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I swear that I have seen this fantasy movie, or it may have been a TV show, sometime around 1982, 1983 or so where there was a scene where the hero had to go into this swamp to retrieve a magic bow. But the bow had some kind of curse or poison or something so that only this dude could hold it. It looked really more like a gnarled staff than a bow, and it shot yellow magic bolts instead of arrows. I want to say there was not actually a string. It's VERY hazy, and I kind of wonder if a) I made it up, b) I dreamed it or c) it's a fragmented thread of a memory that actually occurred along a different timeline than the one I'm in.
If it is real, I'm pretty sure it's not anything you'd think- it's not Hawk, it's not Sword & The Sorcerer or anything like that. I am thinking it is either some kind of made for TV movie that has fallen through the cracks or if it was some kind of obscure European exploitation movie that isn't well documented. I don't think it's Ator or any of those either but I've not seen those in a long time.
The only thing I can think of that it MIGHT be is Wizards and Warriors, but I remember very little about watching it for some reason.
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Anyway, there’s your solution for Pandora’s Bow, it is definitely the Heartbow.
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Wizards and Warriors was a spoof show wasn't it and starred the girl who played the spoiled maid on Newhart? Thought it was hilarious at the time but that too is pretty bad seen through adult eyes.
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The main thing I remember about Wizards and Warriors is that he bad guy is named Vector and I thought that was awesome when little.
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I am a little afraid to go back to those now, but this and the one with the huge dragon (Dragonslayer, also 1981) were the only convincing ones to tiny me, and that's a low bar.
But since you guys are rolling, are there any fantasy movies from that era that still hold up? Besides Conan, obvs.
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Fantasy just has never had a level of sophistication and broader appeal that SF has...there has never been a fantasy 2001 or a run of great fantasy films like what SF experienced in the 70s and 80s.
Even LOTR hasn’t really changed that, other than paving the way for GoT. Which is not D&D style high fantasy.
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Considering the ascendency of nerd culture you'd think now would be the perfect time to create a show based on some classic fantasy. A show where the material is respected yet not all grimdark.
Picture a Fahferd and Grey Mouser series. Or even a Conan series where the creators actually had an clue as to what makes Conan great.
Of course we did have the actual D&D movie which was terrible and it's sequel which I have never seen.
PS. Where do we put Excalibur on the Fantasy scale? I think it's a great movie but certainly not High Fantasy and yet it's not exactly historical drama either.
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I also neglected to include Dragonslayer, which is actually really good.
We talk about all of this every couple of years Sag. It’s what we do.
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Michael Barnes wrote: Shit Jeff! How could I forget Excalibur...that was probably the first fantasy movie (other than Star Wars) I ever saw. Very clear memories of my mom ordering my dad to cover my eyes during the armor sex scene and my dad saying “he doesn’t know what they’re doing”. Yeah, Excalibur is a great film.
Saw it as a kid. Can confirm your dad was right.
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