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Dragon Hunters (2008)

Forest Whitaker , Marie Drion , Guillaume Ivernel;Arthur Qwak     PG    DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Forest Whitaker, Marie Drion
  • Directors: Guillaume Ivernel;Arthur Qwak
  • Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: June 23, 2009
  • Run Time: 80 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001U3D88M
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,877 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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From KIDS FIRST!: Get ready to hold your breath as you get whisked along an adventure to save the magical, floating, medieval, and breathtakingly beautiful world from an evil dragon. This impeccable animation tells the classic adventure of a band of eclectic characters focused on a single mission to save the world. Zoe dreams of joining valiant knights on exciting adventures, but because she is a girl the king has other plans in mind for her. A gentle giant, Lian-Chu, and his opportunistic friend, Gwizdo, call themselves Dragon Hunters, but seem to have an issue with getting paid. When Zoe sneaks out and accidentally meets the Dragon Hunters, she decides that they will be the ones to slay the dragon, and she also decides to join them. Not all dragons are evil in this film; a lovable small blue dragon serves as the sidekick creature of the group. This empowering film shows that girls can be courageous and adventurous, at times even more than male adults. The creative and striking animation provides constant eye-candy, and perfect timing dishes out steady laughs. The animators provide a slew of new and interesting creatures to encounter and outsmart, as well as some interesting new conceptions of physics. This film includes some violence as well as some intense scenes, however the conflict keeps the pace moving and hurdles the plot forward. The rapid succession of chases, innovative creatures, and problem solving group dynamics keeps an audience of both children and adults consistently entertained. 80 min.; Ages 5-8.

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Zoe is a little girl who believes in fairy tales. In order to help her uncle Lord Arnold get rid of a terrible dragon, Zoe decides she has to find some heroes. When she meets Gwizdo and Lian-Chu, a couple of two-bit, fly-by-night dragon hunters, she decides that she s going to believe in them and set out on an adventure to bring peace to the land.

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Brand New Computer Animated Film I'd Never Heard Of?, March 15, 2009
By fredtownward "The Analytical Mind; Have Brain... (Palatine, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
  
I have to admit that my first reaction to seeing this on the video rack was suspicion that this might be another Aero-Troopers, the Plan-9-from-Outer-Space-awful, worst computer animated film ever made I wasted 90 minutes of life I can never get back upon the last time I took a chance on a computer animated film I'd never heard of before. However, despite some eerie similarities in world construction, this turns out to be one of the BEST computer animated films ever made, one I can recommend without hesitation.

To begin with the world of Dragon Hunters is simply gorgeous, a world of islands floating around in the sky, upon which gravity works oddly when it works at all. But this beautiful world is threatened to varying degrees by the dragons of the title, which range in degree of threat from annoying crop stealers to terrifying world devourers, thus the necessity for hunters of same.

Twenty years ago Lord Arnold lost his sight and his health trying to stop the World Gobbler's last rampage, now he impatiently and all but hopelessly awaits the return of the knights he dispatched to try and stop his pending rampage. So his fairy tale loving niece, Zoe, decides to lend a hand by sneaking out and finding some noble knights like those in her fairy tales, but what she finds are our two hapless heroes. Can a little girl's belief in them inspire a couple of two-bit, fly-by-night, down-on-their-luck dragon hunters into succeeding where a troop of noble knights failed, into stopping the most horrifying dragon this world has ever seen?

Well, the answer is obvious, but the fun is in how we get there.

Gwizdo and Lian-Chu make for a hilariously mismatched pair, whose widely differing reactions to Zoe, the dragon hunter groupie who is not quite as naive as she appears, threaten to tear their partnership apart,...

assuming of course that anyone survives this fiasco.

Note: Some retailers package this DVD with a free Dragon Hunters comic book, which is little to get excited about IMHO; Sergio Aragones did this sort of thing much better in Groo the Wanderer. The first 17 episodes of the first season of the animated TV show, which this movie is a prequel to, have been released on DVD: Dragon Hunters: Vol. 1 It's A Dragon's Life (ep. 1-4), Dragon Hunters: Vol. 2 Dead Dragon Walking (ep. 5-8), Dragon Hunters: Vol. 3 There's No Place Like Home! (ep. 9-11), Dragon Hunters: Vol. 4 Don't Look Now (ep. 12-14), and Dragon Hunters: Vol. 5 Unwelcome Guests (ep. 15-17).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun film that looked great on Blu, June 20, 2009
This review is from: Dragon Hunters [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
An underdog of a film, but the question of how the Blu transfer would turn out was being asked since the announcement this year. In brief summary, it turned out great.

We have a story of fantasy, peril, comic relief, bravery and action all set against a beautiful world where gravity has a much different outcome. The picture clarity looked amazing. There are brief blips in the motion here and there, but overall the quality turned out vivid, crisp and articulate. Reference the wide pan shots where the characters are extremely small; on the DVD they were little blips, on the Blu they were distinguishable with arms and legs.

The sound was outstanding. All five channels are used extensively, and it appears no imagination was spared on how to make these floating villages and action sequences surround you.

The special features are catered to the kids who follow stories like this with trading cards and such. The Universe of DH, Character Biography and Dragon Gallery options can be surfed through like reading a book on all the creatures and locations we just watched. The Interview With Forest Whitaker lasts less than five minutes and shows the production process of recording in studio.

I have not watched the original series, but I hope they continue with more films of this quality and story. For the parents wondering on content, the PG rating on language is for fart stuff, the fantasy action and scary images will most likely be scary for 6 and under. But between the music, scope of pictures and action I was noticing kids younger than that loving it as it played today.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dragon Hunters DVD w/ comic book, March 9, 2009
By Hollywood (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
My family really enjoyed this movie. It's visual presentation is above most animated pictures in terms of style. My only regret is that the movie is listed as having a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack on the DVD which is not true. My receiver would only decode the movie in 2.0 for some reason. The sound I do get is excellent but far from the 5.1 I was expecting.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Animation, Lovely Story
Great story about how you sometimes choose your own family for various reasons. The animation was nifty. I really enjoyed it and recommended it to all my friends.
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