Swordplay is a major part of a lot of movies. Anti climactic, final fights or downright dirty army vs. army brawls. But these men are usually lead or inspired by ONE amazing warrior. Or the ONE  amazing warrior has a reason to keep on fighting..This is a list of the most amazing wielders of the blade in movies.

I can’t put these in Order from 1 to 10. So what I’m gonna have to do is keep it has the The Top 10 BEST. Such as ALL of them are the best. But that won’t satisfy you all, I am required to make an actual countdown. So my hand has been moved not by me but of my pain. My pain that I can’t leave well enough alone. and even though some are better or to correct myself…Some may be better to you… I want feedback. Please send me your ideas? Anybody I’m leaving out? And please Highlander nerds, PLEASE don’t tell me Kurgan or McLeod were left out! I implore you! All they did was grunt and bang swords together…Come up with some GOOD ones.

So here are the Top 10 Best Swordsmen! These are the elite, cinematically, proficiently and charismatically.

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Ever wonder what Mario and the gang probably read when they weren’t wasting their time saving the princess? Or have ya wondered if the Mushroom Kingdom have books that are the equivalent to our books? If ya answered yes to one of those question or maybe both (in which I would like to know why were you thinking such a thing), then Dorkly got you covered. They got 6 classics from the Mushroom Kingdom that some of you may recognize. From Lord of the Rings to The Da Vinci Code, they covered the classics with these nice little puns. Hell, even the authors have nice puns as well and the Kama Sutra book, it promotes interspecies erotica between two creatures from the Super Mario Bros. world. Check after the jump to see what two creatures and the full size images of the books.

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Ever since The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park opened at Universal Studios I’ve been wondering when and if a Lord of The Rings themed park would open at one of the sites.

Well call it nerd wish fufillment, because it looks like will have a real Middle Earth to explore. Universal Studios has the following pitch:

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What ya see above is what if the internet named the Donnie Darko movie and you know what, it works since I have many friends who still has no idea what the movie is about (though, it took me twice). The fine folks over at CollegeHumor has come up and renamed nine movies with titles that pretty much explains the movie. From movies from the late 90’s to some recent films, check after the jump to see if you understand these internet titles of some known flicks.

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The Hobbit will NOT be in 3D. It was announced in an early Thursday morning The One Ring Middle Earth fan-panel. Peter Jackson, apparently, has definitely stated that the Hobbit films will not be in 3D. Now, even though the movie hasn’t been given the green-light, this is till exciting news. I say we pool all our money together and buy out MGM’s share so this movie can go into production! Do I have any takers?

Do you even want to see this movie get made? Would it be better in 3D or has 3D become too much of a fad? Discuss.

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It seems there is a glimmer of hope in the developmental chaos of The Lord of The Rings prequel ‘The Hobbit‘. As most of you know development has been in limbo because of MGMS’ financial situation (company is broke and can’t produce film themselves. Owns half the rights, but haven’t found a bidder that has been able to satisfie their creditors). Guillermo del Toro had to step down as a director because of other obligations (production being on hold for so long it conflicted with his schedule). The delay is also effecting the commitment by prominent actors such as Sir Ian McKellan who said he has other things he could be doing than wait around. The bad news just keeps piling on.

Now, we did hear that LOTR maestro Peter Jackson was supposedly negotiating a deal to replaced Del Toro and direct the two halves, himself. Of course, Jackson, using a fake pen name down played this rumor on AICN (claiming he’d only been approached on what a deal would look like). Talk about a nerd let down. However, it seems Peter Jackson might be pulling a fast one on us. Heatvision is claiming that Warner Bros. (who owns a significant portion of the remaining rights) has a pact with  Jackson to direct the two-part “Hobbit”. They say negotiations have in fact been made and deal is close to done.

“furiously negotiating with MGM, which is being steered by a committee of creditors and financial stakeholders.” said the site. 

In addition, they also claim that Jackson has been quietly meeting with actors in Los Angeles, U.K. and New York.

Jackson, who has been in L.A. since Saturday, is working with casting director Victoria Burrows on assembling what will likely be a large, international cast for the project

Whoa. Those are some serious claims (which all come from an uncredited source mind you) My two cents? I think the directing rumors are crap. Well, not entirely bogus. I think Jackson was approached and he expressed interest , but he has far too many other obligations to extract himself from in order to commit to helming the adaptation. So, what’s all this talk then about meeting actors and such? Well, keep in mind Peter Jackson co-wrote the script and is on board as a producer.  Doesn’t it make sense that from a producer stand point he would be making proceedings under the assumption that its going to get made? What, is he just gonna sit on his butt and do nothing while MGM gets their head out their ass? .The dude is just doing his part to move things a long while we wait for production to be officially green-lit.

Actually make a Hobbit film? “Not with 10,000 men could you do this”. Oi! Every time it seems like The Hobbit is back on track, something comes along and threatens to derail the project. The biggest dark cloud over the film is MGM’s financial situation (owns half the property and film won’t be developed till they sell) But, in weeks past, we saw Guillermo del Toro leave the project Peter Jackson (because of delays) step back in to direct (Maybe) and now Ian McKellen is saying maybe it’s time for him to look at other things as well.

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Do you think you hate to sound of the vuvuzelas in unison? Well not as much as the Fellowship, sent out forthwith to stop these abominations.

PistolShrimps’s Lord of the Rings mash-up, has now shown us that Gandalf has more to fear the a Balrog of Morgoth, the obnoxious and severe behavior of the vuvuzelas. The Soccer, ahem, FOOTBALL fans are so intense that when they aren’t flipping cars or KILLING each other in riots, they are utilizing weapons of musical destruction, the vuvuzelas.

And to stop them is Gandalf and the rest of the fellowship. Like Isengard and Mordor, South Africa and Brazil must be stopped…The union of the Two Blowers. (via scifiwire)

The Narnia saga has done fairly well in the US box office over the years. It never quite makes back what it cost to churn out of the studio, but then it triples it’s take worldwide. (more…)

This has to be the cutest fucking thing ever. A tiny Gandalf plushy? Look at those cute beady little offset eyes. Oh man they are peering into my soul, right now. I need to bring him home immediately.On a side note, I think in an attempt to make the Orc cute they accidentally made a Kif (of Futurama) plush. By clicking their names you too can pick up your very own snuggly version of Frodo, Gandalf, Legolas and Kif..sorry an Orc!

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