Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Edward C — 10 Apr 2007

This one had the downfall of coming out before the general public liked fantasy movies, it is quite good though.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Edward C on 10 Apr 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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