Konterr Brilliant and touching

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

BA_Harrison When elderly antiques dealer Jack (Robert Forster) fakes a heart attack so that he can be alone with young Ethan Kendrick (Cody Arens), and proceeds to tell him a bizarre story about how they have a special connection, the boy doesn't turn on his heels screaming 'stranger danger', but listens attentively, despite the tale being virtually incomprehensible. Hell, he doesn't even get a Werther's for being such a good boy.Weird old Jack's story goes something like this (possibly): every half a millennium, a Yuh-Yi-Joo is born who has the power to transform an Imoogi into a powerful celestial dragon. 500 years ago, evil Imoogi Buraki, aided by his Atrox army, a swarm of Bulcos and squadron of mighty dawdlers (I kid ye not), was narrowly thwarted by the Yuh Ji Yoo's appointed protector. Soon, Buraki will return to seek out the latest Yuh-Yi-Joo and it is up to Ethan, the new protector, to ensure that it doesn't succeed.Fifteen years later and Ethan (now played by Jason Behr with floppy hair) has all but forgotten his strange encounter with the old man (probably on account of his story being so crap), but gradually begins to understand his destiny when the massive serpent turns up to trash the city in its hunt for a mysterious girl named Sarah (Amanda Brooks).Written and directed by Korean Hyung-rae Shim, but starring an all-American cast, D-War is a colossal mess, a big-budget CGI-packed monster movie that throws an awful lot at the screen (including an elephant being eaten by a snake and a huge oriental dragon) but still somehow manages to be about as exciting as an episode of The Waltons: the script is all over the place, virtually every performance is diabolical (although you have to feel for the actors wrestling with such lousy dialogue), and the huge-scale action scenes, although visually impressive, completely fail to engage the viewer due to the sheer inanity of proceedings.

Matt Thompson I gave this movie two stars simply because the dragon effects were good; they looked realistic and believable. However I simply cannot give any more than this. It seemed interesting when I saw the cover in a shop. It was cheap ( £0.75 ) and I thought it was worth getting for a few hours of entertainment. I was completely wrong, buying this was a misjudgement; didn't take it back though because it was so cheap. I found myself bored after about 30-40 minutes, I was waiting for the satisfaction of a good battle or two as this was what I expected from a movie titled ' D-War'. When the battles did finally commence properly after multiple dis-satisfying flashbacks that the characters dreamed about I was not amused. For one the battles were very close to the end and two the battles were short lived. As I was watching is movie I could not help but deter my attention to something else as I was watching it (my iPad) and when it was finished I was pretty relieved. I stuck it out until the end, with my final opinion being that the plot took too long to unfold, the acting was mediocre and the action hinted by the title was dis-satisfying. If you want a cheap movie to put in the background as 'noise' then go ahead, but if you are looking for an entertaining movie night, do not add this one to your list. You will most likely be disappointed.

keith_xyz I should note that "Dragon Wars: D-Wars" showed some very pricey CGI, which were somewhat better than other sci-fi films on UniMás (previously TeleFutura). But the good graphics will be my only positive remark about this South Korean import (that I saw in Spanish - quite the international experience). I assumed this movie was based on a comic book, but either way, this film might've been overlooked in the multiplexes chock-full of movies adapted from every comic book except "Archie." (I'm sure there'll be one; the TV movie from over a decade ago where Archie & friends grow up ain't worth braggin' about.) But back to the dragon movie. Again the graphics were good & those monsters would've made some pretty cool toys. But the story of a journalist accompanying a poor, tortured young lady on a wild adventure 'cause she's the reason for those dragons terrorizing Los Angeles seems silly & necessary only to display those kickass dragons. Surprisingly, there are some familiar faces who aren't lead actors: Craig Robinson, Retta, & Billy Gardell. They now appear respectively in "The Office," "Parks & Recreation," & "Mike & Molly." In conclusion, "Dragon Wars: D-Wars" is best watched on TV w/ the volume turned up when the cool scenes are on. But anytime you see scenes with dialogue such as the suits trying to deal w/ this dragon disaster, adjourn to the kitchen or bathroom, but leave the television on when the monsters return.

TheLittleSongbird Dragon Wars did have potential to work and ought to have done. But what we had was a film that did have that potential but wasted it with poor execution. I will give it some credit and say that the scenery and settings are beautiful and the effects while not great are at least decent, an asset I was dubious about in all honesty. The dragons do look imposing and do have presence which does elevate things a lot. But oh my goodness so many things spoilt Dragon Wars. The direction is nothing but flat, everything just lacks life and nothing stands out. The dialogue is very poor, with cheesy one-liners and hackneyed flow of the overall script, while no time at all is spent developing the characters, all they are at the end of the day are standard and in some cases annoying clichés. I have no better news about the acting either, Jason Behr is hopelessly wooden and has no charisma whatsoever. Robert Forster was the best of the entire cast, and even he was generic. But what really made Dragon Wars as bad as it was was the story. It is one thing to have a simple story, but when it is over-simplistic and structurally thin that is another matter entirely. Everything lumbered on with no sense of heart, surprises or excitement while any climatic scenes felt rushed. Overall, the production values and dragons are not bad, but everything else pretty much is. 3/10 Bethany Cox