TheLittleSongbird I was actually sort of intrigued if somewhat dubious, but no matter how bad I thought it could've gone, I honestly was not expecting it to be this bad, almost Dungeons & Dragons bad. I am not going to detail how far it deviates from Moby Dick, you can tell from the plot summary it is going to, and I am going to judge Age of the Dragons on its own merits. Age of the Dragons sadly doesn't have many good merits, if any at all. The landscapes and scenery are reasonably good in scale but dully lit, lacking a true sense of wonder. The editing is choppy, while the dragon effects are not bad as such but nothing to be thrilled about either as the dragons themselves actually aren't used very well at all. The music lacks sparkle and feels sluggish, but it was the story, characters and especially the script that sank Age of the Dragons further. The characters are more irritating than engaging and have resorted to fantasy clichés rather than the complex characters of the original story. The story is slow and predictable, with the action scenes the anti-thesis of thrilling and the fantasy elements lacking imagination. The script is terrible, one of the worst scripts of any film recently, consisting of corny, stilted dialogue and just very humourless and stiff in tone. The acting fares little better, the main female is a small bright spot because she is hot and her acting doesn't rely too much on it. Vinnie Jones however is very bland, while Danny Glover, other than the premise the main selling-point of me seeing Age of the Dragons in the first place, chews the scenery to pieces and in the end it was painful to watch him. Overall, a right medieval muddle, humourless, unimaginative, predictable, clichéd and dull, everything a fantasy/adventure movie should not be. 1/10 Bethany Cox

mythosrattus I have to mention right off that if your walking into this movie expecting a gloriously fanciful and faithful re-telling of Moby Dick, don't be surprised when it disappoints you. Now, if you walked into it expecting a somewhat Moby Dick themed dragon movie, you'll probably be better off. I, personally, had never heard of it before I watched it so I didn't have any expectations at all and I found the whole Moby Dick thing to be an amusing framing device, a fun little side note, in a fairly decent dragon movie. The acting isn't too great but it won't make you rip your eyes out and plug your ears with them, the costuming is pretty decent, and the effects are actually quite good. It's not a great masterpiece but it's a decently entertaining way to kill two hours. If you happen to be into dragons, it's one of the more decent movies that's worth having around to watch once in a while; it's not exactly 'Dragonheart' but it's not nearly as bad as 'Merlin and the War of the Dagons' either. Personally I got a bit of a giggle out of the idea of dragons using vitriol to produce fire (for those who didn't know, vitriol is an old name for sulfuric acid) and the design of the "ship" was pretty neat. All in all, I'm pretty sure the actors involved needed the paycheck more than anything else but it's not too bad and the dragons are pretty damn cool.

sil_serp This movie shows exactly why Danny Glover should slowly go away and retire forever. Part of the reason people like the book is because its man vs whale and you get to understand both before the book is over. Glover just kills the whole Ahab character! He has no interaction with any of the actors or with the dragon himself. Hell, he stays in his cabin most of the movie. Uh, wasn't Ahab extremely important in the book? He doesn't even sound like a credible Ahab in the first place. The movie might of been worth a 3 with all unknowns but Glover made it worth a 1.STAY AWAY!!

Stefan Oest I'm not a big fan of Moby Dick but this was a poor and not very respectful adaptation. A land boat? That's pretty lame. Harpoons? Not very creative. Searching for the great white dragon? Very weak. Herman Melville's book captured its audience because the story is exciting, engrossing, and emotionally moving. In the original, Ahab wants revenge: We can understand that. The other boat is seeking her lost children: Again we can empathize. But this ridiculous collection of highlights is just stupid. Adding a love story was okay but everything else just seemed contrived and awful. I liked the actors but not the movie.