Dragonlance - Dragons Of The Autumn Twilight
by Will Meugniot
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Actor: Fred Tatasciore, Kiefer Sutherland, Lucy Lawless, Michael Rosenbaum, Michelle TrachtenbergDirector: Will Meugniot
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-15
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Dragonlance - Dragons Of The Autumn Twilight
Movie Review: Wtf? Save your money,
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me start by saying that I did read the books. I had high hopes when I heard the news there was to be a Dragonlance movie. My hopes were killed fast when I saw the trailer. Well maybe it'll still be good. Nope.
First off the animation is poorly done. The blending of 3D and cartoon animation does not mix well at all. Maybe they should have spent more money on animation than they did with the voice acting. Yeah there was an excellent cast for the voices, but that doesn't matter since the dialog sucks.
There's no depth to the characters either. Everything felt so rushed. They tried way too hard to cram everything into a 90 minute block. Did I mention that the animation really blows? I would have been happier with a low budget flick with B-movie actors.
Don't bother. Well, if you have kids and you want them to experience Dragonlance, then by all means. I'm sure they won't really care about how it looks anyways. But for all of the die hard fans out there, including myself, what a disappointment. Weis and Hickman should be ashamed for letting this project finish the way it did.
Cheap animation, lousy voice acting, no character development, I could go on and on. Save your money and buy the books instead. And to those who saw the movie and never read the books, please give Dragonlance another try and read the books.
Summary of Dragonlance - Dragons Of The Autumn Twilight
After 300 hundred years of peace, the world of Krynn has descended into darkness as the evil goddess Takhisis and her army of dragons threaten to dominate the lands. Can a small band of heroes, including the wizard Raistlin (Kiefer Sutherland), the priestess Goldmoon (Lucy Lawless), and the half-elven warrior Tanis (Michael Rosenbaum), save the world before all is lost? Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, DRAGONLANCE: DRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT is an epic tale of might, magic, and monsters!Based on the first in a series of countless fantasy books by bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight is the first animated feature-length film spun from the venerable Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. The 90-minute feature hews as closely to the 400-plus-page source material as possible--in a nutshell, a group of adventurers seek to head off the evil plans of a multi-headed dragon goddess and her army with the help of a crystal staff--and there is plentiful swordplay and spellcasting to keep younger viewers entranced. And the voice talent, which includes Kiefer Sutherland, Xena's Lucy Lawless, and Michael Rosenbaum of Smallville, does a respectable job of making the heavy-handed dialogue sound believable. However, the animation (a mix of 2D and CGI) is truly dreadful, and brings the epic scope of the story down to the level of Saturday morning cartoons. Supplemental material might've helped make this middling DVD more palatable, but sadly, there's only a few clips of original test animation (which looks slightly better than the finished product) and a gallery of early character designs. --Paul Gaita
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