For Those of you who have seen this
Is it as funny as monty python and the holy grail? Just wondering.
shareNO WAY!
I was there @ the world premiere showing... and me, and everyone else I know, thought shooting that movie was a complete waste of good film material, time and money.
The only good thing about that movie was the fact that we could see and recognize bits and pieces of our little LUXEMBOURG :-) ... by far the nicest spot on the face of this planet....
if you like extremely shallow entertainement... you might want to watch that movie with lots of tortillas and at least 10 drunk friends on a DVD evening.
Wisely spoken britney-5.. couldn't have said it better myself! :)
Maybe a 6-year-old would appreciate some of it... I guess.
Exactly my analysis.
If you see "The Princess Bride" you'll be amazed to know it ranks on the top 250 list. The explanation is that it has a huge following of people who saw it as 5-7 year old kids. George and the Dragon is not much different. It's a (very) simple knight, princess and dragon story. Hardly humoros for grownups, but perhaps perfect for kids. (I have not tested it on any yet, so I cant be too sure :-)
I saw this movie as trying to be a cross between " A Knight's Tale", and "The Princess Bride", which are two of my favorite movies.
Manil, saying that you're amazed at finding "The Princess Bride" on the top 250 list is "inconceivable". I saw this movie when I was 18, and loved it from the first viewing. I still quote it to this day. (See the above).
"George and the Dragon" isn't a great movie, but James Purefoy definitely makes parts of it watchable.
I love James Purefoy...so thats why it worked...I have simple demands after midterms...
shareand me, and everyone else I know, thought shooting that movie was a complete waste of good film material, time and money.
I completely disagree. I'm very thankful that this film has been released, even if only on DVD.
For me and others Monthy Python humour is not very funny.
Yet, about this film my whole family can laugh. Nonetheless, we like as well more sophisticated films as '2001 - A space Odyssey' or 'Rashomon'.
We really like the tongue in the cheek humour in this less ambitious film and this perky playing games with the legend 'Saint George and the Dragon'.
As Neona_Sky already said (Mon Aug 28 2006): beauty (and humour as well) is in the eye of the beholder .
if you like extremely shallow entertainement... you might want to watch that movie with lots of tortillas and at least 10 drunk friends on a DVD evening.
For me the play with the 'Saint George and the Dragon' legend is in no way shallow. Quite contrary it is fascinating. Moreover, we watched the film sober . Maybe you do not recognise all the contorted allusions to European legends and fairy tales if you are drunk .
--- each brain develops its own preferences --- share