Curse of the Dragon Slayer

[Ted C]

So this is new on Netflix. Or at least to me it's new.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtrT0an7cME

The production value isn't half bad, and this was financed by Kickstarter. Good costuming, decent acting, plot full of holes, awful fight choreography. Overall, it was pretty fun.

[WingedSerpent]

Looks worth a watch.  Somewhere on the level of those old Hercules the Legendary Journeys movies or the Dungeon and Dragons straight to video sequels.

I do love the fact that almost anyone can make a movie of some real quality these days.   

[Jim H]

It's definitely better than the D&D straight to video sequel.  I watched this because of this thread, and I enjoyed it.  Pretty excellent makeup, entertaining story and characters, mostly pretty good performances.  Worth a watch for fantasy fans who want something that feels like one of the 80s fantasy films (Beastmaster, Deathstalker, etc), that's the best comparison I can make. 

I'll say by the way I thought the fight choreography actually wasn't bad.  It's not as good as something like LOTR, but I thought it compared well to most of the stuff from the 80s, and it probably had 1/30th the budget. 

Biggest letdowns - production feels small, even though it aims high.  Few big shots, more like a TV production.  Also, there's a "horde" thing which is obviously mean to be big, but is visibly only like 8 guys.  Also, the lack of lighting equipment for the outdoor shots (reflectors, highlight lights, etc) sometimes makes it look a little "home movieish" in some shots. 

Also, if you look at the Netflix reviews, I love the people complaining about how fake the CG monster at the end looks.  It's pretty clearly NOT CG.

[Dr. Whom]

Judging by the trailer, that looks at least as good as anything that Uwe Boll has ever done.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Axes? Bows and arrows? Clubs? Guns? Swords? Check!

Dragons? Vampires? Wereanimals? Double check!

People bumping into trees? Terrible SFX? Triple check!

I'm there. It looks like a terrible film, but also a terribly fun film to watch. The kind that I wish would come soon to a theater near where I live, but never does. I'll have to see if I can pick it up on TV sometime while I am on vacation.

[Flangepart]

That reminds me of some of the more fun MST3Ks as well. Riffable, yet not leaving any nasty side effects like say, MANOS or STARFIGHTERS.