D-War (2007)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writer:

Hyung-rae Shim (writer)

Release Date:

14 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They've made our world their battleground

Plot:

Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter...

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Korean | Dragon | Antique Shop | Fortress

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Behr	...	Ethan Kendrick
Amanda Brooks	...	Sarah Daniels
Robert Forster	...	Jack
Jesse Jam Miranda	...	Atrox
Craig Robinson	...	Bruce
Aimee Garcia	...	Brandy
Chris Mulkey	...	Agent Frank Pinsky
John Ales	...	Agent Judah Campbell
Elizabeth Peña	...	Agent Linda Perez (as Elizabeth Pena)
Billy Gardell	...	Mr. Belafonte
Holmes Osborne	...	Hypnotherapist
NiCole Robinson	...	Psychiatrist
Geoffrey Pierson	...	Secretary of Defense
Cody Arens	...	Young Ethan
Kevin Breznahan	...	Reporter

Also Known As:

Dragon Wars (UK) (DVD title)
Dragon Wars: D-War (USA) (new title)
War of the Dragons (Malaysia: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and creature action.

Runtime:

South Korea:90 min | Germany:107 min (European Film Market)

Country:

South Korea

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | UK:12 | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:M | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Younggu-Art Movies

Trivia:

The music associated with Muraki and his army makes extensive use of the "Dies irae" melody, a medieval chant traditionally used in ceremonies for the dead and, since the nineteenth century, in contexts evoking the macabre and supernatural.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A character incorrectly refers to the US Bank building in downtown LA as the "Liberty" Tower, when in fact the Tower is actually known as the Library Tower. The LA Public Library is across the street and gave up the air rights for the Tower to be built (which helped to rebuild the Library after two devastating fires). This was possibly a deliberate error, as the building is occasionally incorrectly referred to as the Liberty Tower (most notably by President George W. Bush identifying it as a possible terrorist target). However, a local resident of Los Angeles would most likely not make this mistake.

Quotes:

Sarah Daniels: I keep trying to understand, but none of this is making any sense.

Soundtrack:

Boilermaker

How did we get to Mordor, mommy?

This movie serves as a timely warning to anyone who thinks they can both write and direct their own movie. Face it, you can't. Because that way there's nobody around to tell you when you hack great holes in your plot, have meaningless transitions, trite, unmemorable dialog and manage to turn a fairly cool Korean legend into a steaming pile of celluloid turd.

I wanted to like this movie as a trashy popcorn movie, really I did; I like lots of crappy movies. But once I've been forced to ask myself what the hell just happened and WHY, DEAR LORD, WHY? more than a few times, I really can't take it any more.

Also, I would love for someone to explain how LA became Mordor for the last scene.