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Matt and Drew talk about the oft-overlooked film genre of high fantasy and occasionally wax poetic about the glorious cinematic heyday of sword-and-sorcery that was the 1980s. Reel Fantasy theme by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
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Matt and Drew are survivors cast upon the rocky shores of 1977's SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER! Crisis On Infinite Supermen, more monkeys in more pictures, the doofusiest wisest man in the world and seagull-footed witches. Plus, Drew completely agrees with the assessment that Ray Harryhausen is a freakin' genius.…
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Matt and Drew wish the Dark was rising a little less stupidly with 2007's THE SEEKER! Why is the Black Rider riding a white horse, why is Ian McShane playing Merriman Lyon, why are the Stantons American and why is Will a 14-year-old douche, among countless other questions? Plus, Drew crumbles under the crushing weight of Matt's disdain for this des…
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Matt and Drew prove the lie inherent in the title of 1984's THE NEVERENDING STORY! Oh the Germanity, intricate and thinly-veiled clinical depression metaphors, Frank Zappa's kid and unpaid-off emotional set-ups. Plus, Drew has a perfectly respectable showing in the Reel Fantasy Tons'o Tricky Tropes Trivia Test.…
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Matt and Drew delve deeper into the history of the fantasy genre and come up with 1962's THE MAGIC SWORD! TV-quality sets, 20-year-old plague-orphaned prince-knights, dodgy Irish accents and curses out the wazoo. Plus, Drew draws comparisons to Ed Wood, The Munsters, Barbie, Scooby-Doo, The Princess Bride, Star Trek, Jason And The Argonauts, and Kr…
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Matt and Drew celebrate April Fool's Day with a sequel that must have seemed like a prank to audiences when it was released, 1984's CONAN THE DESTROYER! Fuzzy tighty-whities, pervasive sexual innuendos, stone-swallowing sidekicks and Bombaata Grunts: Alien Detective. Plus, Drew does dead-on, off-the-cuff impressions of about half the cast.…
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The Reel Fantasy Podcast begins with Matt and Drew discussing a film they both know and love, 1983's blending of fantasy and sci-fi, KRULL! Whiny princes, circus-pirate pants, laser burps and Charlie Bucket's math teacher. Plus, Drew comes up with the perfect title that the producers probably should have used, instead of Krull, in order to maximize…
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