These clips show how a fantastic fellowship was forged by home video, fearsome effects and David Bowie in a codpiece
After the gritty realism of the 70s, the 80s offered audiences a chance to suspend disbelief and take a flight of fantasy into strange alternative worlds.
It was a time for mythical adventures in exciting lands populated by enchanting characters but often ruled by dark, malevolent forces. It was a time for callow would-be warriors to embark on quests to restore equilibrium by courageously going up against flamboyant and fearsome foes – often looking like the product of grisly adolescent nightmare. It was also a time for jaw-dropping effects. From the physicality of live-action puppetry to creepy Claymation effects and early experimentations with CGI, state-of-the-art technology breathed tangible life into these often dark fantastical creations.
Due in part to unfair comparisons with a certain iconic sci-fi series that emerged at the time,...
After the gritty realism of the 70s, the 80s offered audiences a chance to suspend disbelief and take a flight of fantasy into strange alternative worlds.
It was a time for mythical adventures in exciting lands populated by enchanting characters but often ruled by dark, malevolent forces. It was a time for callow would-be warriors to embark on quests to restore equilibrium by courageously going up against flamboyant and fearsome foes – often looking like the product of grisly adolescent nightmare. It was also a time for jaw-dropping effects. From the physicality of live-action puppetry to creepy Claymation effects and early experimentations with CGI, state-of-the-art technology breathed tangible life into these often dark fantastical creations.
Due in part to unfair comparisons with a certain iconic sci-fi series that emerged at the time,...
- 4/28/2011
- by Oliver Pfeiffer
- The Guardian - Film News
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