There's an elite class of fantasy movie that presents beautiful and unknown worlds, captivating characters, and compelling stories that touch on what it means to be human.
Unfortunately, you'll never get people to watch them, because they saw one of the ten fantasy movies that ruined it for the rest of us. If they've seen three or more of the movies on this list they've probably sworn off fantasy for life, and deep in your heart you know you can't blame them.
Since 1978 these movies have been sneaking into the cinema lexicon like internet slang into the Oxford English Dictionary. Each lives on as the punch line of bad-movie jokes; each one is guilty of perpetuating fantasy stereotypes, mangling its source material, or generally sucking.
