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Dragonslayer (1981) 6.7
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom. Director:Matthew Robbins |
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A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone. An old wizard, and his keen young apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to save the next virgin in line - the Kings own daughter. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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It was a magical time but darkness rule the land. A young apprentice sorcerer faces a terrifying quest - he must destroy the fire-breathing Vermithax. For he is the . . . [Australia] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 June 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El verdugo de dragones See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$6,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Galen: Of course, the lottery. Sons are spared, but daughters are not.
Valerian: Yes, the lottery.
Galen: You're right. I am in love - but not with the princess.
[he kisses Valerian]
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Obvious matte work during some of the flying sequences and when the dragon is moving on the ground. See more »Quotes
Valerian: You'll be dead Galen Bradwarden, Sorcerer's Apprentice. You'll be dead, the dragon will still be alive and I'll still be a virgin! You'll be dead, and I don't care!Galen: Of course, the lottery. Sons are spared, but daughters are not.
Valerian: Yes, the lottery.
Galen: You're right. I am in love - but not with the princess.
[he kisses Valerian]
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The Disney company took a lot of heat from angry parents because many thought this co-production with Paramount was going to be "a Disney movie" (if you follow me), and nowhere as intense as it turned out to be to their freaked-out children! I never saw this in theaters; I first saw this years ago, when it was on TV. With its DVD release I decided to take another look at it, since it was in widescreen and I could see it uncut.
The movie has a lot going for it. The look of it is great - the locations impress and chill you at the same time, the sets (especially the cave interior) are detailed, and some of the dragon special effects are great, beating a lot of similar effects done with computer graphics nowadays. The story had some interesting (and unexpected!) plot turns.
However, while the movie is a good rainy day viewing, I didn't feel it to be much more than that. Minor stuff first. While some of the dragon special effects were good, there were others (mainly when the dragon was flying or crawling) that looked pretty bad. I don't know if it was because of the source print (clearly Paramount didn't bother to restore the movie, given there are some visible scratches in some parts), but on my TV screen the dragon in those sequences looked badly superimposed, and actually *worse* than some computer graphics nowadays!
The biggest problem I had with the movie (and the reason why I think the movie was a box-office failure) is that there are no real strong and compelling characters. The youthful hero (and his eventual girlfriend) don't have that much depth and personality. There are signs that some character development (not just of those two characters) got cut out, given the abruptness of a few scenes. As well, I couldn't really figure out just was what propelling that evil henchman knight character to do all that evil stuff he was doing. Also, the mountaintop climatic fight somehow lacked a good amount of punch, with an ending that was more like a whimper than anything else.