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Not Bad for a B-Movie
The fossilized remains of a dinosaur found in a cave in Southern England become the next project of a group of scientists trying to clone extinct species and repopulate the planet's animal kingdom. The regulations state that they can't clone a species older than man but this particular dinosaur when carbon dated was found to be less than 1,000 years old. Only this is no dinosaur, it's a dragon and it falls to Capt. David Carver (Dean Cain), head of laboratory security, to stop its reign of destruction before it can wreck havoc on the planet.

For a low budget film, the effects and the sets were excellent. The dragon was very realistic almost cute in a sadistic sort of way. They used a lot of multi-screen shots so that the audience could view what was happening in more than one place at the same time and could also see close-ups of the various actors as they react to their situation. I very much enjoyed this film and am considering renting some of the films seen in the previews at the beginning of the DVD.

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Mostly bad, but if you like cheesy...
Hey, I understand this movie is DTV. I understand that there was little-to-no budget on this film. And I'm cool with it. But even acknowledging that, "Dragon Fighter" still isn't that great of a movie. Why? Because it's a rip-off of every isolated-area monster film since "Anaconda." A giant CGI creature is hunting down worthless characters one by one in a secluded spot that eventually blows up in the end. Dean Cain stars as Dean Cain in this film, proving once again that while he can always seem like a real nice guy, he's just not that good of an actor. The monster in this movie is a dragon, but it's a small dragon, about the size of a sports car. And it breathes very little ammounts of fire. I suppose it's a baby dragon, but it's not all that scary. And it looks very, very fake. UFO Films generally does a decent job with their CGI, and while this doesn't hit their rock-bottom worst (like "Boa"), it does get low. Phillip Roth directed what could've been a little bit cool but instead is just a retread of every other B-monster movie in the past 10 years. I did like how it seemed to parody Michael Crichton in a few areas, but that's about as creative as it gets. The characters are very annoying (except the cook), the scenes are horrendously predictable, and the acting is very, very bad. In short, if you like B-movies with cheesy acting and a contrived plot, you'll enjoy "Dragon Fighter." Everyone else should see "Reign of Fire."

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TERRIBLE!
Everything from the acting to the visual effects in this film are rediculous! I've seen better films that cost less than this mess! Anybody remember "The Blair Witch Project?" Skip this fiasco! Grade: F