Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Todd S — 15 Jan 2009

[u][font=Times New Roman][size=4]Dragonslayer[/size][/font][/u].

[font=Times New Roman][size=4]1981 US Director: Matthew Robbins[/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=4]Score: 8[/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=4]For fantasy genre films in the 1980s, this one would easily be in my top ten best list?if I in fact had a top ten best fantasy films of the 1980s list?maybe that?s something I?ll work on later. The story of the wizard?s apprentice who tries to step into the shoes of his dead (well turns out he was only ?mostly? dead) master is a well put together story. The acting isn?t bad at all. [i]Star Wars[/i] fans should be able to spot Ian McDiarmid as the priest that faces the dragon and gets toasted. There are some really great characters written into this story and they are brought to life by the actors very well.[/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=4]The music score is very well done. It not only supports the screen action but adds to it in many of the tense and suspenseful scenes. The special effects are outstanding. Now bear in mind we are talking about a movie released in 1981. By today?s standards they still hold up OK at around average level or so for an independent or lower budget production but for an early 80s fantasy film these effects were top notch. [i]Dragonslayer[/i] was one of the movies we would totally geek out to when friends and I would get together to do some Role Playing Games (the real kind, you know with paper and dice and face to face with friends in the same room). It?s definitely worth a viewing if you somehow haven?t seen it yet but consider yourself a fan of the fantasy film genre.[/size][/font].

[font=Times New Roman][size=4]Notes: HV-BN Suggested Age: 8+[/size][/font].