I have to put my two cents in on this one. I still watch Dragonslayer everytime it's run on tv. I also liked Conan, Time Bandits and Road Warrior. There have been many fantasy films done over the last twenty years that were at the very least entertaining. I agree that there has not been any that go to the scope of Lord of the Rings, but they do make a good effort. Let us remember that digital effects and computer graphics have come a long way and we should be seeing many more quality pictures in the near future. I have been disaapointed with many of the recent releases, namely Starship Troopers. A great book could have been made into a great movie. The director and producers chose instead to adapt the book to fit their budget. It did'nt work and was horrible. It is my opinion that fantasy and science fiction books do not translate well to the big screen because of cost constraints when designing sets and props.