Films for the Year of the Dragon

[Yossarian]

Trying to decide on a film with dragons to welcome Chinese New Year with - Reign of Fire looks like one good possibility

 

[Santino]

The other day I randomly watched 30 minutes of the middle Hobbit film, the bit with Smaug, thinking 'This can't be as bad as I remember', and it was much worse.

 

[Pickman's model]

enter the dragon seems a strong contender
and red dragon

 

[Spandex]

Everyone knows that dragons are awesome. Terrifying, fire breathing, clever, everything you could want from a monster. So why are films about dragons, in general, so shit?

Reign of Fire has a good premise but fails to live up to it as a film.

I couldn't recommend anyone goes out of their way to watch Eragon, Dragonheart or Dragonslayer. The Hobbit was jaw droppingly rubbish.

There's a bunch of kids films with dragons, How to Train Your Dragon and Raya and the Last Dragon both great kids cartoons, but probably not what your looking for. I could happily never watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ever again.

Enter the Dragon and Red Dragon are both sorely lacking in dragons.

I love cheesy old Godzilla films, including Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster but I guess there's a debate if that counts as a dragon film.

That episode of Game of Thrones where Daenerys sets her dragons on Kings Landing has some excellent dragon action, but is otherwise a bit shallow.

So what would I recommend? Fuck it, watch Spirited Away for a completely non traditional dragon...

 

[AverageJoe]

The Never Ending Story

 

[andysays]

 

[Yossarian]

There's a bunch of kids films with dragons, How to Train Your Dragon and Raya and the Last Dragon both great kids cartoons, but probably not what your looking for. I could happily never watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ever again.

Thanks for the recommendations - will be watching with 12-year-old son so kids films are definitely a possibility, though we've seen Raya and the How to Train Your Dragon ones multiple times. I'd forgotten about the Spirited Away dragon, guess that might be why a local cinema is showing it on Sunday

 

[AverageJoe]

If you're watching it with your 12 year old.

 

[JimW]

Was going to say Lair of the White Worm but not with a twelve year old.

 

[JimW]

Ghibli did Tales From Earthsea too, flawed but good. Bit scary but my younger kids have watched it.

 

[nottsgirl]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

 

[belboid]

Jabberwocky

Spirited Away

 

[Nanker Phelge]

B-creature feature....

 

[Orang Utan]

Trainspotting
Last Exit To Brooklyn
Requiem For A Dream
Enter The Void

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Ghibli did Tales From Earthsea too, flawed but good. Bit scary but my younger kids have watched it.

Good god no. It's an absolute stinker.

 

[surreybrowncap]

 

[Yossarian]

This 1960 film is on YouTube but I suspect the poster might be the best thing about it

 

[DaveCinzano]

Trying to decide on a film with dragons to welcome Chinese New Year with - Reign of Fire looks like one good possibility

One of those times when the film itself sorely undelivered on the trailer and poster (cf Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

 

[DaveCinzano]

Original not remake:

 

[DaveCinzano]

The answer should, of course, be Sláine: Time Killer, but that hasn't been made into a film yet so fuckit

 

[Yossarian]

Trainspotting
Last Exit To Brooklyn
Requiem For A Dream
Enter The Void

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