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Kull the Conqueror
So B and I ended up watching this almost entirely forgettable swords-and-sorcery movie last night which rejoiced in the name of Kull the Conqueror. It is, apparently, an adaptation of a Robert E. Howard Conan book but with the hero replaced by Kull, much as the first Conan movie is a reworking of a Kull novel (I hope everyone is still following).
It all proceeded much as you would expect with Kevin Sorbo never knowingly over-dressed* throughout and a truly spectacular array of terrible wigs. Then halfway through the first act up pops Douglas Henshall from Primeval

in a wig.

Getting his just deserts
Anyway, just to note that I spent a lot of yesterday evening giggling at material which I think was intended to be entirely serious.
* though, it must be said, it wins points, as a movie, for being clearly far more interested in getting the leading man's kit off than the leading lady's.
It all proceeded much as you would expect with Kevin Sorbo never knowingly over-dressed* throughout and a truly spectacular array of terrible wigs. Then halfway through the first act up pops Douglas Henshall from Primeval

in a wig.

Getting his just deserts
Anyway, just to note that I spent a lot of yesterday evening giggling at material which I think was intended to be entirely serious.
* though, it must be said, it wins points, as a movie, for being clearly far more interested in getting the leading man's kit off than the leading lady's.
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Not his finest hour though.
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Words can not do justice to the comedy backwards topple from a window that followed.
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Key words being "Of its kind"...
(If you enjoyed this, you might like "The Beastmaster" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083630/) too.
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I'm not sure I'd actively seek out more of its ilk, but for a way to pass an evening in front of the telly it served its purpose.
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The Lord of the Rings (which I'm counting as one film)
Excalibur
The Thirteenth Warrior
Beowulf
Errr...
Kiddy stuff doesn't count.
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I quite like LadyHawke though, although that would appear to be something of a minority opinion. I'm struggling to think of others though - would Highlander count as fantasy?
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I don't know whether to allow made-for-TV films or not. If I did, I'd include both of Sky's Terry Pratchett adaptations - Hogfather and The Colour of Magic.
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I'd probably include Time Bandits as well.
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Big battles, dramatic effects, hero having a silly gimmick weapon - excellent stuff :-D
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That's just... wrong. *giggles madly*
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*sporfles*
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I hope you don't mind my linking to your screencap. I tend to figure that my journal has sufficiently little traffic not to cause a problem to anyone's bandwidth.
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Thanks for the link.