Dragonheart

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Summary: The greatest dragon-story I ever read!
Review: DragonHeart was a great movie, and this book is even more! It is about a dragon, Draco, but it is also about morals, codes, ethics, choices, and it was a story that makes you think. It also adds onto the movie, because the book goes much more into depth about the characters and their histories, thoughts, and dreams in a way I think the movie only touched on. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy, adventure, dragons, or the stars.

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Summary: Just amazing
Review: I am a hugely ardent fan of the movie... and I think I have to admit that is even better. It goes into a lot more depth- this is apparently what Pogue really wanted to do with the screenplay but couldn't. You get tons more about character here too and the whole story is somehow filled out. There are some very funny bits (Gilbert's first encounter with Draco par example...), and some haunting dark passages - a lot of Einon's thoughts...
And everything describing Draco and his thoughts is just beautiful... There's a bit near the end where he wants a last flight and sunshine which completely breaks my heart *sob*.
It's the sort of book I will gladly stay up all night reading... beautifully written... just amazing!!!




(Pls. note: this review was written by me about the BOOK - I don't know how much the tape has been abridged, but I strongly suggest you read the book anyway cos, as I said, it's brilliant!!)

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Summary: Literate Fantasy
Review: I read this book because of an article I read in which Charles Edward Pogue claimed that his screenplays for Dragonheart & Kull were savaged by their Directors. To give the man a fair shake, I read his Dragonheart Novel. I can see why he was so upset! Wherever the film takes a wrong turn, the Novel goes in the right direction. Everything that is wrong about the film is RIGHT in the Novel. The writing, while now and then a little spare [which is better than overwriting] and a little too modern, is, overall, exceedingly literate [some of the dialogue is close to Tad Williams level]. The characters are believable and involving. The story explains itself and it's world. I HIGHLY recommend buying a copy of Dragonheart!

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Summary: Literate Fantasy
Review: I read this book because of an article I read in which Charles Edward Pogue claimed that his screenplays for Dragonheart & Kull were savaged by their Directors. To give the man a fair shake, I read his Dragonheart Novel. I can see why he was so upset! Wherever the film takes a wrong turn, the Novel goes in the right direction. Everything that is wrong about the film is RIGHT in the Novel. The writing, while now and then a little spare [which is better than overwriting] and a little too modern, is, overall, exceedingly literate [some of the dialogue is close to Tad Williams level]. The characters are believable and involving. The story explains itself and it's world. I HIGHLY recommend buying a copy of Dragonheart!

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Summary: This is the definitive version of DRAGONHEART!
Review: If you like the movie of DRAGONHEART, you'll love the book. If you didn't like the movie (and I, as the author of the screenplay, have a lot of problems with it), you may find the book a surprise. For many reasons, the movie falls short of my original vision of what it should be. I felt it lost depth, emotional resonance, and lots of logic and connective tissue. With the novel, I've had a chance to correct the mistakes of the film and more fairly represent the original screenplay. But the book is not just a carbon-copy of the screenplay put in past tense. I wanted very much to make use of the novel form and elaborate on the themes and characters. I wrote this from seven different drafts of the script...putting back in lost material, taking things out from the movie I didn't want, coming up with new inspirations that were never in any draft. It was wonderful to write unfettered and to luxuriate in the language, to know that scenes didn't have to end after three or four pages, that budget was not a problem, that arrogant directors or timid studio heads would not bowlderized and banalize subtleties. This novel was the most joyous writing experience I ever had. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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Summary: I like the part in the book where Dragonheart dies!!!!
Review: Ijust have to say that I love this book!! Also the movie is Awesome!!!!

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Summary: This is one of the best novilizations I've read
Review: When I first saw Dragonheart in the theatre my first thought was "I want the soundtrack!" My second was "I wonder if it's a book?" Many things from the movie are more thoroughly explained in the book(like what the things on Bowen's shield are) and at an earlier point in the story. Sometimes its hard to make things clear in a movie without getting too graphic! This book provided me with a lot of good reading because I was able to read it many times over without getting bored. I just hope Mr. Pogue does more work of this calibre in the future