I've always been a big fan of 80's and 70's Sword and Sorcery movies, such as Sword and the Sorcerer or Conan the Barbarian. Dragon Knight, is more comparable to "Red Sonja", with its mixture of fantasy melodrama, horror and comedy. At times this mix of styles doesn't gel as well together as it should, and I wonder if this film series (if it becomes a film series) might not benefit from taking a darker, more serious tone.
That said, what we do have is a superior, cut above the rest, indie fantasy film, comparable and perhaps even superior to the early films of the Mythica series.
The performances while mixed, are generally professional, with the clear standout the character of Jigme, a black clad assassin - and the mysterious henchmen known as the Saskak who speak with uncanny, almost feminine voices.
Haters might pick on aspects of the low budget production, but for the budget... it's obvious that the effects for the dragon, costuming and locations are impressive. Comparable, to the old Dragonheart films (minus the number of extras).
I feel bad for making fun of some critics that might gripe more than me, but it's just so lazy and easy to pick on fantasy. It doesn't need to be all about you my friends.
So, I would give Dragon Knight a 7, if we're comparing the film to indie fantasy, and a 6 if it was a mainstream comparison.
That said, what we do have is a superior, cut above the rest, indie fantasy film, comparable and perhaps even superior to the early films of the Mythica series.
The performances while mixed, are generally professional, with the clear standout the character of Jigme, a black clad assassin - and the mysterious henchmen known as the Saskak who speak with uncanny, almost feminine voices.
Haters might pick on aspects of the low budget production, but for the budget... it's obvious that the effects for the dragon, costuming and locations are impressive. Comparable, to the old Dragonheart films (minus the number of extras).
I feel bad for making fun of some critics that might gripe more than me, but it's just so lazy and easy to pick on fantasy. It doesn't need to be all about you my friends.
So, I would give Dragon Knight a 7, if we're comparing the film to indie fantasy, and a 6 if it was a mainstream comparison.