lol d-war is the most dumb name ever good review
D-War (Dragon Wars)
Written by Film Brain Thursday, 02 September 2010 19:28
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09.02.2010 - 20:31 | Bottelsthemole
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Does this mean that you will be reviewing several bad dragon related movies this month? Maybe such movies as [u]Dragon Heart Two [/u]or ,dare I say it, (Thunder) [u]Eragon[/u].
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09.02.2010 - 20:39 | squirle105
Lol yeah
Crazy randomness. And dont complain about it this is an achievment for me!
Never make that little kid voice again. My dog freaked out!
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09.02.2010 - 20:50 | MechaDon1980
I saw this movie once, about 2 years ago in Syfy. MY GOD, WHUATTA PIECE OF SHIT :sick:
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09.02.2010 - 20:50 | Arete
Was this movie intended for theatrical release in the international market, or was it straight to DVD? The effects don't seem up to par with what a theatrical release would demand.
If every other scene is pointless does that make the entire movie pointless, too? :blush:
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09.03.2010 - 16:29 | Darth_BobCatIt was, in fact, theatrical.
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09.04.2010 - 17:25 | RoninOfTheWest
I saw this piece of shit in theaters when it came out. It's almost as bad as Dragonball Evolution and only slightly better than Tommy Weisau's The Room. And these margins are paper thin, so yeah... Lots o' fail here. :notfunny:
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09.14.2010 - 15:30 | KD17It had a theatrical release, alright. For about 2 weeks, it seemed. It's that bad. and that's coming from a dragon fan. By God, what a dissapointment.
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03.08.2012 - 07:00 | DrQ
i think it was a theatrical release
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09.02.2010 - 21:06 | jayoI think it was theatrical. Even the Asian audiences wouldn't even spit on it! And how long can the Dragon go through a city unnoticed?! That sort of thing makes the fact that the monster was added after the shooting much more blatant!
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09.03.2010 - 00:02 | Gold2094Yes this movie was a theatrical release (I know because I saw it in theaters) and though many people would disagree I see this movie as a "popcorn movie" were its just explosion fun for a while. Though this is just my opinion and other people might think it just sux.
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09.03.2010 - 02:10 | Film Brain
It was theatrical in the US. Because it tanked at the box office, it was straight-to-DVD in the UK.
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09.04.2010 - 12:50 | AreteI must admit I'm surprised it was released to theaters here, just looking at the quality of the effects. According to Box Office Mojo it only made 11 million domestically, so I'm not really surprised I've never heard of it, especially being released in September. It [i]did[/i] do considerably better in the international market; looks like it doubled its production costs. :dizzy: That's slightly depressing.
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12.14.2010 - 12:47 | M.the.Gamer
I'm actually very surprised you didn't mention the fact that Sarah's friend took her out drinking when the movie already established that she's only 20 years old. The legal drinking age in California is 21.
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09.02.2010 - 21:11 | Jackass Mask
This is one of those movies that could have been good. Unfortunately, the lack of direction, lack of acting ability, focus in the story, and a completely incompetent editor led to this movie's complete failure.
Let's face it. Dragons are cool. They can be awesome when used properly. Sadly, I can think of only two movie's that were good and had dragons. And the only reason why one of them was good was because Sean Connery was the voice of the dragon.
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09.05.2010 - 01:44 | whatever42
Yeah, it's really a shame that dragons haven't really been capitalized on in movies ... -_-
good movies at least. I'm going to guess the other movies you think is good is How To Train Your Dragon, because that one wasn't bad and Dragonheart was pretty awesome, even if it was only partly because of Sean Connery. =)
This movie though, I could tell it would be awful the second I saw the trailer. Something felt bad about it to me, so I decided not to even glance at it. I'm glad I followed my gut there, because it saved me from seeing a completely awful movie.
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I've never heard of this movie before. But Jason Behr, isn't he the dude who played the main alien on that old TV show Roswell?!
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09.02.2010 - 21:40 | Bobby Blabby
I watched this in 8th grade.
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I was not happy.
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09.02.2010 - 22:40 | Deimos1984rd
[color=green]I heard it was an accidental comedy...well I'm not laughing.[/color]
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Between 1998 to 2006, South Korea had a success globally with movies like My Sassy girl, Oldboy, JSA, Shiri, Windstruck, and TV shows like Winter Sonata.
However, this movie's release almost killed the successes of Korean films worldwide. The awfulness of this film along with the nationalistic marketing & PR made filmgoers turn away from Korean cinema, and most Korean films had a financial blow globally due to this film. It took Park Chan Wook's Thirst to reestablish the Korean film scene worldwide, and that was in 2009.
Here in Asia, the film was marketed as a pride of South Korea, which is like having Epic Movie the pride of the USA. Even the director Hyung Rae Shim took place in marketing game, having him introducing his movie at cinemas while the anthem of South korea was played in the background. And this was one of Shim's biggest ego-pushes, establishing him as one of the biggest dicks in Asia.
In conclusion, fuck you Hyung Rae Shim for almost killing the Korean film industry, and God bless Park Chan wook.
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09.02.2010 - 22:46 | Kheldarn
Wow... just... wow. @_@
I thinkthe "D" in "D-War" stands for Derp!!
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09.02.2010 - 23:39 | the_call_up
I dunno, I think it might stand for 'dookie'! =D
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09.02.2010 - 22:47 | GarrobomanI remeber seeing this on Showtime, after 10 min i went to go read a book.
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09.02.2010 - 22:53 | EarthboundXE
One thing I got annoyed at was that dumb subplot with the zoo guard. It annoys me for a pretty dumb reason actually. They can't actually put you in a mental hospital in the US unless you are a danger to yourself or others. So he would have told that cop about the giant snake, and they would have just told him to leave. Nor would they have put him in a straight jacket, haha.
But yeah, they were trying to be funny, but they failed.
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09.02.2010 - 23:00 | KayomieI was hoping someone was going to finally tear this accursed thing a new one. I was actually excited to see this movie when it first came out and... well... This movie almost killed my love for dragons. Which is SAYING something since I own the Dragonology books...
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09.02.2010 - 23:03 | Shockwave_the_Dragon
I remember watching this. Dear god did it suck. and the plot holes...they hurt. they physically hurt.
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09.02.2010 - 23:22 | Torchic91
So . .. The rip-off LOTR army is looking for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? :P
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09.02.2010 - 23:25 | Fanofyou
How can they ruin somthing as cool as dragons? HOW? T_T
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09.03.2010 - 16:31 | Darth_BobCatDragons have a surprisingly hit and miss record. There are very few good and/or financially successful Dragon movies.
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09.02.2010 - 23:31 | dreapster
I don't really care what anyone says about this movie. I loved how silly, ridiculous, and over the top fun played out in D-War.
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09.02.2010 - 23:34 | the_call_upGod this movie is rubbish, who in Hollywood thought this would be a good idea? Great review FB, and you're right, this is too obscure of a Korean legend to resonate with an international audience.
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09.02.2010 - 23:36 | H2O
If you pause at 14:58 you can see [b]the dragon stops chasing after them because there's a stop sign right in front of it.[/b] Seriously, it's right there in the right corner of the screen!
I guess even vicious ancient monsters are afraid of ending up in traffic court...
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09.03.2010 - 06:05 | Film BrainI hadn't actually noticed that, because the shot is so quick. That might be one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.
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09.03.2010 - 00:11 | ggbhtg
One does not simply explode and teleport into Mordor! We need to recover from "Dung Wars" by watching How To Train Your Dragon. Is this what Craig Robison REALLY had to do to land that gig as the host of Last Comic Standing?
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09.03.2010 - 00:20 | Poisonpen
You'd really subject yourself to the 70's Kong over this?
[i]Damn[/i] that's bad. Can't say I am surprised, though.
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09.03.2010 - 00:34 | Riderman
Screw you, Mathhew Buck, loved this movie, and your cruddy review of it has not changed my mind
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09.03.2010 - 00:41 | memukus
I watched this movie a while ago. I knew I was going to see it on this site eventually. =D
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09.03.2010 - 00:43 | August M.
Dragon Wars or D-War? Make up your mind! Great video by the way. =)
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09.03.2010 - 00:47 | Angelic Plague
I had to pause the video when that girl got eaten by the dragon because I was laughing so hard! XD
Confusing as this movie was, I'd probably forgive all its flaws if, halfway through, the Power Rangers had jumped in and started beating the crap out of everyone.
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09.03.2010 - 00:50 | Fluffyman
I'm betting Craig Robinson would wish he really did have a Hot Tub Time Machine so he could tell his past self not to star in this bomb.
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09.03.2010 - 00:51 | MichaelDj54I hated this movie...halfway through, when the armored dudes came on, I started thinking "Wow, this reminds me of Power Rangers...why am I watching this again?"
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09.03.2010 - 00:55 | phTheDudeGreat review as always! To be fair to Dragon Wars, however - even though it's a bland timekiller, LotR also ripped off scenes whole cloth. Watch the siege scene in Army of Darkness and then watch the sieges of Helm's Deep and Gondor. Especially Helm's Deep.
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09.03.2010 - 16:26 | Morgoth Bauglir
ripped off? The Lord of the Rings predates Army of Darkness!
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09.03.2010 - 23:28 | Morgoth BauglirAnd by that, I mean, even if Peter Jackson's film was released after Army of Darkness, the novel came first, so if there was any rip-offs involved, it would Army of Darkness to LOTR, which likely even then isn't the case. If you can't see that, then frankly, you deserve to be hanged by your [i]balls[/i] from the peak of Taniquetil!
And finally, of course it looks like a siege. It's a fucking siege! Dumbass!
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