Ahhhh THE PUNS!
See - I love both the Sci-Fi flicks and the Sword/Sorcery Flicks that came out in that late 70's/early 80's wave. I don't quite know what it is - it's probably because they're burned into my brain from my childhood, but even as an adult, I like the design aestehtics they used... even the slick stuff didn't look so SLICK, you know? I think fantasy and sci-fi today just looks a little TOO clean, if you know what I mean. These films feel more lived in - could be due to the budgetary and technological limitations, but I liked that.
Like, the classic Blade Runner - it's the future, but everything looks old... run down. I love that. People try to do it today, and it still looks too... perfect. They should go back to shooting things on crappy grain 35mm film!
Bt