Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-12-30 (Monday)

anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

Dragonslayer (4K disc) 1981 movie starring Peter MacNicol as a
sorcerer's apprentice who takes over his master's promise to battle a
dragon.  This was a childhood favorite, but it's not as good as it was
when I was a kid.  I think probably because when I was a kid I just
cared about the dragon, and now I also look at the plot.  The disc has a
new commentary track with Matthew Robbins who writer and directed the
movie and  Guillermo del Toro.  At first I was confused why del Toro was
on the track, but it turns out Robbins has written several movies for
del Toro, and del Toro was geeking out on the track about how much of a
huge Dragonslayer fan he is.

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Roger Ebert pointed out in his review that there are easier ways to save
virgins from being eaten by the dragon, than fighting the dragon.

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Not having any virgins being the obvious solution.