Quinn’s protective concern for the survival of his people comes into conflict with Van Zan who desires to recruit Quinn’s people as soldiers in his depleted troupe to mount an assault on the nest of the father dragon in London. Twenty years later, much of the world has been scarred by the. Rather than settling for eking out mere survival, Van Zan instead promotes a strategy of taking the dragons on using helicopters, tanks and skydivers. In present-day London, 12-year-old Quinn watches as his mother wakes an enormous fire-breathing beast from its centuries-long slumber. They are interrupted by the arrival of American soldiers led by the half-crazed Van Zan. There is little hope for the future and their numbers are constantly being whittled down by dragon attacks. Reign of Fire is a film directed by Rob Bowman with Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Scorupco, Gerard Butler, Scott Moutter. In 2020 Quinn rules a motley group of survivors gathered in a castle in Northumberland. ![]() Hundreds of dragons emerge all over the world and decimate the cities, killing millions. Quinn ventures in, seeing a creature that then crisps his mother and the other workers with flame. Dragons Synopsis In 2002 young Quinn Abercromby is visiting his mother in the London underground construction job she supervises, when workers uncover a cave. With a bit of luck, maybe someone will pump in some serious cash for a sequel that does the idea justice.Spyglass Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures, Zanuck Company Genre Fantasy. Likewise the rest of Quinn's near-medieval community, few of whom are developed beyond the status of extras, other than Gerard Butler's by-the-numbers sidekick. But even then, the impact would have been greater if we had a better sense of the enemy - unlike 'Jurassic Park's dinosaurs, the dragons here are a somewhat anonymous threat. What the film lacks in a full-on city attack, it makes up for with a satisfying final confrontation between the stars and the father of all dragons. Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale star in an explosive action-packed adventure with bone-charring special effects that will have you glued to your seat. Sci-fi fantasy in which a small band of survivors struggles to stay alive in a future world dominated by flame-breathing dragons. Bale, however, brings dramatic depth to his character, while McConaughey is a splendidly over-the-top, pumped-up, adrenaline freak.Īrriving on a tank turret with the gun sprouting phallically between his legs, Van Zan approaches this apocalypse as Kilgore, Chef and Kurtz rolled into one (note the dragonÆs napalm breath and Jimi Hendrix on the soundtrack). ![]() Instead of an apocalyptic special effects extravaganza, what we get is not one, but two scrapbook montages featuring newspaper clippings, Time magazine covers and archive documentary footage, as Christian Bale's Quinn recounts the years between the 2002 prologue and the 2020 meat of the movie.Ĭlearly the budget didn't stretch far enough to deliver on the poster's promise, and audience disappointment is inevitable. The buzz of anticipation that began with 'Reign Of Fire's excellent trailer, leapt with an electric jolt the first time Empire spied the movie's promotional artwork.įire-breathing dragons! Battling with helicopters! Trashing Big Ben! Put the popcorn on order and block-book the front row, we're ready to witness the best scenes of world destruction this side of 'Independence Day'. The camera never lies, but you can't say the same about the poster.
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