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Almost Unwatchable.

posted 17 years ago by wild_cobra427
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I was ready to turn it off after the first 10 minutes. God awful acting, dialogue and costumes. But, since I waited 12 years to watch this and I'm a fan of Sean Connery, I decided to push on. As the knight in The Last Crusade would say, "He chose....poorly". I liked the effects, the scenery and the acting of Hewe, Gilbert and sometimes Kara. But they couldn't offset the forced acting by Bowen, Einin, The Queen, Brok, etc, etc, etc. And since the movie is fantasy, I'm not even going to get into the rubbish like shooting an arrow 200 yards while riding a horse. Or why Bowen didn't age one bit in 12 years. They at least gave Brok grey hair. And talk about hair, what was with the wigs? The Planet of the Apes had more realistic hair. Anyway, watch it you want, like it if you want, but in my opinion, it's hard to justify the 4/10 I gave this movie.

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[–] Jerodast 16 years ago

Yeah...after the awkward opening and Bowen not aging in 12 years, I realized this would be pretty goofy. I pretty much kept watching for the dragon.

[–] ohmyhead 16 years ago

As the knight in The Last Crusade would say, "He chose....poorly".

hahaha! And I believe that very knight was in this movie as well! THe one in the stone pillar reminding Bowen what being a Knight is all about. Sure sounded like him anyway.

[–] dracotharpian2002 16 years ago

Sorry guys, but I have to say that I loved this movie. Probably the most memorable movie I have ever seen. Draco Forever!

"Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen"
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[–] LemonVampire 16 years ago

I love this film tremendously, and I honestly don't see what everyone is always going on about with the wigs.

[–] PeterBlues 15 years ago

i tuned in on this, and i thought there were these two kids in a childrens movies i know about, then suddenly i noticed it was on a fighting ground and blood came running down a creek. i think there must be some kind of pussycat limit atleast when it comes to some genres even for new(er?) movies. i can't give an opinion about it though, i only saw about a minute of it.

in the middle of the night,
highway worker sleeping by the road side,
but only for a short while,
i see lights on and engine sound,
couse there is trouble waiting around,
mobs like with sledges come running down,
it's me they are after,
in my shack not much farther,
i was asleep in my home,
when i heard trouble out on the road,
like an emergency button on the phone,
i woke up to a close call,
stay away from me,
couse i've got bad luck on my scene,
so many out to get me,
i should run before i get catched, time to go,
they're on my path, but i have nowhere to run anymore.

[–] kwillis76 15 years ago

The only reason to watch is movie is for the dragon! Draco is awesome.