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This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Proved fact,,any movie directed or somehow Scot's done something in the movie just stay away,,waste of electricity your time,,money whatever... Scot harper must be from a mental institution or something,,i don't know who lets this useless idiot fag make movies, i mean if u ever see the name Harper ,just say no to the movie,,after watching that alien vs hunter of his,,damn, all i think is killing the producer, it'd actually make me feel good and i won't feel bad about it. i think i just want beat him to death, slow death ..don't ask my why SCot harper i hope u die and burn in hell and i don't know what to say, so Scot harper must die i just hope he dies before producing another movie

There can be no dispute, this is an amazingly bad film. First off, it's badly written. I honestly don't think I have ever read, watched or heard a story more uninteresting than the story this film is based on. What few 'twists' there are- equally boring and confusing in places. The acting, plain bad. I understand that pretending to fight a monster that's going to be added in with special effects later may be a bit difficult, but surely they should look like there fighting in the same battle, rather than waving there weapons around seemingly at random. The choreography was terrible. And from start to finish, the whole film was simply a bunch of people hanging about, talking incessantly and occasionally getting into a fight. Remind you of Big Brother?

My daughter and I were about 15 minutes into this movie when we began laughing uproariously at the corny lines and special effects. We're all major fans of LOTR and this makes you appreciate how important great actors, sets, costumes, direction, scoring, scripts, make-up, lighting, scoring are to a movie. A director getting flack about going over budget could use this movie as a warning of what can happen when a studio cuts too many corners. The basic story and script actually had potential and the actors were attractive, but something has gone terribly wrong here. We haven't laughed so hard while watching a film in months. We described it to my sons the next day and they insisted on seeing it for themselves. Soon all four of us were in stitches, even my daughter and I, who were seeing it for the second time. If you share our sense of humor over a truly bad low-budget movie, make sure you also see the blooper reel, featurette, director's commentary, and other special features, which are priceless and better than intentional spoofs (or are they intentional spoofs?) I had to visit this website to see if this movie was on the level or a purposeful takeoff on the fantasy genre.While the movie is pretty awful, I have to admire the "can do spirit" of the cast and crew here. They love film making and are proud of their ability to do as much as they do with the budget they have. Many of the problems with this film have already been described by others here, but a few of my favorite gems are these: 1) There is sequence in the middle of movie when the princess suddenly seems to have a head cold or an allergy as she delivers her lines, then it suddenly goes away. 2)The character of Garth has what I call an "Irish surfer dude" accent 3)In the director's commentary, he explains how he chose his location in part so that the production company could stay at his parents' Ramada Inn to conserve costs 4)He also proudly tells how his cast got to choose any costume they wanted from the costume warehouse 5)He plugs the White Castle restaurant near the Renaissance fair where the cast picked up some of their props. I could go on and on but I don't want to spoil your fun. Keep your finger on the fast forward button to get through the repetitive aerial shots of Wisconsin scenery.

If you are 12 or like minded then you will not mind all the poor qualities attributed to this film. The fact it got produced is amazing and someone's faith saw it through. It gets a ten for believing in that faith, but no amount of faith can rescue this movie from the minds of men, and very few children. Women might have some empathy for the film, but such compassion should be directed to herself for sitting through the first five minutes. At least she will get a good laugh, but what little amusement there is will wain away as fast as the streaking dragon.This movie is a testament to how ego and faith can be so blind to reality.