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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - (1988 movie)

2019-11-07
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096764/

A crazy old man appears in a war-torn city to correct the misconceptions of the retelling of his adventures.

It's a great fluff fantasy movie. I didn't see it back in the day, so it has no nostalgia for me. Left with what it is at face value, I can't recommend it except for people who like the old 80s style of kids' practical effects fantasy movies. Think The Dark Crystal - (1982 movie) or The Neverending Story - (1984 movie).



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The Black Cauldron - (1985 movie)

2019-01-18
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088814/
https://movies.disney.com/the-black-cauldron (archive)

A pig farmer gets stoned and hallucinates.



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A Wrinkle in Time - (2018 movie)

2018-04-30
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620680/
https://movies.disney.com/a-wrinkle-in-time

A standard broken-family Disney movie, but with magical thinking.

God damn this is a low-effort piece of shit.



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Dragonheart - Battle for the Heartfire - (2017 movie)

2018-01-15
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5610626/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/dragonheart-battle-for-the-heartfire

Dragonborn-twins have drama.

If you like the others in the Dragonheart series, then I suppose this is worth a watch.



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Bright - (2017 movie)

2018-01-14
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5519340/
https://www.netflix.com/title/80119234

Yet another buddy cop movie, but this time instead of <random race> it is an Orc, and instead of </random><random drugs> it's magic.

An adequate movie.



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Highlander - (1986 movie)

2017-10-06
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/
www.Highlander-Official.com (archived)

A centuries-old man is embroiled in a sword-fight between other immortals.

This is one of those movies which forged my young self, but I cannot recommend to others. It definitely feels dated, and I doubt its ideas would be particularly shaping to others compared to the other movies created since this one.



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Willow - (1988 movie)

2017-09-18
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Willow - (1988 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/
https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/willow/

An evil sorcerer queen hunts a baby who's prophesied to kill her, but the baby is being spirited away by a pair of unlikely heroes: A scoundrel and a gnome.

Fun as hell. Mandatory viewing.

TODO - To watch with commentary and all the bonus material.



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The Sword and the Sorcerer - (1982 movie)

2017-08-06
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Charging a greenhouse.
Charging a greenhouse.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084749/

It should be summarized as: A noble kingdom is taken by force, forcing a prince to flee and live a life that turns to adventure, to later return to contest for the throne.

However. However it's all over the place. It doesn't properly delve into any aspect, and doesn't properly string things together. It has all the elements of a good, or at least fair, movie, but it wasn't written well.



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