Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Karissa T — 08 Jul 2007

Killer fantasy title that still shows us that you don't need a pile of CG effects to make a movie great.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Karissa T on 08 Jul 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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By Paul D (6,077) on 31 Mar 2013

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By Reymondo L (5) on 13 Sep 2014

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I took my son to see this movie when it came out in theaters and was shocked that a Disney film had so much grisly violence and that the brave…

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Quand j'étais gosse, c'était la plus belle jaquette VHS de tout le vidéo-club…

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