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Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer

6.5

Dragonslayer

PG·1981·108m

Summary

A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Matthew Robbins

Screenplay

Hal Barwood

Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

September 14, 2020

7

A suitably entertaining fantasy film from Disney, if a tad too long.

<em>'Dragonslayer'</em> is just about good. I like some of the locations used as well as the, admittedly dated, special effects. As for my dislikes, those would be the cast, characters and story. I had a fine time following all three, but I didn't overly care for any of them - I didn't feel attached.

Peter MacNicol, who I always remember from 1997's <em>'Bean'</em>, is alright as Galen, if unspectacular and mostly forgettable. As are the rest of the cast in truth, I can't say their performances will stick in my mind either unfortunately.

I can see how some people would enjoy this. I did, just not majorly.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$18,000,000.00

Revenue:

$14,110,013.00

Keywords

princess
virgin
sacrifice
self sacrifice
magic
secret identity
solar eclipse
sorcerer's apprentice
amulet
lottery
brood
human sacrifice
sorcerer
cross dressing
dragon
hidden identity
landslide
sword and sorcery
6th century