Movies to see before Skyrim release : Othor Games

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:25 am

Which movies would you recommend to get the hype up??
Lord of The Rings comes to mind..
Any Other?

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:26 am

Well, Todd said he loves Conan and there is a bit of that in Skyrim so Conan. I don't know if he meant the movies or the books/comics or both. :shrug:

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:41 pm

Conan the Barbarian, the first one.

Excalibur.

Kingdom of Heaven.

Vicky the Viking, the animation. :biggrin:

» Fri May 13, 2011 2:31 pm

13th warrior
LOTR 2 towers
Pathfinder
Stellan Skarsgard in Arthur (Roman scenes skipped)
Arn (middle-east parts skipped)

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:53 am

Not sure what kind of movies you are looking for exactly but I would recommend the movie Troy, just watched it recently and thought it had excellent battle scenes.

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:06 pm

I would watch Beast Master. It's a pretty awesome movie. It's more in a desert type land though. The main character reminds me of a Nord with a Bosmer ability to control animals. WARNING. Never watch Beast Master 2. Pretend it doesn't exist. <_<

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:49 pm

Not sure what kind of movies you are looking for exactly but I would recommend the movie Troy, just watched it recently and thought it had excellent battle scenes.

Much more historically accurate and visualy tempting are the battle scenes of Alexander. Nothing to do with Skyrim though, but shows how the phalanx works.

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:40 pm

Much more historically accurate and visualy tempting are the battle scenes of Alexander. Nothing to do with Skyrim though, but shows how the phalanx works.

I really liked that movie and have only seen it once. Thanks for chiming in

» Fri May 13, 2011 12:59 pm

Erik the Viking :tongue:

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:25 am

I would watch Beast Master. It's a pretty awesome movie. It's more in a desert type land though. The main character reminds me of a Nord with a Bosmer ability to control animals. WARNING. Never watch Beast Master 2. Pretend it doesn't exist. <_<

That poor ferret. :celebration:

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:55 am

I really liked that movie and have only seen it once. Thanks for chiming in

I liked Troy too, especially Eric Bana's performance (not to mention the german beauty acting as Helen)

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:09 pm

Dragonslayer

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:05 am

That poor ferret. :celebration:

I really wasn't expecting that. I thought it was pretty awesome though

Spoiler

I was pretty pissed when they retconned him back to life in the sequel. But like I said, I pretend it doesn't exist

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:42 am

Valhalla Rising

» Fri May 13, 2011 12:20 pm

Centurion (you can pretend it's Romans/Imperials vs. Picts/Nords)

» Fri May 13, 2011 12:56 pm

I recall it getting mixed reviews at the time, but that cgi Beowulf film that came out a few years ago seems like a good primer for "what Skyrim should feel like".

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:29 pm

I really wasn't expecting that. I thought it was pretty awesome though

Spoiler

I was pretty pissed when they retconned him back to life in the sequel. But like I said, I pretend it doesn't exist

Well he was a central character. Those bat creatures were awesome, scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. :thumbsup:

One film to watch if anyone has not seen it is Fire and Ice the animation. It was inspired by the fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and directed by Ralf Bashki. It's on You tube if anyone is interested. :foodndrink:

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:57 pm

I recall it getting mixed reviews at the time, but that cgi Beowulf film that came out a few years ago seems like a good primer for "what Skyrim should feel like".

Indeed! Missed that from my list.
And Angelina looks nice...

» Fri May 13, 2011 6:43 am

Well he was a central character. Those bat creatures were awesome, scared the hell out of me when I was a kid. :thumbsup:

One film to watch if anyone has not seen it is Fire and Ice the animation. It was inspired by the fantasy artist Frank Frazetta and directed by Ralf Bashki. It's on You tube if anyone is interested. :foodndrink:

Officially on youtube? I'm going to watch that now! And yeah, those bat creatures scared me the first time I saw it about a month ago, and I'm 18!

I have a movie in mind, maybe you guys can help me recall it. I'm fairly sure it was a animated film, they were vikings and the only part I remember is them sailing their boat(s) in this strange crystal cavern that was apparently the way to Valhalla... I can't remember what it was called! Help me.

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:41 pm

Erik the Viking :tongue:

I second that. I even found me a Cloak Invisible! I just can't find it when I'm doing the laundry

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:52 pm

Beowulf

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:54 am

The Norseman starring Lee majors (well okay, a crappy 70's film that was so badly edited it featured four mistakes visible in one single frame: Lee majors is leaning against the side of his viking ship with a wristwatch visible, another viking is wearing tennis shoes, in the background there are telephone poles and cables and there is a lorry going over a hill).

The upcoming Thor movie.

Willow was a fantasy film with some Scandinavian influences.

How to train your Dragon for the younger TES fans.

And Conan has already been mentioned, but what about Joe DA'matos cheap Conan knock-off Ator (the invincible) movies.

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:46 am

The Book of Eli. I was able to get quite immersed in this movie, whether it was the quality of the bud or the movie I don't know. Felt like a quest straight out of any tes game.

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:06 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mraO8JZbSkg

13th warrior

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:14 am

You all seem to be forgetting Outlander. It was a pretty good movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7paq_cWOsc