Bring on the cheese! Age of the Dragons is a take on Moby Dick, with the replacement of the whale with a great white dragon. So, in snowy surroundings, cloaks, long hair, bows and arrows, and heavy music, you can expect all the epic drama in the world, right? Well, when Corey Sevier shows up a few minutes in and a grizzly old fellow in the tavern asks if he's Ishmael, he flips his hair, smirks, and says, "You could call me that." It's hilarious!
Unfortunately, this movie isn't supposed to be hilarious. But I couldn't stop laughing. I apologize if anyone involved in this movie reads my review, but hopefully they'll be glad I actually sat through it and was entertained. It might be the cheesiest flick that was supposed to be serious I've ever seen. With the exception of Danny Glover, the entire cast acted as though they were in a fantasy-spoof. Poor Danny put his whole heart into his part. I can imagine his agent calling and asking if he wanted to play Captain Ahab in a Moby Dick remake, his enthusiasm must have dimmed considerably when he attended the first readthrough and heard the quality of acting present in his costars.
Some people out there enjoy watching bad movies. If you're one of them, you might really enjoy laughing at and making fun of this one. You'll get to see dragons, blood and guts, and battle scenes, but you won't get to see much in the way of serious drama.
