“Dragon Wars” (Freestyle Releasing)
A Lot of Fire and Smoke & Nothing Else
“Dragon Wars” aka “D-Wars” is a total waste of time for any audience. It tells the tale of two dragons at war with each other. The dragons want to be part of the celestial scenery or something like that and in order to do it they have to eat up this really nice girl. How is that for a downer of a plot!
The first third of the movie (or at least it seemed that long) takes place in Japan back in the 16th century. A girl lives during this age and she is the chosen one to be dragon food. Somehow her boyfriend saves her and so the dragon thing isn’t settled. Five hundred years later the fun starts again.
A newspaper reporter named Ethan (Jason Behr) learns from a wise man (Robert Forster) that he is to be the protector of a girl named Sarah (Amanda Brooks). She is the latest dragon snack girl. The rest of the movie is about the followers of the bad dragon trying to get the girl, while the followers of the good dragon are trying the same thing.
Most of the movie is just one big battle after another and in some of these moments the special effects are fairly good. But a bunch of buildings blowing up can’t make up for the lame plot and poor acting.
Both Behr and Brooks are terrible, while Forster just looks embarrassed. Forster is actually an Oscar nominee so he should have known better than to get mixed up in a mess like this one. Behr and Brooks are fairly new to their careers so they will take anything.
The movie is rated PG-13 for profanity and violence.
After all the mess of this movie that occurs in the first half you might at least hope for a satisfying ending. No such luck. The ending is lamer than lame, including a tearful dragon after it eats someone. Puh-lease!
Don’t let your kids waste your hard-earned money on trash like this. If they have to see it make them wait for the DVD, It should be out any day now.
I scored “Dragon Wars” a fire breathing 3 out of 10.
