Dragonslayer

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Blu B A Deep Cut 80's Fantasy Classic. This has all the cliches you'd expect. A dragon, townspeople to be saved, wizards, a princess, and the heroes journey. In a sense it doesn't break any new ground but it does add some twists to the formula and does the basics overall well. The acting ins't bad. The poster is a bit misleading as it looks like a normal hero and they kind of don't meantion the dude is like a young Richard Simmons who is kind of out of place. But suprisingly the more it went on the more he kind of grew on me and I liked him. He went through hell basically. The girl is cool too and everyone else sin't abd. The dragon design is good too. The special effects are good overall too and creative. Everything else is pretty solid. It's kind of clunky a bit setting things up in the first half. But it finds a nice rhythm in the second half adding layers to the story with the Princess sacrificing herself, the romance, and the actual dragon fight. I do like the irony of how people would rather believe there is no magic and believe in a sacrifice instead. Kind of like our hero too who you'd never believe coud do this. It does jump around but it all makes sense suprisngly more than the first half which was just on the main hero. There isn't a lot of words either in the final 40 minutes or so either and it works to it's credit. Suprisingly gory at times too for a Walt Disney movie as well but it is the 80's. If your a fan of 80's fantasy movies or a big fan of any actors in this than give this a shot. It's Good. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/01/25 Full Review Audience Member This show stands the test of time, well acted, scary with amazing special effects. Peter Eyre was a amazing actor that portrayed the wizard Casiodorus Rex amazingly. Cast well with light humor. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Roberto T As good a this movie is, and it really is a perfect little fantasy, I wish it could be enhanced with modern graphics. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Orlando C The most perfect pure fantasy movie ever put on film. The most visceral and realistic dragon ever conceived. And the story. What a multi-layered narrative that touches upon everything from class and privilege, gender bias, even christianity and paganism. A story so deeply rendered, the movie REQUIRES multiple viewings. You will catch something new or nuanced every time. The cast is pitch-perfect. Peter MacNicol is the perfect weenie-turned-hero-turned-spectator. Sir Ralph Richardson is whimsical and foreboding all at the same time. And Caitlin Clark. As many have mentioned, they saw this movie as a young teenager on VHS sometime during the '80s. I am no exception. I fell madly in love with Valerian (Clark) when I saw this movie. Such a delicate beauty. So don't let the release year (1981) fool you. This movie hasn't aged a bit and has only become more iconic and referential over the decades. One of the absolute best. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Jonathan O It's King Kong meets JAWS in this incredible fun exiting thrilling fantasy film. The casting are marvelous and really incredible mechanical performance by Vermithrax the Dragon she's really frightening meanest dragon of all time. The vfx looks incredible and really great sound design and 15th oscar nominated musical score by Alex North and if you love Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons and Game of Thrones you gonna love this epic film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Jarrod R An extra half point for the performance of Caitlin Clarke. I remember watching this on VHS back in the 80s, and much of this really holds up. The 3rd act gets bogged down, however. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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