War Of The Dragons (2008) - Movie
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Movie Plot |
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"War of the Dragon" is based on a Korean legend of the Imoogi, which is a serpent that can transform into a dragon by possessing the 'Yuh Yi Joo'. Dragon-like creatures from an ancient legend appear in Los Angeles and terrorise the city in search for a girl named Sarah. While investigating one of the disaster sites, TV reporter Ethan uncovers a piece of debris that directly links him to this legend. Ethan must realise his destiny as an ancient warrior who was re-born to protect Sarah from the evil dragon and save the city from total destruction.
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Superb Action Film
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
What I loved most: Incredible special effects (war scenes and creatures)
What I really hated: Boring ending, poor storyline, abrupt and incomplete.
This movie was very well made, with amazing special effects including the dragons, destruction of the city of Los Angeles, magical legendary dragon-like creatures et cetera. However, its ending was not very good, and was very abrupt. The storyline wasn't perfect, and the acting was not the best. This movie was released in the United States in September 2007, so it is quite late here...... in fact, I watched it in December last year. It was called "D-War" or "Dragons Wars", but surprisingly it has now been renamed as "War of the Dragons" in Malaysia, even though I saw the trailer in cinemas of "D-War" with its original title. Weird.
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CO's Review |
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Are you looking for a movie so bad that it's actually entertaining? "War Of The Dragons" might be the perfect fit. Korean director Shim Hyung-rae has blended east and west in this story where ancient myths meet modernity.
A TV news reporter, an antique dealer and a young woman all play a role in this old Korean legend coming to life. A giant snake slithers its way through the streets of Los Angeles and the trio must keep it from reuniting with an ancient spirit that will turn it into an evil, even more destructive dragon.
There's the good imoogi and the dark imoogi; both of which looked like giant snakes or long-slithery-wingless dragons and most of the time you can't tell one from the other. The origins of these imoogis as well as the details of the Korean legend are sketchy at best so viewers are made to fill in the gaps on their own. The entire plot in itself lacks fluency, which brings about a whole lot of what's and why's and how's.
If you think the plot was bad, wait till you see the acting. The amateur performance makes you wonder why this doesn't go straight to video. The answer: it is after all a big budget movie. It might not be a big budget blockbuster, but a fair amount of money was spent in the making of this film (by Korean standard).
In its defence, "War Of The Dragons" does provide viewers with pretty well sustained action sequences. Throw in a giant snake-like creature, some mini dragons and helicopters in mid air and you'll have every 12 year old (and some 40 year old) hooked on to the screen. That is if the high-pitched shrieking from the creatures doesn't make you pass out first.
Regardless, "War Of The Dragons" is extremely entertaining if you're in the mood to mock and jest at the d-grade acting, the word 'imoogi' and the random sequences that makes no sense. It is one of those films that require nothing more than just an open mind and the desire to be mindlessly entertained.
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