Film Review As a child of the 80's, I'm surprisedDragonslayerslipped right past me. Perhaps it seemed too mature for my young age, or it just wasn't good enough to make into our regular rotation of VHS tapes (then again, I had seen much worse, likeThe Beastmaster... *shudder*)....
I'd like to think the Dark Ages looked something like “Dragonslayer” all fearsome and muddy and overcast most of the time, and that their inhabitants walked
“Dragonslayeris one of those seminal cinematic moments that has stuck with me for countless reasons. First off, looked at now, Robbins’ film is undeniably superb. The world he creates for his sorcerer’s apprentice Galen (Peter MacNicol) and the boy-who-is-really-a-girl Valerian (Caitlin...
Explore Dragonslayer Trundle—a troll with a dragon-slaying mission! Check out his battle-worn armor, ice-axe, and fearsome ultimate in action.
(much owing to her own guilt-ridden conscience and death-seeking martyrdom), Galen is returned with the amulet and sets out his solo mission to kill the dragon and rescue the princess.Just when we naively presumes that the rest of the plot would go exactly like that, DRAGONSLAYER defies ...
Dragonslayerwas one of the many films that I looked forward to seeing as part of Hollywood’s roster of movies during the glorious summer of 1981 that was owned by Steven Spielberg’sRaiders of the Lost Ark. I distinctly remember seeing trailers for Peter Hyams’sOutl...
This short film stars a dragon slayer--a man who travels the land killing the beasts. However, after dispatching one dragon, there's a bit of a surprise--leading to a bit of a change of heart.This is a very good CG short film, though I must admit that there are MANY excellent CG...
Review ofDragonslayer Dragonslayer(1981) 6/10 Don't like it at first? Give it a second chance... you'll see. 28 February 2015 You have to give credit to "Dragonslayer" for what it does right; the special effects are quite good, the principal characters are compelling and the story ...
Though many haven’t seenTristan Patterson’s documentary “Dragonslayer” yet, there’s a high probability that it will be one of the most talked about documentaries of the year, much like last year’s “Catfish” or “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” The film follows West Coast skateboarder...
A version of this capsule review of Tristan Patterson’s skater documentary Dragonslayer was originally published as part of a 2011 SXSW Film Festival recap published on Cinematical on March 23, 2011.