There's not much to be said about the plot of this movie, since there isn't one. Maybe it made sense to those who are familiar with the RPG, but to the uninitiated, it is never explained why any of the people do what they do. But on to the real horror.
It has been quite a while that I have been so severely shocked by acting this bad. It's not even an individual achievement, oh no, it is a collective effort of the entire cast (except the dragons, maybe). On the face of Thora Birch, whom I admire for her work in American Beauty, I registered a total of two different expressions throughout the film. Her impact was such that she might just as well not have been there.
Justin Whalin earned himself the number one position in my list of Worst Actors of All Times, beating even Chris O'Donnell to that position, and it should be said that this is the first time I ever saw him. Talk about a first impression. I cannot even put an adjective to his acting, as most of the time I found myself staring at the guy in shock. His presence must have rubbed off on Jeremy Irons, who really has no excuse for his participation in this disaster.
Was he trying to have his last name changed to "Irony"? Unless he was being so ridiculously over the top on purpose, I cannot imagine what must have possessed him to act the way he did. Even the villains in the 60's Batman show were more subtle in their facial expression!
The film gets one point for its dragons, though. Nice fire-breathing, fine acting ability despite the horrible script (they really had no lines, did they), and charming demonstrations of athletic prowess.
By the way, if anyone would care to enlighten me as to what happened to the "heroes" in the graveyard in the end (things like this always end on graveyards), feel free. I really didn't get it. Which, of course, only deepens my resentment at having squandered two hours of my life on this abomination.
It has been quite a while that I have been so severely shocked by acting this bad. It's not even an individual achievement, oh no, it is a collective effort of the entire cast (except the dragons, maybe). On the face of Thora Birch, whom I admire for her work in American Beauty, I registered a total of two different expressions throughout the film. Her impact was such that she might just as well not have been there.
Justin Whalin earned himself the number one position in my list of Worst Actors of All Times, beating even Chris O'Donnell to that position, and it should be said that this is the first time I ever saw him. Talk about a first impression. I cannot even put an adjective to his acting, as most of the time I found myself staring at the guy in shock. His presence must have rubbed off on Jeremy Irons, who really has no excuse for his participation in this disaster.
Was he trying to have his last name changed to "Irony"? Unless he was being so ridiculously over the top on purpose, I cannot imagine what must have possessed him to act the way he did. Even the villains in the 60's Batman show were more subtle in their facial expression!
The film gets one point for its dragons, though. Nice fire-breathing, fine acting ability despite the horrible script (they really had no lines, did they), and charming demonstrations of athletic prowess.
By the way, if anyone would care to enlighten me as to what happened to the "heroes" in the graveyard in the end (things like this always end on graveyards), feel free. I really didn't get it. Which, of course, only deepens my resentment at having squandered two hours of my life on this abomination.