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Dragon Wars

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
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Based on 89 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Action | Drama | Fantasy
Written by:
Directed by: Hyung-rae Shim
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 14, 2007
DVD: January 8, 2008
Running Time: 107 minutes, Color
Origin: South Korea / USA
Language(s): English / Korean
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and creature action
Starring Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, Aimee Garcia, Craig Robinson, Chris Mulkey, and Elizabeth Peña
A beautiful young woman possesses the power to transform a legendary giant serpent into an almighty dragon that can only ascend into heaven with the woman's ultimate sacrifice. But the forces of darkness are out to claim the young woman as their own while her reincarnated lover and his aged mentor stand in their way. (Freestyle Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Frankly, it's dumb, but no dumber than "Transformers."
Read Full Review >Variety Derek Elley
A feast of A-grade f/x married to a Z-grade, irony-free script.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Andy Webster
It is such a breathless, delirious stew, it’s impossible not to be entertained, provided -- this is crucial -- you have a sense of humor.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
While the CGI effects are undeniably impressive, the laughable story line, risible dialogue and cheap humor (most of it involving a hapless zoo security guard) seriously detract from the fun.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
You don't have to hand the folks behind Dragon Wars much (the acting, directing, costumes, editing, props, music, etc: They're all off). But when they decide to sic that giant snake and those prehistoric dino-birds on downtown Los Angeles, the movie turns shockingly watchable.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Luke Y. Thompson
This one’s for connoisseurs of the “totally preposterous crap” school of fantasy cinema.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Robert Abele
Fluent in the laughable dialogue of a million bad fantasy flicks:
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
This South Korean pseudo-epic is some of the most ambitious cr-- I've ever seen.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson
All the thought seems to have gone into the marketing, and none into the unfathomably terrible script.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 3.0 (out of 10) based on 89 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Keenan S gave it a4:
I tried so hard to enjoy this film, but it wouldn't let me. The film is ridiculous on every level, and is laughable through the entire film. From its terrible dialogue and storytelling that's littered with plot holes (Korean people getting reincarnated as white people? What?), To the boring action scenes (Why does this remind me of Power Rangers? And how is the old guy able to fly in the air and fight like a ninja?) and bad sense of humor (A hobo shouting "You lazy bum!"), makes Dragon Wars fall flat. There are a couple of saving graces which prevent me from rating it any lower; the music and there are a few interesting action scenes. Still, I was gravely disappointed with this film and was hoping for a fun, B-movie action flick (Dragons with cannons on their backs? Awesome! Too bad they wasted this idea too). This film did not live up to the unlimited potential it had to be an awesome dragon flick, but it wasted it all (How do waste $75 million to create this?). Sorry, but you'll have to wait for a dragon flick that's actually good. I don't recommend this film.
Dave Y gave it a0:
Oh my god...you're kidding right? This is without a doubt the worst film ever made. I've watched it 3 times to try and find some good in it but every time I just found more stuff to get annoyed with! Eventually I got so angry I decided to leave this comment. This film should be burned along with the director and I really wonder if he's ever seen a film before, I could have made a better film with my grandma, and she doesn't have any arms or legs! The plot was outrageously stupid firstly using Korean names for things which just confused everything, then the teacher training his student to fight just jumped around him, then saying: 'Good, you'll be able to beat me soon'....he didn't fight you in the first place you idiot!!!!! Also, near the beginning, the girl checks herself into the hospital for having a bad dream and then gets locked up for it with guards watching her door and then starts flipping out against the door because 'something crazy is happening!' She also seems to think that her strategically placed Korean legends book which is written in Korean will save her if she puts the pictures on the walls and tells everyone she’s not crazy...I don't know about you, but when I have a bad dream, I just roll over and go back to sleep instead of calling an ambulance and locking yourself in a cell! I'm going to skip right to the end now because the middle just gets me angrier. The two 'heroes' who are now in love after knowing each other for what must have been two hours at most. They're in a car in LA, and then suddenly, they get knocked out and wake up tied up in some random desert in hell with a big castle and mountains and fire in the sky. Basically, the fights here are stupid, the 'hero' doesn't do anything to save her and his necklace which he luckily still wears which looks like a power rangers' cock piece kills everyone for him! Then he tries to stop the girl sacrificing herself briefly but when she’s says no, he says ok, I see your point...I thought you loved her you self righteous prick! Go save her or tell her you love her or do something! Anyway, she dies, comes back as a spirit briefly, says she loves him, he just stares at her blankly...then she floats away. Then the old man who he has met twice for two minutes each time appears, then disintegrates with the wind and the 'hero' puts on his most emotional speech acting to say: 'goodbye old man' as if he'd grown up with him and they'd been lovers or his mentor or just his favorite poster girl!! Then the film ends with a picture of this hell place and the 'hero' walking into the desert obviously CGI...where are you going you stupid idiot! Its hell, you've got nowhere to go! If it is somewhere on earth, you're heading towards the desert and mountains beyond that... Now riddle me this Hyung-rae Shim, because you must be a genius. How on earth did you manage to get this film made?! It is so appalling I'm surprised a film studio even looked at the script for more than two minutes! This really is the worst film ever made and if there was a chance of going into minus numbers for my vote it would be down in the desert of hell with your 'hero' wandering through the sands of time trying to find my dignity and pride! I hope this doesn't come across as being at all a dig at Eastern cultures because it really isn't, this film should not be allowed to be viewed again by humanity, let alone Korea, who should not hold this film to represent their work. The End.
Brad A gave it a0:
Imagine an after-school special on the sci-fi network. But much much much worse. I will choke down anything put in front of me in the hopes that things will get better. Boy was I wrong. I don't think I watched it for 20 minutes before I turned it off. This movie is as bad as everyone says it is. For once, believe the reviews...and then run. If you watch this movie you can never get that time back and you will feel hollow inside.
Richard J gave it a0:
Horrible. Incomprehensible. Shoddy. It is extremely rare for me to not like at least a small part of any movie, but this one had no redeeming features whatsoever. Another reviewer said "If you want to share some unforgettable memories with your children, this will be an excellent choice." Absolutely true - any future rubbish movie you see with your children can be accompanied by "hey, at least it wasn't as bad as Dragon Wars." Pretty much all the actors (I use that term extremely loosely) seemed to have no idea what was going on, both in the movie, and in their own private lives that meant they were forced to accept a role in this film. The special effects were the best part of Dragon Wars, and even then they would not have looked out of place in an episode of Buck Rogers. Seriously. I literally have absolutely no idea what the point of this movie was. It made no sense whatsoever, and there was absolutely no attempt to get the audience to either like the good guys or hate the baddies. Whoever they were. Which, ultimately, means that pretty much everyone who watches this will hate pretty much everything about it.
James L gave it a3:
The film was bad, i'm not gonna lie, but the visuals and action sequences were entertaining. The plot and acting are awful. As for the person who commented on how Korea should stick to making LGs and Kia's, this movie is not a fair representation of Korean cinema as there are many brilliant Korean films like Oldboy, 3-Iron, and The Host to name a few. Nevertheless, I had a good time laughing at the dialogue.
Jerry T. gave it a10:
This film seriously is the best film ive ever seen try watching it upside down and with a lollypop on your nose you will probably look more sane than this movie ever will
Tom H. gave it a1:
This was actually the worst films i have evr seen. It was dull, it had a shocking ending, the cgi wasnt too great and it was a waste of £10!
