No Red Sonja, Krull, Beastmaster, or Conan the Destroyer? Dang.

@verigone2677

Ай бұрын

Conan was the only good movie on the list, they also mistakenly credit Conan as inspiration for movies that obviously could not have been inspired by Conan given the production cycle of even shit movies back then and ignoring that nearly all of the movies on this list are DIRECTLY inspired by Barbarella and have very little to do with Movies that are actually trying to tell a coherent story more than show some tits.

@RecklessFables

Ай бұрын

This was also just a list of R rated movies

@neilmick7746

Ай бұрын

@@verigone2677 Um, agree to disagree. Highlander rocked. As did Excalibur.

@terrysbarker1

Ай бұрын

missed Ladyhawk as well

@dustinasher9643

Ай бұрын

​@@neilmick7746 Agreed!!

These movies sure gave Boris Vallejo a lot of work doing movie posters 😁

@dr0fdarb

Ай бұрын

I have all those posters, I noticed the worse the movie the better the poster

@ghosthand8119

Ай бұрын

You noticed that too :)

@hyperguyver2

Ай бұрын

Frazetta and Casero as well

@outinthesticks1035

Ай бұрын

Having a Vallejo poster gets as many tickets sales as 100 times as many dollars in set, talent, filming , promo .

@DOI_ARTS

Ай бұрын

Vallejo and Ken Kelly

The 20 films are : Conan the Barbarian 1982 Flesh+Blood 1985 Excalibur 1981 Highlander 1986 The Sword and the Sorcerer 1982 The Barbarians 1987 Deathstalker 1983 Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans 1987 The Warrior and the Sorceress 1984 The Sword of the Barbarians 1982 Hearts and Armour 1983 Conquest 1983 Amazons 1986 Sorceress 1982 Barbarian Queen 1985 Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back 1990 Warrior Queen 1987 Hundra 1983 Thor the Conqueror 1983 Wizards of the Demon Sword 1991

@bruceli9094

Ай бұрын

MYTHICAL.

@TimothyJ.Lochhead

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MaDPuPPeTgames

Ай бұрын

I thought I'd seen all the 1980s sword and sorcery movies but I have only seen half of those.

@llothar68

Ай бұрын

Man the 80s really rocked the movies. Was great to see most of them as a teenager in cinema.

@meangreenmememachine2890

Ай бұрын

based list scribe!

Conan the Barbarian is a WAY smarter film that most people give it credit for, not just in terms of brilliant minimalist storytelling, but all the tiny touches that speak so believably to the actual ancient world, along with the little references to Howard's work. Yes, the character is EXTREMELY different from Howard's Conan, but damn if they didn't do something fantastic with him.

@StrigoiVampire

Ай бұрын

The soundtrack is also fantastic and timeless.

@secularnevrosis

Ай бұрын

It's a truly remarkable film imho. As a history buff I do appreciate that much of the props actually have historical references. All jumbled together over the time span of millennia ofc...but still! The film is very unapologetic and as mentioned "minimalist". But the acting talks for it self when the sparse dialogue goes not. It really feels genuine.

@PandaPanda-ud4ne

Ай бұрын

It was written by two Geniuses, Oliver Stone and John Milius, it HAD to be good.

@richardaaron4454

Ай бұрын

I thought the story was great!

@Don-ol8ze

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. Poledouris' music makes it like watching a Wagnerian opera with sparse dialogue. Too, the symbolism and themes are profound and timeless.

Highlander and Conan are still 2 of my favorite movies of all time.

@fyrchmyrddin1937

Ай бұрын

Comparison of those (as well as Excalibur) with "The Barbarians" is insane. That's perhaps the only movie I ever walked out on.

@user-ih5jr8rt5q

Ай бұрын

Excalibur as well

Excalibur is so good. One of my all time favorites.

@lesleyrussell8200

Ай бұрын

yea and forme better than conan

@user-um8je3km4n

Ай бұрын

By far the best movie on this list.

@OneAndOnlyMe

Ай бұрын

Excalibur is a far superior movie. How dare they call it B grade. It came out before all those other movies.

@lesleyrussell8200

Ай бұрын

@@OneAndOnlyMe absolutely

@Goon94

Ай бұрын

Love Excalibur. Rewatched years later and realized it had Patrick Stewart and a young Liam Neeson in it. I would love to see a modern remake with lots of practical effects and not much CGI.

How come nobody ever talks about "Hawk The Slayer" ? It was a DnD movie before DnD movies were ever made.

@StrigoiVampire

Ай бұрын

Willow could have made this list too

@Erichev

Ай бұрын

That was PG and the list was for R rated movies.

@maninblk

Ай бұрын

I loved Hawk the Slayer. Krell, the Elven archer, is my favorite.

@Klaus-em3ix

Ай бұрын

@@maninblk they shoot arrows like a machinegun.

@mudcrab3420

Ай бұрын

"I was like you once. Blonde hair. Scraggly little beard. Childlike ears. Full of beans, and spunk. I let my principles get in the way of things. I punched a bloke in the face once for saying Hawk the Slayer was rubbish."

Excalibur was great

@highlanderknight

Ай бұрын

a-nal nathrak, uthvas bethud, do che-ol di-enve.

@nickd920

Ай бұрын

Jean-Luc Picard was good in this one! hehe, I couldn't resist.

@jeffreyson1

Ай бұрын

Epic...

@dennisii2066

Ай бұрын

It also predates Conan the Barbarian, it's an adaptation of Le' Morte de Arthur

@thomashiggins9320

Ай бұрын

It remains my favorite adaptation of my favorite myth.

The nerve of implying that Excalibur is a copy cat of Conan! The audacity!

Excalibur was freaking fantastic. The Sword and Sorcerer was the basis for all our D&D games from then on.

@fyrchmyrddin1937

Ай бұрын

Concur... I mean, getting it on wearing full plate armor?

Excalibur is actually a magnificent and spiritual film. It is way deeper than most people perceive. One of my favorite films of all time.

@joebauers3746

11 күн бұрын

Unbelieveable that early on he has part of it playing while he is saying "b grade campy copy". It is one of the best sword and sorcery movies of all time. I can't take anything he says seriously now and I am just 28 seconds in.

@nordattack

11 күн бұрын

@@joebauers3746 Agreed, one of the best ever. Someday maybe it will be in 4K.

Can we all just take a moment and express our appreciation for the Divine-tier talent of Frank Frazzetta? I mean...the man is practically his own genre of high fantasy art. No one could ever come close to how amazing he made the fantasy world look. Big dudes, scary monsters, and scantily clad, incredibly hot babes. Thanks Frank!

@toomanyaccounts

Ай бұрын

don't forget Boris Vallejo

@Iilolian

Ай бұрын

and Chris Achilleos

@charliecoe3631

Ай бұрын

Frank's art work embodied fantasy and mythological themes.A true genius!

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

"Fire and Ice" is a full-on Frazetta *movie* which didn't make the cut here. Maybe because it was animated. Although - since it is rotoscoped, shouldn't that count as partially live action...?

@ChrisAlbertH47

12 күн бұрын

Yes, he's amazing. But in the early 90's I was quite into Boris Vallejo as well.

Excalibur was awesome. It's worth watching even if just for Nicol WIlliamson's Merlin, but the whole movie is just a lot of fun.

@toddkes5890

Ай бұрын

Ah Excalibur. Where every day is plate mail day.

@thomasjoseph5876

Ай бұрын

Excalibur had some really poor editing on the version that got made shorter. The original movie was over 2 hours, I think it was almost 2 1/2 hours and then they did an edited version for TV and there were parts where if you hadn't watched the original, you were going like, "huh, what is going on??? When you look at all of the "young" stars of that movie it is amazing. NIgel Terry was Arthur Helen Mirren was Morgana Paul Geoffrey was Perceval Nicol Williamson was Merlin Robert Addie was Mordred and did a ton of Fantasy type movies but died in his 40s Liam Neeson was Gawain Patrick Stewart was Leondegrance John Boorman who was the Director literally had his entire family either in the movie or as crew for the movie LOL. It started off as a silly movie but kept getting stronger as it went on. Back when it was made it was really a standout movie for its time. I originally saw it at the Drive-In Movie Screen a dozen or so times as it was ALWAYS like the 3rd movie of the night for the entire summer and then it was on HBO back in the early days of HBO. Excaliber, Highlander, and Conan are really the only movies worth seeing on this list LOL. There are a lot of other good movies not on this list because they weren't "R" Rated like Beastmaster, Red Sonja, Conan the Destroyer, and several others as well as some silly ones like Krull, Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time,

@mosespray4510

Ай бұрын

I was shocked that the clips didn't include any shots of Merlin and his amazing silver headpiece.

@thomasjoseph5876

Ай бұрын

@@mosespray4510 He did rock that Chrome Dome lol. The "Shiny Chrome" represented everyone who was "good" in the movie and since Merlin doesn't wear armor or a crown, they gave him that Shiny Chrome Dome LOL. If you noticed after Lancelot had sex with Guinevere, his armor "dulled" and then he removed it and never wore it again in the movie. Even when he came to aid King Arthur in the final battle. But as Lancelot was dying, the metal on his leather armor began to shine and he was also surrounded by "Shiny Chrome Armor" behind him when he asked King Arthur to allow him to die as a Knight of the Round Table. The Shiny Chrome was really used as a focal point in this movie, especially during that final battle against Mordred and Company.

@cauchysintegral3713

Ай бұрын

@@thomasjoseph5876 Spot on! Lots of early career actors in there including Gabriel Byrne (Uther). I first saw it on HBO back in the 80's. ...as an aside, you have great taste in movies -- Krull has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. :)

Nekkid women is what made 80s sword and sorcerer movies worth watching.

@crhu319

Ай бұрын

FIT women that looked like they came from some culture that values fitness. The 50s to 70s treated fitness like a cult or joke rather than something admirable in everyone.

@mikespearwood3914

Ай бұрын

Which movies had the nekkid women though?

@fbomb7184

Ай бұрын

@@mikespearwood3914More like which didn’t? It was the 80’s if it was R rated, for sure you were seeing boobs 👀

@westower7898

Ай бұрын

@@mikespearwood3914 Conan the Barbarian, Highlander, Beastmaster, Sword & the Sorcerer, & Excalibur all definitely had nude scenes in their original releases.

@pike100

Ай бұрын

​@@mikespearwood3914 Also, The Warrior and the Sorceress starring David Carradine and Maria Socas. Maria spends the entire film topless. ❤

Also Highlander won the academy award for "Best Movie Ever".

@whenpigsfly8178

Ай бұрын

What a shame that it had no sequels. Still, it really was complete enough to be satisfying.

@ad2000

Ай бұрын

@@whenpigsfly8178 Err. I think it had a few, although they all are rubbish. The Queen soundtrack is what really made the film standout.

@lesleyrussell8200

Ай бұрын

@@ad2000 princes of the universe its great for the opening, but the others songs and precisely who wants to life forever doesnt do nothing good in it along with that long scene

@bermudabeachbum3582

Ай бұрын

@@ad2000 I think he was being facetious. A lot of fans ignore the sequels as not being true to the original.

@spiralofhope

Ай бұрын

@@ad2000 You are mistaken, there are no sequels.

00:00 Introduction 01:02 Conan the Barbarian (1982) 02:25 Flesh + Blood (1985) 03:59 Excalibur (1981) 05:20 Highlander (1986) 06:33 The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) 07:33 The Barbarians (1987) 08:56 Deathstalker (1983) 10:06 Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987) 11:16 The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) 12:36 The Sword of the Barbarians (1982) 13:12 Hearts and Armour (1983) 14:10 Conquest (1983) 15:04 Amazons (1986) 16:09 Sorceress (1982) 17:13 Barbarian Queen (1985) 18:16 Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990) 19:28 Warrior Queen (1987) 20:41 Hundra (1983) 21:41 Thor the Conqueror (1983) 22:34 Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991) 23:49 Conclusion

@Wolfie713

28 күн бұрын

New list of movies to watch... lol

The Beast Master

@jrod4344

Ай бұрын

Loved this movie as a kid. The only thing I really remember about it is the ferrets though, so might need to give it a fresh watch.

@robertthomas1286

Ай бұрын

Great movie!

@highlanderknight

Ай бұрын

​@@jrod4344Ahhh, the ferrets that steal Tanya Roberts clothes. Wise creatures.

@Singleballtheory

Ай бұрын

A fun film to be sure, but definitely only PG. Though you could certainly argue that it shouldn't have been.

@JesusChrist-xb7jq

Ай бұрын

@@jrod4344Kodo and Podo was the name of the ferrets. There was a time travel sequel that I hadn’t heard about until about a year ago, so of course I had to watch it.

1982 was definitely the era of the barbarian ⚔️🗡️

@christianmontagx8461

Ай бұрын

"Screw your freedom" 😂

@ChakraOver9k

Ай бұрын

@@christianmontagx8461 we all know you don't like arnold lol.

@thenarrator1984

Ай бұрын

​@@ChakraOver9khe's got a point. Arnold and DeNiro are prime examples of leftist losers with no morals and no clue about real world events.

Basil Poledouris did the sandtrack for Conan and Flesh + Blood.

@sillybunny6753

8 күн бұрын

Still to this day in my playlist from the Conan OST, I play "The kitchen/orgy" very "Wagnerian" Very under rated soundtrack.

Conan Barbarian and Excalibur are masterpieces with magnificent music score...

@richardaaron4454

Ай бұрын

100%

@ThePrader

Ай бұрын

I saw both while at sea aboard a CV, (USS Independence, CV62). The Navy wanted only the best for us sailors.

Red Sonja (1985) fits the genre. Ladyhawke (1985) has the right elements of sword and sorcery but is on a much higher level of quality.

@kliajesal4592

23 күн бұрын

They aren't R-rated though.

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

@@kliajesal4592 I suppose Ladyhawke didn't have to be R, since the lead of the story was Mouse, and The Girl isn't his to take. Still good though. The big turnoff for me was that soundtrack, needlessly 80s synth. On my shortlist for worst soundtrack ever.

I actually own most of these. I was a fan of Howard’s Conan books as a kid so I just had to get these moves. I guess Excalibur will always be my favorite.

The 80s with the rise of video games, gothic music on the rise, films like these capture the entire essence of the 80s

@craigs71

Ай бұрын

I was bored and looking at movie releases by year (I was recovering from major surgery) and found that 1984 was a fantastic year for blockbusters.

@StrigoiVampire

Ай бұрын

@@craigs71 Watch Willow, I think you'll really like it. I hope you have recovered from the surgery

Flesh+Blood was director Paul Verhoeven's first English language movie... he went on to do RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, and Starship Troopers (to name a few).

@chaosordeal294

29 күн бұрын

So he made two good movies and followed them up with tee-rash.

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

Local youtube commenter @@chaosordeal294 recently said something stupid. His pillorying will take place on all stations, all channels. Would you like to know more?

They forgot Red Sonja....

@Rahhelthethird

Ай бұрын

But Flavor Flav did not.

@Dirt_Master

Ай бұрын

It was pg13

@tikidino

Ай бұрын

As well they should!

@billcox8870

Ай бұрын

Too kid friendly.

@leonariaslade5563

Ай бұрын

They left off soo many, Krull, Ladyhawke, Hawk the Slayer just to name a few.

Conan The Barbarian Was a Game Changing Film the first time I saw It was Arnold Schwarzenegger's performance pulled me In as with The Terminator he's my favorite actor not the best but a great entertainer

@citizenVader

Ай бұрын

I remember the vanguard runner jumping up on the stone and squadding, his tattoos moving to his breath, and then the epic music began, and suddenly, I was in another world in another time.

Loved Conan!!!! Saw it a dozen times. Excalibur, Highlander were awesome and I’ll admit a guilty pleasure in The Sword and The Sorcerer.

@andyappleton3353

Ай бұрын

Just watched "Conan The Destroyer" on the big screen at an NYC cinema two weeks ago! Awwnold 4 LIFE!!!!!!!

@kpj9535

Ай бұрын

I always wanted Lee Horsley to be Batman b4 there was a movie

@MaDPuPPeTgames

Ай бұрын

I love sword and the sorcerer. Definately my top 4 are Conan, Highlander, Excalibur and Sword and the Sorcerer. They all stand up very well today. The rest are pretty B-Grade but can stil be fun.

@pike100

Ай бұрын

Very good choices, @tikidino

Excalibur was released a year before Conan, and technically isn't a fantasy movie. It's based on Anglicised Celtic legend. It's also not very campy, but rather a big budget operatic stage play made for the cinema.

@richardaaron4454

Ай бұрын

The production in Excalibur was incredible and set the standard, I laughed at the crap fake armor in movies ever since.

@captainmidnight3522

Ай бұрын

Well said, sir. Excalibur wasn't just "named after the famous sword" but was a telling of Arthurian legend that has helped shape the mythology around the British Isles and France for 1500-2000 years.

@SquiffleNoses

Ай бұрын

Excaloibur was Gold - every other mentioned in the video and the chat was silver at best, by comparison. Love me a sword weilding women though!

@HariSeldon913

Ай бұрын

They also omitted listing Dame Helen Mirren with the notable cast.

@oneoftheskull3158

Ай бұрын

"Legend" = Fantasy. Excalibur, nor did King Author never existed.

How dare you show a scene from Excalibur as an example of cheap low budget knockoffs that came after Conan. There was a lot of sword and sorcery fodder, but Excalibur was a classic. In spite of it's flaws it is for many the holy grail of King Arthur films. John Boorman was brilliant.

FLESH and BLOOD is by no means a Sword & Sorcery movie! It has swords, BUT NO SORCERY!!! Its a medival action film!

@Nixx0912

12 күн бұрын

I would also question the "romantic" angle, it's more?Stockholm syndrome than romance.

@user-vd7hb9jz8c

8 күн бұрын

Not even medieval, actually. More like Renaissance.

Excalibur is a great film and has one of the most fun versions of Merlin. I still regularly watch it.

it's scary how many of these I rented on VHS back in the day

@22steve5150

Ай бұрын

I own most of these.

@user-GAMEGOON

Ай бұрын

Block Buster

@toomanyaccounts

Ай бұрын

you had to leave the house to get the fap material pre internet

@majorgear1021

Ай бұрын

I still have the Betamax tapes.

@user-GAMEGOON

Ай бұрын

I had to brush the dust off my collection and found some good ones, believe it or not my VCR still works.

I was 9, so take this with a grain of salt. "The Sword and Sorcerer" (April 1982) did so well ($40M of a $4M budget) because it was released after the star, Lee Horsley, became popular with the launch of his tv show "Matt Houston (Sept 1982)." Ok, technically it was released before the TV show, but movies back then stayed in the theaters indefinitely. So I remember there being commercials for the movie after the tv show premiered and became wildly popular. (At least, the TV show was wildly popular with 9-year-old boys in towns of less than 8,000 people in Oklahoma. A sample size of probably 10 or 15, who only had access to ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS...So, you know, I'm 100% accurate and scientific.) Regardless, I was DYING to see this movie because a sword that launched two of its blades! and Lee Horsely! 9-yr old mind blown.

@meredithsalt8397

Ай бұрын

Oh wow yeah I loved that sword ❤😂

@Genesh12

27 күн бұрын

IF YOU CAN WATCH "SORCERESS" WATCH IT. IT HAD A LOVELY SET OF IDENTICAL TWIN SISTERS, SOME GOOD JOKES AS WELL.

Some more random missing titles: - Gor (1987) - Gor II (1989) - Kindar the Invulnerable (1965) - Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982, a.k.a The invincible barbarian) - Hawk the Slayer (1981) - Time barbarians (1990) - The Magic Sword (1962) - Thor the Conqueror (1983) - Kull the Conqueror (1997) - The sword of Lancelot (1963) - Ironmaster (1983) - Wizards of the lost kingdom (1985)

The posters and box art were the greatest in the 80’s

Maybe it's because I'm Gen-X and we are just thick-skinned and used to it having grown up on this stuff, but all the pearl-clutching and shocked gasping (metaphorically speaking) people seem to have these days about gore, nudity, violence, and sexual content in these films is just weird to me. Those are part and parcel of the swords-and-sorcery genre all the way back to Howard's stories in the 1920s and 30s that these trace back to. It's like watching water and being shocked that it's wet.

@stickman1742

Ай бұрын

Many of the people complaining about that are older though. When I see younger people review movies or videos from the past, they often say things like that was probably considered risque back then. I see no evidence that young people today are more prudish than the past, just the opposite. They are doing things today that previous generations were never doing because it doesn't seem like a big deal to them. The loud noise you hear is often coming from media sources, old people and certain groups that have always complained about these things.

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

@@stickman1742 also when movies like this came out with the R rating, everyone knew they were trash, and they hung out in That Section of the video rental. Parents knew to avoid them; few kids got to see them, and most adults didn't even much want to see them. With the notable exceptions like Conan and Highlander and Excalibur.

Conan the Barbarian is my favorite. I also enjoyed Excalibur, Amazons, Barbarian Queen and Highlander very much

Came out in the 70's but The Arena aka Naked Warriors starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov should get honorable mention.

@pike100

Ай бұрын

That movie was amazing. It had plentiful violence and nudity which was exactly what I was looking for back then.

@user-vd7hb9jz8c

8 күн бұрын

As a sword and sorcery movie? Not hardly.

This was such a nostalgia trip! I love the 80s and early 90s sword and sorcery art. I didn't even realize I had seen some of these late night on TBS. Lots of homework for the ones I missed. This is a treasure, thanks!

Flesh and Blood is not a Sword and Sorcery in it it is just about mercenaries turned into bandits in 16th century Italy. Just historical action no magic and sorcerers or supernatural things.

@apparition13

Ай бұрын

Yup, pure historical fiction.

@Klaus-em3ix

Ай бұрын

Jennifer Jason Lee is magical hot in this movie.

@pike100

Ай бұрын

​@@Klaus-em3ixHer nude scenes were amazing! 👏

@Thermalions

Ай бұрын

Can't let facts get in the way of a good video. Bit like Sorceress supposedly being inspired by the success of Conan, except Sorceress was filmed before Conan was even released in cinemas.

@user-ih5jr8rt5q

Ай бұрын

right, I was thinking of a few viking movies and then was like wait not they're just viking (foreign country stuff that is great, like When the Raven Flies series and Utlaginn

Strange ladies laying in lakes distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. If i went around saying i was king because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they would lock me away.

@redcelticdrake

Ай бұрын

Shut up Dennis

@JohnJ469

Ай бұрын

Ooh Dennis. there's some lovely filth down here.

@Fred_Lougee

Ай бұрын

Strange women laying about in lakes distributing swords is starting to sound pretty good right about now...

@pike100

Ай бұрын

Love this reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail!!! ❤ 👏 👍

_The Warrior and the Sorceress_ looks like more of a Gor film than the film _Gor_ does, despite the lack of sorcery on Gor.

@RexKochanski

14 күн бұрын

"lack of sorcery "? Well, they truly get no respect (sometimes being given the job of being live figureheads on ships), but the descriptions (and illustrations) of the slave girls of Gor I have, with all due respect, found them quite the enchantresses! ; )

A lot of good Movies where left out. Conan the Destroyer, Red Sonja, The Beast Master, Krull, and Legend, to name a few. I realize that most of the films I just listed don't fall under the Rated R banner. They do however fall under the umbrella of Sword & Sorcery, since this was a R-Rated Ultravoilent video I can understand how they didn't make the cut. Good list. I think if I had one real criticism, it would probably be that Excalibur made the list. I don't think I have ever seen the uncut version, but the one I did watchfell more under the lighter side of Sword and Sorcery.

@thecocktailian2091

Ай бұрын

Excalibur, weather you enjoyed it or not falls into this category because of the rape and violence aspects( I surmise).

@RecklessFables

Ай бұрын

Krull was PG. Red Sonja was PG-13.

@halomasamune2762

Ай бұрын

@@RecklessFables I did mention that I understood why they didn't make the list. While being excellent examples of Sword and Sorcery, they didn't meet the R rating. That is also why I don't understand why Excalibur made the list. The version I have seen I think was PG??? I haven't seen the R rated version, I don't doubt that it exists, but I have never seen it.

@aaronleverton4221

Ай бұрын

Any of them rated R in the US?

@ShinDangaioh

Ай бұрын

I'm surprised the two Gor movies we not placed anyehere. Yes. TWO movieson the world of Gor

Even though I was born in 82, I have a brother who is 18 years older than me. I grew up watching his video tapes of these movies and can honestly say I’ve seen most of these movies, not all but most.

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

I can't even imagine growing up like this. Like, I'm 8 and playing with Barbie and then the 26 year old brother shows up waving "Barbarian Queen II" at me. Lolwut?

@PiratePrincessYuki

21 күн бұрын

@@zimriel I was closer to a teen…

I love Deathstalker 2. Its so cheesy that it also has one of the most ridiculous title drops from a character i've ever seen in a movie. "I'll have my revenge and Deathstalker... too!" 😂

@mikegrossberg8624

Ай бұрын

One of the best parts of Deathstalker 2 was the OUTAKES shown during the closing credits

@Mr.RobotHead

Ай бұрын

That is the absolute _best_ title drop in cinema history!

@TitularHeroine

Ай бұрын

Omg😂😂😂

How can you talk about The Warrior and the sorceress and not mention it stars David Carradine?

@simonfernandes6809

Ай бұрын

Because...topless women?

The 80's were certainly the golden age of Sword & Sorcery, Post-Apocalyptic, Alien knock-off, teen comedy & Slasher genre movies.

The Sword and the Sorcerer is fantastic! Also, Rifftrax does a great sendup of it.

Conquest 1983. Fun fact: It's main antagonist character is an evil sorceress named Ocron who wears only a mask and a g-string, being topless for the entirety of the movie. She's played by actress Sabrina Siani.

@pike100

Ай бұрын

This film is a perfect fit for this R-rated list!

@stickman1742

Ай бұрын

That is a fun fact.

The Sword and the Sorcerer is actually my favorite go-to cheesy sword and sorcery movie. Beastmaster is underrated and should be on that list. Krull is worth a view, if you've never seen it

Sword and the Sorcerer was one of my favourite movies. I've watched it a dozen times.

Roger Corman was very very busy at this time.

@stickman1742

Ай бұрын

Was there ever a time he wasn't busy?

Some that may (or may not...) fit on this list (they are certainly sword and sorcery, in the same, or at least similar, vein as the titles on this list): Beast Master Dragonslayer Conan the Destroyer (since there are other sequels on this list, this one should be included) Red Sonja Ladyhawke Clash of the Titans Krull Kull the Conqueror Legend Ator Gor Some of these may not have made the list because they lack an R-rating, but others certainly fit...

@StrigoiVampire

Ай бұрын

Willow

@Erichev

Ай бұрын

Most if not all of these were not rated R. That's why they didn't make the list. I had to look for "Conan the Destroyer" because I would have thought it was R too. Nope, PG

Conan is single handedly a perfect film, no other film can you tell where you are in the plot based on music alone. Highlander is a cult classic, it having sequels never made sense, its not the best but it stands out on being an interesting concept. Deathstalker and its sequels are a fun watch, the cheesyness is kinda charming and the sequels being so different its just funny and leads to a varied experience. The warrior and the sorceress was a fun take on yojimbo, worth a watch. Its interesting how several of the argentine made films share a few scene, like straight up the same scene, to this day i still dont know what the guy swinging on the pole was about, but its one of those movie marathon things that you notice and could be a good drinking game.

You missed the target with Conan. Conan was such a hit because it had a built-in audience that had been begging for the movie for over 10 years. All comic book fans knew Conan. The film didn't have to be great, it had to not disappoint. And it gave fans exactly what they wanted: Blood, humor and sexuality.

The bad guy in Deathstalker II looks like what you'd get if the Ernest character were played by Jean Claude Van Damme instead of Jim Varney.

there can be only one!

@lesleyrussell8200

Ай бұрын

yea the kurgan can kick conan,s ass.....

@avicohen1930

Ай бұрын

@@lesleyrussell8200 yeah Conan was a good movie, but the Highlander was epic

Loved Deathstalker. Goofy as hell but two freaking gorgeous ladies in Barbi Benton and Lana Clarkson. And the transformation of the male guard into the princess is essentially a comic skit with lots of closeups of Barbi. Also loved Sword and the Sorcerer!

Conan was the GOAT! BEST sword and sorcery movie ever. Flesh and blood wasn't an S&S movie...no sorcery at all. Just historical fiction.

Highlander.. Come for the swords, stay for Connerys' Spanish accent..

@peterkerr4019

12 күн бұрын

come on! He was Egyptian, wasn't he?

@captnaberystwyth2879

12 күн бұрын

@@peterkerr4019 juan sanchez~villalalobos ramirez.. The most spanish name i ever heard. XD

@captnaberystwyth2879

12 күн бұрын

Tho yes.. tak~ne was his og name .

@peterkerr4019

12 күн бұрын

@@captnaberystwyth2879 I stand corrected, thanks.

@captnaberystwyth2879

12 күн бұрын

@@peterkerr4019 no.. You were right.. Originally he was Egyptian.. But a long time back. I need to rewatch it soon.. Turns out my woman never saw it.. So, bonus!

I watched all of these movies when I was a kid. I grew up reading the old Conan novels that my dad collected and watched every movie I could get my hands on that had something with fantasy or sci-fi on the cover. I think it was the artwork that drew me in the most, as for most of the movies were just horrible, but I do have fond memories of most of them.

I totally agree about Excalibur. It is of a much higher quality than Conan et al.

Death Stalker 2 was a meme movie BEFORE memes were even a mass media thing. Amazing!!!

Highlander was an underappreciated movie ahead of its time......same with "Fortress".

@bigd7696

Ай бұрын

I remember that a LOT of people couldn't understand when Highlander went back and forth to show what happened in the past and were confused. It really opened my eyes to just how many people are mentally challenged.

I firmly bevel that "crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women" is a pretty good credo to live your life by (I work in IT).

@samuel5591

3 күн бұрын

That's the problem with a lot of IT departments these days - they forget they are meant to service the customer, not dictate everything.

The Barbarians is such a piece of nostalgia for me I can’t hate it, regardless how bad it is. The Conan movies are legendary and Red Sonja definitely deserves a mention here.

Nifty! I remember getting to watch Krull as a 7 or 8 year old at my Grandparents house. One of the Uncles had it on VHS. That flew until one of our Aunt's found us kids watching it and pulled the plug. Good times.

Rutger Hauer is awesome no matter how bad the movie is.

The Warrior and the Sorceress (1982) also starred David Carradine who played (Died in 2009, but is listed as having played in the 2021 movie ''The America Connection'' and the upcomming movie ''Mata Hari'', (Must be a Shaolin thing :p) by his daughter. He also starred in the Kill Bill movies (He was Bill) The 1972-75 TV series Kung Fu. Apart from Arnold, David Carradine seems the still best known actor here.

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

Christopher Lambert was a big deal up to the early 1990s.

I thought it'd be fun to add IMDB rating beside each movie 🙂 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Conan the Barbarian (1982) - IMDB 6.9 02:25 Flesh + Blood (1985) - IMDB 6.7 03:59 Excalibur (1981) - IMDB 7.3 05:20 Highlander (1986) - IMDB 7.0 06:33 The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) - IMDB 5.5 07:33 The Barbarians (1987) - IMDB 5.0 08:56 Deathstalker (1983) - IMDB 4.6 10:06 Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987) - IMDB 5.1 11:16 The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) - IMDB 4.2 12:36 The Sword of the Barbarians (1982) - IMDB 3.8 13:12 Hearts and Armour (1983) - IMDB 5.6 14:10 Conquest (1983) - IMDB 5.2 15:04 Amazons (1986) - IMDB 4.2 16:09 Sorceress (1982) - IMDB 4.4 17:13 Barbarian Queen (1985) - IMDB 4.2 18:16 Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990) - IMDB 3.9 19:28 Warrior Queen (1987) - IMDB 3.3 20:41 Hundra (1983) - IMDB 4.6 21:41 Thor the Conqueror (1983) - IMDB 3.2 22:34 Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991) - IMDB 2.9 23:49 Conclusion

having grown up in the 70's and 80's, the majority of my formative years were spent watching each and every one of these movies! I have seen them all. Thank you for this amazing rampage down sword and sorcery lane. Simply excellent.

forgot about beastmaster

@thomashiggins9320

Ай бұрын

Not rated R.

@mr.coomcoom

Ай бұрын

@@thomashiggins9320 lol i can just see it movie: *lets put worms in peoples brains turning them into monsters mpaa: *pg

Conan is one of the best fantasy movies ever, the simplicity is what makes it so good. When Subutai and Conan are talking about what Gods they pray to is a great scene, also, every character is memorable.

There was a sequel to Sword and the Sorcerer?

@Viglin123

Ай бұрын

Kind of . I love Sword and the Sorcerer, second to Conan.

Highlander was awesome !! I saw it originally. The problem was a bad marketing company with a crap budget . No previews on tv or in theatres , no previews on the vhs tapes . That’s why it eventually took off , cause it was a good movie ! Great soundtrack as well done by Queen !!

The bad acting in The Barbarians is part of its charm. And the two actors went on to do 2-3 more "really so bad they are so good" movies that are fun to watch.

I have watched all of these movies I used to hire them from the video store. The fact that you didn't include DeathStalker 3 which personally I believe was the best in that series abit of a shame.

@MrAnarchocapitalist

Ай бұрын

Any idea where to watch DeathStalker 3? I've seen the first 2, but could never find the next two. I've watched 15 of the other movies on their list on Tubi.

@danielmacdonald4499

Ай бұрын

@@MrAnarchocapitalist I only watched on VHS from blockbuster in the 90s I dont know where you would legally find it now

@MrAnarchocapitalist

Ай бұрын

@@danielmacdonald4499 It doesn't have to be legal.

@danielmacdonald4499

Ай бұрын

@@MrAnarchocapitalist there is a torrent movies 1-4 on idope still works if your willing

@danielmacdonald4499

Ай бұрын

@@MrAnarchocapitalist there is a torrent of all 4 movies if your game on idope

I can't believe you didn't have Krull and The Beastmaster on this list!

@BookwyrmEDS

Ай бұрын

This is a Rated R list. Both Krull and The Beastmaster were PG. The same with a lot of the other movies left off the list like Conan the Destroyer, Red Sonja, Ladyhawke, etc.

I was an AD&D player in hs 79-83, the time when Conan came out. I tried to watch all the fantasy movies the came out. I read and then watched Excalibur. I loved it!

@stevenburkhardt1963

Ай бұрын

Shame Red Sonja was only rated PG, which is surprising

Excalibur is the best adaptation of La Morte d'Arthur. Flesh+Blood is just so good.

Hawk The Slayer

Ummm, the movies that came out prior to and the year AFTER Conan were NOT inspired by Conan, in fact most were styled after Barbarella...hence all the naked and half naked women in them as opposed to actual plot and sword fights.

@aaronleverton4221

Ай бұрын

You do know that European producers work far, far faster than US studios do, right?

@verigone2677

Ай бұрын

@@aaronleverton4221 you can see my other response for more detail, but yes I know they were faster...however they didn't have a time machine and were not Time Lords.

@aaronleverton4221

Ай бұрын

@@verigone2677 If you're an Italian [insert[-sploitation producer, you don't think you might take careful notice of what's in "development" in America and have your pet screenwriter create treatments for a clone? Then, when production of the US version is confirmed you rush screenplay and casting into high gear to guarantee you can ride the wave?

@verigone2677

Ай бұрын

@@aaronleverton4221 how exactly are you going to get information on the movie in a meaningful way before the film hits post production? Please just stop beating the dead horse. You can be as fast as you want, but you can't circumvent time itself.

@aaronleverton4221

Ай бұрын

@@verigone2677 Ok, now we know you've never worked in the industry.

Thank you for covering the deeper cuts. I love Conquest 1983

For those who don't know, Conan came from short stories by Robert E. Howard, originally published during the 1930s in the magazine Weird Tales. It was true high fantasy on par with later works by authors such as Tolkien.

@zimriel

21 күн бұрын

IIRC Tolkien admired Howard's work, although they were working different sides of the aisle.

I can think of a few that could have been included like Krull and Kull the Conquerer

@fomalhaut9

Ай бұрын

They were not R rated

How could you forget Beastmaster ? It was excellent and could have it’s own Review 🔎.

@pike100

Ай бұрын

It's not R-rated, so it doesn't qualify for this list.

@user-ih5jr8rt5q

Ай бұрын

also sucks

@pike100

Ай бұрын

@@user-ih5jr8rt5q No, I disagree. As long as you can accept it as light-hearted entertainment, Beastmaster is a fun flick.

I remember watching the Barbarian Brothers as a kid and thinking it was a comedy in the sword and sorcery genra. I thought the bad acting and cooky lines where intentional. Like the Naked gun, or History of the world part 1. Watching it in that mind set makes this a pretty good movie!

Excalibur also launched Helen Mirren, who being naked, didn't hurt the trajectory of the film. Deathstalker had someone who was beat to death with his own arm and Barbi Benton

What about Ator? 4 movies

@Erichev

Ай бұрын

I only see one on IMDB. What were they called?

I was so happy to see Hundra on your list! I saw Flesh+Blood on cable when I was in my teens, and until now, I thought it was a fever dream. The Barbarians is ridiculous! I love it!

Excellent choice of 20 movies. But theres more, some of wich is already mentioned by comments below. But I would like to add "Gwendoline" from 1984. ...So I look forward to see another video of this sort with further 20 movies of the same kind. :)

@pike100

Ай бұрын

"The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak" is an excellent addition to this list! It definitely falls into the "so bad it's good" category. As a bonus, it stars the lovely (and frequently topless) Tawny Kitaen.

@AndrewAMartin

23 күн бұрын

@@pike100 That was more of an Indiana Jones knock-off though, wasn't it? I don't really remember any sorcery in it...

@pike100

23 күн бұрын

@@AndrewAMartin You're right about the lack of sorcery.

“There’s plague here, you idiot!” being shouted by Bruno Kirby in an old school Brooklyn accent while in a medieval European setting is surely peak cinema! Right up there with Godzilla’s tail slide! 😂

Back in 1985, the leading film reviewer in the UK was Barry Norman. When Flesh and Blood came out, Norman was unavailable for some reason, so his chair was filed by Michael Parkinson (chat show host and film buff). He said on screen that he flatly refused to review Flesh and Blood, other to say that it mindless, tasteless and borderline criminal, and that he hoped no-one would go and see it. I didn't.

My go to favourites have always been the Sword and the Sorcerer and Excalibur.

Conan, Highlander, and Excalibur all laid the foundation for my fascination with the genre. That and the fantasy books I read.

I just watched The Sword and the Sorceror last night because I watched in the 80's as a child and it was my favourite. It held up.

Sword and sorcery is the greatest genre in history

Probably should include Heavy Metal. Obviously it isn't exactly the same genre, but a hard R Sci Fi/Fantasy classic for sure. Way better than anything on the list beyond the first three or four films mentioned.

I love the Amazons, Barbarian Queen, and Hundra!!! They were the best!

This trend started far earlier. I remember as a kid in the 60s , every Saturday was the Sword and Sandal Spectacular which would showcase gems such as Clash of the Titans, Voyages of Sinbad, and Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves.