Ladyhawke

I had actually forgotten that Matthew Broderick was in this movie. This was back in what can be considered Broderick's prime and when he was a highly sought after actor for all types of films. The fantasy genre was very popular back in the mid-80's and it seemed like all the big names were trying their hand at films of this sort. I wonder if Conan got it all started... it certainly seems like it did. source This mov…

Fantasy movies were not "invented" with the "Lord of The Rings" trilogy, but goes way back to the silent era. As far as I see it it has come and gone with the trends in movie making and popped up primarily when artistic movies became just too "artsy", like Star Wars in the 70s and LOTR at the turn of the century. An anomaly may be the 1980´s, when every type of movie seemed to compete with all other types of movies…