I'm over-voting a little because I think the average is too low. This is a good film for the female roles it develops. Medina and Nessa are both strong characters, one more of a warrior and the other more of a mad scientist type. I'm all for strong female characters. Any romantic interaction with the two ladies takes second place to their heroine-ism in the face of almost-certain death. The opening plot element of a king seeking refuge in another kingdom in the face of a more-or-less natural disaster is more common in end-of-the-world-climate-change flicks. The sound of the flying dragon seems to have been lifted from WWII flying fortress movies. The near-comic dishonesty of the two kings is trumped by the purer evil of the dragons -- a nice post-modern touch. We do now seem to suffer the dishonesty of our political leaders and, perhaps, the dragons we hope for, be they space aliens or whatever, would provide a refreshing change from evil embodied in men we are expected to respect.

Well, I had to give this only 3 stars because most of the acting was horrible. Granted, John Rhys-Davies does a fine job ... though I have to wonder why he would choose to be part of this. Perhaps it was fun. Dressing up and fighting dragons? Sure, why not. The dragons (being the primary reason for me watching this) were splendid. I absolutely love dragons, and these were wonderfully done. Apparently the bulk of the budget for this movie went towards CG. As long as you are prepared before watching the movie for all the cheese ... you'll be fine. It might be fun if you watch with a friend and make fun of the various ridiculous parts. Enjoy the dragons!

The woodsman was never even shown how to use a bow. The whole film was a total waste of time money and effort. How do they get finance for this kind of movie with such a weak script? some of the animations of the Dragons were good.They should have got rid of the human element. I have seen many SiFi films but sadly this one does not come anywhere near to being of interest to anyone but the brain dead. It was potentially a good subject that could have been made into a classic film but that takes creative effort. Why oh why do highly paid people not see the weaknesses or even the obvious errors (and there were many). Hope there is not to be a sequel.

I rated it a 2 because the dragons were really not that bad. It would have been less than a 1 without CGI. I look forward to seeing some of that same dragon footage in some other low budget flick.However, what this movie needed (besides some semblance of continuity, a script, and professional editing and direction) was some gratuitous sex and nudity. OK fine, you got to see half of one of the Princess' breasts in one scene but if you really want to be successful in the `dragons-from-outer-space-in-1190-Carpathia' genre you have to have eye candy. I know it had plenty of violence and it was `made for TV' but it's just kind of sad when you can see men being burned alive (the same men over and over in slow motion in this case) but no naked women. This movie could have easily been a 5 or 6 with some full frontal nudity and maybe even a 7 with some hot girl-on-girl action. At least it would have made the story a little more interesting if the Princess' love interest had been the girl with the catapult instead of the rather limp-wristed `huntsman' (did you see the way he held the bow?). What a waste of the budget to hire women like that and then cover them in those hideous costumes.Also, I'm really trying to not be too critical but I would think with a little editing and sound work they could have gotten some of the actor's accents to match (with the exception of the obligatory Kung Fu Master of course). Overall, I can't recommend this movie (it has to be at least a 3 before I will do that) but I did have a good time watching it. If you do decide to subject yourself to this movie I would recommend a sedative (like tequila) to dull the pain.