DragonHeart - Nostalgia Critic

Sean Connery as a DRAGON! Anyone remember this movie? Join our YouTube Members only - youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Watch last weeks NC - https://youtu.be/oU4UGTe8gXE Check out our store - channelawesome.myshopify.com/

"The peasants, they're Revolting, my Lord!" "The peasants are always revolting"

The thing you need to remember about the "bad CGI" is this is 1996 and without movies like this, we don't get towards Gollum a few years later. People are going to say "Jurassic Park had better CGI!". No, the CGI was about the same, you just didn't notice because Spielberg was smart enough to use other special effects to compliment the CGI.

This movie has a lot of heart. I don't know what you are talking about Doug. Drago and Bowen's redemptive journeys parallel beautifully. Bowen reclaims the ideals he held in his youth and saves the kingdom because of them. Draco must die because his gift he gave turned to a blight upon the land and its people. But tragically they both lose the friend that brought them out of their darkness. This will always be one of ky favorite movies.

Okay, the effects don't necessarily "hold up" by 2024 standards (though, let's be honest, we've seen worse than this in our current decade). But, the fact that you're referencing The Phantom Menace and PS2 graphics during a movie from 1996, shows that DragonHeart was ahead of its time. Also, it's kind of amazing that every other cgi dragon, from this point on, looks like they came from the design of this dragon.

Fun Fact: During the development of spyro the dragon, they took inspiration from this movie when the tone of the game was going to be a lot dark and gritty. There’s one thing we can thank dragonheart for

“Dragonheart” is one of my favorite films, despite its flaws. And, ironically, it (as well as “How To Train Your Dragon”) are two of my all time favorite movie score soundtracks.

Y'know, it's kind of funny that Doug uses the fact JP used the stomp rumbling to indicate to people when the T-Rex is coming, but scientists are now saying that chances were the T-Rex had feet similar to an elephant (ever notice how you don't hear/feel them walking?) and moved incredibly quietly to the point that you wouldn't know it was near you until it was already too late...

I like that you included the little clip of how it would look on an older, lower-resolution screen. The effects really were impressive for their time, in their intended medium.

Sean Connery has a good voice, but in Italy we got lucky (for once) and had the equivalent of the voice actor of Mufasa. Such a deep and calm voice really enhanced the character.

Awesome pick! Draco is still one of my all-time favorite dragons. Sean Connery's performance and the CGI were amazing for that time.

My No. 1 most underrated fantasy/fable movie of all time. For me it still holds up, and reminds me of a time when movies allowed themselves to be fun, goofy, and not take themselves too seriously. I understand why many people hate it, but I genuinely enjoy it.

Another Fun Fact: According to the novelization, Bowen severs the middle talon of the dragons he kills and sews them onto a "trophy shield." On the night before the battle against Einon, Draco lets Bowen fly on his back and they destroy the shield.

If this movie was remade, I’d like to see this film’s original script made. It’s online and really good, much darker and more serious than the film with better character arcs

So Sean Connery chose to be a dragon instead of John Hammond then again he said no to the role of Morpheus in the matrix to be dressed as a teddy bear in the 1998 avengers movie so….

Watched it again recently and there's a lot of decent depth and details that make it stand out compared to a lot of action/adventure movies. Some great detail to the performance of Dennis Quaid particularly at the end where he doesn't want to kill the dragon, his friend. He feels shame and guilt for what he's done to them, almost like a hunter being ashamed of killing. The mother being ashamed of what her son has become. The incredible performance of the main villain - just amazing all round. And the music was just sublime - just puts you to tears.

Randy Edelman’s ‘To The Stars’ has always stuck with me since I was a little girl. I’ll never stop loving it.

This movie's soundtrack is probably why I fell in love with orchestra, and I will die on the hill that it still holds up.

This is my all-time favourite film. Grew up with this religiously and watched it a million times. This was what got me into the fantasy genre and movies and couldn't be happier it's on Nostalgia Critic, I look forward to you ripping it apart.

This movie is genuinely in my top 20. I know it's got issues, but this was my childhood. I'd watch it on tv every time they'd rerun it. Draco's death always brings tears to my eyes, and dear god, David Thewlis is just phenomenal.