Age of the Dragons
Age of the Dragons is an adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a medieval realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner and his friend Queequeg join their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession to seek revenge on a great White Dragon that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael.
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- Cast:
- Corey Sevier , Danny Glover , Vinnie Jones , Sofia Pernas , Larry Bagby , McKay Daines , John Lyde
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Absolutely Fantastic
A Masterpiece!
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
To be honest the start is alright, but the only amazing thing about this movie is that they somehow convinced 3 decent actors to lose a majority of their fan base.The only reason why I rated this movie one was because they didn't have a lower score.I am a movie fan so I know not to go into a movie with expectations, but it did very much so disappointed me and is the worst movie I have ever seen. I created a an account and registered just to say don't waste 92 minute of your life. If you rated this movie more the 4 you were watching something else and type in the wrong name. If your all for dragon movies watch Reign of Fire instead
Reworking of classic novel 'Moby Dick' but this time using dragons as the game or hunt as it were. To be honest this is a really neat little idea, the only problem is its been made poorly which is a shame.I think this could of worked had a little more time and money been invested, the cast are OK I guess...for an action type film. Danny Glover is a little miscast as Ahab perhaps but Vinnie Jones does surprisingly well as does the hero Sevier as Ishmael. Nothing to rave about of course but the cheesiness of it all suits them fine and you know to expect ham.Of course the effects are slightly off-key, CGI is average but shows promise, even the use of old stop motion techniques used by Harryhausen are utilised at one point which almost works (oddly it looked better in the old mythology films of Harryhausen). Then you do have silly things which needed more planning such as the Pequod as a wheeled land tank/ship thingy. This didn't really work as it was way too small looking, it was like the Tardis, small on the outside yet apparently huge on the inside with about eight adults living in it with lots of quarters shown! plus how did it run? petrol? diesel? someone pedaling below? I must also mention my dislike of virtually everyone in action films these days being some kind of martial arts expert and able to defeat multiple enemies without breaking sweat. It really is so over used and in this film its so out of place, what's wrong with some good old fashioned fisticuffs?A nice idea but the execution is weak, worth checking out if you like dragon flicks though...I guess, not much else going for it.3/10
catered only 10 minutes watching this "movie" to realize that they had completely tainted the novel Moby Dick. Oh God, Mr. Melville must kick in his grave every time this "movie" is projected or seen or even mentioned. It is truly remarkable that Hollywood screenwriters, are empty minded completely out of ideas, and every day the only thing that matters is to put one or two fairly known actors, some cgi some muscular guy and a hot girl in a "movie" to assure the investment. The era of smart movies with meaning, with a moral lesson has ended, I am 42 years old, and I must say that my generation was the last which saw a movie with sense.
I can honestly say that this movie ranks among the worst movies I have ever seen. The spin on Moby Dick is clear from the beginning, but the writing is atrocious. The costumes and characters cross time eras and geography inconsistently. They cross the lands in a motorized tank-like ship during an era when travel is clearly done by foot or horseback although I guess their budget didn't allow for horses since none are ever seen. The writing is horrible and the movie lacks enough action/cgi/comedy to convince you to suffer through it. I cannot think of a single tension breaking comedic moment although there is no tension to break, so I suppose it didn't matter. The movie is full of worthless and verbose dialog. Every scene was contrived and predictable. Every character was a cliché, and I'm trying to be kind considering that it's a different spin on a classic story.