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Many people will agree with me that "Dragonheart" is one of the best movies. It is different from all the movies with pointless war and which just based on cool graphics and explosions . This is the type of movie wich you can feel with your heart and your soul. After i saw this movie i became depressed because of the strong ending. Thnks god that there was a second movie which is not that strong but it helps after you have seen the first one. I think it is very important to see both movies. Still i wish to see the third sequel of that movie. Dragonheart will make you think. It is hard to be the onle one who is left of you kind.
I don't think it is possible to put the feelings on the paper , so it is better if you watch this. And wish for the third sequel.

PS Sorry for my English i am Russian

Dragonheart is simply a fantastic movie. It has fantastic effects. Draco looks almost photoreal when he flys through the skys in sunlight. It is definutly a technological breakthrough. It could be easy to dismiss this movie as an effects romp but this movie has in my mind has one of if not the best fantasy storylines ever. Better then Lord of the Rings, better then Harry Potter. Dragonheart is the story of a knight named Boyan. He serves a young prince teaching him the old code of King Aurther hoping he will be a good king. When the boy is injured and dying he turns to a dragon to save him. When he does the boy becomes a tyrant. The result Boyan becomes a dragon slayer until meeting and befriending a dragon named Draco. They go on an adventure to save the kingdom and help Boyan discover the code of honer he once believed in. Sean Connarys voicework is excellent as is Dennis Quiads Boyan. All preformances are perfect. In this movie we get great effects, great story, great acting, great action, and some humor thrown in. On all levels it works. A classic. A masterpiece. It will make you believe.

Then in 2000 some jerk decided to create a sequel. I won't give away the ending but it left no room for a sequel. Maybe if it was done right it could have been Okay but it is not done right at all. Dragonheart a New Beginning is a disaster. They took an immortal classic and turned it into a blow end kids flick. All the multilayered story and epic action sequences that I loved about the first Dragonheart is destroyed to make it for the peanut gallery. Four years of effects breakthroughs create a dragon named Drake who looks like a cartoon. The animation is a disaster. Its horrible. Universal obviously saw no need for any work to be done. He also has a very low voice quality. Nothing like the brilliant work Sean Connary did. Buy this and throw the second disc in the trash and enjoy the first classic for all its glory.

The original Dragonheart is one of my all time favorite movies. It takes a cliché idea and expands on it until it is not only unique, but incredibly profound. It is a healthy blend of believable action, drama, and occasional humor. One of the best movies of all time (although many would disagree with me on this)

The second one, however, was just shameful. The way the first one ended was very final, and it was impossible to make a good sequel. The sequel should have never been made. It was poorly put together, didn't flow well, the characters annoyed me, and the drama lacked that magical touch the first one had. The clichés remained clichés instead of becoming the work of art the fist one was.

If you buy this, buy it for the original. It is rather difficult to find, and you usually have to get it used. I gave this product four stars because the first movie is still well worth the money. Take care enjoy the film.

At the end of the 10th Century, a knight "of the old code," Bowen (Dennis Quaid), is training the young Prince Einon (Lee Oakes) in knightly skills. Einon's father, King Freyne (Peter Hric), is something of a tyrant, but Bowen believes his teachings of chivalry are taking root in Einon's mind. But when Freyne is killed and Einon mortally wounded in a peasant uprising, Queen Aislinn (Julie Christie) has him taken to the cave of a local dragon and begs the creature for help. The dragon shares part of his heart with Einon, who is restored to vigor, but no sooner does he assume the throne than he begins copying his father's style of rulership. Bowen, blaming the dragon's heart for corrupting his protege, becomes embittered and sets out to kill every dragon he can find. A decade later he meets the same dragon (Sean Connery), and the two unexpectedly become friends. It isn't the heart, Bowen learns, that is to blame: the potential for evil was always there in Einon, and would have surfaced anyway. Drawn into the still-seething peasant unrest, Bowen and Draco (as he names the dragon) make common cause with Kara (Dina Meyer), whose father killed Freyne, but in the end a terrible choice confronts them.

This is perhaps one of the best film fantasies of recent years, thanks largely to Draco--both his CGI physical self (watch the sometimes-awkward, and for that reason very convincing, way he flies) and Connery's splendid voicing. The "feel" of early-Medieval Europe is here too; someone obviously did some research into armor, weapons, and clothing.

Many viewers seem to think the sequel, "A New Beginning," is inferior, but I didn't think so. Certainly the blame shouldn't fall on Drake (Robby Benson), the new dragon, who is, after all, quite young (only about 20 years out of the egg), and therefore shouldn't look as impressive as Draco. The sequel takes place some 60 years after the original and focuses on Geoff (Christopher Masterson), a young stableboy who yearns to become a knight. When he discovers and befriends Drake, who has been raised in hiding in a monastery, his life takes a new turn. Promised knighthood by the smooth-talking chancellor of the kingdom, Lord Osric (Harry Von Gorkum), and enthralled by a visiting Chinese mystic (Henry O) and his assistant, a disguised princess (Rona Figueroa), he discovers that he and Drake may be the only hope for the failing king (Ken Shorter). The twist at the end is totally unexpected, and the swordfighting and martial arts sequences are especially good. If you buy the two-DVD set you should at least give this entry a chance: watch it with an open mind and see if it doesn't have some real points going for it.

Ever since I saw the first Dragonheart I just fell in LOVE with Draco and I just wanted to HUG HIM and SQUEEZE HIM and KEEP HIM FOREVER AND EVER and I cried like a BABY when he unselfishly gave up his own life to save others from the evil King Eieon <?> and his spirit arose to take his rightful place in the Constilation Draco. I'm personally glad they made a sequel to the first so that you won't feel so depressed after watching the first one for it is a much lighter hearted movie with more whimsy to it then the first, even though with the first I just about DIED LAUGHING during the scene with Bowen stuck in Draco's mouth and they were at a Mexican Stand-Off. Sean Connary's voice is just PERFECT for a dragon like Draco and Robby Benson's seems to fit Drake as well. I love BOTH movies and it is a TREAT to have BOTH on the same DVD so you can watch them back-to-back and have a nice, fuzzy feeling at the end. Hope that this helps you in some way.

The first Dragonheart movie is the best dragon movie ever made!!!...the story line is just awesome! Draco Looks so real and his voice(Sean Connerary...think thats how ya spell it) fits perfect for Draco. I have seen this movie so many times i have lost count. it truly is my favorite fantasy movies made in the 90's. you should buy this one for the first one NOT The second one...it sucks...the first movie never needed a sequel you will see once you watch the movie and totally agree w/me now the 2nd is just plain out HORRID and really doesnt need to ever be watched and thrown away or BURNED!...if you buy this you should buy it for the first one of course cause its the best of the best :)

Well, I just had to do it... I had to order the disc with both movies because 1 - I never saw the 2nd one and 2 - it was cheap so I figured what they hay. The first Dragonheart was a very good movie. It came out shortly after Jurassic Park and used the same special effects for Draco as the dinosaurs... very cool and Dennis Quaid did a great job as a knight.

The 2nd movie was ridiculous... maybe it was made for TV? Effects - crappy, Acting - crappy, Story - worse than crappy... It's a shame because the brother from Malcolm in the Middle stars and I like him in general, but this was a kidney stone of a film... I want my 90 minutes of life back I wasted on this flick!

I've had no problems with this movie because it came in perfect condition.
John Boisen

I realy loved the movies in it cuz u had one AND two in the same dvd! i watch over and over again! delivery was fast and satisfying! thank you

This is a great buy for 2 wonderful movies! I don't understand why some have complained and put down the second movie, it was as good as the first and a very good sequel! Visibly some people just want to be able to criticize for the sake of criticizing...The second movie has good martial arts display, the fights are not as much as in the first movie but this is in no way affecting the quality of the movie, there is humour, the scenery is just as beautiful, the story is as meaningful, there is a good twist to the story and it gives such a good ending to the story started with Dragonheart. I won't say why because I don't want to spoil anyone discovery. The 2 movies show dragons in a good light, thus the message is sent that what is despised by reputation is worth taking time to know for yourself and that in the end is worth knowing...there is more than just "black" or "white". This a great family movie. So relax, and enjoy!