Our review:Item Description:Meet Buraki, the vicious, 200-meter long Imoogi serpent from ancient Korea. His army includes giant lizards with missile launchers, flying dragons, soldiers bred for evil and mega-intelligent dinosaurs. Together, they will destroy Los Angeles and possibly the world unless reincarnated warriors Ethan and Sarah can outrun them and resurrect the Good Imoogi, Buraki's ancient nemesis.
Dragon Wars reveals every last detail of Earth's greatest battle, a war you'll only believe when you see it for yourself.
Amazon.com:Stunning computer-generated special effects are the main selling point of
Dragon Wars: D-War, a Korean-made fantasy about ancient monsters wreaking havoc in modern Los Angeles. The complex plot, based on legend, pits an evil serpent and its demonic army against a young woman (Amanda Brooks) who is the reincarnation of a young woman imbued with the heaven-sent power to transform the creature into an all-powerful dragon. Jason Behr (
The Grudge) is the reporter who discovers that he too is a reincarnated warrior bound to prevent Brooks and her power from falling into the wrong hands. The elaborate premise isn't helped by the script, which delivers absurd dialogue and situations with child-like naivete; thankfully, the presence of Robert Forster (as another reincarnated hero) and solid actors like Elizabeth Pena,
The Office's Craig Robinson, and Chris Mulkey, help smooth over the frequent moments of unintentional humor. But this won't matter much to fantasy fans and (especially) younger viewers, who will tune in for the film's riot of special effects; director Shim Hyung-rae and his talented team offer scene after scene of exceptional CGI creations, most notably a aerial dogfight between helicopters and winged lizards in the skies above downtown L.A., and a climactic battle which makes good on the title's promise. The DVD includes a making-of featurette which outlines Shim's four-year struggle to complete the project, as well as storyboard galleries and an animatics display.
-- Paul Gaita
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Imagine a Monster Movie Directed by Edward D. Wood Jr....
"Dragon Wars - D War" harks back to the old days of Godzilla and other countless monster flicks. The concept is simple. You will be watching huge creatures, in this case a huge dragon, smash buildings and crash cars somewhere in Los Angles. You will find it extremely hard to follow the film's complicated story, but never mind. The visuals are decent and the film is certainly a guilty pleasure. It is like watching a Godzilla movie directed by Edward D. Wood Jr. You just cannot hate it, can you?
Still I must say the story of "Dragon Wars" is terribly convoluted. Jason Behr is a reporter Ethan who recollects his meeting 15 years ago with an antique shop owner Jack (Robert Forster) who tells the young Ethan an old Korean legend about two dragons and a couple of star-crosses lovers. Understand? Me? No, but do I have to?
Anyway, Ethan believes Sarah, 19-year-old American girl (Amanda Brooks), may be the key to saving the world. They meet and fall in love with each other in a most implausible way before a big dragon and an army of other creatures led by a shape-shifting warrior chase them.
Comedian-turned-director Hyung-rae Shim is no stranger to monster movies. He previously worked as director in 1999 and his film was "2001 Yonggary" (also known as "Reptilian"), a remake of the 1967 film "Yongary," one of the Godzilla rip-offs of the day. As he did in "Reptilian," Hyung-rae Shim spent much time and money on special effects. Some of them are very impressive even though some clearly need improvement.
If you are looking for better acting, better story and three-dimensional characters, you can choose "Gwoemul" or "The Host" directed by Joon-ho Bong. "Dragon Wars - D War" is a typical case of "so bad so good" and should be seen and enjoyed as such.
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Dragon Wars Blu-ray
Dragon Wars - D-War [Blu-ray] Though not one of the best movies on dragons I collected this movie for entertainment value and the fact that it originated in the Orient.
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WOW
Not wow in a good way... I mean, yes, there are good special effects... But seriously, I have NEVER in ALL MY LIFE seen a movie with a worse script! Oh my god, its the Imoogi! Run to another place, somehow outrun a giant snake-dragon and just sit around with some doctor who makes things float with his mind (good for him) and, just when he is done, the Imoogi shows up IN THE HOUSE and kills him... and yet... somehow... THEY ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE. The romance in this movie is just as obvious and terrible. "I bought you some new clothes" *make-out-sesion*... Oh my god... save your money and get a good movie.
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Worst movie ever!
Alright so everything's corny. The story seemed rushed and very predictable. Typical conflicts and quotes you see from so many movies. You have computer animations mixed with power ranger effects. This movie is not worth the time. Somehow the main female character is so easy she'd kiss any guy within a day and the department of defense keeps shotguns in their drawers.
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dragon wars
although haveing b grade actors in it and being a bit corny in some parts i found the movie very entertaining ,it had quit a good story line and had good visuall effects,had good fight and battle sceens enjoyable movie. ross