Rating: 
Summary: Dumb fun but too unrealistic
Review: Read on before you remark, "Duh! Dragons unrealistic? As If!"
No, seriously, the dragon isn't the problem. It looks like a screen shot from a video game, and it doesn't seem to have to eat for fuel for growth, flight or firebreathing, but at least you understand its motivation, and it behaves in a consistent and believable fashion.
And the basic premise is really no harder to believe than with dozens of other movies - very Jurassic Park. I could swallow the premise more easily than I could, for example, "Farenheit 9/11" (another fictional work but one sorely lacking charismatic reptiles.)
No, the major flaw of Dragon Fighter is the character development of the humans. They behave inconsistently and completely at-odds with what we know humans to be. The leads, for example, see a string of their friends and compatriots die (this is hardly a spoiler, since it is true of almost any movie with the word "dragon" OR "figher" in the title) and yet are laughing and joking just as soon as they think they've made their escape. More battles, near-death experiences and fallen-friends later, they make another escape at the end of the movie... and arrange a date. Yes, a date.
It's sad when the monsters are more realistic than the people. And it makes this movie rather annoying to watch.
Rating: 
Summary: Sometimes Extinction IS For The Better
Review: Sometime in the past of England, some brave nights set out to slay a dragon. They were not very successful, but the dragon's flame set off their gunpowder and caused a cave-in that trapped the dragon.
In present day, Dean Cain is the new head of security for an underground lab facility. He arrives piloting a helicopter and bringing with him the lead scientist who is clutching a sample case. Once at the facility, Dean learns that they are, indeed, performing cloning and that the scientist has a new sample. He got it in England so you can guess what it is.
An attempt is made at cloning the new sample, it develops much more rapidly than it should and it escapes into the facility. The facility setting actually made it easier on the animators as all of the sets the creature was in looked the same and only allowed one posture. A few plot twists put a time limit on when the survivors must get out of the facility and the tension builds. The ending is typical but still fun with a few shades from other movies.
The odd part of the movie is that the new Head of Security seems to have no security clearance and everyone outranks him. He cannot open doors and much of the facility is off-limits to him. There seems to be a complete lack of security systems (although there are some lab cameras that conveniently stop working when the plot demands). This all makes the film lighter than was probably intended but does add to the entertainment value of the film.
Rating: 
Summary: Not Bad for a B-Movie
Review: The fossilized remains of a dinosaur found in a cave in Southern England become the next project of a group of scientists trying to clone extinct species and repopulate the planet's animal kingdom. The regulations state that they can't clone a species older than man but this particular dinosaur when carbon dated was found to be less than 1,000 years old. Only this is no dinosaur, it's a dragon and it falls to Capt. David Carver (Dean Cain), head of laboratory security, to stop its reign of destruction before it can wreck havoc on the planet.For a low budget film, the effects and the sets were excellent. The dragon was very realistic almost cute in a sadistic sort of way. They used a lot of multi-screen shots so that the audience could view what was happening in more than one place at the same time and could also see close-ups of the various actors as they react to their situation. I very much enjoyed this film and am considering renting some of the films seen in the previews at the beginning of the DVD.
Rating:
Summary: Not Bad for a B-Movie
Review: The fossilized remains of a dinosaur found in a cave in Southern England become the next project of a group of scientists trying to clone extinct species and repopulate the planet's animal kingdom. The regulations state that they can't clone a species older than man but this particular dinosaur when carbon dated was found to be less than 1,000 years old. Only this is no dinosaur, it's a dragon and it falls to Capt. David Carver (Dean Cain), head of laboratory security, to stop its reign of destruction before it can wreck havoc on the planet. For a low budget film, the effects and the sets were excellent. The dragon was very realistic almost cute in a sadistic sort of way. They used a lot of multi-screen shots so that the audience could view what was happening in more than one place at the same time and could also see close-ups of the various actors as they react to their situation. I very much enjoyed this film and am considering renting some of the films seen in the previews at the beginning of the DVD.
Rating:
Summary: Low Budget but not bad
Review: This is a low budget film but it was surprisingly good for all that. Yes some of the props look phoney but not everyone has a budget of $60m. But i enjoyed this because it stars my favourite actor DEAN CAIN. He is a talented actor so why he takes roles in low-budget movies i don't know, to pay the rent for sure. But at least it keeps him in work.
I was pleasantly surprised by Kristine Byers who co-stars.
Having said that, low-budget movies at least provide work for the many actors/actress of all nationalities. Most of the cast were Bulgarian, which was the location for the film.
Rating: 
Summary: Absoutely Horrible
Review: This movie didn't deserve the 1 star that I gave it. I only put 1 star because you can't put zero. To start off with, my friend, who is an amateur film maker, can do better special effects. The front end helicopter shots were horrendus!! It was all 2-D and just not realistic. The shots of the dragon were a bit better, but hardly high quality. Now the acting was a big shaky. Dean Cain, who I respect as an actor, lost a lot of my respect from this film. During too many scenes it looked as if he was trying too hard to fit the part, and it just wasn't working. Well enough of my gabbing about how horrible this movie was. My advice to you, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY TO RENT OR BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!
|
