Review of DragonHeart (1996) by Jon C — 04 Sep 2008

Great film, good fun, needed better fight scenes.

This review of DragonHeart (1996) was written by Jon C on 04 Sep 2008.

DragonHeart has generally received positive reviews.

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By Scott G (1,078) on 30 May 2016

A great fantasy film. Although not on my top ten but on top twenty. Sean Connery was great and Dennis Quaid did well as well…

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Poor CGI aside (by today's standards), how in the world did Dennis Quaid land the job as a Scottish knight…

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By Hayden L (191) on 13 Feb 2014

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Amazing story to go along with action, adventure, hero's, villains, and dragons…

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By Timothy M (796) on 16 Mar 2014

This movie is for the birds since all dragons are monsters.This movie is the PITS…

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Okay medieval dragon tale about shiftless conman Dennis Quaid striking a bargain with a CGI dragon (voiced by Sean Connery) to attack villages…

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While no reasonable person over the age of 12 would presumably be able to take it seriously, it nevertheless has a lighthearted joy, a cheerfulness,…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 27 Apr 2015

Fine performances make up for a somewhat muddled plot....plus it's about magic and dragons,hooray…

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