Search - Merlin and the War of the Dragons on DVD

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 6/11/2023...

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner! This one had alot of fun stuff with CGI tricks of the trade in it.

Merlin and the Dragons

Nichole R | United States | 11/21/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I honestly didn't expect to like this film as much as I did. I mean the title does sound kind of lame. However, I've always been a sucker for anything Arthurian, so I had to see this.

Merlin, born of a human woman and a god, is taken by a master Mage to be apprenticed. Vendigar training alongside Merlin, wants the master's book of spells for his own. Seeking to take back what he thinks is his he leaves the Mage, and turns a group of pesents into dragons. He allies with a rebel army against the king. Merlin is sent to retrieve Excalibur from Lady Vivianne to aid in battle against this dragon army. When the Mage is later killed by his renegade pupil, Merlin must use the ancient Book of Secrets to discover how to kill a dragon. For this Merlin must return to Vivianne. Can she be trusted to let him leave once he is finished? Meanwhile the final battle is about to begin. A showdown between the two wizards is inevitable. A slightly creepy horror style ending leaves room for another installment. Do I smell a sequel?

The scenery is lovely, and I thought the dragons were well done. I especially loved the understated earthy looks of Nimue and Vivianne. There is also quite a bit of action, so it never seems slow moving. I do wish it would have been a bit longer, but it's not a big complaint. This film will definitely not be to everyone's liking. I might just be easy to please, but I rather enjoyed it.

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Absolutley brillant

Blood Bath | Texas | 03/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Good movie. Good plot. Good story telling. A young Merlin who only begins to shape the things to come. Bravo!!! Maybe a sequel of times with Uther wouldn't be so bad. Uther carried Excalibur for a time, maybe he wasn't the bad man we were all led to believe."

Charming little family film

Norah | Los Angeles | 11/29/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Merlin is a charming family film, what you see is what you get - dragons, battles, good vs evil, etc... I played it for my kids on thanksgiving and they enjoyed it. Jurgen Prochnow is wonderful in everything he is in and this is no exception.

One thing though.. the song on the end credits 'Chain of Promise' that Sanya Mateyas sings is particularly awesome...I haven't had any luck finding it online, but it's really great.

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