Comments on: The Flight of Dragons http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/ movie review and news blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:33:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kristina AKA Suspeon http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-191528 Kristina AKA Suspeon Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:41:35 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-191528 Back and just wanted to inform that there is as of 2009 NO OFFICIAL DVD! Since Renkin Bass has now been disbanded there may only be a dvd if another company decides to pitch one. I had no idea the book was out of print-Since I've owned one for 7 years. But maybe you can find one at your nearest second hand book place-half price books or something. Buy guys have another great Xmas! Back and just wanted to inform that there is as of 2009 NO OFFICIAL DVD! Since Renkin Bass has now been disbanded there may only be a dvd if another company decides to pitch one. I had no idea the book was out of print-Since I’ve owned one for 7 years. But maybe you can find one at your nearest second hand book place-half price books or something. Buy guys have another great Xmas!

]]> By: Karen http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-170676 Karen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:48:07 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-170676 I'm fairly sure there is no official DVD of this film, and that any DVD version you see is a bootleg. I’m fairly sure there is no official DVD of this film, and that any DVD version you see is a bootleg.

]]> By: Rupert http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-162312 Rupert Wed, 13 May 2009 11:36:59 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-162312 As for me... I think Flight of Dragons is one of the best animated films ever made. It's dark and violent, yet filled with joy and humour. But above all it weaves science into fantasy and has certainly played a part in forming my adult mind. I love it to bits. I have the VHS but i want it on DVD. I've seen websites that seem to have it- http://www.raredvdclassics.com/ etc. are these just bootlegs do you think? As for me… I think Flight of Dragons is one of the best animated films ever made. It’s dark and violent, yet filled with joy and humour. But above all it weaves science into fantasy and has certainly played a part in forming my adult mind. I love it to bits.

I have the VHS but i want it on DVD. I’ve seen websites that seem to have it- http://www.raredvdclassics.com/ etc. are these just bootlegs do you think?

]]> By: Jourell http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-162127 Jourell Tue, 12 May 2009 08:29:28 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-162127 Just a little correction here- The Dragon and the George was written by Gordon R. Dickson and provided a loose inspiration for plot elements of the movie. The Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson is a (unfortunately now out of print) speculative "study" on how dragons may have evolved and lived if they had existed, basing the fantastic elements of legends in scientific principles. It only provided the "scientific" details about dragons- for example the "blimp" principle for flight and breathing fire to release excess gas. That said, it is a great, though slightly uneven fantasy film- i agree with most of what you've said in your review. Just a little correction here- The Dragon and the George was written by Gordon R. Dickson and provided a loose inspiration for plot elements of the movie. The Flight of Dragons by Peter Dickinson is a (unfortunately now out of print) speculative “study” on how dragons may have evolved and lived if they had existed, basing the fantastic elements of legends in scientific principles. It only provided the “scientific” details about dragons- for example the “blimp” principle for flight and breathing fire to release excess gas.

That said, it is a great, though slightly uneven fantasy film- i agree with most of what you’ve said in your review.

]]> By: magic leaving the land - 80/90's animated childrens fantasy movie http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-158626 magic leaving the land - 80/90's animated childrens fantasy movie Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:48:30 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-158626 [...] going to have to watch it to know for sure, but I think it was "The Flight of Dragons": The Flight of Dragons The Flight of Dragons (1982) - Plot summary The Flight of Dragons - Wikipedia, the free [...] [...] going to have to watch it to know for sure, but I think it was "The Flight of Dragons": The Flight of Dragons The Flight of Dragons (1982) – Plot summary The Flight of Dragons – Wikipedia, the free [...]

]]> By: Kristina AKA Suspeon http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-150398 Kristina AKA Suspeon Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:54:05 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-150398 When I little girl I watched this movie for the first time and at 5 years old I remember quite a bit about what I thought- O wow its dragons...and they're FAT dragons! I had honestly never seen a dragon look like that-The ones I'd seen in books and art had all been slim,built, and agile with large wings and beautiful colors. I remember thinking these looked oddly different because they had 'beards' and small wing with dull-colored blimpy bodies and seemed rather slow. I watched it and never thought anything more on the matter. It instantly became my favorite movie- Everytime we went to the movie store my brother got 'Ninja Turtles,Earthworm Jim or (my personal favorite) Ahh! Scary Monsters for our Sega Genisis I always got Flight of Dragons, The Last Unicorn, Or Dot and the Whale (Most times Flight of Dragons) It was in the orginal VHS box and I loved drawing the pictures of it. 14 years later~ I became a 'self taught' artist along the way and to this day my favorite thing to draw are the dragons and other fairy-tale creatures I remember encountering from that video. I had a friend who was going to buy me the VHS in 1998(8 years old) but the cover art had changed and I didn't want it with out the original art The new box looked like a cheap drawing compared to the old one. -(8 year old defiance) --- Its now 2009 and I'm 19 years old-I went quite a while without seeing this treasure of a movie. I finally watched it on youtube.com with little hunting and realized that the days when cartoon movies came out in theaters (Lion King) and actually made a profit compared to 'grownup movies' is now over VHS is no longer and New Good Animated Movies in general are few and far between. I always grew up with Winnie the Pooh-A Blustery Windsday, Barney and Bob-D-Bop, and the Bearnstein Bear Books by my bedside table-complete with cassete player and a nitelight near the bed. And all the movies from Disney and Universal Cartoons like-We're Back (A Dinosaur Story) and 'The Pagemaster' along with 'Home Alones' and 'Pete the Dragon' have become old parts of a new technological era. Now its 'Dora the Explorer' and 'Spongebob' the 'New' Disney makes me uncomfortable with the sense that reality teen dramas are becoming big hits even with kids. Icarly,Drake and Josh,Thats So Raven and The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody and I can't stand High School Musical. Everyone seems to think 19 isn't old but I look back to this film and see now Studio Ghibli's Animated MasterPiece-Spirited Away and the new Video Games and Internet Sites and Even All Digital TV and DVR(This would have saved my parents from many tantrums of-I can't its not over yet) along with Blu Ray and new child meds(not just dimatyp anymore)...It all has me asking but am I really that young? I guess like each generation:For-Fathers/Veterans/Baby Boomers/and Golden this age will probably be marked as the Era of Technology-I went to see one form of media(VHS) Become completely unused in less than a decade and the first black president become a reality (Proud White Supporter of Obama). I sit now in my own apt-sipping coffee,paying bills, while using a digital tablet to draw things on my computer.It has more abilities than any art medium and is easier clean up then any pencil and erasers. My greatgreat grandmother looks so fragile and old at 99 years she still uses an old type-writer from the 60's. And thinking about these thing makes me wonder and realize- 19 is an numeral-It doesn't show my experiences or my wisdom-it doesn't show my personality or my creativity. It is a number I've been given every year-And it means little besides that. I will always be a dragon at heart-And this movie is not afraid to show such things as courage,character,loyalty,and strong bonds all of which pass and transcend our time and space both magic and logic. Have a good year-and may it only be another number. When I little girl I watched this movie for the first time and at 5 years old I remember quite a bit about what I thought-
O wow its dragons…and they’re FAT dragons!
I had honestly never seen a dragon look like that-The ones I’d seen in books and art had all been slim,built, and agile with large wings and beautiful colors.
I remember thinking these looked oddly different because they had ‘beards’ and small wing with dull-colored blimpy bodies and seemed rather slow.
I watched it and never thought anything more on the matter. It instantly became my favorite movie- Everytime we went to the movie store my brother got ‘Ninja Turtles,Earthworm Jim or (my personal favorite) Ahh! Scary Monsters for our Sega Genisis
I always got Flight of Dragons, The Last Unicorn, Or Dot and the Whale (Most times Flight of Dragons) It was in the orginal VHS box and I loved drawing the pictures of it.
14 years later~
I became a ’self taught’ artist along the way and to this day my favorite thing to draw are the dragons and other fairy-tale creatures I remember encountering from that video.
I had a friend who was going to buy me the VHS in 1998(8 years old) but the cover art had changed and I didn’t want it with out the original art
The new box looked like a cheap drawing compared to the old one.
-(8 year old defiance)
—
Its now 2009 and I’m 19 years old-I went quite a while without seeing this treasure of a movie. I finally watched it on youtube.com with little hunting and realized that the days when cartoon movies came out in theaters (Lion King) and actually made a profit compared to ‘grownup movies’ is now over
VHS is no longer and New Good Animated Movies in general are few and far between.
I always grew up with Winnie the Pooh-A Blustery Windsday, Barney and Bob-D-Bop, and the Bearnstein Bear Books by my bedside table-complete with cassete player and a nitelight near the bed. And all the movies from Disney and Universal Cartoons like-We’re Back (A Dinosaur Story) and ‘The Pagemaster’ along with ‘Home Alones’ and ‘Pete the Dragon’ have become old parts of a new technological era.
Now its ‘Dora the Explorer’ and ‘Spongebob’ the ‘New’ Disney makes me uncomfortable with the sense that reality teen dramas are becoming big hits even with kids.
Icarly,Drake and Josh,Thats So Raven and The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody and I can’t stand High School Musical.
Everyone seems to think 19 isn’t old but I look back to this film and see now Studio Ghibli’s Animated MasterPiece-Spirited Away and the new Video Games and Internet Sites and Even All Digital TV and DVR(This would have saved my parents from many tantrums of-I can’t its not over yet) along with Blu Ray and new child meds(not just dimatyp anymore)…It all has me asking but am I really that young?
I guess like each generation:For-Fathers/Veterans/Baby Boomers/and Golden this age will probably be marked as the Era of Technology-I went to see one form of media(VHS) Become completely unused in less than a decade and the first black president become a reality (Proud White Supporter of Obama).
I sit now in my own apt-sipping coffee,paying bills, while using a digital tablet to draw things on my computer.It has more abilities than any art medium and is easier clean up then any pencil and erasers. My greatgreat grandmother looks so fragile and old at 99 years she still uses an old type-writer from the 60’s.
And thinking about these thing makes me wonder and realize-
19 is an numeral-It doesn’t show my experiences or my wisdom-it doesn’t show my personality or my creativity. It is a number I’ve been given every year-And it means little besides that.
I will always be a dragon at heart-And this movie is not afraid to show such things as courage,character,loyalty,and strong bonds all of which pass and transcend our time and space both magic and logic.
Have a good year-and may it only be another number.

]]> By: melissa walker http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-138981 melissa walker Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:45:37 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-138981 I loved this move as a kid and so do my kids we had the vhs and watched it until it broke, now I would like to find them the dvd of it for christmas but have not had any luck. This is one of the great movies for kids of all times. I loved this move as a kid and so do my kids we had the vhs and watched it until it broke, now I would like to find them the dvd of it for christmas but have not had any luck. This is one of the great movies for kids of all times.

]]> By: Teresa http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-84669 Teresa Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-84669 dragons are brave and strong care about all so pure wish hope they bring the movie back to life 2009 dragons are brave and strong care about all so pure
wish hope they bring the movie back to life 2009

]]> By: Teresa http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-84668 Teresa Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:11:04 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-84668 best place to get dvd is nearest store thats cheap best place to get dvd is nearest store thats cheap

]]> By: Jazz001 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/comment-page-1/#comment-49372 Jazz001 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:56:28 +0000 http://www.filmsy.com/reviews/the-flight-of-dragons/#comment-49372 hi, i was wondering where i can buy this film for a uk dvd player. Any chance some could help?? Thanks hi,
i was wondering where i can buy this film for a uk dvd player.
Any chance some could help?? Thanks

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