Reign of Fire (2002)
Alexander Siddig, Alice Krige, Christian Bale
A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting fire to everything, establishing dominance over the planet.
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PG-13, 102 min.
Directed by:
Rob Bowman
Release Date: Jul 12, 2002
DVD Release Date: Nov 19, 2002
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I love this movie. Even if most everyone else seems to dislike it.
Can't point to anything special pro or con, it's just a nice movie with some nice action in it. And it's got dragons too.
For some reason, I'm pretty sure I saw this... but I don't remember anything about it at all. Maybe I didn't.
Silly but straight-faced flick in which the human race becomes an endangered species after a brood of dragons are awoken beneath London. A small community of survivors (led by Christian Bale) try to remain hidden from the reptilian menace, until a g... (read more) Silly but straight-faced flick in which the human race becomes an endangered species after a brood of dragons are awoken beneath London. A small community of survivors (led by Christian Bale) try to remain hidden from the reptilian menace, until a group of American soldiers led by a nutty dragonslayer (a bald, bearded Matthew McConaughey) show up with a plan to rid the world of the dragons. An interest concept is hampered by a poor script and laughable science, and a reasonable cast is given nothing much to do in a movie that, while not terrible, is not particular fun either.
an intriguing story line that could have been better. mcconaughey was probably the right person to play the role he did with a balance between serious and funny but the story was lacking.
The film brought some incredible visuals to the silver screen. It's dark atmosphere and steady emergeance of man vs dragon storyline, made it very enjoyable. Aside from a very poor "Star Wars" reference at the begining, it did develop into a very enj... (read more) The film brought some incredible visuals to the silver screen. It's dark atmosphere and steady emergeance of man vs dragon storyline, made it very enjoyable. Aside from a very poor "Star Wars" reference at the begining, it did develop into a very enjoyable film.
i saw this one in the movie theater when it came out. i do not remember much about it in detail, but i remember being entertained but also dissapointed near the end. maybe it is time to see it again some day.
Man kan faktiskt förstå varför de valde Christian Bale till att spela John Connor i de nya Terminator filmerna när man ser den här filmen; rollen är ju i princip identisk! Världen är förstörd av drakar men en handfull människor ger sig int... (read more) Man kan faktiskt förstå varför de valde Christian Bale till att spela John Connor i de nya Terminator filmerna när man ser den här filmen; rollen är ju i princip identisk! Världen är förstörd av drakar men en handfull människor ger sig inte. Sättet som McConaughey (eller hur han nu stavar), Scorupco (eller hur hon nu stavar) och kompani fångar drakar på är så långsökt och idiotiskt att det nästan inte finns ord för det, men coola scener blir det! I övrigt en okej monsterfilm med idel korkade karaktärer.
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The filmmakers might have benefited from more sleep before penning the script.full review
The advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap. Any rock pile will do for a set. Reign of Fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap.full review
One regards Reign of Fire with awe. What a vast enterprise has been marshaled in the service of such a minute idea.full review
Reign of Fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise, but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness.full review
Directed by Rob Bowman in a palette of dark, muddy colors, Reign of Fire is often incomprehensible and hardly ever entertaining -- even unintentionally.full review
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