The NeverEnding Story

The '80s produced some great fantasy movies for kids, and this is one of the best - visually rich, full of heart, and deeply imaginative. Remember when books were a thing?

Rewatch: This is the ultimate fantasy movie for children, bookish ones especially. Giving the protagonist the power to influence the quest of a surrogate hero and hinge on leaps of imagination is cleverly involving. Oh, and then there's a freakin' Luck Dragon! Also contains the saddest moment in a kids movie ever. Seeing it again reminded me how crushing that scene was. And who knew Sphinx's breasts were so hypnotically prominent?

I'm not sure if I'd recommend it to anyone beyond kids and nostalgic adults who enjoyed it as kids, but there's plenty of enjoyable cheese to it. The main theme song is embarrassingly catchy.

Classic children's fairy tale story. Named my dog Falcor.

Great fantasy story that may be a bit too dark for children. That scene with the fucking horse made me weep as a child.