D-War (2007)

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:

Dragon | Reporter | Korean | Antique Shop | Hospital

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

Colour:

Colour

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:

WILHELM SCREAM: When the dragon steps over the villager during the flashback sequence, and also later when a dragon throws a policeman into a car windshield.

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:

Ethan Kendrick: You can't do this. This is insane. You're the FBI!
Agent Frank Pinsky: Trust me. I've done my homework. There's no other way.
Ethan Kendrick: Look. If you kill her, those creatures will still come back.
Agent Frank Pinsky: Right. In another 500 years. Until then...
[pulls pistol]

Soundtrack:

Boilermaker

It's Fun to Watch...What's the Problem?

I see a lot of really negative posts by people who wrote in August, though the movie was not released in the US, at least, until the middle of September. Maybe these are unhappy expats living in S. Korea who saw it early. I am in the US and just saw it today. I thought the special effects were excellent, better than the trailer. The story was non-Western, but I think we are all used to this from many other movies. It wasn't at all hard to follow. The acting by the leads was weak, but other people were quite good. There was humor throughout, too. I rated it at 8 because I had a good time watching it, which is what I went for.