Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Alex P — 11 Feb 2009

One of the better fantasy films out there. I'm usually not the first on the D&D content bandwagon, but Peter MacNicol is really strong in this. The older Wizard is great too.

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Alex P on 11 Feb 2009.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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