Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Matt E — 16 Mar 2007

Best FX of it's day, they still hold up, to bad the rest of the movie is rather lame.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Matt E on 16 Mar 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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