Rainey Dawn If you are looking for a fun family fantasy adventure - that includes knights and dragons - then this film might suit your needs. It's a really cute film that has a heavy dose of comedy to go along with a fun but good story.It's about the last dragon and the last of the knights of the old ways (he keeps his word). Prince, Einon was almost killed when young, Bowen the knight had taught him quite a lot but he was severely wounded, dying. Bowen took the young prince to the dragon that gave him half of his heart to save him. When the prince awoke, he became quite different and ended up becoming king. The knight Bowen befriends the dragon after their fight over the prince's changes. Now they must stop this tyrant king but if he dies then the dragon dies.8/10

NateWatchesCoolMovies Rob Cohen's Dragonheart is old school adventure done right, a rollicking medieval tale in the tradition of other classics such as Willow and Legend. There's a ton of medieval movies in Hollywood, the two prototypes being the grim, grainy, serious stuff and the lighthearted, whimsical entries. This falls splendidly in the second category, a rousing bit of sword and sorcery fun from beginning to end. Also, how can you say no to a movie with a dragon voiced by Sean Connery? You can't, that's how. You dig up an old VHS and wade knee deep into nostalgia for a couple hours, revisiting this treasure of olden times (by olden times I mean the 90's. Damn.. that was already over a decade ago). Dennis Quaid, sporting hairdo that would make Dog the Bounty hunter drop to his knees, plays Bowen, a knight sworn to King Einon, (a super young and decidedly nasty David Thewlis) who turns out to be a rotten bastard that wishes to attain immortality using the fabled heart of a dragon, which possesses mysterious powers. Bowen rebels and takes up with the last known dragon of its species, a magnificent creature named Draco (given the magnifishent voishe of Sean Connery), who happens to be the beast that gave half his heart to save the King years earlier. Einon now pursues them, sparking a battle that erupts into the third act with impressive spectacle. Julie Christie, Jason Isaacs and an invisible John Gieldud provide nice supporting turns. The late and very great Pete Postlethwaite seriously steals the show as Gilburt of Glockenspur, a spirited travelling monk who assists Bowen and Draco in their quest. The banter between Quaid and Connery spices things up so that we are just as entranced by their verbal collaboration as we are seeing them in action. Do yourself a favour and avoid the garbage sequel. Rewatch this instead! It's a gem.

Cold_In_Space A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the innocent. His wrath undoes the wicked! Such was the Old Code of the Knights of the Round Table.Fantasy films of now could take some cues from DragonHeart. The story of a Knight, Bowen, who believed in those words, and dreamed of serving a noble King. But the Prince he put his faith into, Einon, let him down, and proved to be a tyrant, despite that a Dragon had given him half his heart, saving his life and hoping to defeat the evil in him that his father also possessed.Bowen then goes out to slay all Dragons as revenge, asking money in return from the folk, and defying King Einon. However, he ends up befriending that said Dragon, who he calls Draco, after the constellation, as well as Brother Gilbert, a wandering and whimsical Monk, and Kara, a Peasant girl whose father was blinded by Einon during a revolt and later murdered. Bowen and his friends triumph against the evil King as his cohorts. The twist? Their Dragon friend had to die for Einon to be killed, they both carried half a heart, and Draco had the one that sustained the other. They shared the pain in life and in death.Draco was then admitted into the Dragons' heaven. According to the movie's story, the Dragons do no harm to men unless attacked, and they must earn going to Heaven by helping Men.Dennis Quaid as Bowen, Sean Connery as Draco, Dina Meyer as Kara, Pete Postlethwaite as the comical Brother Gilbert,and David Thewlis who played the villainous King Einon all did well, and Einon's mother, Aislinn, played by Julie Christie, was an interesting character with a cruel fate. DragonHeart has plenty of lighthearted moments in between the serious themes, but it surely put a spin on the usual fantasy tropes. As a whole, it suffers from budgetary issues, however the charm is there for a wide audience. The film doesn't waste much time to get the point across.

NathanWhite1981 As a child I'd go to my grandmother's house during the summer. She had bought this movie on VHS and my cousins and I would watch it. Then watch it some more and more. I'm amazed we never broke the tape. Dragonheart is, in my humble opinion, one of the best-ever dragon movies I have seen. So what if some of the plot is not 'believable'. It's a fairytale. So, when and if you watch/re-watch this movie, do so with an open heart. Top-notch special effects of the time and the inclusion of Sean Connery and Dennis Quaid, who performed their roles of noble dragon and despairing knight incredibly well. In my view, an amazing film, an amazing cast and an amazing result. This is a must watch and under-rated film in my opinion.