Dawn of the Dragonslayer

Plot

When Will's father is killed by a dragon, he embarks on an epic journey filled by vengeance that…

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 3.7/10 (462 voted)

Director:
Anne K. Black

Stars: Richard McWilliams, Nicola Posener, Philip Brodie

Storyline
When Will's father is killed by a dragon, he embarks on an epic journey filled by vengeance that leads him to an ancestral home which he stays at and works for the tyrannical Sterling in order to learn how to slay the beast. While he is training, he befriends Sterling's daughter Kate, and Sterling becomes increasingly suspicious of and threatened by Will. He orders his men to kill him but Will escapes. Now Will must evade Sterling's men whilst trying to avenge his father.

Writers: Anne K. Black, Kynan Griffin

Cast:

Richard McWilliams
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Will Shepherd

Nicola Posener
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Kate Sterling

Philip Brodie
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Rogan Ap Cynan

Ian Cullen
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Baron Sterling

Maggie Daniels
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Lady Spriggs

Michael O'Flaherty
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Crow

Anthony Murphy
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Tom

Adam Johnson
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Lance

Nick Devlin
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Sam

Ciaran O'Grady
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Dirth

Lemuel Black
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Baron DeGuilbert

Details

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Release Date: 4 September 2011

Filming Locations: Ireland

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

User Review

Very good for a B-flick

Rating: 6/10


Live action movies with the word "dragon" in the title have a long
history of being disappointing budget films. This is not one of the
rare exceptions but for what it is, it's entertaining.

The scenery and sets are very well done. The dialogue is natural and
the actors pull it off well. The costumes are pretty good too with a
few minor issues. For example – when Kate is helping Will put on the
livery it looks and sounds like she's using a snap rather than a
button.

The plot is obvious and predictable but that is to be expected in a
B-flick. Also expect the dragon to look unfinished. The shape and color
of it look great but the texture is too cartoonish, the shadows are
wrong, etc. and the actors' eye lines are a bit off in spots.

All in all it's definitely worth watching one time but I won't be
putting it in my collection.