Dawn of the Dragon Slayer
Netflix is not working on my pc, I've
been terribly busy, and I'm really behind. But nonetheless, I'm back
with another cinematic turd.
During medieval dragon times, a
father/son team of bumpkin sheep wranglers start searching for dragon
eggs as soon as they find evidence of one in the form of something
can can only be described as a dragon-sized owl pellet. While hunting
said dragon, it shows up and BBQ's the father leaving poor William
Sheppard, the shepherd, on his own. So after a 10 second mourning
scene, he starts his travels....completely ignoring all the sheep he
left behind. So, not what I'd call a good sheep herder and dragon
hunting is going to be a huge stretch.
The next stop brings him to a nearby
castle where he hands the baron a hand written hall pass and that's
where this film comes to a screeching halt. I thought this was to be
about a damn dragon slayer, but it runs completely off course in the
middle of the movie and just falls flat. It's nothing but a thinly
veiled love story with a dragon backdrop.
The only thing I really admire about
this film is the actors. They kept their head in it the entire time
and that is a very rare trait in movies of this caliber. I'm going to
give the director a huge credit for that. It wasn't a great movie,
but it wasn't the usual b-grade film.
But still, two things of note:
1) I don't recall there being playing
cards the the medieval times, but there's the Lady of the castle,
playing solitaire.
2) This whole adventure started because the bumpkins wanted dragon eggs to sell so they'd become rich. Yes, the dragon did take a couple of their sheep, but greed was the primary reason 4 people died in this film.
What a coincidence! I, too, watched a Paladin tale (though not this one) and thought it was just a love story with a dragon backdrop. It wasn't bad - in fact it was quite watchable - but it also just kind of ended...more like an extended episode than a stand alone movie.
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