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Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

bob the moo A skiing accident in Romania uncovers a series of ice caves. The police are called as bodies are found which look like they date back centuries but this discovery is nothing compared to what appears to be a large, comparatively intact beast preserved in the ice. News reaches the London museum about this discovery and it peaks the interest of one Dr Tanner – a man mocked by his peers for claiming that attack marks on a T-Rex skull could have come from a dragon. Tanner and his team investigate and find more than they could have ever expected; meanwhile the documentary shows us the history of the beast.OK, lets get the pointless moaning out of the way – "it's not even real". Well, of course it isn't and god love anyone who thought it was. Of course the subject not being real is hardly a criticism given that 99% of the films in cinemas tend to be fictional and the genre of documentary style dramas is hardly something new. However what it does mean is that the documentary style relies very heavily on how interesting it is and also how engaging it is as it folds in with the drama part of the film. In this case the subject is nothing to do with fact or reality at all but yet the special effects in the "nature documentary" side of the film make it interesting enough.It is all very "Walking With Dinosaurs" but it looks good and Ian Holm's delivery is a good choice for the style of thing that the film is aiming for. Unfortunately though, the "drama" side of the film is roundly poor. It focuses on Dr Tanner excitedly following the modern discovery of our dragon and discovering (rapidly) all manner of things from one corpse – right down to "proving" an entire family of dragon species or coming up with an extreme rating ritual from a few burns in the rock! The explanation of how the mythical figure worked and lived is pretty detailed but I found it impossible to forget that it was entirely made up! This is only part of the story though because whatever potential the theorising had is completely undercut by the delivery of the drama part.The dialogue and acting is average at best, with Hilton miscast and unable to do anything with what he is given. Tanner's narration is also poor; the American accent doesn't help but it is still poor regardless. Hardy's direction clearly focuses on the effects rather than the overall product (as does Foley's script) and he can't help this part of it. This leaves the viewer with the only value being offered from the curio nature of seeing the dragons as if they were real and this was a documentary.This was barely enough for me although I admit at times I was interested. The drama is terrible nonsense that is badly delivered in many aspects and it is only the novelty of seeing the dragon as a subject of a "Walking with Dinosaurs" nature programme that makes it engaging at all. Perfect for those that adore dragons and want to believe the myth, a very mixed bag for everyone else.

seppo-sihvo After buying The Lost World from DVD I was also inspired to get this one along Chased By Sea Monsters as they were both in discount. Watched it a moment ago and my final word is: For being a fictional document, it rocked my world! The story of dragons evolving from prehistoric times was really well thought out even though I didn't really buy the fire breath idea, though it's an awesome thought. The actors playing the scientists also didn't completely convince me, but they did their part well enough to lead the story forward. In the end the story will also be tragic but has a "kinda" happy ending. If you're interested about more information about these mythical beasts give this one a try. You will believe..................

firespell-1 This "fiction-documentary" was kind of weird,I first saw it in Discovery Channel with my cousin.But i had to change the channel to E! because the Choise awards were in motion, but anyway when it finished I switched to Discovery Channel but the "fiction-documentary" had already finished.So I rented it.When I first saw the movie i really liked it!But that is because I thought it was real!I couldn't believe it,they had actually founded a real dragon.But then i stopped to think..If it is real why hadn't I heard from it before?So i started a web-search,and then I found out that it was a fiction story really.First i felt weird, as if i had been tricked,then i felt stupid and finally as many of you I felt anger. They had tricked me with they're stupid advertisement which was "Dragons,a fantasy made real".They had never said that it was fake.Anyway, I totally agree with Iggimarco.I would like to sue them.But what the F^%$^...Anyway, the movie has really good camera effects.Thats why a 7/10 is the most suitable rank for this movie.But I really hated the movie to be fiction.If I had been warned that the movie was a "What if..." fantasy I would have liked it much more.Still I was left with one question.."How is it that the Aztecs,the Nordics,the Greeks,the Chineses and much more civilizations talked about the same creatures when there was no way they could have related to each others??"(this question was mentioned in the movie)..Well,I guess it's one of those questions which makes the world a little more interesting and exciting.Anyway,if archeologist's one day discover a Dragon,It wouldn't be the first time that the Miths came real.Let me remind you that some decades ago a giant squirt was found which some years earlier was considered a Greek Myth.There is one chance in a million that the dragons did exist, and if they did eventually we will know.

ironlungs716 As a Dragon lover I completely enjoyed this movie. It was very interesting from the moment it started until it ended. I KNOW it was only fiction, but it was made to look so real. The level of special effects were superb and very convincing. And why is it not possible that Dragons might not have existed ? Millions of years ago is such a long time ago. The movie made it seem all so possible that their existence was a reality. Anyone who loves Dragons will enjoy this movie and I highly recommend it. Patrick Stewart as the narrator was an excellent choice as well. He has such an authoritative voice and commands attention. I personally wish they would make more movies like this about Dragons. My only complaint is that they dealt only with the fire breathing race of Dragons and did not include some of the other races common amongst Dragons.