Subgenre Sampler
Fantasy: 809 Films to Buy & Rent
Mummy Returns, The (2001)
- Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah…
- And Brendan Fraser is once again on hand to battle the bandaged corpse of the Egyptian Imhotep on behalf of all civilization. Also stars WWF’s The…
Osmosis Jones (2001)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne…
- The Farrelly Bros (KINGPIN) take their comic fixation with bodily functions to extremes by setting this icky animation within the bowels of Bill…
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Richard Ng, Vicki Zhao
- With an astounding mix of Eastern fantasy, CGI effects and the game of soccer, Hong Kong’s one–man comedy machine Stephen Chow kicks one out…
Snow White - The Fairest of Them All (2001)
- Dir. Caroline Thompson
Feat. Miranda Richardson, Kristin Kreuk, Vera Farmiga…
- When baby Snow's father frees a bewitched djinn, he is granted three wishes: nourishment for his child, a kingdom in which to raise her, and a queen…
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King) (2001-2003)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
- A set of all three parts of Peter Jackson's monumental adapation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy epic, in their original cinema release versions:
The…
Tom Thumb (Le Petit Poucet) (2001)
- Dir. Olivier Dahan
Feat. Nils Hugon, Catherine Deneuve, Said Taghmaoui
- Ambitious, enjoyably dark rendering of Perrault’s classic fable, "Le Petit Poucet" told with trademark French twistedness and aplomb, kids will…
Vanilla Sky (2001)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jason Lee, Cameron Diaz…
- A straight Hollywood remake of the Spanish sci–fi thriller OPEN YOUR EYES by the director of ALMOST FAMOUS – the result of which plays like…
10th Kingdom, The (Mini-series) (2000)
- Dir. David Carson, Herbert Wise
Feat. Kimberley Williams, Scott Cohen, John Larroquette…
- Elaborate, 7–hour fairy–tale extravaganza is engaging and imaginative family fare made under the 'Hallmark' television banner, and is…
Amazon (Amazone) (2000)
- Dir. Phillipe De Broca
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Arielle Dombasle
- Convoluted sci–fi adventure has jewel thief Belmondo stumbling upon an alien visitor in the guise of a twelve year old girl.
Almost…
Arabian Nights (Mini-Series) (2000)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital…
- Visually stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, in which a mad Sultan weds his childhood friend, planning to execute her the following…