Dragonfyre (2013)

Simply A Masterpiece

Pretty Good

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

John Norton (Rusty Joiner) is not named John Carter because that would be too obvious. He buys an isolated farm and is an ex-soldier. The farm is located near a cave that is a portal to "The Nine Worlds." He has reluctantly obtained the position of "The Sentinel" a guardian of the portal between worlds. He is aided by a blind Native American.He is also tasked in saving the Elf Princess (Masiela Lusha) from an acting career and the hordes of Orcs who desire to capture her for sacrifice, a sacrifice that would open the portals and allow the Orcs to conquer other worlds with their bows and swords. Seriously. Oh yes they also have one Nazgul.The Orcs looked and grunted convincingly. The fire was all CG, apparently fire insurance is hard to come by. The storyline, as you can tell, wasn't great and at one point I had wished they had copied "John Carter" more, however the lack of a budget prevent exotic scenery . The production starts out as if it was going to be a decent film. But then suddenly everything takes place down on the farm. The idea of getting real help to combat an army of Orcs seems alien to John Norton, who would rather fight them alone save for the occasional person who drops by.This film is in no way connected to LOTR except for the fact it borrows species from it.A desperation rental.Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Filmed in Salt Lake City.

I watched this film, all of it, and at the end I wondered why?Where was the set-up? Was I supposed to have read something or watched something else to know what this was about? Who or what was the woman in white? Who or what was the girl I think they were after? What was with the blind man? Why did he need to guard the tunnel, could it not have just been blocked with several tons of rock?But as the hero said, it could all be a dream while he was injured on a tour of duty with the army.Perhaps I was just dreaming and did not waste my time on this nonsense.

I created an account just for this movie. I had very low expectations as with most lesser known movies these days and this one slid under the bar (world record in the limbo dancing world)! Story bad, acting okay, costumes well done, directing sufficient, wardrobe good, filming not bad......and you'd think okay - we're onto something.....WRONG! I love low budget movies, but this one left me asking why I attempted to make it through the whole movie (and I did, as punishment for even trying)....save your precious time on the planet people and watch something like paint drying. (or an idiom pondering?) All in all - entertaining for some, disturbing for most and laughable to the masses!

I watched it expecting something really crappy. And the effects weren't the best obviously. The orcs weren't the best looking but they weren't the worst... So when it started out this was all I saw, and I thought I probably wouldn't finish watching. But once the story got moving I found the acting & dialogue to be surprisingly good. The camera work was good too.I was just REALLY surprised that such a cheesy premise & low budget film could be so entertaining. If you ONLY want to see perfect effects & action sequences, then you'll be disappointed, but I thought they were good enough to tell the story without being so jarringly terrible that it breaks the 4th wall.I give it a 9 for taking a really odd story and making it fun without a massive budget to fall back on.