Fresh
This movie has two big things going for it -- the dragon and the man who masterminds its slaying.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Dragonslayer
In the Dark Ages, Magic was a weapon. Love was a mystery. Adventure was everywhere...And Dragons were real.
1981 · 1h 48m · PG
Adventure, Fantasy
Directed by
Matthew Robbins
Overview
A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film excels as a visual exercise, as a study in adolescent psychology, and even as astute political analysis.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
A well intentioned fantasy with some wonderful special effects, Dragonslayer falls somewhat short on continuously intriguing adventure.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Verges on the nasty for the nippers; sails close to deja vu for fantasy fans; fated, probably, to damnation by faint praise.
Paul Taylor, Time Out
Fresh
The scenes involving the dragon are first-rate. The beast is one of the meanest, ugliest, most reprehensible creatures I've ever seen in a film, and when it breathes flames it looks like it's really breathing flames.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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