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- 2002
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 41 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 41 m
Summary An exciting tale of adventure and survival that fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future. (Buena Vista Pictures Entertainment)
Directed By: Rob Bowman
Written By: Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterka, Matt Greenberg
- 2002
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 41 m
- 2002
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 41 m
Reign of Fire
39
6.2
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Summary An exciting tale of adventure and survival that fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future. (Buena Vista Pictures Entertainment)
Directed By: Rob Bowman
Written By: Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterka, Matt Greenberg
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
39
27% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
40% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
39
27% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
40% Negative
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
The fact that Reign of Fire does what it sets out to do is a cause for celebration amongst those who like special effects-laden action movies featuring fire-breathing monsters and mayhem.
The film delivers the goods, reptile-wise. Though the computer-generated villains look a bit clumsy at ground level, they're superb in the air.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 86 User Ratings
6.2
41% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
50% Mixed
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
9% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 86 User Ratings
6.2
41% Positive
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
50% Mixed
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
9% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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This was the first movie that 'opened' my mind new ideas, mixing Mythology with post-devastation Sci Fi. But also, strong concepts as survival, friendship and especially how a religion starts from a real necessity of indoctrination when there is no universal education, or how technology can beat giant monsters (usually represented invulnerable, from heavy tanks to nuclear bombs, removing the small trail of credibility that fantasy need). I was a child and didn't think about these things, just started to renew my stories with that trail of realism I experimented for first time here.
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Surprisingly lifeless monster movie.
Like a dog walking on its hind legs across a freshly waxed floor -- awkward, slow, deliberate, seeking approval -- the action thriller Reign of Fire gets from start to finish, somehow, without tumbling into complete disaster.
The story doesn't clarify why the dragons hibernated for hundreds of years, nor why they awakened. Clearly, however, the filmmakers might have benefited from more sleep before penning the script.
Director Rob Bowman seems at a loss as to what to bring to the film, which, even with its good choice of leads, plods along from one dragon fight to the next, all of them staged to showcase Fire's impressive CGI dragons, but none choreographed with any real flair.
Truly awful.
I like this film very much! I first saw him as a child. Very good atmosphere of post-apocalypse in film, good actors and unusual villains - dragons. However film is short. For all time was killed only two dragons - not enough action, In addition dragons are rarely seen in film. Very weak and sometimes stupid story... But despite this, I think this film is very good. Even today it looks good, but the film was created in 2002!
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It is a movie that I want to praise and scold at the same time. It has unique ideas, a good cast of characters and an interesting fresh setting. But on the negative side some parts of the story are unbelievable or outright ridiculous, you will often feel that they could have gotten more out of the setting / concept and it is strangely fast forgotten. For the setting / story: During an underground construction in London workers awaken a slumbering dragon from hibernation. This leads to the awakening of countless other dragons that over the years destroyed the civilization and driven humans nearly to extinction. It is the story of Quinn who was a child when the events started and is now a leader **** of humans who hide in an old castle and a group of soldiers lead by Denton van Zen who still tries to exterminate the dragons. Rest would be spoilers so I will end it here. The setting is refreshing and it is a post-apocalyptic Mad Max style setting with dragons. Just awesome. Then there are the characters. Quinn and Denton are the main characters and do a good job. They are polar opposites and have a good chemistry. The rest of the cast does also a good job. The CGI are excellent here. The dragons look great and menacing. Also the sets and visual give a great representation of a post apocalyptic scenario. You get the feeling **** and scary world where (nearly) all hope is lost. So far so good but there are negative points. Like I said the story is unbelievable even for a fantasy setting. Dragons are strong, menacing and scary but are no match for modern weapons. In Fables they have a similar discussion and came to the conclusion that no dragon is even a challenge to a fighter jet and only as an unrelated to this movie side-note that a man armed with a machine gun outperforms a wizard with twenty years of training (A sharpshooter can also eliminate any wizards with ease). Can you imagine even ten thousands or hundred thousand of dragons standing a chance against the combined military forces of the world? If mankind perfected anything in their history it is the art of war and killing. I also did not even point out nuclear, chemical or biological weapons that will diffidently be used. Yes there would be human causalities probably in the millions but even when the nations will not work together they will exterminate the dragons fast. Maybe with some left alive in unpopulated areas and zoos. Then there is the observation that is plot relevant and I cant spoil. The chance that this got overlooked is smaller than a snowballs chance in hell. Also I think stories placed at an earlier time of events could be far superior. For example during the beginning where the existence of dragons would be denied being a pipe dreams, when the battle against dragons started or the final stages of the war. I think I have said enough. Overall this movie has refreshing ideas and is worth watching. However it is fast forgotten as I have not heard anyone in many years heard talking or mentioning this movie. With a bit of more creative writing and minor improvements this could easily become a classic.
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Reign of Fire is a fun monster movie. The effects are mostly good and it has some decent action scenes. Reign of Fire also drags a scenery chewing performance out of Mathew McConaughey: "You go ahead and have your little soiree. Personally, you people make me sick!"
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One of the worst fantasy films ever made, which is disappointing considering its lively cast. Even more hilarious considering Christian Bale thought a sequel could be forged from the disaster fire which is this film.
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Mouais… on a certainement vu plus débile dans le genre… mais on a aussi vu beaucoup moins con ! le scénario en carton est bourré d’incohérences.
Les deux stars roulent des mécaniques un peu trop et les dialogues se roulent dans le ridicule régulièrement. Et pour un film sur le feu, les effets spéciaux sont particulièrement bon marché (fabriqués en Chine ou quoi ?).
Evidemment, partir d’un postulat aussi bancal, il fallait oser : des dragons à notre époque ! De là à débattre si c’est plus demeuré que Godzilla, Pacific Rim ou toutes les déjections Marvèle Studios, il y a un pas et surtout du temps à perdre. Personnellement, je mets tout ça dans la même poubelle.
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Awards
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
• 1 Nomination
