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What are your favourite 80s fantasy movies? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by eezeebee@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've been catching up on and rewatching some lately. Legend, Highlander, The Never ending Story. What are some others that are similar? And why do 80s movies seem to hit different than other decades?

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[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 70 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's... inconceivable no one has said Princess Bride yet.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You best me to it. And while we're on Cary Elwes, we should probably mention Robin Hood: Men in Tights as well.

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

I had to look it up, and that was 1993. Pay the cat tax.

[–] FippleStone@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I think that word means what you think it means