The nine rules of ’80s fantasy movies
By Behind The Scenes TV on Jul 16, 2008 in Commentary, Film Genre/History
The genre boom of the 1980s, sparked by the success of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘E.T.’ and fostered by the preponderance of household video players, sparked a revolution in film fantasy, combining elements of sci-fi, fairy tale, horror, action adventure and even kung-fu into family-friendly tales of strange worlds and derring-do. As the shamelessly retro ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ hits our cinema screens, Time Out felt compelled to explore a few of the key rules and overarching themes that unify this diverse, well-loved and much-missed filmic trend…
(TimeOut)
