Review of Dragonslayer (1981) by Greg J — 10 Jun 2007

Totally styling and overflowing with imagination, but plays more like a soap opera. Still, it WAS the 80's...

This review of Dragonslayer (1981) was written by Greg J on 10 Jun 2007.

Dragonslayer has generally received positive reviews.

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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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By Joe R (452) on 17 Aug 2011

I was surprised that the effects hold up pretty well in this old fantasy, but not as surprised as I was to see the main character, a whiny…

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Terrific FX for its day, but something was missing…

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One awesome movie from my childhood…

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An entertaining yet dark spectacle of a movie that terrified me as a child. I guarantee most children now would be scared…

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