it looks interesting, i will watch.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

I didnt appreciate the humor. It's like two movies being pushed into one. I'd prefer one made serious with Rutger Hauer and another comedy with Mathew Broderick. Although I love Alan Parsons Project in general and Andrew Powells score in particular I don't feel it fit the movie AT ALL. Its purely SciFi music, not fantasy IMO. But I agree with you, It def should have been on the list, it was bigger and better than some of the ones mentioned.

[@stevenwallman2346]

One of my favorites.

[@Datan0de]

My wife introduced me to Ladyhawke when we were first dating in college. Fantastic movie! We still quote "stay on the LEFT side!" 😆

[@adrianodeutsher26]

O feitiço de Áquila kkkkk filmaço

[@jacksprat9226]

Legend Ladyhawke Heavy Metal Fire and Ice Labyrinth The Dark Crystal The Neverending Story Flash Gordon Sword of the Valiant Princess Bride Seems like an oversight. Needs part 3

[@Darthos3]

Highlander probably also fits on the list

[@Jo-nv8yb]

Jack knows his 80's S&S films....nice

[@tttg7952]

The list was swords and sorcery films.They mostly had similar themes Wizards, Sorcerers and magical weapons, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The NeverEnding story are more Dark fantasy. Princess Bride is magic realism, and Flash Gorden is a space opera.

[@edstevens5246]

You can add Barbarians to this as well. Not a great movie but not a bad one either to entertain teens.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Flash Gordon does not meet the requirements. It's a sci-fi fantasy comic book adventure trash guilty-pleasure gem with neato costumes, and music by Queen ... it's a really campy cult film. But it ain't genuine sword 'n sorcery.

[@xHARBYNGERx]

There's no way he could cover all of the fantasy genre films that were released in the 80's but i am surprised he didn't mention Legend with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry. Oh and Ladyhawke 😊

[@flyingsodwai1382]

Yeah those were both big enough. Especially if you gonna put Mazes and Monsters in there which isn't even a S&S film at all.

[@AFSD519]

Bingo. Overlooking those two films is an unpardonable oversight.

[@deannadempsey9269]

I agree Ladyhawke fit this genre.

[@jamespanter6768]

Don’t forget Robert Picardo as Meg mucklebones

[@xHARBYNGERx]

@@jamespanter6768 Holy cow! I had no idea The Cowboy/ Holo-Doctor was even in this thing.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

The Dark Crystal is my favorite 80's fantasy movie. It's one of those movies that you can watch over and over again and still discover new details.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

A Long time ago I decided not to hang onto movies except for the few I KNEW I would watch again. I only have a handful now. The Dark Crystal is def one.

[@X-Gen-001]

What an awesome experience The Dark Crystal was in the cinema. Truly a masterpiece of puppetry and story telling by the greats Jim Henson and Frank Oz. And "Dark" being the operative word lol that scene where the Skeksis are mercilessly draining the life essence from some unfortunate Podling was pretty dark for kids like me accustomed to watching The Muppets and Sesame Street. And the Skeksis themselves were creepy asf. SkekSil is Grover from hell.😂 Please!? Please!!? PLEASE!!?

[@X-Gen-001]

@@flyingsodwai1382 Those Skeksis swords, how frigg'n cool were they.

[@coinraker6497]

Conan the Barbarian has one of the best soundtracks of all time. Compliments of Basil Poeldouris.

[@whiskeyvictor5703]

By far it is THE best score of all the movies of 1982, and perhaps of all time. It's right up there with Blade Runner.

[@TheAlwaysPrepared]

THE best!

[@TheAlwaysPrepared]

@@whiskeyvictor5703 Yes!

[@alanschaub147]

The soundtrack, panoramic scenes, archetypal themes, and quotability of Conan make it my favorite movie of all time. ❤ 🗡️

[@WheelchairMania]

@@alanschaub147 100%! Any time anyone askes me my favorite movie of all time, I instantly say Conan the Barbarian. They almost always chuckle, thinking I'm joking, because most people lump it in with all the other average fantasy action movies of the era. I tell them to please, if they ever watch the movie again, please watch it through the lens of "it's actually and honestly a really, really good, complete movie". Great writing, acting, plot, musical score, etc....

[@whisperedarcc6543]

I am surprised that the best sword and sorcery movie of the 1980s was not included in your list. Ladyhawke was such a good movie that it stood head and shoulders above all the rest.

[@douglasbaiense]

here in Brazil that movie is called Aquila's Spell, so it took me a while and some research to realize it is the movie you are talking about. It is indeed a great movie. It is a shame it was not mentioned it in the video.

[@loki2240]

For me, it's 2nd after Excalibur.

[@Donathon-xt2nl]

That was Fantastic, really fantastic

[@alexanderyaroslavich2703]

The casting, acting, cinematography and story are phenomenal, but holy dogshit, the soundtract is REALLY bad. It sinks the movie for me watching it now as an adult.

[@douglasbaiense]

@@alexanderyaroslavich2703 agree 100%. That 80s eletronic Beats are terrible for The ambiance

[@JayTator]

Only the 80's can save us now. Thanks for video!

[@80semporium]

You've got that right! Be sure to follow us for more fun 80's content!

[@guarddog318]

I think we're probably past saving.

[@BuckFlicks]

Legend. Ladyhawke. The Princess Bride. You missed a lot, but those are the three I'd like to see get the treatment. Especially Ladyhawke which is my favorite S&S movie from the 80s.

[@schlumbl84]

Krull is one of my favourites. Dark and unique in its own way.

[@frankb821]

The James Horner score for "Krull" is one of my favorite scores of the '80's...simply entrancing!

[@christianst-germain1228]

Je suis entièrement d'accord. J'ai toujours en ma possession une cassette audio dans laquelle j'avais enregistré les bouts musicaux du film

[@garywatson3778]

One of my faves when I was a kid was Time Bandits.

[@BrentDelong1253]

I remember going to the theater alone to see Krull. My mom dropped me off. I was 9 years old. Times have definitely changed.

[@brianaala]

How did "The Neverending Story" not make the cut?!

[@Football__Junkie]

The Deathstalker cover art was second to none.

[@shaunb8294]

No mention of the Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer & Michelle Pfeiffer classic Ladyhawk. When I was a kid, my favorite of the bunch was Beastmaster. Then, when I hit my teenage years, I decided Excalibur was an indisputable masterpiece (it is). I could practically recite the move by heart, much to just about everyone's irritation.

[@Symon2099]

"The genre mostly remained dormant over the next two decades, with the exception of the highly celebrated..." ...Xena - Warrior Princess.

[@mightheal]

and Hercules and other shows.

[@calebwilliams7659]

Would've thought the excellent movie "LadyHawke" would been mentioned. While the sorcery was limited to a specific curse, it should be included. On the other hand we had the very well done & high production value "Flesh + Blood" w/Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh, but it was sword only, no sorcery.

[@buryitdeep]

The 80's sword and sorcery were a blast. Missing was Lady Hawk, Yor and Dungeon master.

[@RobertoGonzalez-id1de]

Thank you for the wonderful movies of the ( 1980s ) ❤❤❤ ( 08-05-24 ) Monday

[@emmental2020]

I remember most, but a few I've never seen and will have to track down. It's hard to pick a favorite, but Conan will always have a special place with me. Huge men with giant balls hacking each other to bits with an epic soundtrack never gets old.

[@CaptWesStarwind]

I had a copy of Willow recorded off of TV that I watched so many times I still remember the commercial breaks.

[@christianealshut1123]

Willow is actually a bit the story of Star Wars without the technology and with Darth Vader and the Emperor being women...

[@celebro469]

Anyone remember Yor? Starts as S&S and finishes on a Death Star like place.

[@larryambrose8477]

We were huge D&D fans back in the 80s, and all the movies you covered in this series influenced our gaming. We even made up the weapons from those films for our games - the automatic crossbow from Hawk the Slayer being my favourite, followed by the tri-blade from Sword and the Sorcerer. We worked out the damage ratings, skill points needed to wield them, etc. Those were the days…

[@80semporium]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. That is an interesting tidbit we didn't mention - that in addition to the movies being influenced by D&D...D&D also was influenced by the movies!

[@xHARBYNGERx]

This is true. I believe there was a module for D&D based on Krull for 1st edition.

[@spaceman9599]

Tried to convert Krull to AD&D myself :)

[@fredlandry6170]

These were awesome times to be a kid, I played Krull the arcade game at the mall.

[@Datan0de]

Loved that game! Thankfully we have emulators today. 😎

[@lenrely2033]

I would like to have seen 1984's Sword of the Valiant starring Sean Connery and 1985's Ladyhawke with Rutger Hauer make this list.

[@frankbarlow6487]

DeathStalker II is a must watch. Mainly for the blooper reel at the end.

[@AutomanicJack]

cant wait for the new red sonja movie.. they say it will be in the spirit of the red sonja comics, which means there will be blood and a chain mail bikini

[@kavimontanaro7976]

Excalibur and Conan get a lot of respect, which they absolutely deserve; Beastmaster and Krull are both underrated as films. Beastmaster is a really tight film, and Krull takes a lot of crazy chances.

[@jonathanmartin-ives8665]

Krull, Dragonslayer and The Sword and the Sorcerer will always be my top favorites.

[@drumbaugh7444]

Mysteriously missing, 1984 The Warrior and the Sorceress starring David Carradine

[@punishedf]

Lord of the Rings movies did not "avoid nude tropes from Sword-and-Sorcery", it was not an SnS movie but a classic Fantasy movie. SnS is usually based on a bronze/iron/Hellenistic/Roman-age technology level. For that reason, they dress in Celtic, Germanic (the barbarians), Greek, and Roman tradition, while proper Fantasy movies are set in a middle-age-like environment with a more prominent archery and sophisticated armor and dresses. While there is nothing wrong with the "nude trope", it doesn't come from the SnS trend, but it started the decades before with the Peplum trend (Sword-and-Sandal), made of movies with an almost identical style but strictly based on ancient Mythology, again, following the Classic era esthetic you can see in ancient statues. Schwarzenegger was chosen cause he was Mr.Olympia, Olympia name is a Greek reference... you see how it all adds up. In that sense, 300 would be more of a Sword-and-Sorcery movie than LotR, cause there is some magic in it.

[@TheRusty]

Lord of the Rings, as conceived by Tolkien, is a rather melancholic romantic fantasy. The Jackson Films are action-adventure, in a fantasy setting.

[@punishedf]

@@TheRusty What is interesting is that in the Lord of the Rings animatied version from the '70, they depitc the orcs with barbarian pelts and Aragorn with a Roman tunic (nude legs, not pants), so you could say it's borderline SnS, but the hobbits look like from the 1800.

[@TheRusty]

@@punishedf Yes well they're from the 70's and thus ineligible for the discussion :P

[@RPRsChannel]

*_Check out these Sword&Sorcery movies as well:_* *_Hundra_* *_Gunan_* *_Ator_* *_The Sword Of The Barbarians_* *_Sorceress_* *_Thor The Conqueror_* *_The Blade Master_* *_Gor_* *_Yor_* *_Ironmaster_* *_The Throne Of Fire_* *_Conquest_* *_She_* *_Iron Warrior_* *_The Devil's Sword_* *_The Barbarians_* *_Quest For The Mighty Sword._* *_Some of these have sequels as well._*

[@jamesbrinner3678]

Ladyhawke was always a favourite of mine

[@DmSayr]

Conan, He-Man, Dark Crystal, Krull, and Willow were nuts!

[@mikefisher2673]

Sword and the Sorcerer and Excalibur are my two favorite Sword and Sorcery films. Started playing D&D back in 79 as a couple of friends on the wrestling team talk me into playing it.

[@mrrictus]

Sword and the Sorcerer, Excalibur and Sorceress (1982) were the trinity from my childhood days. From a time when a child(accompanied by an adult)could view R-rated films lol

[@happy_fecker]

YES!! I watched The Sword and The Sorcerer as a kid in the early '80's and just bought it on 4K! Excalibur is awesome as well. Weird, but I bought that on Blu-Ray when I bought The Sword and The Sorcerer.

[@mikefisher2673]

@@happy_fecker I picked up the 4k too, but still have not watched it yet.

[@michellegill4891]

There was Tom Cruise in Legend and Highlander movies and tv series .

[@Scoupe400]

I remember Red Sonja, watching as a kid in a stone manor hotel. Deer antler and swords hung on the walls, so coincidentally fitting. Total fantastical escapism.

[@mycroft16]

Grew up watching so many of these. Loved them all, but honestly... Willow and Conan the Barbarian were always my top favorites.

[@maniacaldude]

Kinda surprised that you didn't list The Black Cauldron. That has a lot of Swords & Sorcery elements, even if it was one of Disney's weaker animated movies. Also, I'm pretty sure Roger Corman wasn't involved with Fire & Ice. The '80s was such an awesome time for the fantasy genre in general. Some of the ones that weren't mentioned because they didn't have very many S&S elements, if any at all, were The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Return To Oz, The Neverending Story, The Princess Bride, Legend, Ladyhawke, Highlander, Time Bandits, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, The Last Unicorn, The Flight Of Dragons, The Secret Of NIMH, and if you want to get into obscure anime territory, there's the Unico movies, The Fantastic Adventures Of Unico and Unico In The Island Of Magic.

[@arthurcamargo8416]

I think you forgot a couple! Fire and Ice, for example, by Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta. And if you are counting Mazes and Monsters, why not count Heavy Metal as well? And then there is Hearts and Armour (1983) as well as Time Bandits... although no magic there... But there were definitely people turning into animals in Ladyhawke! And even Tom Cruise got into the action in Legend! Will there be a part III with all of these?

[@spoon8142]

Hearts and armour? Wow, that was a long time ago and certainly had forgotten it until I read this. Good shout-out 😂

[@damionkeeling3103]

@@spoon8142 I remember Barbara di Rossi from it and not because of her acting.

[@Datan0de]

The only part of Heavy Metal that fits the genre is Taarna, but it's so damn awesome that I have to agree with you.

[@supaflyza]

Great videos. Really enjoyed these. Pity you didn't mention stuff like Labyrinth, Ladyhawke, Princess Bride and the Highlander movies.

[@b8702131]

One of my favorites would be "The Never Ending Story." Also missed mentioning "Flesh and Blood," starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and directed by Paul Verhoeven.

[@robertcatania1120]

Krull is underrated! The glaive is one of the coolest movie weapons ever.

[@Datan0de]

Truth! Adam Savage did an entire video about the Glaive, and actually got his hands on a hero prop with pop-out blades! The mechanism is surprisingly simple.

[@robertcatania1120]

@@Datan0de I definitely need to check that out...thanks bro

[@hannalergenmuller]

I loved Krull and Willow ❤

[@autodidactic]

you kinda missed Xena and Hercules in the 90s as part of the sword and sorcery phenomenon, maybe even Highlander a little bit

[@ivangoenaga9501]

Ladyhawker (1985) was my favorite, super sword and sorcery movie from 1985

[@StevenHouse1980]

It was "Ladyhawke" not Ladyhawker.

[@MichaelMordor]

I was a very young teenager back in the 80s and will never forget the day I managed to rent Deathstalker from my local video store being an over 18 film made it even more exciting I ran home to watch it only for my Mum to say I will watch that with you, OMG the embarrassment of all the sexy scenes in front of my mum was the longest film I ever sat through 🤣🤣

[@markvan3723]

Oh yes. I can relate. Forget about trying to enjoy the Playboy channel with a mum in the room.

[@MegaDcmp]

A mention of The 13th Warrior in line with references to more recent movies would be in order as well

[@michaelb2westgaedu]

Dragonheart as well.

[@mercurious6699]

trip down memory lane - thank you

[@annasahlstrom6109]

Krull was a family favorite and I liked Red Sonja. I saw Masters of the Universe with my brother and school friends at the movies, but I was 5 and I fell asleep like I always did so I missed half the movie. I loved Willow and I remember the color change glasses that Wendy's gave out.

[@johannesbergman]

I saw most of these movies and much more In the videostore there was a seprate corner for S&S movies back them and I saw almost everyone available one. But except for those already mentiones in both youtube items I only remember one other title and that is The Barbarian Brothers.

[@terrythe2dmaniac71]

I would love and exhaustive list of all those 70s and 80s movies good to bad

[@zmani4379]

Nice video - though I would call LOTR more of a landmark that helped revive the genre, rather than an exception - my favorite from this decade is Excalibur (also Company of Wolves for fantasy in general) - others I really liked include Last Unicorn, Dragonslayer, Conan 1, Sword and Sorcerer, Beastmaster, Princess Bride, Ladyhawke, Legend - other brilliant more offbeat entries include Peter Brook's Mahabharata, Syberberg's Parsifal, and the 1990 PBS marathon broadcast of Wagner's entire Ring Cycle at the Met

[@MitchTubeism]

Although, not a film you need to include the British TV series "Robin of Sherwood" series in your Part III.

[@c3bhm]

Awesome themesong.

[@tdav224]

Loved Krull , Legend and Conan

[@SpringerA1984]

DUUUUDE I fucking looove the Red Sonja movie!!!! 🤩

[@intzbk1]

Back in the 80's there was one I remember but it may have been a TV show where the main hero had the Heart bow? A raven would guide him along and drop feathers that would turn into arrows I think... Anyone know what that was called?

[@DarthArachnious]

The story goes that Arnold was in Red Sonia as a favorite to De Laurentiis. But he only filmed for a week and he didn't realize that he was a major character until he saw the movie. Then, on top of that, he had top billing. His fallout with De Laurentiis is the other reason there wasn't a third Conan movie.

[@stuffandnonsense8528]

I was about to make a comment about the line being drawn here between 'Sword and Sorcery' and perhaps higher fantasy/fairytale like Legend, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, The Never Ending Story or The Princess Bride... But then I saw all the other comments. Ultimately, I think that the genre distinction is a matter of family resemblance, there's no easily defined set of criteria.

[@Datan0de]

This was great! I'm happy to say that, with the exception of Black Angel, I've seen every movie you featured in these two vids (some just work the last couple of years), and own several of them. I enjoyed every one of them, but the two that have really stuck with me are two of the most unlikely: Hawk the Slayer and Krull. I won't apologize for that. I love both movies dearly. Hawk was directly responsible for me getting into D&D (we're playing tomorrow, in fact). My wife is a chemist, and when we were planning our wedding she did some research to see if there was a way to safely replicate the "I give fire to water" wedding scene in Krull. Sadly, there was no way of doing it with real fire that wouldn't put one or both of us in the hospital. It was still a fun idea, though!

[@80semporium]

Great to see these films are still inspiring people! Great story about the wedding scene, thanks for sharing!

[@Ashelar]

was a few shows and movies here and there that keep it alive and should had been mention at the end, as they were fan favorits, maybe not critics, such as: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-1998) Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001), and Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010).

[@Ashelar]

@@damionkeeling3103 i did write (should had been mention in the end), were he mention newer tv series and movies. Well i only mention shows that was a succes, like he mostly did and also did in the end shows and movies that review the genre, were my point is there was a few here and there that keep the genre alive since they had success such as those i mention. Those you mention did not really have succes, and i say Shannara had potential but was a flop.

[@MagicSwordFilms]

Thanks for making this series, this genre is near and dear to my heart and I loved hearing some extra trivia. Gonna have to go through that list of 37 you showed and make sure I’ve seen them all!

[@80semporium]

We're glad you enjoyed it! We hope you find some new favorites!

[@christianealshut1123]

Krull is also one of the movies vividly remember from that time - I think it came out after Return of the Jedi (at least I saw it after that) and caused quite a bit of confusion with me at first because I imagined it to be an Anakin Skywalker origin story (because of the prophecy that the son of the hero and heroine would rule the galaxy). For some time I thought it's a movie just finding it hard to decide what it is - sci-fi or fantasy - when it's actually quite a clever mixture of the two: It's the story of a medieval planet fighting off a space invasion; they have no way of knowing what a spaceship is and how fast it can be so it's a black fortress that teleports from one place to the next. It's one pof my favorites of all time, still today, not least because of the music. Fun fact: The lead actor of this movie later had a recurring role in Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, as Michael Eddington, a Starfleet officer gone rogue.

[@vaughnlewis1953]

Sword and the sorcerer Lee Horsley as Talon with his Sly Sword 🗡️

[@mrjockt]

‘Dungeons & Dragons, Honor Among Thieves’ is actually the fourth ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ movie, mind you the preceding three were nothing to write home about.

[@flyingsodwai1382]

Ay, not a one of them deserves the use of the moniker.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

DnD1 is an alright fantasy adventure film. DnD2 is probably the best of the trilogy and runs like a AD&D module. DnD3 is not worth talking about. The New D&D:Honor Among Thieves film is pretty good and put in several little bits for the fans, like the grown up versions of the cartoon D&D, in the maze near the end.

[@ClosingBook]

You left out Ladyhawke! Good GOD, man!

[@grannyweatherwax8005]

Interest in sword & sorcery didn’t die after the 80s. It just moved to tv. The influence of shows like Highlander, Hercules, and Xena should not be diminished.

[@SoshiMECH]

Excalibur is still the pinnacle of the Arthurian based movies and it's unlikely to be surpassed by any modern movie adaptions. The only way it could be surpassed is if it's adapted as a TV series which I would love to see.

[@dennisswaim8210]

Yes without a doubt the best telling of the Arthurian legend.

[@internetgas2020]

Agreed, all the other Arthurian movies range between bad to farce. Would be nice if they make a new decent King Arthur movie but I can't see anything good coming out of Hollywood anytime soon

[@boxerjoe1314]

"Wizards and Warriors" tv series, 1 season, loved it.

[@RossPotts]

@1:44, hey, Fire &Ice was an excellent film. Highly recommend it!

[@vaughanbarr01]

I know this was video on films released in theaters or straight to video, but the influence of the long-running television series Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess on the continuance and ultimate resurgence of the Sword and Sorcery genre should be recognized. Most of the later properties you mentioned, except LOTR, Hobbit, etc. are on the small screen. Plus, Hercules started in a series of monthly made-for-TV films before it became a series (packaged under the "Action Pack" brand with other properties such as "TekWar".)

[@jkhristian]

I feel like it needs to be said that Excalibur didn’t introduce Helen Mirren. She had already established herself in films in the 70s.

[@madarab37]

Excalibur was not Helen Mirren's start. She was in 6 movies before that, the first was A Midsummer Nights Dream in 1968.

[@ericwaynewiltbank]

Great two part series! Lots of fun remembering or learning about these movies. I agree that Legend is definitely missing from the list.

[@mikematusek4233]

There was another forgotten one, Archer: Fugitive From The Empire. Loved a number from both.

[@CorporateCornholio]

The S@S genre never really went away at all, it continued right on through the 90's with tv series Beastmaster, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Zena: Princess Warrior, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Highlander, Highlander: The Raven. Hardly gone nor forgotten. Highlander alone had three movies in the 90's. There was also Kull: The Conqueror, Dragonheart, Merlin, Beastmaster 2 @ 3, Deathstalker 4, Barbarian Queen, Prince Valiant, Dragonworld, and the list goes on and on. Hardly a dead or dying genre, if anything it was more alive in the 90's than it was in the 80's. LotR was just the largest budget Sword and Sorcery ever made and pretty killed the genre for the next decade, quiet the opposite of revitalizing it.

[@MitchTubeism]

One of the best TV nights in the 80's: Double bill of Dragonslayer and Krull. Also, televisions were cheap enough to get one in my own room.

[@benjaminkenobi21]

Willow.... FOR THE WIN!!!

[@alexstein1984]

My favorite sword & sorcery movie is Conan the Barbarian. The soundtrack by Basil Poledouris is one of the greatest of all time.

[@nickrosati3167]

I saw every single one of those movies, hundreds of times

[@BookMaven9]

I loved Krull. Watched it every time it was on

[@boneslamb6969]

I remember them all and the beastmaster was my favorite

[@retrogaminghippie3720]

Retro gaming hippie approves! Great commentary and production. Unfortunately, There was little merchandise or toys made for many of these films. No three pronged sword no Glaive from Krull,

[@rogerdurey5351]

At 51 years old now. I've seen all of the ones on the list and many more not listed.

[@romanst.germain3050]

Ladyhawke, Legend, The Highlander. May Crom be with you!!

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

I really enjoyed part 1 and part 2. This is a fun topic.

[@JeanParisot]

I have a memory from when I was a kid in the 80s of a man in a desert who comes across a giant mirror that reaches across a huge distance tricking travellers from thinking that it is just more desert ahead. Does this ring a bell to anyone?

[@ichabodnoodle9595]

Ron Moss (from Bold & the Beautiful) & Tanya Roberts (Beastmaster) starred in “I paladini - Storia d'armi e d'amori” (1983) (“Hearts & Armour” in badly dubbed English) - a spaghetti S&S movie that’s fun to watch.

[@DocTerror77]

You can keep your 3-bladed sword and give me a 5-bladed glave.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Excalibur, Dragonslayer, and Hawk the Slayer were my favorites. Still like Excalibur, have not seen Hawk since 83'.

[@happy_fecker]

What about Sword of the Valiant? Princess Bride? I think we need a Part 3.

[@spaceman9599]

Indubitably!

[@robertcatania1120]

Princess Bride doesn't make the cut on the criteria of sword and sorcery genre...yes it had fencing, but really isn't a S&S movie.

[@hez8719]

@@robertcatania1120 There's sword fighting and some small amount of magic so technically it is a S&S movie. Regardless though it's a great movie.

[@RPRsChannel]

*_I don't quite agree that WILLOW is Sword&Sorcery, it's in the same category as LEGEND and LADYHAWKE._*

[@keithmacintyre1889]

My Top 25 Favorite Sword and Sorcery Films (followed by 15 Honorable Mentions) are: #01. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) #02. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) #03. Conan the Barbarian (1982) #04. Excalibur (1981) #05. Willow (1988) #06. Dragonslayer (1982) #07. Legend (1985 - Extended Director's Cut) #08. Jason and the Argonauts (1963) #09. Clash of the Titans (1981) #10. Red Sonja (1985) #11. Highlander (1986) #12. The Dark Crystal (1982) #13. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) #14. Heavy Metal (1981 - Animated Film) #15. Conan the Destroyer (1984) #16. She (1965) #17. Arabian Adventure (1979) #18. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) #19. Labyrinth (1986) #20. Krull (1983) #21. Wizards (1977 - Animated Film) #22. Highlander 2 (1991 - Extended Director's Cut) #23. The Vengeance of She (1968) #24. Hercules in the Haunted World (1964) #25. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Bonus: 15 Honorable Mentions are: #26. The Hobbit (1977 - Animated TV Movie) #27. The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) #28. The Beastmaster (1982) #29. Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1985) #30. Hercules (1983) #31. Fire and Ice (1983 - Animated Film) #32. The Lord of the Rings (1978 - Animated Film) #33. Jabberwocky (1977) #34. Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 Version) #35. Jack, The Giant Killer (1962) #36. The Magic Sword (1962) #37. Hearts and Armour (1983) #38; Return of the King (1980 - Animated TV Movie) #39. Ladyhawke (1985) #40. Hercules Against the Moon Men (1965) Granted, many of the best are from the 1980's, but many of the worst came from the 1980's, too. These others I mentioned are worthy as well. I know this video focused on the 1980's, but check out these others if anyone reading this is not aware of them! PS: Regarding the debate over what IS a Sword and Sorcery film, and what is NOT a Sword and Sorcery film... My opinion?... Well, if the film has swords... and it also has sorcery ... Then it is a Sword and Sorcery film... Pretty simple, really!

[@80semporium]

Great List!

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

No Ladyhawke?

[@Mackeul]

No mention of The Princess Bride? INCONCEIVABLE!

[@prolamer7]

Quality video, not much similar on todays youtube. I think first Conan is just "best" because lead actor nailed character + superb music. I know other movies might be deeper and better in certain areas but man, Conan is Conan....

[@aleksandarradojcic2467]

No Dragonheart mention...

[@gamerprettyboy]

Dragonheart wasn't released until the 90s.

[@aleksandarradojcic2467]

@@gamerprettyboy oh yeah. my bad.

[@TheOriginalRick]

As a side note, Dolph Lundgren has his Master's in Chemical Engineering and was on his way to MIT on an academic scholarship when he got side tracked by Hollywood. Very smart man.

[@giobrumas]

You got yourself another subscriber, mate. Bravo!

[@80semporium]

Welcome aboard!

[@ttcostadc]

Hawk the Slayer!! the elf's name was Crow ..and yeah, Excalibur was fantastic!