Dragonlance - Dragons Of Autumn Twilight

Certificate 12

PAL REGION 2

(This DVD will only work in the USA if you have a Multi Region DVD player) UK And Europe DVD players are Fine

A barbarian woman with a miraculous healing staff gains the help of a group of to-be heroes as an army of dragons invades the land.

Synopsis

This animated tale of swords and spells offers an epic spectacle that should please fans of the Lord of the Rings series. In the peaceful land of Krynn, the evil goddess Takhis and her flock of dragons threaten to unleash their scourge upon the world. The only thing standing in their way are three determined warriors: the priestess Goldmoon (Lucy Lawless, Xena Warrior Princess), the half-elf warrior Tanis (Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville), and the wizard Raistlin (Keifer Sutherland, 24). A mix of vintage and 3D animation, this action-packed fantasy is based on the bestselling novel Dragonlance - Dragons Of Autumn Twilight.

Based on the first in a series of countless fantasy books by bestselling authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight is the first animated feature-length film spun from the venerable Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. The 90-minute feature hews as closely to the 400-plus-page source material as possible--in a nutshell, a group of adventurers seek to head off the evil plans of a multi-headed dragon goddess and her army with the help of a crystal staff--and there is plentiful swordplay and spellcasting to keep younger viewers entranced. And the voice talent, which includes Kiefer Sutherland, Xena's Lucy Lawless, and Michael Rosenbaum of Smallville, does a respectable job of making the heavy-handed dialogue sound believable. However, the animation (a mix of 2D and CGI) is truly dreadful, and brings the epic scope of the story down to the level of Saturday morning cartoons. Supplemental material might've helped make this middling DVD more palatable, but sadly, there's only a few clips of original test animation (which looks slightly better than the finished product) and a gallery of early character designs. --Paul Gaita

 

Format: PAL

Language: English

Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Swedish

Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English

Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1

Number of discs: 1

Classification:  12

Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

Run Time: 90 minutes