hmmI think that there has been a swing away from intelligent fantasy.  I do think that the current trend is a phase however i have to say that i do enjoy Harry potter its light and frothy and a no brainer (i do think adults forget its written for children and get too critical of it) I did enjoy the pullman trilogy but again its a book written for children (forgotten fact by many adults).

Beowulf is out at the pictures here, its an adult fantasy movie.  So i think adults are catered for when they chose to look.

Suzi

I think since Harry Potter did so well for the movie companies; they are looking at other stories that are similar. Every time a story exceeds expectations in profit; they create more like it either through sequels or stories that fit in a general genre. I love the Harry Potter books but the movies especially the 4th and 5th ones changed too many things which is why I'm reluctant to see any other movies made from fantasy stories I enjoy. The new genre of movies does seem to center around adolescents but I'm sure they will eventually run through ideas or a shift in the market's interest in such stories will change and they'll be off with some other genre.

Fantasy becoming the trend in these days like Narnia, Terabithia, The Golden Compass and Harry Potter even today i noticed the fantasy is also included in the "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance"...

Hey H0 ~ I say : there was a good scripted movie on SyFy today about foreign Corporal*
making a deal on a sleep transit ship noted as infeated by some space ghoul and it 's the:
different standard thn modern childen fantasy tho I wanted to comment .,. nice script and
not bad choreo direction . the stand in actor for the corporal @space wasn 't so bad tho if
I recognised him as the same one in a Claremont , California Jack Black directed movie :
showing someone with a college town improper booze and smokin reason to kidnap a kid
and then bury him in the mountain sandusk near the loma palat .. .. I didn't thot the SyFy
movie was as bad a role for him ., tho I digress . . : and want the deal on hm . fantasy .,

OK[+] Golden Compass was on TV .terebi and wasn't so bad with a good Annie~sqe actrs
and what 's the one with the underground community not knowin about modern postApoc!
a lyp tic outside setting at using the older modern pre-raggen water wheel tech. Not Bad .

Not any other thoughts for this polite thread . Cancel my abtruse if you want. EvARD