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Reign of Fire
(2002),
Director: Rob Bowman, Rated PG-13
Fight Fire With
Fire
  Starring:
Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard
Butler, Scott Moutter, David Kennedy, Alaxander Siddig, Ned
Dennehy
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"We have to go on. We have
to outlast them. Only one species is getting out if this alive."
– Quinn Abercromby
Why watch this? The
dragon CGI-effects are amazing in this post-apocalyptic
thriller.
Plot Summary:
In post-apocalyptic England, decades after the awakening of
dragons decimated the world, Quinn Abercromby leads a group of
survivors in a desperate struggle for existence. Their
precarious life in a fortified castle is disrupted by the
arrival of Denton Van Zan, an American soldier who believes he
has discovered a way to defeat the dragons once and for all.
Dad's Preview:
This action-packer sports an all-star cast and lots of
harrowing, nail-biting chase scenes. Think of it as a cross
between
Starship Troopers (1997) and
Game of Thrones. These dragons are super cool and lethal.
McConaughey is superb as the battle-hardened warrior, and this
is the first film
where I began to like Christian Bale.
Touchstone
Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment., The Zanuck Co.;
Buena Vista Pictures
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