Why does every sword & sorcery movie other than LOTR suck?

[SpandexFan]

So I saw Eragon on DVD this week.

My reaction.

With the exception of Lord of the Rings, is it possible for Hollywood to make a movie with swords, sorcery, and all that jazz that doesn't suck?

Maybe these movies sound better on the written page? Watching Eragon, it seems like a ridiculous concept, and I wonder what the movie makers were thinking in the first place. I didn't think Narnia and other hyped fantasy movies were all that compelling.

I guess the Harry Potter movies are okay. Conan the Barbarian will always be the shiznit. But most films that I watch on these subjects... well... suck. As someone who enjoys reading fantasy genre novels, I wonder if it's the screenplay, director and actors, or just that these subjects require so much of the imagination to fully appreciate them that it's very difficult to adapt them successfully to the big screen?

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Merlin with Sam Neil was okay. Although the sequel was most definitely not needed like usual.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

It's all the director and screenwriter's fault,actors also.

 

[Timstuff]

Personally I loved Chronicles of Narnia.

 

[Sam Fisher]

Chronicles of Narnia was a great movie. Much better than Harry Pothead

 

[DorkyFresh]

most everyone that was involved with LotR had a geniuine love for the material. that kind of love is rare to come by. LotR being the mother of all fantasies in the first place also helps a lil' bit.

 

[xwolverine2]

narnia was a nice soft core bible movie ... nothing special worth remembering.

 

[Victarion]

Because they attempt to go about things such as plot and character in the same manner as Lord of the Rings, rather than try something new. Rehashing the elves and dwarves, and Ring Wraith ripoffs does not equal an instant blockbuster. They should keep the look of the genre, but do something new with characters and plot. It wouldn't kill them to try that.

-Morzan

 

[CFE]

LOTR nothing...

What about The Dark Crystal, or The Labyrinth or Willow?

CFE

 

[JackBauer]

Because they attempt to go about things such as plot and character in the same manner as Lord of the Rings, rather than try something new. Rehashing the elves and dwarves, and Ring Wraith ripoffs does not equal an instant blockbuster. They should keep the look of the genre, but do something new with characters and plot. It wouldn't kill them to try that.

-Morzan

well, to be fair, Eragon was ripping off more Star Wars than LotR.

 

[Majik1387]

Lord of the Rings is boring and lame.

 

[xwolverine2]

Lord of the Rings is boring and lame.

LOL!!!

 

[Majik1387]

It is boring and lame.

 

[xwolverine2]

so you were serious?

maybe boring i understand, because its long....... but lame?look up the word

 

[sithgoblin]

LOTR worked because they didn't treat it as fantasy. They treated it as a historical epic, and made everything feel real.

 

[Crow222]

I do have to agree out of 12 hours of LOTR, 2 hours of it does not inclde Elijah Wood or Liv Tyler crying, its like 3 Spiderman 3's in a row.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Eragon was Star Wars set in Middle Earth. Terrible, terrible movie. The books aren't that great but the movie could have been much better but it wasn't.

They're making a Sword of Shannara movie to be released in 2009 so the most you can do is hope that is good.

 

[sithgoblin]

When are they going to make a Magician movie

 

[Mr. Socko]

When are they going to make a Magician movie

You got 3 last year.

 

[CFE]

When are they going to make a Magician movie

Joking? Yeah you're joking.

CFE

 

[Crow222]

I want another King Arthur movie, when they bomb its not sad, its funny

 

[sithgoblin]

You got 3 last year.

Huh? I'm talking about this.

 

[CFE]

The Illusionist
The Prestige

can't remember the third

c'mon you HAD to be joking...how could you NOT have heard of these?

CFE

 

[sithgoblin]

The Illusionist
The Prestige

can't remember the third

c'mon you HAD to be joking...how could you NOT have heard of these?

CFE

See above.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Huh? I'm talking about this.

CFE and I were under the impression you meant films of the "magician" genre.