Actuakers
One of my all time favorites.
mraculeated
The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Stephanie
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Wednesday Three
"best not footle"I'm not sure if it is a real phrase. Either way it has given us a unique 'passcode' if you will, with which to describe a uniquely terrible film. As my name suggests we watch a horror or supernatural film every Wednesday. We have done this for two and a half years. NEVER have we regretted watching something or spending our time on a movie as much as this. Yes it has a budget. No it doesn't obviously involve art students. It is still worse than the worst dentistry I have ever had done.Watch if only to set the common standard by which you will judge not only movies but also life itself.A life sore. Pestilent and weeping.Pass it on like the Ring curse.So terrible in its entirety that a horror movie could be made of the watching of this movie.We have waited to join IMDb until we were sure. But no. It really is this terrible. Two and a half years sure.
whaleytodd
I'm a sucker for sword and sorcery movies, but after reading many bad reviews I was regretting renting this one. Then I watched it, and was quite entertained. With any low budget fantasy movie you have to watch with lower expectations. They usually lack in acting and script-writing, this did not. The actors and actresses gave a good performance. The story was straight forward, easy to follow, and didn't try to be more than it should be. I think the things that hurt the movie the most were the sound problems (when your shooting on location it's hard to get good sound), the integration of the CG dragon, and to a lesser extent, some of the shots were framed funny. From what I understand this movie cost a half million dollars to make. Lord of the Rings cost more than 200 million, yet was not 400 times better than this movie. So, in terms of ratios, Dragon is a better movie than LotR. Ah, but seriously, I enjoyed the movie and will watch the rest of the trilogy (if it gets made). Heck, I may even buy it if it's cheap enough.
ImGisele
Don't waste your time. 90% of the movie takes place in a "dark" forest and the heroes are talking about how to kill the dragon. The dragon looks okay and a lot more could have been done if there had been a script. If a bunch of teen agers had gotten together to make a movie it would have been more interesting. At least there would have been more action and some comedy relief. This movie took itself too seriously, and the characters spent most of their time philosophizing about class, duty, etc. Boring in any movie, but this kind of movie is by definition supposed to be exciting. Early in the movie, the princess is offered the chance to kill one of the hated "Dark elves", and is unable to do it. Later we find out that its not because she feels pity, but rather because she "doesn't" feel pity. She doesn't want to "feed the creature her bloodlust". What? Yeah, me too...Don't waste your time or money!!! Just say no!!!
Malaena1985
I wish I read these reviews before I rents this DVD! I can sort of get past the sweeping scenes of the mountains blanketed by trees and mist (I was thinking that were going to be shown walking on these mountains similarly to Lord of the Rings); I can sort of get past the take-three-steps-and-stop-to-rest whenever the characters talk (they can walk and talk at the same time?); I can sort of get past the really, really, really bad special effects which includes Freja's eyes (even on the cheap, they could've put forth better effort); I can even sort of get past some of the ill-placed 20st Century slang and gestures; but I CANNOT get past INCONSISTENCY and SLOPPY REPETITION! The director should've told the actors what kind of accent they're going to use for their character. If the actor isn't good at the certain accent, then the director should've done one of two things: 1) made the actors practice hard perfecting the accents of their characters, or 2) if the actors can't keep up the accent (therefore character because the characters aren't complete without the accents) then the director should've found someone who could! Talking about actors and their characters, surely the actress who played Freja could have more facial expression besides being a constant wide-eyed wonder (well, she was consistent with that at least)! I guess the contacts were really bugging her that much? Sure, she was the only one who really expressed herself through body movement moreso than others but, it would've been nice if the other characters weren't so wooden. I think she would've done great in Ginger Snaps Back.At least actors were CONSISTENTLY wooden. This is where I don't like inconsistency. I've seen so many scenes the actors could have redone in body gestures that would've been more powerful, believable, and interesting. Clearly, the director didn't think much of his cast and that is shameful on his part. Honestly, if costs were indeed an issue, I think the director and producer would've done better to go to a Ren Faire to pick up performers and actors. If there are going to be sequels to this movie, I want really, really, REALLY encourage the cast to take acting lessons, or go to a Ren Faire at the very least!
