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
DVD Reviews of Dragonlance - Dragons Of The Autumn Twilight
DVD 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.
DVD Review: Utterly disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
OK, like many other reviewers here I have been a fan of the books for very many years. I couldn't believe it when I heard they'd finally make a movie out of this...and couldn't believe what I saw upon its release. It is flawed on many levels. The animation is pretty bad. The combined 2D heroes against the CGI draconians just doesn't work. The voices are OK, but the requisite cheesy dialogue is in full force. Why is it so hard to write a fantasy script with some dignity? In addition, the idea of trying to cram the entire book into this short time is doomed from the outset. The story could never be done justice that way. I know the Chronicles would make an awesome anime series if you could do just one or two chapters in a half-hour episode. That way you could develop the characters and settings properly, which is really where the strength of Dragonlance lies. Oh well, I'm sure that is a pipe dream as there will never be the budget for that. For anyone who gave this a positive review, here is an objective test you should consider: Would you be proud to show this to a non-Dragonlance fan? I'd be more embarassed.
All that said, this clunker will still not dull my love of the books, which I will defend to the death. If you've never read the books and saw this, I can only beg you to overlook this subpar product and consider giving the books a fair chance. Then you will see why so many were looking forward to this, and why they were disappointed.
DVD Review: Back to the good old Eighties!
Summary: 4 Stars
Having read the trilogy when it first came out and been a devoted fan of Dragonlance ever since, I was very much looking forward to the release of this dvd. The result is a bit of a disappointment; the actors read their lines without any passion whatsoever while at times it seemed that they were reading them for the first time or right after getting out of bed. Kiefer Sutherland, unexpectedly, plays Raistlin (and not one of the warriors as one might expect), but even he (surprisingly) does not do that good of a job. Similarly, Lucy Lawless does not convince in her role as Goldmoon. Another major setback is the poor animation, reminiscent of the Eighties cartoons (the Dungeons and Dragons series included). Moreover, the dialogues are not that hot either.
On the positive side, the music is great and the familiar feeling of Krynn and Fantasy is wonderful. Peter Jackson on the one hand and Kiefer Sutherland and Lucy Lawless on the other would have done an amazing job with the trilogy, and with real people as opposed to animation, if only the money was there; maybe sometime in the future then...
This product should never have been released with the aim of introducing Dragonlance (and by extension Dungeons and Dragons) to a new audience; rather it should be meant more for the old guard that will want to like it. In short, it could have been so much better, however, the second instalment of the trilogy (and there should definitely be one) should work hard on the quality of the animation and the actors (for crying out loud!).
DVD Review: I loved it! There are far too few of this type of film.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you gave "Underworld" or "Van Helsing" a 5 out of ten, this should get an 8 or 9 out of ten. So, less than "Lord of the Rings", but far better than "The Dark Knight," "The Incredible Hulk" or "Spider Man."DVD Review: FAIL
Summary: 1 Stars
I'll just keep to the basics. The DragonLance series of stories are great and deserve FAR BETTER than what this circular piece of plastic offers.
While the voice talent is good, the animation is half-baked. The mix of CGI and traditional animation makes this look like an early 80s music video. It was painful to watch.
Another reviewer here said "rent before you buy". I wish I saw that before I bought and subsequently watched this. I would hope that in the future the DragonLance series gets revisited with proper animation or live action.
Description 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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