Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)

Once in 500 years, ancient mythical creatures come to Earth, wreaking havoc and destruction. This time they must be stopped.

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writer:

Hyung-rae Shim

Stars:

Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster

Bottom Rated Movies #68 | 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Behr	...	Ethan Kendrick
Amanda Brooks	...	Sarah
Robert Forster	...	Jack
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	...	Zoo Guard
Holmes Osborne	...	Hypnotherapist
NiCole Robinson	...	Psychiatrist
Geoff Pierson	...	Secretary of Defense (as Geoffrey Pierson)
Cody Arens	...	Young Ethan
Kevin Breznahan	...	Reporter
Jody Carlson	...	Sarah's Mother (as Jody L. Carlson)

Storyline

Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter, and he arrives at the conclusion that a girl, stricken with a mysterious illness, named Sarah is suppose to help him. The Imoogi makes its way to Los Angeles, wreaking havoc and destruction. With the entire city under arms, will Ethan and Sarah make it in time to save the people of Los Angeles?

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Plot Keywords:

creature | giant | giant creature | giant snake | giant monster | 

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Taglines:

The One and Only

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [South Korea]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dragon Wars: D-War

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$32,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,376,000, 16 September 2007

Gross USA:

$10,977,721

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$75,108,817

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Showbox Entertainment, Younggu-Art Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The leader of the 'Artox Army' is actually speaking English, as evidenced by his mouth movements, although it is significantly garbled.

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Goofs

(at around 45 mins) As Ethan and Sarah are on the beach after Ethan gets her out of the Hospital, Sarah is dressed in hospital gown and slippers, she slips off her slippers and then walks down the beach. In the long shot she is wearing her slippers and then the next shot is a close up of both of them and in the lower left corner you see her slippers sitting on the beach where she took them off.

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Quotes

Mr. Belafonte: I mean, this thing stared at me like my ex-wife.

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Alternate Versions

The final edit for both the US and Korean versions of the film run approximately 92 minutes, considerably shorter than the 110 minute cut first shown at the American Film Market in Santa Monica, CA on November 4, 2006, and again at the Berlin Film Market on February 8, 2007. According to D-WAR production company Younggu Art Entertainment, the film was tightened to improve pacing based on feedback from preview screenings.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #39.6 (2008)

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Soundtracks

Boilermaker
Written by Sarah Paul Ocampo, Aaron Huffman, Mark Dibeh and Bo Gilliland
Performed by Love Hotel

User Reviews

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.