Dragon Hunter is one of those movies you either love or you hate. It really is rather on par with some of the SciFi...excuse me, SyFy channel monster movies. The "special" effects are almost as good as Power Rangers but not quite as good as the old Xena: Warrior Princess show.
There are some holes in the timing, editing, and dialog that are amateurish and again, low budget. I suspect that the first take was the only one for most scenes.
With all that going against it, how could I consider it "good"? For starters, the language was clean and the "shaky camera effect" added to what would likely be bland fight scenes, adding a frantic element without resulting to gore and blood. You could watch this with your grandmother or young (8 and older) kids without worrying or feeling embarrassed.
I found the characters to be more than just cookie-cutter cut outs. We aren't given a lot of character development and none for minor characters but I enjoyed the two brothers and especially Erik Denton playing the older.
So willingly suspend your disbelief, ignore the obvious faults, and just go with it.
There are some holes in the timing, editing, and dialog that are amateurish and again, low budget. I suspect that the first take was the only one for most scenes.
With all that going against it, how could I consider it "good"? For starters, the language was clean and the "shaky camera effect" added to what would likely be bland fight scenes, adding a frantic element without resulting to gore and blood. You could watch this with your grandmother or young (8 and older) kids without worrying or feeling embarrassed.
I found the characters to be more than just cookie-cutter cut outs. We aren't given a lot of character development and none for minor characters but I enjoyed the two brothers and especially Erik Denton playing the older.
So willingly suspend your disbelief, ignore the obvious faults, and just go with it.