Dobrynya Nikitich i Zmey Gorynych (2006)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Ilya Maksimov

Writer:

Maksim Sveshnikov (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 March 2006 (Russia)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Cast

Valeri Solovyev

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Dobrynya Nikitich (voice)

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Melnitsa Animation Studio

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Matrix (1999)

a typical Russian fairytale

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It's a typical Russian fairytale in a typical quite good Russian animation way. Characters created like Russian characters always - some pretty and some really ugly. Dobrynya Nikitich goes to save duke's cousin Zabava from a three-head dragon Gorynych. It's not an easy job for him and his young student Jelissei. But Dobrynya doesn't know that duke himself stands in a difficult position and is not interested in saving his cousin. Even the famous Russian witch Baba-Jaga comes in to the story. It's an adventurous story with some good laughs (for example when Khans teeth fly out; Jelissei with a blue eye - his facial expression is really good; Russian working ladies singing a very well performed song and also dancing along with it (they are almost like Russian version of Finnish band Värttinä) & when Dobrynya handles the betrayal). It's still a good animation to watch, although the ending is more than predictable. Overall 6/10