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September 20, 2002

Dragonheart

Swords, Sorcery, and Dragons

Quaid plays a knight of the old school, who servers an evil king. He is teaching the king's son to be noble and to be a better man than his father. But in a battle the king is killed and the son mortally wounded. The queen takes her son to a dragon, who gives him half of his heart to save his life. But it is a bad bargain, as the new king now turns towards evil. Quaid realises that the dragon was responsible, but as he cannot recognise exactly which one it was, he decides to go on a quest to kill every dragon in the kingdom.

Coming upon the very last dragon, voiced by Sean Connery, he attempts to kill it. But they reach an understanding and form an unlikely partnership going around the country scamming local villagers. Then they decide to start a peasant revolt to depose the evil new king, which succeeds, and Quaid and a high spirited local girl become the new benevolent rulers. The last dragon is killed, but becomes a new star in the night sky along with his ancestors.

Some excellent dragon special effects turn a second rate story into quite an entertaining film. This will appeal to older children, as some of the fighting is very violent, but it's not strong enough to stand as an adults choice. Watch it for the dragon, and for the kings appalling British 70s glam rock style haircut, with accent to match.

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Posted by se71 at September 20, 2002 01:02 PM

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