Age of the Dragons

A different spin on Moby Dick. Danny Glover turns in an incredible performance.

It,was a great movie if your into that type of movie, and Amazon has alto of them !!!

Bought this as a present for my father who likes movies about overly large animals wreaking havoc. It was corny beyond belief, even he thought so, but really, were you expecting anything else? You get exactly what the movie advertises, and in that respect it is not a disappointment.

Very good flick. We enjoyed it and what is nice about this one is that he came in dvd or blue ray within this case. We watched in Blue Ray but our son will watch it as DVD. Very nice idea.

The first time I saw a movie adaptation for Moby Dick was starring Gregory Peck as Ahab. As an adaptation, it was fair, Gregory Peck the only savior in his presentation of the obsessed and mad Ahab. My most memorable scene was when Ahab was caught to his obsession, the great white whale, and in death still bidding the sailors to pursue the creature.This is the second time I have watched 'Age of the Dragon', and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Danny Glover did a wonderful job of portraying the vengeance-crazed Ahab who hunts the white dragon. Some people have accused him of over-acting, but his performance didn't jump on that particular hot-button for me. Well, not so much that it made me roll my eyes and turn it off, unlike Jeremy Irons in Dungeons & Dragons (and almost everything else I've seen him in).They utilized back-flashes and teasers to introduce the viewer to the taint of guilt that eats at Ahab's sanity. The scenes were reminiscent of what a person with a haunted past sees moments before they are able to shut down the memory. To be so tortured when he supposedly faced-off with the white dragon made me curious as to whether or not the tales that are told of his courage were wrong and kept me intrigued to figure out more of this madman's story.The sets and culture were believable, and it was a breath of fresh air to watch a fantasy-take on this classic novel. So often fantasy movies are cheese and corn, but not so with 'Age of the Dragon'. The writing and acting did not come across as campy, and believe me when I say I have turned off many fantasy movies after only the first 20 seconds. In 'Age of the Dragon' I believed the characters, their passions, and their agonies. I especially enjoyed the friendship between QuiQuay and Ishmael.If I ever find this on BluRay, I will add it to my collection of enjoyable dragon/fantasy movies along with Reign of Fire and DragonHeart. I'm still uncertain if I want to add DragonHeart: A New Beginning, Dragon Wars and Eragon or not, because the camp and cliche on those can be a bit much after a time. I will need to watch them again before making a decision.But that is the source of a different review.

saw this movie on SCFI station one weekend and went right to Amazon to get it. It is Moby Dick but with dragons. Story line stays right with the original. Is an excellent movie.

I approached this movie with extremely low expectations which I thought might help me enjoy at least some aspect of this movie. I was wrong unfortunately and it cost me. I have been reading the Eragon books by Christopher Paolini and love them. So naturally I wanted to watch a movie about dragons. This is 1 of 3 movies in my entire life I couldn't make ii through the whole movie. I watch at least 2 movies a day (at least). So to say it is uncommon or rare is an understatement for me to give a movie 1 star and not finish it completely. I am sorry to be harsh but between the acting, the "boat" on wheels and the computer "attempted" to create a dragon, all of those areas felled miserable. So if you are thinking to yourself I really just want to see a movie with dragons, don't. Look elsewhere (although there really many out there). If I had the money and team I would create a movie about dragons because there are very few and the few they are aren't that great. Anyways, do what you want but I figured I had to warn someone.

Arrived on time and in good condition. I like Danny Glover, this is his worst movie.not very good DVD I would not recommend it.