Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Alex I — 27 Aug 2009

Decent kid's adventure movie. Moved a little slowly though.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Alex I on 27 Aug 2009.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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By Joe R (452) on 17 Aug 2011

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I miss REAL effects vs. the fake CGI crap of today. This movie has a more realistic dragon, than most every recent movie…

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