Dark fantasy movies?

Dowly · 04-23-12, 03:42 PM

Anyone know any good dark fantasy movies? Pretty sure I've seen all the
"well known" one's (Dark City, Excalibur, Heavy Metal and so on), but anyone got any
lesser known ones to recommend? Only really care about 1 thing: NO ANIME

Animated movies are fine (just saw Fire and Ice last night), tho.

kiwi_2005 · 04-23-12, 06:36 PM

You might have seen this - Black Death I seen not long ago was a good film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181791/

Dowly · 04-23-12, 07:04 PM

Aye, saw it too month or so ago. Wasn't too bad.

CaptainHaplo · 04-23-12, 07:26 PM

I woulda said The Secretary but its neither Dark or Fantasy....

Sailor Steve · 04-23-12, 07:26 PM

One of my favorites.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089153/

Not exactly dark fantasy, but action-adventure except set in the 1500s. High-tech weaponry such as barrels filled with gunpowder in a roller harness with a very long fuse and a war machine designed to scale castle walls. Loads of flesh, loads of blood, loads of medieval philosophy and loads of fun.

You can read the main cast in the trailer, but it also has Bruno Kirby and Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson). Much fun.

Dowly · 04-24-12, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

One of my favorites.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089153/

Not exactly dark fantasy, but action-adventure except set in the 1500s. High-tech weaponry such as barrels filled with gunpowder in a roller harness with a very long fuse and a war machine designed to scale castle walls. Loads of flesh, loads of blood, loads of medieval philosophy and loads of fun.

You can read the main cast in the trailer, but it also has Bruno Kirby and Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson). Much fun.

Myeah, saw that as well around the same time as Black Death. Very much liked it.

TarJak · 04-24-12, 05:42 AM

Have you checked out all of these? http://www.quietearth.us/articles/20...wait-for-CONAN

A couple there I've not caught up with yet.

Osmium Steele · 04-24-12, 07:18 AM

All the films I was going to recommend were mentioned in the comments section of the quietearth article above, except one.

The Keep (1983) - Jurgen Prochnow, Scott Glenn, Ian McKellen, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Bryne. WWII setting. One of my all time favorites. Absolute state of the art non-CGI special effects.

Young Sherlock Holmes came out in 1985 and everything went CGI after that.

August · 04-24-12, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Anyone know any good dark fantasy movies? Pretty sure I've seen all the
"well known" one's (Dark City, Excalibur, Heavy Metal and so on), but anyone got any
lesser known ones to recommend? Only really care about 1 thing: NO ANIME

Animated movies are fine (just saw Fire and Ice last night), tho.

Heavy Metal 2000

Wizards

Dowly · 04-24-12, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

The Keep (1983) - Jurgen Prochnow, Scott Glenn, Ian McKellen, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Bryne. WWII setting. One of my all time favorites. Absolute state of the art non-CGI special effects.

That looks interesting, need to check it out.

@August Been meaning to watch Wizards, thanks for the reminder.

Sailor Steve · 04-24-12, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

@August Been meaning to watch Wizards, thanks for the reminder.

Ralph Bakshi's finest, and that's saying a lot.

Penguin · 04-24-12, 03:26 PM

The first movie that came into my mind is Gothic. Not really fantasy, but very dark and surreal, also a very underrated film.

TarJak · 04-24-12, 09:24 PM

The Keep is well worth a look. Gothic is excellent as well. The Devils Advocate is probably a bit mainstream but I rate it, if nothing else for Pacino as Lucifer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118971/ The book was great.

kiwi_2005 · 04-25-12, 06:14 AM

Mutant Chronicles wasn't so bad either, mutants v humans in the far future with weapons dating back to WW1, weird flying machines, draconian laws, a new type of religion etc., and it has the actor Ron Perlman! Hoping they put out a MC sequel one day.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490181/

04-23-12, 03:42 PM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Dark fantasy movies? Anyone know any good dark fantasy movies? Pretty sure I've seen all the "well known" one's (Dark City, Excalibur, Heavy Metal and so on), but anyone got any lesser known ones to recommend? Only really care about 1 thing: NO ANIME Animated movies are fine (just saw Fire and Ice last night), tho.

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	You might have seen this - Black Death I seen not long ago was a good film. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1181791/ __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	One of my favorites. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089153/ Not exactly dark fantasy, but action-adventure except set in the 1500s. High-tech weaponry such as barrels filled with gunpowder in a roller harness with a very long fuse and a war machine designed to scale castle walls. Loads of flesh, loads of blood, loads of medieval philosophy and loads of fun. You can read the main cast in the trailer, but it also has Bruno Kirby and Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson). Much fun. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	All the films I was going to recommend were mentioned in the comments section of the quietearth article above, except one. The Keep (1983) - Jurgen Prochnow, Scott Glenn, Ian McKellen, Robert Prosky, Gabriel Bryne. WWII setting. One of my all time favorites. Absolute state of the art non-CGI special effects. Young Sherlock Holmes came out in 1985 and everything went CGI after that. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Aye, saw it too month or so ago. Wasn't too bad.

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Have you checked out all of these? http://www.quietearth.us/articles/20...wait-for-CONAN A couple there I've not caught up with yet.

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Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	The first movie that came into my mind is Gothic. Not really fantasy, but very dark and surreal, also a very underrated film.

04-24-12, 09:24 PM	#13
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	The Keep is well worth a look. Gothic is excellent as well. The Devils Advocate is probably a bit mainstream but I rate it, if nothing else for Pacino as Lucifer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118971/ The book was great.

04-25-12, 06:14 AM	#14
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Mutant Chronicles wasn't so bad either, mutants v humans in the far future with weapons dating back to WW1, weird flying machines, draconian laws, a new type of religion etc., and it has the actor Ron Perlman! Hoping they put out a MC sequel one day. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490181/ __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.