Elric of Melnibone

This short is pathetic and entirely fails to capture the character.  Yes, Elric is albino but he isn't buff.  He's rather skinny and sickly.  Prior to getting Stormbringer - which imbues him with strength and stamina - he used all sorts of medicinal herbs to overcome his various ailments.  Also, Stormbringer is a black sword, not noted for its mirror shine.  I have no idea what this scene is supposed to represent.  I read the original story arc and some of the later novels that Moorcock probably shouldn't have written and do not recognize this.
Elric and his soul-sucking black sword, Stormbringer, are such iconic and famous characters that I am astonished that this is the only live-action Elric I have found.  With all the fantasy characters who have made it to film, I am baffled that Elric hasn't made a splash.

Predator: Dark Ages

This fan film takes place in England sometime in the 12th or 13th century.  Technically, that is after the Dark Ages but we'll let that slide.  Sir Thomas, a Templar Knight, has been summoned to hunt a monster that is troubling the English countryside.  He has a band of hardened warriors, one of whom is a female ranger named Freya.  Brother Joseph, an elderly priests, provides them with a Muslim man who has some knowledge of the beast they seek.  Thomas is less than pleased to be saddled with a Saracen!  The party sets out and Freya soon finds tracks that lead into the woods.  The tracks split, west and north.  Three follow the west and three follow the north.

Yes, it is exactly like the other Predator films with the Predator picking off the heroes one by one.  Still, the idea of Templars fighting a Predator is pretty darned cool.  And, since the Predator is a sporting type, they are giving the opportunity to fight and not just get blasted from a distance.

The production values are surprisingly good.  The acting is likewise much better than you would expect from a fan film.  Quite fun and I hope it spawns a full-blown movie.

 

JourneyQuest - Animated

JourneyQuest is one of the great web series, offering great comedy in a D&D setting.  A classic scene is when two orcs relate an incident to a bard, with some artistic license.  Though the live action is good, this animated version is pure genius.  I'd almost suggest that it be spliced into the episode.

 

Sintel

This brilliant short follows the quest of the titular character, Sintel. We meet her as she is trekking across a snowy cliff and she is attacked by some random marauder. She overcomes him by the barest margin and collapses in the snow. She awakens in a shaman's hut and tells why she is in this distant land.

Sintel was a lonely street urchin in some large nameless city. She eked out a living while living in ruins. One day, she came across an injured dragon. She adopted the dragon, nursed it to health, and named it Scales. She wasn't alone any more, at least for a little while. But Scales was taken from her and she has come a long way in search of her dragon.

The 15 minute short is entirely CGI. Its claim to fame is that it was produces with open source programs and that the film itself is available for download. With that in mind, the achievement is really impressive. Not only is the story tremendous, but so are the graphics. It has a very professional look and excellent production.

There are links to lots of extras that show the development of the character, the choreography of the fights, the mechanics of Blender software, and so forth. It is easy to spend a couple of hours on this short film.

 

 

The Saga of Biorn

Finally, there is an outstanding Viking film.  Few Viking films can compete with this epic deathfest. We have dwarves, trolls, Valhalla, and all the stuff that makes Vikings cool. Our hero is past his prime but what a Viking! Best of all, there is brevity:

Female Armor

College Humor has a great skit about female armor in fantasy.  Very funny.  Notice that the blacksmith played the villain in the latest Ghostbuster movie: