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Loading... DragonHeart [1996 film] (1996)by Rob Cohen (Director), David Eggby (Cinematographer)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Nostalgia glasses do of course heavily colour my impression of "Dragonheart" to this day, it arriving as it did in a time where big screen fantasy and dragons were even rarer than today, but I'd hold the film holds up quite well. The villain is exquisitely unlikable (where so often such villains are simply bland), the interplay between Quaid and the dragon is charming and cosy, and the story is reasonably different and inventive in its set up (if predictable enough in its eventual resolution). Finally, the film has a score blessed with a beautiful and memorable main theme, which alone helps carry this into a quite pleasant movie experience. I suspect this would strike me as decent but a bit bland should I see it for the first time today. As it is, though, I saw it at a far more impressionable age, and find I still like it a good bit more than that. ( ) Nifty dragon flick, gets a huge boost from a dragon that sounds and even looks like Sean Connery. There is a scene when they're in Avalon, the final resting place of Arthur, where Dennis Quaid takes the Knight's Oath again, and I'd swear the voice speaking to him is an uncredited John Gielgud. It's one of those film "moments" that makes the whole thing worthwhile. Solid music too. no reviews | add a review
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Sean Connery is the voice of Draco the dragon in this tale of a knight dedicated to an ancient creed of honor and his vow to destroy all dragons. No library descriptions found. |
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