DragonHeart - Nostalgia Critic
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Published 2024-05-01
Sean Connery as a dragon? Yep, that was a thing, and it's about as 1996 fantasy as it can get. Nostalgia Critic gives his thoughts on DragonHeart.
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Dragonheart (stylized as DragonHeart) is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Charles Edward Pogue, based on a story created by him and Patrick Read Johnson. The film stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Dina Meyer, and Sean Connery as the voice of Draco.
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All Comments (21)
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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/
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"The peasants, they're Revolting, my Lord!" "The peasants are always revolting"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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“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.
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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.
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Randy Edelman’s ‘To The Stars’ has always stuck with me since I was a little girl. I’ll never stop loving it.
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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.
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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….
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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.
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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...
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Awesome pick! Draco is still one of my all-time favorite dragons. Sean Connery's performance and the CGI were amazing for that time.
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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
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The original Dragonheart will always live rent free in MY heart, I love this film and I don't think there are enough films with Dragons in them
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Listen, as a little girl who LOVED dragons this was kind of as good as it got in the 90s. I loved this movie as a kid and it will always have a soft spot for me. I also loved dinotopia, so when David Thewlis showed up as a good guy in HP I was like “wait I’m supposed to trust and like this guy now??” Haha
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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.
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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.
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I think the most baffling thing about this movie is the legacy it had. It had a direct-to-video sequel released in 2000 called Dragonheart: A New Beginning. I remember seeing that movie once, but I have forgotten what exactly happened in that film. And yet the more baffling part is that from 2015 to 2020, there were THREE direct-to-video prequels made.
