4/5 Dragon Wars-D-War
  by G. D. Williams (USA)
Is one's life preordained? Can one's destiny be changed without consequences? Can Fate be reasoned with? Is death the end of hope? These are philosophical questions that permeate this film.

From a tranquil Korean village lost in the centuries of time to a modern metropolis, the Story of Buraki and the Good Imoogi unfold. This is the story of two ancient Korean serpents who sought the Yeouiju, a mystical orb from heaven which would transform one of the serpents into a dragon.

You have the love story of Ethan and Sarah which began in that Korean village when they first faced their destiny as young lovers, Haram and Narin. Unfortunately, their decision to defy their destinies ended in tragedy and allowed Buraki time to create an invincible army.

The war between good and evil waged as Ethan and Sarah fought to survive. Finally, the epic, climactic battle between Buraki and the Good Imoogi came down to Ethan's bravery and Sarah's ultimate sacrifice.

In the end as Ethan watches the Celestial Dragon ascend to the heavens, he says good bye to Narin, his true love and Bochun, his old master and friend. Now, he faces his destiny alone for the first time.

Hyung Rae Shim wrote and directed this film. Steve Jablonsky composed the musical score.

The film ends with Arirang, an old Korean folk song, played by the Seattle Orchestra and sung by a choir of ninety members. It was an appropriate way to end this film.

In ancient myths and legends, the hero does not always live happily ever after. At the end of the story the hero is scarred and faces an uncertain future. His song of life takes on a different cadence.



4/5 Korean myth
  by M. Bornstein (Long Beach, California)
Many people that reviewed this movie did not like it. I guess I am one of the exceptions. It had an exceptional cast. The video special effects were great, and the sound was awsome. The story was like Korean folklore that came to life.

2/5 Entertaining is Entertaining!
  by Brian Lueth (Chicago, IL United States)
Admittedly, Dragon Wars (D-War) isn't a well scripted film nor was the acting particularly good, Dragon Wars has one thing, and one thing only, going for it and that's dragons! Director Hyung-rae Shim delivers everything from winged dragons to lumbering juggernauts with missile launchers on their backs! Dragon Wars is a wildly entertaining CG slugfest that delivers exactly what it promises! If this film had been called, "Jason Behr Does Something Other Than Act While Barely Conscious," I suppose I could see why some viewers may take issue with the film but it wasn't. The CG is the star in Dragon Wars and it looked fantastic.

I had the pleasure of watching it with a group of people, all of whom enjoyed it immensely. I'd be lying though if I said there weren't a few times that I scoffed and shook my head. There were bits and pieces and here and there that just didn't make a lot of sense but, I can't believe I'm saying this, I really didn't care. Not to sound like a broken record but the darn dragons were super cool and any chance I get to see dragons battling helicopters and tanks, I'll gladly take it. Dragon Wars is fun and surprisingly entertaining and that's about it.

Dragon Wars was a blast! I suppose it wasn't a GOOD film but no cult cinema fan worth their weight in sleaze will let that stop them! If you rent this film, which I highly recommend you do before purchasing, be sure to grab a case of beer and some chips because nothing goes better with exciting, eye-candy crapola like suds and spuds!

5/5 Just What I Expected. A cool monster movie that must be seen!
  by Joseph D. Toth
In my personal movie collection I have the usual monster movie titles like King Kong, Godzilla, Jaws and so on. I saw this title on a store shelf and decided to buy it and see what it was like.

While driving home I was thinking about how it may have similarities to the Godzilla movies that are out there.

I was right. It was still a great monster movie because I like the dragon theme instead of the usual dinosaurs. This is a new title in my collection that I will be watching again and again.

I found the stage sets and special effects to be very well done. More importantly, the movie did for me what it is supposed to do. It captured my attention, imagination and entertained me.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys Godzilla and King Kong type movies, or monster movies in general. I know you will enjoy this too.

Reporter Joseph Toth
Washington Micro Bank BBS


5/5 Unfathomly bad in only the best of ways.
  by Alex Nennig (New London, WI)
Are you a fan of Mystery Science Theater? Do you own "Plan 9 From Outer Space" on DVD?

If so, Dragon Wars is absolutely for you.

I had heard of D-War on a movie review website where they said that it was a stunningly incompetent film and the reviewer on the site actually recommended it for exactly that reason.

So I rented it with a couple of friends and we all watched it with the mindset of seeing a spectacularly entertaining trainwreck, and you know what?

It was EXACTLY as bad as we were hoping it to be.

Simply put, this is our generations "Plan 9 From Outer Space." It is so completely inept that it works brilliantly as an unintentional comedy.

I can't even begin to start on the stuff thats just so friggin' funny in this movie, but you know you're watching something special when a black hawk helicopter pilot has a dragon latch on to his helicopter, so he pulls out a revolver (not a modern day pistol of any kind, a REVOLVER) and starts shooting at it through his window.

In short, this movie has absolutely no redeeming cinematic value, and that's exactly why I can't recommend it enough, its that awesomely bad.

For those who like that sort of thing (and you know who you are) you will not be let down, Dragon Wars is truly a rare, special gem in the hilariously bad movie universe.