I saw this on the Syfy channel, expecting it to be literally horse-poop. But while Dragon is far from a great film, it isn't awful either, better than in my opinion the tepid rating and reviews suggest. I did like the costumes, scenery and sets and the photography was mostly decent, the music was serviceable as were most of the effects and I did like the concept which looked as though I was despite Syfy's reputation of making mostly crap in for a typically fun fantasy film. As for the dragon, at times it does look good with an interesting design, but it is lacking in consistency and doesn't always blend well with its surroundings. The acting is also mixed, some are charismatic and likable, others are rather stiff. The characters aren't really that well written or developed but they aren't annoying or unlikeable mostly. Where I do find the most fault with Dragon is the sloppy direction, weak and cheesy script and uneven storytelling(too many scenes that either drag or serve little purpose to the plot). And also with the hackneyed fight sequences, tighter editing wouldn't have gone amiss. All in all, Dragon is far from great but I have seen a lot worse, and also despite its many problems this is one of Syfy's more tolerable films. 5/10 Bethany Cox

as much as we can all appreciate the time and effort that goes into film making, this movie could do with a lot of improvements and a story etc to fit the budget. seeing as it is part of a trilogy they would have been better to roll them all into one film and have a bigger budget.there is far too much talking in this movie. it is too easy to get bored waiting for something to happen. the shots fail to meet even basic film making techniques and i know first year students who have made a better job than this. the dragon does not even look rendered and more represents the early attempts at King Kong (and i mean terrible mechanical stuff about as scary as jaws). the props have all been taken from other movies. the elves look like bad attempts at making black people look like lord of the rings creatures.i cannot give a correct review as i skipped past more than half of it as it was so hard to keep watching. not a movie i recommend seeing unless you are looking for how not to make a movie. I'm shooting from a lower position than those who made this film but i am sure i can at least produce a dragon looks rendered or at least in colour.

Proved fact,,any movie directed or somehow Scot's done something in the movie just stay away,,waste of electricity your time,,money whatever... Scot harper must be from a mental institution or something,,i don't know who lets this useless idiot fag make movies, i mean if u ever see the name Harper ,just say no to the movie,,after watching that alien vs hunter of his,,damn, all i think is killing the producer, it'd actually make me feel good and i won't feel bad about it. i think i just want beat him to death, slow death ..don't ask my why SCot harper i hope u die and burn in hell and i don't know what to say, so Scot harper must die i just hope he dies before producing another movie

My daughter and I were about 15 minutes into this movie when we began laughing uproariously at the corny lines and special effects. We're all major fans of LOTR and this makes you appreciate how important great actors, sets, costumes, direction, scoring, scripts, make-up, lighting, scoring are to a movie. A director getting flack about going over budget could use this movie as a warning of what can happen when a studio cuts too many corners. The basic story and script actually had potential and the actors were attractive, but something has gone terribly wrong here. We haven't laughed so hard while watching a film in months. We described it to my sons the next day and they insisted on seeing it for themselves. Soon all four of us were in stitches, even my daughter and I, who were seeing it for the second time. If you share our sense of humor over a truly bad low-budget movie, make sure you also see the blooper reel, featurette, director's commentary, and other special features, which are priceless and better than intentional spoofs (or are they intentional spoofs?) I had to visit this website to see if this movie was on the level or a purposeful takeoff on the fantasy genre.While the movie is pretty awful, I have to admire the "can do spirit" of the cast and crew here. They love film making and are proud of their ability to do as much as they do with the budget they have. Many of the problems with this film have already been described by others here, but a few of my favorite gems are these: 1) There is sequence in the middle of movie when the princess suddenly seems to have a head cold or an allergy as she delivers her lines, then it suddenly goes away. 2)The character of Garth has what I call an "Irish surfer dude" accent 3)In the director's commentary, he explains how he chose his location in part so that the production company could stay at his parents' Ramada Inn to conserve costs 4)He also proudly tells how his cast got to choose any costume they wanted from the costume warehouse 5)He plugs the White Castle restaurant near the Renaissance fair where the cast picked up some of their props. I could go on and on but I don't want to spoil your fun. Keep your finger on the fast forward button to get through the repetitive aerial shots of Wisconsin scenery.