D-War (2007)

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writer:

Hyung-rae Shim (writer)

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They've made our world their battleground

Plot:

Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter...

Plot Keywords:

Dragon | Reporter | Korean | Antique Shop | Hospital

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Behr	...	Ethan Kendrick
Amanda Brooks	...	Sarah Daniels
Robert Forster	...	Jack
Jesse Jam Miranda	...	Atrox
Craig Robinson	...	Bruce
Aimee Garcia	...	Brandy
Chris Mulkey	...	Agent Frank Pinsky
John Ales	...	Agent Judah Campbell
Elizabeth Peña	...	Agent Linda Perez (as Elizabeth Pena)
Billy Gardell	...	Mr. Belafonte
Holmes Osborne	...	Hypnotherapist
NiCole Robinson	...	Psychiatrist
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Secretary of Defense
Cody Arens	...	Young Ethan
Kevin Breznahan	...	Reporter

Also Known As:

Dragon Wars (UK) (DVD title)
Dragon Wars: D-War (USA) (new title)
War of the Dragons (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and creature action.

Runtime:

South Korea:90 min | Germany:107 min (European Film Market)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | UK:12 | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:M | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Younggu-Art Movies

Trivia:

The music associated with Muraki and his army makes extensive use of the "Dies irae" melody, a medieval chant traditionally used in ceremonies for the dead and, since the nineteenth century, in contexts evoking the macabre and supernatural.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: About 1 hour and 5 minutes into the movie, during the city battle scene, there is a shot of S.W.A.T. team members firing on some flying dragons, who react with fireballs shot back at the officers. During this scene, you can see some of the officers running from the attack, in which a couple actually fly into the air well before the explosion appears on the rooftop.

Quotes:

Young Ethan: What are you talking about?

Soundtrack:

Boilermaker

The worst major film I've seen in a long time

I went into this movie with high hopes. Normally, I'm not too picky about my movies and creature movies are *always* fun to watch, or so I thought. I'll list the good parts of this movie: -The creature effects. All of the creatures were well-done, their movements were realistic, and they fit into the other imagery well. To be honest, the creature effects were the ONLY reason I gave this movie a 2 rather than a 1. Now, the bad things: -The acting. Good Lord, I've seen bad acting, but this movie takes the cake. Not a single one of the characters is even *close* to believable. It's like the director sent out a casting call and picked all the worst try-outs from it. I tried very hard not to giggle too loud, cause I didn't wanna upset anyone else in the theatre, but the acting really was THAT BAD. -The storyline: The entire story is full of plot holes from beginning to finish. You can pick at least 5 plot holes out of any given 30 minutes of film. The plot holes, of course, are complimentary with the cheese. This is probably one of the most clichéd, not thought-out, and outright dumbest stories I've ever seen put on screen since I had the grave misfortune of sitting up one night and watching Parasite on the SciFi channel. -The dialogue: This is a world where everyone says the cheesiest and most clichéd thing they possibly can, at every chance they possibly can. In this world, it seems like every line has been spoken before in at least 30 other low-budget creature movies. It is the world of cheese and cliché. -The special effects. While the creature effects were downright awesome, the special effects fail miserably. Yes, they are better than those seen in other movies, but a lot of it is in the presentation. And this movie has no presentation whatsoever. It looks kinda like the special effects used on the Power Rangers TV show, to be honest. To sum up: Dragon Wars is worth neither your time nor your money. The concept is good, but it is trapped in the bad directing, acting, dialogue, and cheesiness of the film. Wait til the next big monster movie comes out. It's gotta be better than this, cause Dragon Wars is absolutely horrible.