Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I have watched this film a few times over the years with my wife and we both think these low ratings are not justified. First it is a Korean made film with great special effects with a smaller budget then most films made by united states film companies. It was a film that captured a lot of different emotions and kept our attention all the way to the end. It had a good cast including a good performance by Jason Behr. I would not let these low reviews stop you from seeing this movie. This is a movie I own on bluray and plan on watching again. I gave it a rating of 10 only because it deserves a much higher rating then a lot of viewers gave it. So give this movie a try especially if you like mystical or fantasy type movies.

This movie is just terrible from start to finish. I am going to spoil it for some folks. Where do I begin? Well, first of all, the storyline makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Basically, it focuses on some ritual where a young woman has some birthmark and when she turns 20, she must be sacrificed to a giant snake in order for that snake to be turned into a dragon. There are two giant snakes. Each one is supported by a clan. The good one is named Imugi and the evil one is named Buraki. Our Protagonist, Ethan Kendrick meets and falls in love with a 19 year old girl who bares this birthmark. Supposedly, Sarah is part of this so-called "ritual".Throughout the whole movie, Ethan and Sarah are basically just running away from a giant snake and armed lizards. Nothing really happens in the movie and when something does happen it just seems pointless.At times, the plot feels unorganized and unfocused. For instance, Our protagonist has a flashback to when he was a child and opens this box and a light comes out of it. What did that have to do with anything? Also, there is this fat guy, unrelated to the story, who witnesses Buraki and goes and tells everyone about what he saw. Of course they think he's crazy, so they tie him up. Again, what did that have to do with anything? In the final act, Sarah turns 20 and she and Ethan eventually get spotted by Buraki's clan and are taken to their place. I will admit the setting and tone here is pretty neat and impressive. It's like the creators of the film put all of their effort on this one scene and then just got lazy while making the rest of the film. It's like they made the whole movie just for this final scene.Moving on, Ethan and Sarah are tied up and Sarah is about to be sacrificed to Buraki while Ethan is powerless to stop it. Then, out of nowhere, Imugi shows up and the two giant snakes have a showdown. Ethan eventually frees himself and Sarah. Sarah then realizes that the only way that Buraki can be defeated is for Sarah to be sacrificed to Imugi. In doing so, Sarah controls an orb thing and gets Imugi to bite the orb and then Sarah dies. Imugi is then transformed into a dragon and destroys Buraki. Imugi leaves and our hero Ethan is left stranded in the desert. The end. Yep, that's the whole movie right there. I just saved you 90 minutes of your life.Also, the CGI effects are downright awful even for 2007 standards. Let's just say that Sony PS1 and Nintendo 64 had better graphics than this.On a positive note, I liked the concept of the film. I think the name "Dragon Wars" deserves a better movie.

Even with all amounts of drugs, alcohol or just plain lack of taste this movie is off the limit as a good movie. Graphics sucks, lighting and TLR are down the drain. And we are not done yet....the acting...ARRRGH...Onewannabe, one hit wonder, and staying, there and never coming back shouldn't have a chance of even a lower production cinematic picture.That's my bladder and I just share it with youGive me SiFy with meaning, fantasy with meaning, GIVE ME SERIOUS STORYLINE but don't ever make a movie like this again....Please

A lame and pointless CGI fest in which the entire budget is spent on huge, hulking and elaborate city-wide battle sequences of monsters versus the army in scenes that feel inspired by TRANSFORMERS. The opening storyline, which gets entirely forgotten about around the half hour mark, is absolutely cringe-worthy, along the lines of something equally ridiculous and kid-friendly like DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION.The acting is even worse: this is a South Korean production, made in collaboration with Hollywood so that we get a load of young and inexperienced American actors popping up in central roles. It goes without saying that they're horrible, although eagle-eyed viewers may notice a slumming Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN) turning up in one of those world-weary mentor type roles.Meanwhile, I do have to admit that the CGI is impressive. Those massed pitched battles are carried out with gusto and a maximum of destruction, and the creatures on show put to shame the kinds of low-budget CGI monstrosities that prop up many a television movie. But, in the end, without a decent storyline to support them, who cares about the quality of the effects on show? DRAGON WARS might as well be a cartoon for all it's worth, and any viewers over the age of five are going to find it lacking.