D-Wars : September 14, 2007

In a small Korean village, five hundred years ago, a girl named Narin was born carrying the coveted Yeouijoo inside her. The Heavens sent the protector Bochun and his protégé Haram, to ensure that when it came time, Narin was peacefully sacrificed to the pre-determined Good Imoogi. Bochun vigorously trained Haram as a knight, to be prepared for the eventual day when Narin would be delivered to the Good Imoogi. The day the Dark Imoogi, Buraki, and his army destroyed Narin's village looking for the Yeouijoo, Bochun instructed Haram to take her to the Good Imoogi.

The young girl and her knight would then fulfill the giant's serpent's destiny by giving it the power to save the world and become a heavenly dragon. By this time, after spending several years together, Haram and Narin had fallen in love. Unable to sacrifice their love to the benevolent Imoogi, they jumped to their deaths together in each other's arms. The Good Imoogi's destiny was unfulfilled and he would have to wait another five hundred years until the next Yeouijoo appears.

It is now five hundred years later in present day Los Angeles and the quest for the Imoogi is reborn. Haram and Narin have been reincarnated as Ethan Kendrick (Jason Behr) and Sarah Daniels (Amanda Brooks) whose bond of love remains unsevered. Ethan is an investigative reporter for the local news. He is closely following a series of unexplainable disasters occurring in the area. When a young woman named Sarah is linked to those occurrences, Ethan remembers that an ancient man he met many years before had predicted all of these events . Ethan finds Sarah and helps her escape the wrath of Buraki and his army. Aware that Sarah must sacrifice herself in order to save the city from the Buraki and ensure that the Good Imoogi becomes the Dragon, Ethan tries to convince Sarah that there is another way to battle the Imoogies. Meanwhile, the FBI agent on the case, Frank Campbell (Robert Forster), has uncovered the Imoogies' intentions through his own investigations. Campbell is ready to sacrifice Sarah to the demonic animals to save Los Angeles. In the face of chaos and destruction, Ethan and Sarah must decide their own fate - whether to defy the will of heaven once again and let the city be destroyed or deliver Sarah to the Good Imoogi.

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People Movie Review D-Wars

Skyla

I find the whole movie to be great. While it is true there were a few holes in the plot, the story overall was very good. I liked the history of the Imoogi and the visual effects were awesome. I don't agree with the negative comments towards the casting either. I thought Jason Behr was amazing in his role as Ethan and the guy who played the camerman was good as well. All in all, I thought it was a good movie and I will be purchasing it on dvd once it comes out.

Clarence

I saw this film this weekend with my 8-year old son, by his insistence. DRAGON WARS wasn't bad at all. True, the acting was strictly B-level or below, and the plot was dismal due to its many holes, but the special effects and music were outstanding. I think its a real bummer that the Korean director is being given such grief. Indeed, if Hyung -Rae Shim had been given better advice about American audiences, DRAGON WARS would be an overwhelming box-office success.

For one thing, while my son certainly did not mind, I could not see why the two lead characters had to be white when they are supposedly descented from Asians? It has already been shown that American audiences have no problem identifying with Asian characters, as in CROUCHING TIGER and other such films. While the Asian actors featured 500 years into the past of the plot were excellent and very credible, the morphing them into 21st Centrury WASPs in Los Angeles not an argument for PC as it is an insult because the two lead white actors were soooooo awful. Only veteran actor Robert Forester did any justice to the profession and the film.

I've read several highly negative reviews of DRAGON WARS. I think many of these reviews are mean spirited and unfair...especially to the director and the sountrack; both of which I found to be great.

Ajaj4u	70
Love the visiual, Like the story, Sorry for the casting, Soooooooo sorry for the acting... BUT, after all,, this movie is NOT BAD AT ALL for children..kk and for some adults who want their children to keep quite for 120mins. If you know the reason to see the monster movies, you will enjoy for sure..