Thanks for the memories!

Nice effects though.

A Disappointing Continuation

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I had been reading about this movie for a while and thought the idea of a humorous retelling of the legend of George and the dragon had some potential. However, the film was never widely released. Then I was watching Sci Fi Channel on a boring Saturday and suddenly this movie appeared (under the generic name of "Dragon Sword"). I quickly realized this was the "George and the Dragon" movie I'd been wanting to see. However, I didn't have very high expectations.But ultimately, it's not that bad. It has some major problems. The plot becomes a bit incoherent at times. The editing is NOT good. The special effects are NOT good (and I'm not really that picky about such things). However, the actors lift it slightly above mediocrity. James Purefoy is fun to watch as the war-weary knight who just wants "an acre and two head of cows" and finds himself on a rather odd journey. Piper Perabo is cute as the spunky princess (though they never adequately explain why she is so obsessed with dragons). Their relationship follows the usual path of such movies: antagonism followed by mutual attraction. The supporting players are pretty good as well.Keep your expectations low and you'll enjoy the movie. It could have been a lot better but it's pretty high quality for the Sci Fi Channel.

This film looks as though it had major production problems with cast (disapearing) and hence a revised plot line?? After what I imagine is a bit of a bodge job on the script the cast has persevered with a lot of humour and gusto to present a story which although it has many flaws also has a charm that makes up for this to the credit of Purefoy, Perabo and Duncan who throw themselves into making the best of it I suspect. If you like a comedy along the lines of A Knights Tale combined with a bit of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves then this is pretty much what you are getting, a good old romp with some hammy over the top theatricals thrown in.

I saw this on the Sci-Fi Channel so I knew it would be bad to start with but I was surprised at how much worse it was than expected. The CG effects on the dragon were terrible, even for the Sci-Fi channel and the writing was pathetic. I couldn't tell if this was supposed to be that stupid as a joke or if it just came out that way. The only redeeming quality of this movie is that it's so terrible it's almost funny, especially the part where Patrick Swayze's knight character goes home to his Knight father who has retired after losing his legs and is now bed-ridden in his armor for the sole purpose of letting the audience know he was a knight. The majority of the movie focuses around an enormous dragon egg that hatches into a not-so-enormous baby dragon with some of the worst CGI I've ever seen. This was just awful.

A brave knight goes on a quest to find a missing princess, who -how surprising- is very stubborn but also very beautiful. He finds himself helping her to protect the egg of a dragon, living in constant hesitation between destroying it and continuing to protect it. Throw in a greedy prince and a bunch of villains and you have a nice romantic and adventurous fairy tale.This movie was nice to watch and enjoy, but just as easily forgotten. In terms of special effects, you cannot compare it to other dragon movies like Dragonheart or Reign of Fire. The storyline was however quite entertaining. A happy end tends to leave you behind with a smile no matter how bad the acting or how lousy the costumes. So I guess that's why I appreciated this movie in a weird kind of way.