Powerful

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Bitter Captain Ahab obsessively takes his crew in pursuit of the monstrous ceature which has dogged his life.Melville's Moby Dick is here adapted into a land-based pursuit of a dragon rather than a whale, with the characters retaining their names from the novel.This is a really good idea. Unfortunately, it is executed really badly. The script is poor, the peformances aren't great (Danny Glover is in scenery-chewing mode), and the production values - good on first impressions - don't bear close examination. The Pequod, for instance, is clarly far bigger inside than outside.Nice try, but fail.

Despite the very low rating this movie had received here on IMDb, I still decided to give it a go. Why? Well because it was a movie with dragons, and I do like fantasy movies and dragons as well, and also because I have been playing Dungeons & Dragons for some odd 25 years or so by now, so anything that just remotely smells like something in that genre does spark an interest in me.I am puzzled at why the movie have scored such a low rating. I found the movie to be rather good. It had a good story, and yeah, it is basically just a re-make of the "Moby Dick" story. But so what? Hollywood have pumped out re-makes of old movies by the dozens these last couple of years, so why not also another re-make of "Moby Dick"? (One that wasn't as bad as the "2010: Moby Dick" movie!) In "Age of the Dragons" you just change the white whale out with a white dragon, and set the story into a fantasy-medieval setting. I found it interesting enough. And also, there was a very great feeling to the environment, as they had really managed to capture the essence of what I believe a fantasy-medieval setting (with dragons) would actually be like (of course, I am leaning much on my Dungeons & Dragons experience here).The effects in "Age of the Dragons" were great. The dragons looked real and believable, as did the wyverns. However, one thing did jab a thorn in my side. As an avid role-player of the Dungeons & Dragons game, I am accustomed to white dragons breathing intense cold, not fire. So that was sort of something that didn't sit well with me. But of course, I am familiar with the stereotypical mythological approach that all dragons breathe fire, so it was alright. Just would have been cooler (no pun intended) had it been a breath of deadly cold instead.As for the acting in "Age of the Dragons", well I though people did good jobs, and they had managed to put together a rather good ensemble of actors and actresses actually. The role of Ahab was played by Danny Glover, and I think he actually pulled this off quite nicely. But also, Vinnie Jones (playing Stubb), Corey Sevier (playing Ishmael), Sofia Pernas (playing Rachel), Larry Bagby (playing Flask) and Kepa Kruse (playing Queequeg) did great jobs. I especially enjoyed Kepa Kruse's performance and his somewhat odd character, that really brought some flavor to the movie."Age of the Dragons" was also a movie full of visual treats. The town was nice to look at, and it really had that unique touch to it, making it believable as if you were there in fantasy-medieval times. But the scenery once the group ventured out into the wilderness in search of the great white dragon, that was just breathtakingly beautiful. I do love the scenery of snow and snow-clad majestic mountains.I was a little bit puzzled by Ahab vessel. A huge metallic boat-like vehicle? Alright, sure, great enough idea. But just how was the vessel propelled? What forced the wheels to go round, there was no sign of any type of engine, mechanical or alchemical of any sorts. And also, the vessel looked rather small when seen outside, but inside it seemed to easily fit the entire crew and then some. So in my opinion there was a matter of questionable reason in the dimensions of this odd vessel.But aside from that, then I found "Age of the Dragons" to be rather interesting and entertaining. And if you do like fantasy movies, then I definitely would recommend this movie, despite it being a re-make of "Moby Dick".

I had no idea it was based on Moby Dick nor did I care once I knew. The Dragon is beautifully rendered in CGI. The Acting is above what I have come to expect on my Satruday Night Sci-Fi, and the Directing wasn't bad either. I see a lot of people hating on it for ripping off Herman Melville OK but guess what I never read his work ever haha perhaps they should quit comparing things and appreciate them for what they are this is a fantasy film for home viewing and its quite entertaining. Lots of character development makes the movie a bit slow however overall not a bad pace production values are better than average for a film of this type and I'm sure it didn't have a very big budget. Danny Glover's performance is uneven at times over the top and at others not sufficient but he has less screen time than anyone else and Vinnie Jones really shines beyond that the rest of the actors do an adequate job overall I would watch this again if I was in the mood for a Dragon flick.

This movie shows exactly why Danny Glover should slowly go away and retire forever. Part of the reason people like the book is because its man vs whale and you get to understand both before the book is over. Glover just kills the whole Ahab character! He has no interaction with any of the actors or with the dragon himself. Hell, he stays in his cabin most of the movie. Uh, wasn't Ahab extremely important in the book? He doesn't even sound like a credible Ahab in the first place. The movie might of been worth a 3 with all unknowns but Glover made it worth a 1.STAY AWAY!!