Dragonheart | | Cast : | Dennis Quaid, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, Sean Connery | | Director : | Rob Cohen | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | May 31, 1996 | | DVD Released Date : | August 12, 2003 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | A Classic Dragon Fantasy Film | Content
 | Plot: In a revoltion by the village against his father/the King, Enion -- the young Prince and apprentice of knight Bowen (Dennis Quaid) -- is injured. As the injury could be fatal, the Queen rushes him to a dragon with the request of it's healing power. To do so, the dragon must give half of his heart to the Prince (and, of course, he does). Yet once Enion bcomes King, he disregards any teachings of the Old Code from Bowen and becomes a cruel and corrupt young man, bringing only choas to his time of reign. From here, feeling that the dragon is the reason for Enion's rebellion, Bowen vows to slay every single dragon left in existence. But once he comes upon the last dragon left (Sean Connery with vocal duties only, as the dragon is CGI), he finds him impossible to defeat. They resort to friendship instead, and Bowen gives the dragon a name: Draco (after the constellation). They team up, traveling village to village, having Bowen to pretend he slays an evil dragon (Draco) that is inhabiting whichever current village they are working (this humorous scam being done for money, of course). But soon, the past catches up to both of them and they run into the old village now cruelly run by Enion. They, with the assistance of the villagers, decide to over-run Enion and his small army. With the help of Draco, it seems possible. But Enion ends up capturing Draco. Bowen must kill Enion and save Draco, but discovers a connection between the two that makes such a task much more difficult than he'd imagined. I've given most of the plot here, but I won't say too much about this part, because it is indeed the center of the climatic drama. All I can say is that Bowen must choose between two very difficult decisions!
Dragonheart succeeds in not only a humorous and fantastic movie, but also a heart-warming one. The ending (supported by the wonderful score) brought tears to my eyes, and the story is one that will stick with any viewer for quite some time. Although the CGI dragon is a turn-off to some, be assured that for the effects available at the time, these guys used the best. Also, as for the DVD, there are some great special features including inside looks at Draco, the effects, the story, etc. This is an adventure/fantasy film perfect for almost any age and I would certainly recommend at least a rental. If you're into dragons or just fantasy in general, Dragonheart is a must-see! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 27, 2005 | | Summary | A very entertaining movie | Content
| I was just relaxing one sunday afternoon with my brother when we caught this on SciFi channel and when it was over we were very impressed with this movie. I noticed some scenes that looked like they were going to be used in another movie that I own that was made one year after this was made (I am refering to Jurassic Park II: The Lost World). I would call Rob Cohen A Steven Speilbeg clone. The bottom line is that this is a great movie, buy it. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 21, 2005 | | Summary | Heartwarming and Wonderful | Content
| When I was about five, my family used to rent this movie and watch it all the time. I loved this movie! Then about a year ago, we bought it on VHS. I haven't seen this movie in a long time before we bought the movie, but I could remember everything about it after all of those years. Being older it touched me in a different way. I absolutly love this movie! It's a wonderful movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 09, 2005 | | Summary | ....Cried.... A Lot. | Content
| I love this movie. From the first time I saw it I was absolutely mesmerised. I definetly reccomend this movie to anyone who enjoys myth and a good movie |
| Rating | | | Date | April 30, 2005 | | Summary | My Favorite Movie of All Times | Content
| This is my favorite movie ever!! I think it was done beautifully. I love fantasy to begin with. I think it beats the real world sometimes. Dragons even though mythical, always get a bad wrap. This shows a whole other side. Sean Connery's voice is so perfect for Draco. Dennis Quaid is awesome as the "perfect knight". There's a lot of action, but a lot of warmth and much emotion involved as enemies become the best of friends. |
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