The original movie was one of my first obsessions as a child! My parents rented it every weekend for months. It's more than overdue for a rewatch, thanks for the reminder! If they're doing a big budget reboot I hope they do a good job with it, the original story is such a good and surprisingly touching one. It could also work as a quality miniseries or animated adaption, maybe with a DnD campaign tie in. Also the sequels look wild, I'm almost certain I saw 2 on Sci-fi Network back in the day
Haha, glad to give you a reminder! It was a fun excuse to go through them all for this video. A DnD tie in is such a cool idea, kind of like a more grounded version of Dragonlance? Whoa if I knew they played these on Sci-Fi Network I would have watched it way more haha
That's true! I think fantasy books as a whole do a good job of humanizing them there have been a handful of movies were they are animalistic. The one that comes to mind for me is Reign of Fire, but I could be totally missing one. Which are you thinking of?
@exitsexamined, Likely all the live action D&D films and the How To Train Your Dragon animated films. I liked the concept of Reign of Fire, but the poster I saw back then showing a full on war between modern humans and dragons lied to me lol. I agree about book dragons. The dragons in Dragonlance were pretty good.
Honestly, with the franchise's focus on prequels and with what I'm about to mention being in the public domain, I'm surprised that there hasn't been a story revolving around the Arthurian legends and myths. I mean, the Old Code was said in the first movie to have been created by King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and Draco took Bowen and the rest of them to Avalon at one point in the film. Maybe you could have it that either Arthur or Merlin had a bond with a dragon and it was with that dragon's help Camelot was established, you could go a step further and reveal that the name Pendragon was made in honor/tribute to the dragons.
I was obsessed with Dragonheart and had the medieval creativity center cdrom. It was a great little game that requires critical thinking and puzzle solving skills
Amusingly, its actually the other way around and is pretty smart: Draco: We could go on fighting and I kill you and wait around for the next would-be dragonslayer trying to make a name for themselves or you kill me and are out of a job cause I AM THE LAST ONE and since nether of us wants to die, wanna keep going or here my alternative? Bowen gets up tired and sore Bowen: whats the alternative?
@@jakobthedragonboy But in the end, the Dragon dies anyway as he was... killing people in a war of humans he should stay away from. Never meddle in human affairs.
I owned a copy of the Activity Center PC game years before I ever saw the actual movie! There's sooo much nostalgia associated with that game. It had a rudimentary 3D maze set in a haunted forest that always terrified me 😂 I'd love to find a way to play it again; it really sucks that a lot of media from that era gets lost because it can't be played on newer machines.
Whoa, you actually played it? I was thinking it might have been a fever dream. If you find a way to play it again please let me know, I had no idea how to even get started with it haha
Honestly, I personally don't hate modern Dragonheart. Is it a bit too long for a single live-action film series? Yes, but despite that, and the cheese, I think that it's managed to hold up pretty well, when compared to many Hollywood franchises
This was quite informative. I was kinda too cowardly to try to watch all the later DragonHeart movies cuz I was afraid of being disappointed even tho I loved the 2nd one as a kid but grew to recognize later how awkward it was. I may have to give Vengeance a chance now. As far as medieval fantasy genre stuff goes, I would love to hear your thoughts on Dragon Goes Househunting or Dragon Drive.
Hey glad you enjoyed! I would say go for watching the other ones, they aren't that bad! Dragon goes househunting or Dragon Drive sound interesting! How do you think they compare to Dragonheart?
@@exitsexaminedDragon Goes Househunting feels like the author recaptured the timid Drake from DragonHeart 2 and put him in a much bigger world. Dragon Drive feels like a great spin on a tamable dragon world similar to How To Train Your Dragon (The HTTYD books specifically, since the manga came out in a similar timeframe)
I've got to watch the first Dragonheart movie one day! I ADORE dragons, and medieval inspired stories. My love for dragons all started with PBS show Dragon Tales, but the song Puff The Magic Dragon [it's a really sad song that makes me think of the Velveteen Rabbit] also helped! I'm currently working on a fantasy series about a fox prince who had to go into hiding because of his family's evil advisor and has to go through many quests and adventures before he can return to the throne, and I'd like some advice.
@@exitsexamined Well, I'm still stuck on early drafts for the first book. I cannot reveal much yet because I don't want some of my ideas to get stolen, but I could really use some advice to write a good fantasy series. The first book is where the fox first discovers he is a prince during a perilous adventure.
I remember watching Dragonheart: New Beginnings at a friends when it first came out. Even though I was a kid I thought it was cheesy garbage and it was the first time I noticed special effects could look fake.
drgonheart was gem of a movie, the most realistic dragon in any media to this day... its so shame they never done anything more in the same universe... shame
I remember renting the original from blockbuster in the early 2000s when I had very young! Anything within dragon on a he cover was good enough for me, B-movies included 😂
Love the series though never had the heart to rewatch two. Even as a 12 year old i remember thinking "that was the big final battle? Really?" But i thought Vengeance was a better Eragon film than Eragon though with an obviously smaller budget.
I first purchased Dragon Heart at K-mart on VHS and I enjoyed the film, I watched the second installment as a child and didn't mind that either but seeing clips of it now I wouldn't rewatch it because of the bad graphics. I think my standards for cgi were pretty low as a kid but I also enjoyed the prequel of casper that also had horrible graphics. I still rewatch the 1st Dragon Heart every couple of years or so and that is really the only film in the series worth watching before they milked the franchise.
Sean Connery the voice of Draco from Dragonheart will be missed, but don't be sad because he just went... To the stars TH-cam. To the stars. th-cam.com/video/tiHrU33CzF0/w-d-xo.html
1)Personally, I think the CGI of the original is leagues better than most of the stuff we get nowadays. 2) At least they were able to justify the idea of Drake being the last, last dragon by having him be Draco's presumed offspring; so while they did throw out that part of Draco's story, I have no objections to how they did it. Now, the fact that it was the Looney Tune of the bunch, that I can agree cut deeply into its quality. 3) If they do make another movie and it have the knight and dragon fighting an "ancient evil," I hope its against Cthulhu or something. 4) The original movie also had a short-lived toy line; I had one or two of those as a kid.
sadly yeah... I kid you not, wokeness is caused by the spirit of antichrist currently in the world... But the originals have the right heart! (Dragonheart 2 was lacking in budget, but it does have the right heart! and was created a lot closer to the original one than the others so it stands out as being apart from them...)
@@exitsexamined the third was more daje and epic than the second, the forte is a good sequel;) I want to see a Dragon with the voice of Liam Neeson;) I hope he out the voice tone like The Phantom Menace, as a good mentor and friend;)
The original movie was one of my first obsessions as a child! My parents rented it every weekend for months. It's more than overdue for a rewatch, thanks for the reminder!
If they're doing a big budget reboot I hope they do a good job with it, the original story is such a good and surprisingly touching one. It could also work as a quality miniseries or animated adaption, maybe with a DnD campaign tie in.
Also the sequels look wild, I'm almost certain I saw 2 on Sci-fi Network back in the day
Haha, glad to give you a reminder! It was a fun excuse to go through them all for this video. A DnD tie in is such a cool idea, kind of like a more grounded version of Dragonlance?
Whoa if I knew they played these on Sci-Fi Network I would have watched it way more haha
Loved the original Dragonheart film. Pretty cool to see actual intelligent dragons than the usual more animalistic ones ya often get in entertainment.
That's true! I think fantasy books as a whole do a good job of humanizing them there have been a handful of movies were they are animalistic. The one that comes to mind for me is Reign of Fire, but I could be totally missing one. Which are you thinking of?
@exitsexamined, Likely all the live action D&D films and the How To Train Your Dragon animated films.
I liked the concept of Reign of Fire, but the poster I saw back then showing a full on war between modern humans and dragons lied to me lol.
I agree about book dragons. The dragons in Dragonlance were pretty good.
This movie was my life as a kid, good memories. Can't believe I slept on the 2nd one, looks like meme gold. Great video as always!
The original's score is a large reason it still sticks with me.
The score was surprisingly good, it's even been used in the Olympics I think!
So much so that a part of the theme was used in multiple movie trailers, including Disney's Mulan and Patch Adams.
Honestly, with the franchise's focus on prequels and with what I'm about to mention being in the public domain, I'm surprised that there hasn't been a story revolving around the Arthurian legends and myths. I mean, the Old Code was said in the first movie to have been created by King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and Draco took Bowen and the rest of them to Avalon at one point in the film.
Maybe you could have it that either Arthur or Merlin had a bond with a dragon and it was with that dragon's help Camelot was established, you could go a step further and reveal that the name Pendragon was made in honor/tribute to the dragons.
I'm happy you brought up Dragon's Dogma, I had noticed the similarity myself but I haven't seen enough people talk about it
If this was a different channel I would do a hour long deep dive on the similarities and differences haha
I spent HOURS playing the creativity center as a kid… I freaking loved it haha. I don’t remember much of the story but the art and music was great
10:14 that Viking in the middle reminds me of a popular video game character Kratos from god of war.
Well now I'm going to have to watch this video again to reinstate my original hit and feed the algorithm.
Not complaining 😊
Haha hey thanks so much! Honored you'd want to listen to blab on about Dragonheart twice! Next week will be something new, I promise!
Oh my gosh I remember the first movie!
haha glad to remind you! Did you ever watch any of the sequels?
I remember seeing the first movie. Always my favorite.
I would love to see more Dragonheart. Maybe a book series or comics?
There is a comic! I mentioned it in the vid, or do you mean even more comics?
I was obsessed with Dragonheart and had the medieval creativity center cdrom. It was a great little game that requires critical thinking and puzzle solving skills
I love Dragonheart. Saw as a kid =) shame they never made any more films in the universe. . .
Bowen: I killed the last of your kind, let's team up.
Draco: Ok!
Me: wut?
You know when you put it like that, it really doesn't make sense haha
Amusingly, its actually the other way around and is pretty smart:
Draco: We could go on fighting and I kill you and wait around for the next would-be dragonslayer trying to make a name for themselves or you kill me and are out of a job cause I AM THE LAST ONE and since nether of us wants to die, wanna keep going or here my alternative?
Bowen gets up tired and sore
Bowen: whats the alternative?
@@jakobthedragonboy But in the end, the Dragon dies anyway as he was... killing people in a war of humans he should stay away from. Never meddle in human affairs.
@@timheye7863Draco sacrificed himself and lives on in Dragon heaven! Google John 15:13
I owned a copy of the Activity Center PC game years before I ever saw the actual movie! There's sooo much nostalgia associated with that game. It had a rudimentary 3D maze set in a haunted forest that always terrified me 😂 I'd love to find a way to play it again; it really sucks that a lot of media from that era gets lost because it can't be played on newer machines.
Whoa, you actually played it? I was thinking it might have been a fever dream. If you find a way to play it again please let me know, I had no idea how to even get started with it haha
Honestly, I personally don't hate modern Dragonheart. Is it a bit too long for a single live-action film series? Yes, but despite that, and the cheese, I think that it's managed to hold up pretty well, when compared to many Hollywood franchises
This was quite informative. I was kinda too cowardly to try to watch all the later DragonHeart movies cuz I was afraid of being disappointed even tho I loved the 2nd one as a kid but grew to recognize later how awkward it was. I may have to give Vengeance a chance now.
As far as medieval fantasy genre stuff goes, I would love to hear your thoughts on Dragon Goes Househunting or Dragon Drive.
Hey glad you enjoyed! I would say go for watching the other ones, they aren't that bad! Dragon goes househunting or Dragon Drive sound interesting! How do you think they compare to Dragonheart?
@@exitsexaminedDragon Goes Househunting feels like the author recaptured the timid Drake from DragonHeart 2 and put him in a much bigger world.
Dragon Drive feels like a great spin on a tamable dragon world similar to How To Train Your Dragon (The HTTYD books specifically, since the manga came out in a similar timeframe)
I had bought the 5 movie collection at Walmart last month. Only just to watch the 1st one I'll probably get around to the others.
Oh that's so cool they sell it at walmart! What's the box cover like? I'd be curious if they have art that encompasses the entire series
@@exitsexamined just drago on the cover headshot that's all. I was mostly looking for the 4K Blu-ray but they had very few copies at my Walmart
A New Beginning and Vengeance were the best Dragonheart sequels.
I've got to watch the first Dragonheart movie one day! I ADORE dragons, and medieval inspired stories. My love for dragons all started with PBS show Dragon Tales, but the song Puff The Magic Dragon [it's a really sad song that makes me think of the Velveteen Rabbit] also helped! I'm currently working on a fantasy series about a fox prince who had to go into hiding because of his family's evil advisor and has to go through many quests and adventures before he can return to the throne, and I'd like some advice.
Hey that book series sounds really cool! If you ever finish it let me know, maybe I'll give it a shout on the channel!
@@exitsexamined Well, I'm still stuck on early drafts for the first book. I cannot reveal much yet because I don't want some of my ideas to get stolen, but I could really use some advice to write a good fantasy series. The first book is where the fox first discovers he is a prince during a perilous adventure.
I like that they’re rebooting it, but the very first will always hold that special place in my heart
I remember watching Dragonheart: New Beginnings at a friends when it first came out. Even though I was a kid I thought it was cheesy garbage and it was the first time I noticed special effects could look fake.
You know I felt the same way, when I was younger I never even thought about special effects, but it is probably hard to ignore in the second one haha
I still liked it, the heart was there.
@@EricRuskoski The dragon too.
drgonheart was gem of a movie, the most realistic dragon in any media to this day... its so shame they never done anything more in the same universe... shame
I remember renting the original from blockbuster in the early 2000s when I had very young! Anything within dragon on a he cover was good enough for me, B-movies included 😂
Love the series though never had the heart to rewatch two. Even as a 12 year old i remember thinking "that was the big final battle? Really?"
But i thought Vengeance was a better Eragon film than Eragon though with an obviously smaller budget.
I first purchased Dragon Heart at K-mart on VHS and I enjoyed the film, I watched the second installment as a child and didn't mind that either but seeing clips of it now I wouldn't rewatch it because of the bad graphics. I think my standards for cgi were pretty low as a kid but I also enjoyed the prequel of casper that also had horrible graphics.
I still rewatch the 1st Dragon Heart every couple of years or so and that is really the only film in the series worth watching before they milked the franchise.
One thing it has to build up an good story
i saw the second as a 10 year old on vhs before seeing any of the others... it was alright
Sean Connery the voice of Draco from Dragonheart will be missed, but don't be sad because he just went...
To the stars TH-cam. To the stars.
th-cam.com/video/tiHrU33CzF0/w-d-xo.html
Indeed!
How is DTOAs to do with dragonheart
2:27 Dark ages and medieval eras are the same time period
Are Dragonheart 3, 4 and Vengeance prequels? .-.
Hey, wow I realize now I didn't explicitly mention that in the video! Yes they are!
@@exitsexaminedI never thought they were
The first movie slaps, and the sequels don't exist.
You can apply this to Pacific Rim😂
They made games?!
Sorry but dragons do impress me no offence but still they just don't I'm more into futuristic things. Dragon heart didn't get to me. Sorry guys
1)Personally, I think the CGI of the original is leagues better than most of the stuff we get nowadays.
2) At least they were able to justify the idea of Drake being the last, last dragon by having him be Draco's presumed offspring; so while they did throw out that part of Draco's story, I have no objections to how they did it. Now, the fact that it was the Looney Tune of the bunch, that I can agree cut deeply into its quality.
3) If they do make another movie and it have the knight and dragon fighting an "ancient evil," I hope its against Cthulhu or something.
4) The original movie also had a short-lived toy line; I had one or two of those as a kid.
I still have my Draco Toy! 😋
I hate all of the franchise because none of them are perfect
Dragon dogma is a evil dragon
That's true, it's not 100$ not a one to one, DD also focuses on reincarnation but the similarities are there
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what happened? they went woke and cringe with the last one.
sadly yeah... I kid you not, wokeness is caused by the spirit of antichrist currently in the world... But the originals have the right heart! (Dragonheart 2 was lacking in budget, but it does have the right heart! and was created a lot closer to the original one than the others so it stands out as being apart from them...)
The first two movies were good , the last two were garbage . They got smart and stopped.
The best Dragon film ever
With Dragonslayer!;)🩷❤️🔥🐍🐉
Thank you!
The sequels are awful, but the second and fifth were funny;)
Hey my pleasure! Cool to find other people that love the series! What did you think of the third and fourth ones?
@@exitsexamined the third was more daje and epic than the second, the forte is a good sequel;)
I want to see a Dragon with the voice of Liam Neeson;)
I hope he out the voice tone like The Phantom Menace, as a good mentor and friend;)
@@lucagianchino6404 Liam does voice a Lion in something else... 😉