Do you like to watch giant snake-like monsters? Do you hate Los Angeles? Are you willing to put your brain in hold and not think too deeply about such minor facets of a movie such as plot and characterization? Then "Dragon Wars" may just be the movie for you.
According to legend (which legend does not really matter, it's only a legend.) Every 500 years a good dragon has to battle a bad dragon. I hope it hasn't gotten too complicated for you yet. So as these two monsters battle, they destroy the entire city of Los Angeles. Then they go fight somewhere else. I guess because there was nothing left to break in the City of Angels.
There is one unfortunate part. The real death and destruction does not start for 45 minutes. So don't be afraid to arrive late and spend some time waiting in line for popcorn and soda. During this time, the movie explains about the complicated legend. But if you read my first paragraph, you already know all you need to. 500 years. Good dragon fights bad dragon. Done.
At one funny point in the movie, the lead actress (the one with the good dragon tattooed on her arm) yells, "None of this makes sense!" So if she doesn't understand the movie (and she is the star), don't you try to. You might hurt yourself.
Yet this is what movies used to be. Just sheer entertainment. After all, they can't all be "Gone With the Wind." Sometimes, you just need to see a good monster flick. And thankfully, now we have these films with English as the original language. No longer do we have to see poor Tokyo destroyed with actors moving their mouths out of synch with the English over-dubbing.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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