- Directors: Will Meugniot
- Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Paramount
- DVD Release Date: 15 Jan 2008
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000Y7U996
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 103,616 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The 3d animation is poor and the 2d isn't great but would be acceptable without the 3d abominations. That aside, is it any good? well, sort of. as adaptations go the script is close to the books. Too close in some places and not close enough in others. The mystery of characters like Fizban is destroyed, I guess this was done to make sure the film stands alone.
The voice acting is varied, however casting keifer sutherland as Raistlin was genius. its a shame because watching this makes me sad for how good a dragonlance movie could be in the right hands.
The voice acting is varied, however casting keifer sutherland as Raistlin was genius. its a shame because watching this makes me sad for how good a dragonlance movie could be in the right hands.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Dragonlance novels are perhaps the best known series of books spawned by the Fantasy Role Playing Game Dungeons and Dragons. The extensive list of Dragonlance books starts (not chronologically) with the Dragons of Autumn Twilight, now made into an animated film reviewed here. I really enjoyed the books and waited with bated breath for the release of a film. Okay so it was animated and not live action (damn you Peter Jackson for setting my expectations so high! :-)) but the cover looked right and I recognised my favourites, Tanis, Tas, Caramon etc. Then I put the disc in my player....
First off, the DVD was region 1 and not region 2 as listed. Not an issue for me but those with region locked hardware won't have been able to 'enjoy' their purchase. Then there's the film itself - whatever were they thinking? The animation is so poor that the original D&D Cartoon series was better presented. One reviewer mentioned the 80s offering "He-man", if only they aspired to such high production values! The voice acting was lacklustre at best and the quality of the widescreen print was just desperate.
Why mix flat animation with partial CGI? Why engage the likes of Keifer Sutherland to do the voice acting for Raistlin and then allow such a weak performance? Why do such a poor job that the story is now unlikely to be continued in film? All in all a dreadful effort and I suggest you don't bother with this film, especially if you're a fan of the Dragonlance books. I've given it two stars for the script which was faithful to the novel, otherwise I'd have been looking for a zero stars option.
First off, the DVD was region 1 and not region 2 as listed. Not an issue for me but those with region locked hardware won't have been able to 'enjoy' their purchase. Then there's the film itself - whatever were they thinking? The animation is so poor that the original D&D Cartoon series was better presented. One reviewer mentioned the 80s offering "He-man", if only they aspired to such high production values! The voice acting was lacklustre at best and the quality of the widescreen print was just desperate.
Why mix flat animation with partial CGI? Why engage the likes of Keifer Sutherland to do the voice acting for Raistlin and then allow such a weak performance? Why do such a poor job that the story is now unlikely to be continued in film? All in all a dreadful effort and I suggest you don't bother with this film, especially if you're a fan of the Dragonlance books. I've given it two stars for the script which was faithful to the novel, otherwise I'd have been looking for a zero stars option.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Ive seen this, its terrible. Unlike most adaption films, it is at least true to the books and the characters. The sub-standard animation and poor soundtrack, on the other hand, completely ruin it and constantly pull you out of the film. Its a mixture of low budget childrens cartoon with bad 3D draconians overlayed. Its almost a no-budget production. As much as I was excited about Dragonlance coming to the screen, this is for fans only. Im not sure who the producers were aiming at for their target, kids or adults.
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laughable
Shards of a broken dream lie all around us.
What a farce. It's easy to critque the loss of key passages from the book, but that was inevitable. Read more
What a farce. It's easy to critque the loss of key passages from the book, but that was inevitable. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2008 by G. English
I reserve judgement for now...
Not got it or seen it as yet, but as always, would respect every opinion on the film, I was somewhat puzzled by the making of an animation. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2008 by R. D. Mcleod
A major missed opportunity
Back in 2001, a movie based on the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game was released. It can charitably be described as, "Not all that it could have been. Read more
Published on 26 May 2008 by A. Whitehead
What!?!
It's ashame that this dvd came out. The animation is horrible. There are missing scenes/chapters from the book. I just hope that the next installment has better animation. Read more
Published on 29 April 2008 by Artemis Entreri
Don't let this put you off the books
The script is quite close to the books, and the characterisation of a few of the characters is 'close' but the comments other reviewers have made about the 2d/3d ring true. Read more
Published on 15 April 2008 by Dmitri M. A. Hubbard
Dun Bad & Drags On
The Dragons of Autumn Twilight Book was published in 1984. Since that time there has been animation the likes of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Spirited Away, Howl's... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2008 by Phil Hattie
Dragons Of Autumn Twilight (2007) DVD
It does not do the series justice, it is like the old dungeons and dragons animated series from the 80's. The series needs to be done as per lord of the rings as has been said. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2008 by Mr. Stephen Shane Caruana
Am I The Only One Who Liked It
After seeing everyone else's reviews, I seem to be one of the only people around who actually liked this movie. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2008 by Umari Solanthus
Worth A Look If You're A Dragonlance Fan
Whilst this film isn't everything that I'd hoped for I didn't think it was half as bad as many other reviewers seemed to think. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2008 by J. Patching
fulse advertising.
Well i can't watch mine cos he's sent me a region 1 ntsc dvd. when he is actually saling region 2 dvd i think that fulse advertising.
Published on 14 Feb 2008 by B. Jones
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