I’ll be honest with you- the only reason I checked this film out from the library is because the main character's name is Galen. Everything else about this movie reeked of lameness. Evidently this movie has a devoted cult following, probably mostly with overweight nerds who know nothing outside of Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons. I can see how maybe this movie would be satisfying to the unnerving masses of fantasy geeks out there in a pre-Lord of the Rings films world, but there’s really no reason for anyone to praise this movie anymore.
The story is about a sorcerer’s apprentice who, after the death of his master, is sent on a quest to slay a dragon that’s been hassling some town nearby. Big whoop- been there, done that. Boy falls in love with beautiful princess type and we find out he never had any magical ability to begin with. The spirit of his master is inside this necklace he wears (unbeknownst to even him). His master’s spirit kills the dragon in a really poor looking effects sequence, and the hapless dope still gets the girl.
It’s been done before and after, and done much better. Typical cheesy Disney wannabe fantasy crap.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!
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