20 R-Rated Ultraviolent & Adult Sword And Sorcery Movies That Will Blow Your Mind - Explored 

I have all those posters, I noticed the worse the movie the better the poster

You noticed that too :)

Frazetta and Casero as well

Having a Vallejo poster gets as many tickets sales as 100 times as many dollars in set, talent, filming , promo .

Vallejo and Ken Kelly

Conan was the only good movie on the list, they also mistakenly credit Conan as inspiration for movies that obviously could not have been inspired by Conan given the production cycle of even shit movies back then and ignoring that nearly all of the movies on this list are DIRECTLY inspired by Barbarella and have very little to do with Movies that are actually trying to tell a coherent story more than show some tits.

This was also just a list of R rated movies

@@verigone2677 Um, agree to disagree. Highlander rocked. As did Excalibur.

missed Ladyhawk as well

​@@neilmick7746 Agreed!!

MYTHICAL.

Thank you!

I thought I'd seen all the 1980s sword and sorcery movies but I have only seen half of those.

Man the 80s really rocked the movies. Was great to see most of them as a teenager in cinema.

based list scribe!

The soundtrack is also fantastic and timeless.

It's a truly remarkable film imho. As a history buff I do appreciate that much of the props actually have historical references. All jumbled together over the time span of millennia ofc...but still! The film is very unapologetic and as mentioned "minimalist". But the acting talks for it self when the sparse dialogue goes not. It really feels genuine.

It was written by two Geniuses, Oliver Stone and John Milius, it HAD to be good.

I thought the story was great!

Absolutely. Poledouris' music makes it like watching a Wagnerian opera with sparse dialogue. Too, the symbolism and themes are profound and timeless.

Comparison of those (as well as Excalibur) with "The Barbarians" is insane. That's perhaps the only movie I ever walked out on.

Excalibur as well

yea and forme better than conan

By far the best movie on this list.

Excalibur is a far superior movie. How dare they call it B grade. It came out before all those other movies.

@@OneAndOnlyMe absolutely

Love Excalibur. Rewatched years later and realized it had Patrick Stewart and a young Liam Neeson in it. I would love to see a modern remake with lots of practical effects and not much CGI.

Willow could have made this list too

That was PG and the list was for R rated movies.

I loved Hawk the Slayer. Krell, the Elven archer, is my favorite.

@@maninblk they shoot arrows like a machinegun.

"I was like you once. Blonde hair. Scraggly little beard. Childlike ears. Full of beans, and spunk. I let my principles get in the way of things. I punched a bloke in the face once for saying Hawk the Slayer was rubbish."

a-nal nathrak, uthvas bethud, do che-ol di-enve.

Jean-Luc Picard was good in this one! hehe, I couldn't resist.

Epic...

It also predates Conan the Barbarian, it's an adaptation of Le' Morte de Arthur

It remains my favorite adaptation of my favorite myth.

Concur... I mean, getting it on wearing full plate armor?

Unbelieveable that early on he has part of it playing while he is saying "b grade campy copy". It is one of the best sword and sorcery movies of all time. I can't take anything he says seriously now and I am just 28 seconds in.

@@joebauers3746 Agreed, one of the best ever. Someday maybe it will be in 4K.

don't forget Boris Vallejo

and Chris Achilleos

Frank's art work embodied fantasy and mythological themes.A true genius!

"Fire and Ice" is a full-on Frazetta *movie* which didn't make the cut here. Maybe because it was animated. Although - since it is rotoscoped, shouldn't that count as partially live action...?

Yes, he's amazing. But in the early 90's I was quite into Boris Vallejo as well.

Ah Excalibur. Where every day is plate mail day.

Excalibur had some really poor editing on the version that got made shorter. The original movie was over 2 hours, I think it was almost 2 1/2 hours and then they did an edited version for TV and there were parts where if you hadn't watched the original, you were going like, "huh, what is going on??? When you look at all of the "young" stars of that movie it is amazing. NIgel Terry was Arthur Helen Mirren was Morgana Paul Geoffrey was Perceval Nicol Williamson was Merlin Robert Addie was Mordred and did a ton of Fantasy type movies but died in his 40s Liam Neeson was Gawain Patrick Stewart was Leondegrance John Boorman who was the Director literally had his entire family either in the movie or as crew for the movie LOL. It started off as a silly movie but kept getting stronger as it went on. Back when it was made it was really a standout movie for its time. I originally saw it at the Drive-In Movie Screen a dozen or so times as it was ALWAYS like the 3rd movie of the night for the entire summer and then it was on HBO back in the early days of HBO. Excaliber, Highlander, and Conan are really the only movies worth seeing on this list LOL. There are a lot of other good movies not on this list because they weren't "R" Rated like Beastmaster, Red Sonja, Conan the Destroyer, and several others as well as some silly ones like Krull, Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time,

I was shocked that the clips didn't include any shots of Merlin and his amazing silver headpiece.

@@mosespray4510 He did rock that Chrome Dome lol. The "Shiny Chrome" represented everyone who was "good" in the movie and since Merlin doesn't wear armor or a crown, they gave him that Shiny Chrome Dome LOL. If you noticed after Lancelot had sex with Guinevere, his armor "dulled" and then he removed it and never wore it again in the movie. Even when he came to aid King Arthur in the final battle. But as Lancelot was dying, the metal on his leather armor began to shine and he was also surrounded by "Shiny Chrome Armor" behind him when he asked King Arthur to allow him to die as a Knight of the Round Table. The Shiny Chrome was really used as a focal point in this movie, especially during that final battle against Mordred and Company.

@@thomasjoseph5876 Spot on! Lots of early career actors in there including Gabriel Byrne (Uther). I first saw it on HBO back in the 80's. ...as an aside, you have great taste in movies -- Krull has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. :)

FIT women that looked like they came from some culture that values fitness. The 50s to 70s treated fitness like a cult or joke rather than something admirable in everyone.

Which movies had the nekkid women though?

@@mikespearwood3914More like which didn’t? It was the 80’s if it was R rated, for sure you were seeing boobs 👀

@@mikespearwood3914 Conan the Barbarian, Highlander, Beastmaster, Sword & the Sorcerer, & Excalibur all definitely had nude scenes in their original releases.

​@@mikespearwood3914 Also, The Warrior and the Sorceress starring David Carradine and Maria Socas. Maria spends the entire film topless. ❤

What a shame that it had no sequels. Still, it really was complete enough to be satisfying.

@@whenpigsfly8178 Err. I think it had a few, although they all are rubbish. The Queen soundtrack is what really made the film standout.

@@ad2000 princes of the universe its great for the opening, but the others songs and precisely who wants to life forever doesnt do nothing good in it along with that long scene

@@ad2000 I think he was being facetious. A lot of fans ignore the sequels as not being true to the original.

@@ad2000 You are mistaken, there are no sequels.

New list of movies to watch... lol

Loved this movie as a kid. The only thing I really remember about it is the ferrets though, so might need to give it a fresh watch.

Great movie!

​@@jrod4344Ahhh, the ferrets that steal Tanya Roberts clothes. Wise creatures.

A fun film to be sure, but definitely only PG. Though you could certainly argue that it shouldn't have been.

@@jrod4344Kodo and Podo was the name of the ferrets. There was a time travel sequel that I hadn’t heard about until about a year ago, so of course I had to watch it.

"Screw your freedom" 😂

@@christianmontagx8461 we all know you don't like arnold lol.

​@@ChakraOver9khe's got a point. Arnold and DeNiro are prime examples of leftist losers with no morals and no clue about real world events.

Still to this day in my playlist from the Conan OST, I play "The kitchen/orgy" very "Wagnerian" Very under rated soundtrack.

100%

I saw both while at sea aboard a CV, (USS Independence, CV62). The Navy wanted only the best for us sailors.

They aren't R-rated though.

@@kliajesal4592 I suppose Ladyhawke didn't have to be R, since the lead of the story was Mouse, and The Girl isn't his to take. Still good though. The big turnoff for me was that soundtrack, needlessly 80s synth. On my shortlist for worst soundtrack ever.

I was bored and looking at movie releases by year (I was recovering from major surgery) and found that 1984 was a fantastic year for blockbusters.

@@craigs71 Watch Willow, I think you'll really like it. I hope you have recovered from the surgery

So he made two good movies and followed them up with tee-rash.

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I remember the vanguard runner jumping up on the stone and squadding, his tattoos moving to his breath, and then the epic music began, and suddenly, I was in another world in another time.

But Flavor Flav did not.

It was pg13

As well they should!

Too kid friendly.

They left off soo many, Krull, Ladyhawke, Hawk the Slayer just to name a few.

Just watched "Conan The Destroyer" on the big screen at an NYC cinema two weeks ago! Awwnold 4 LIFE!!!!!!!

I always wanted Lee Horsley to be Batman b4 there was a movie

I love sword and the sorcerer. Definately my top 4 are Conan, Highlander, Excalibur and Sword and the Sorcerer. They all stand up very well today. The rest are pretty B-Grade but can stil be fun.

Very good choices, @tikidino

The production in Excalibur was incredible and set the standard, I laughed at the crap fake armor in movies ever since.

Well said, sir. Excalibur wasn't just "named after the famous sword" but was a telling of Arthurian legend that has helped shape the mythology around the British Isles and France for 1500-2000 years.

Excaloibur was Gold - every other mentioned in the video and the chat was silver at best, by comparison. Love me a sword weilding women though!

They also omitted listing Dame Helen Mirren with the notable cast.

"Legend" = Fantasy. Excalibur, nor did King Author never existed.

I would also question the "romantic" angle, it's more?Stockholm syndrome than romance.

Not even medieval, actually. More like Renaissance.

I own most of these.

Block Buster

you had to leave the house to get the fap material pre internet

I still have the Betamax tapes.

I had to brush the dust off my collection and found some good ones, believe it or not my VCR still works.

Oh wow yeah I loved that sword ❤😂

IF YOU CAN WATCH "SORCERESS" WATCH IT. IT HAD A LOVELY SET OF IDENTICAL TWIN SISTERS, SOME GOOD JOKES AS WELL.

Many of the people complaining about that are older though. When I see younger people review movies or videos from the past, they often say things like that was probably considered risque back then. I see no evidence that young people today are more prudish than the past, just the opposite. They are doing things today that previous generations were never doing because it doesn't seem like a big deal to them. The loud noise you hear is often coming from media sources, old people and certain groups that have always complained about these things.

@@stickman1742 also when movies like this came out with the R rating, everyone knew they were trash, and they hung out in That Section of the video rental. Parents knew to avoid them; few kids got to see them, and most adults didn't even much want to see them. With the notable exceptions like Conan and Highlander and Excalibur.

That movie was amazing. It had plentiful violence and nudity which was exactly what I was looking for back then.

As a sword and sorcery movie? Not hardly.

Yup, pure historical fiction.

Jennifer Jason Lee is magical hot in this movie.

​@@Klaus-em3ixHer nude scenes were amazing! 👏

Can't let facts get in the way of a good video. Bit like Sorceress supposedly being inspired by the success of Conan, except Sorceress was filmed before Conan was even released in cinemas.

right, I was thinking of a few viking movies and then was like wait not they're just viking (foreign country stuff that is great, like When the Raven Flies series and Utlaginn

"lack of sorcery "? Well, they truly get no respect (sometimes being given the job of being live figureheads on ships), but the descriptions (and illustrations) of the slave girls of Gor I have, with all due respect, found them quite the enchantresses! ; )

Shut up Dennis

Ooh Dennis. there's some lovely filth down here.

Strange women laying about in lakes distributing swords is starting to sound pretty good right about now...

Love this reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail!!! ❤ 👏 👍

Excalibur, weather you enjoyed it or not falls into this category because of the rape and violence aspects( I surmise).

Krull was PG. Red Sonja was PG-13.

@@RecklessFables I did mention that I understood why they didn't make the list. While being excellent examples of Sword and Sorcery, they didn't meet the R rating. That is also why I don't understand why Excalibur made the list. The version I have seen I think was PG??? I haven't seen the R rated version, I don't doubt that it exists, but I have never seen it.

Any of them rated R in the US?

I'm surprised the two Gor movies we not placed anyehere. Yes. TWO movieson the world of Gor

I can't even imagine growing up like this. Like, I'm 8 and playing with Barbie and then the 26 year old brother shows up waving "Barbarian Queen II" at me. Lolwut?

@@zimriel I was closer to a teen…

One of the best parts of Deathstalker 2 was the OUTAKES shown during the closing credits

That is the absolute _best_ title drop in cinema history!

Omg😂😂😂

Because...topless women?

This film is a perfect fit for this R-rated list!

That is a fun fact.

Was there ever a time he wasn't busy?

Willow

Most if not all of these were not rated R. That's why they didn't make the list. I had to look for "Conan the Destroyer" because I would have thought it was R too. Nope, PG

yea the kurgan can kick conan,s ass.....

@@lesleyrussell8200 yeah Conan was a good movie, but the Highlander was epic

come on! He was Egyptian, wasn't he?

@@peterkerr4019 juan sanchez~villalalobos ramirez.. The most spanish name i ever heard. XD

Tho yes.. tak~ne was his og name .

@@captnaberystwyth2879 I stand corrected, thanks.

@@peterkerr4019 no.. You were right.. Originally he was Egyptian.. But a long time back. I need to rewatch it soon.. Turns out my woman never saw it.. So, bonus!

I remember that a LOT of people couldn't understand when Highlander went back and forth to show what happened in the past and were confused. It really opened my eyes to just how many people are mentally challenged.

That's the problem with a lot of IT departments these days - they forget they are meant to service the customer, not dictate everything.

Christopher Lambert was a big deal up to the early 1990s.

Not rated R.

@@thomashiggins9320 lol i can just see it movie: *lets put worms in peoples brains turning them into monsters mpaa: *pg

Kind of . I love Sword and the Sorcerer, second to Conan.

Any idea where to watch DeathStalker 3? I've seen the first 2, but could never find the next two. I've watched 15 of the other movies on their list on Tubi.

@@MrAnarchocapitalist I only watched on VHS from blockbuster in the 90s I dont know where you would legally find it now

@@danielmacdonald4499 It doesn't have to be legal.

@@MrAnarchocapitalist there is a torrent movies 1-4 on idope still works if your willing

@@MrAnarchocapitalist there is a torrent of all 4 movies if your game on idope

This is a Rated R list. Both Krull and The Beastmaster were PG. The same with a lot of the other movies left off the list like Conan the Destroyer, Red Sonja, Ladyhawke, etc.

Shame Red Sonja was only rated PG, which is surprising

You do know that European producers work far, far faster than US studios do, right?

@@aaronleverton4221 you can see my other response for more detail, but yes I know they were faster...however they didn't have a time machine and were not Time Lords.

@@verigone2677 If you're an Italian [insert[-sploitation producer, you don't think you might take careful notice of what's in "development" in America and have your pet screenwriter create treatments for a clone? Then, when production of the US version is confirmed you rush screenplay and casting into high gear to guarantee you can ride the wave?

@@aaronleverton4221 how exactly are you going to get information on the movie in a meaningful way before the film hits post production? Please just stop beating the dead horse. You can be as fast as you want, but you can't circumvent time itself.

@@verigone2677 Ok, now we know you've never worked in the industry.

IIRC Tolkien admired Howard's work, although they were working different sides of the aisle.

They were not R rated

It's not R-rated, so it doesn't qualify for this list.

also sucks

@@user-ih5jr8rt5q No, I disagree. As long as you can accept it as light-hearted entertainment, Beastmaster is a fun flick.

I only see one on IMDB. What were they called?

"The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak" is an excellent addition to this list! It definitely falls into the "so bad it's good" category. As a bonus, it stars the lovely (and frequently topless) Tawny Kitaen.

@@pike100 That was more of an Indiana Jones knock-off though, wasn't it? I don't really remember any sorcery in it...

@@AndrewAMartin You're right about the lack of sorcery.