Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

slightlymad22 Dragonheart (1996)Plot In A Paragraph: The last dragon (Connery) and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight (Dennis Quaid) must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality.I did not remember this being this bad!! It has been a long time since Connery produced two stinkers in a row, but he achieved it following up First Knight with this silly movie, that can't possibly take itself seriously!! The wigs are ridiculous and are an awful distraction, and Connery's dragon is not on screen anywhere near enough. The sets are poor, the acting is bad, bad, bad, the costumes and wigs look like they belong with a struggling local amateur dramatic company!! Outside of the visual effects and a slightly touching ending, there is nothing to enjoy here. Dragonheart did surprisingly decent business grossing $51 million at the domestic box office to end 1996 as the 30th highest grossing movie of the year.

James Eviat Ko Through those years I was finding for a film exploring the different ways of dragon, the masterpiece is still the only one I recommended to every people who wants to have a journey with a great dragon. The mixing of special effects in the film and voice from Sean Connery makes Draco vivid and vigorous. Magnificent background music in several scenes integrates into an orchestral epic in medieval age almost truly happened.It's marvelous that you can't believe it was made over 20 years ago. Of course, you should not miss it if you are dragon lovers.

airhead-73816 Disclaimer: I saw this movie in theaters when I was 6 or 7 and cried my eyes out there. It was the very first movie that I got home and tearfully, hauntingly asked my parents why it had to happen that way. Why did the good dragon have to die? I don't remember what they had to say, but at 25 I still spill whiskey soul tears when I watch this movie to the end. The clear-cut morality of it, the good and bad and how it gets complicated. It's just painful in real and in the best/worst way. I'm quite sure I'll expose my someday kids to this movie, especially because the special effects and Connery's moral, good voice will live up to it. I only wish I live up to the Old Code every day at my hard job and teach my kids to do the same.

vincentlynch-moonoi I'm imagining an author or screen writer who has a story to tell. He writes his story to appeal to a particular audience...it could be an audience of children, or it could be an audience of adults. The film studio, however, always with an eye to have a bigger audience decides the film needs to appeal to both adults and children, so they require some changes so the film will appeal to both groups. But, in the end, it is too mature for kids, and too "kiddish" for adults, and really pleases almost no one. And that's a major problem with this film.On the positive side, the film is nicely filmed, and the special effects regarding the dragon are excellent. Also, the relationship that evolves between the dragon (wonderful voice of Sean Connery) and Dennis Quaid (which takes quite a long time to develop) is quite enchanting...yet also problematic -- it's a little too talkative and emotionally mature (not in a sexual manner) for most kids.On the negative side, close your eyes and listen to Dennis Quaids dialog when he's being forceful. I thought he must have taken speech lessons from Harrison Ford! Not saying Quaid doesn't do a decent job here, however. And then there's the mismatch between a little too much comedy to be taken seriously, and far too much drama to be taken as a comedy.As mentioned, Dennis Quaid as the knight does rather well. Sean Connery, though you only hear his voice as the dragon, is quite remarkable. I'm not sure this is a good role for David Thewlis as the evil king, It's clearly been a long fall for Julie Christie from Doctor Zhivago, although, as the king's queen mother, she has one delicious scene with her son toward the end of the movie. Dina Meyer as Kara, a peasant girl, is okay. And, you're right, that's John Gielgud's voice as the ghost of King Arthur.And, the ending simply ruined the film. Shameful and stupid.Some highlights, yes. But overall disappointing.