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Reviews
B-52 (2001)
Impact on aeronautical and astronautical research of B-52 is missing
Most about this film has been said already in other reviews, so it is not necessary to repeat. However I want to point out that the importance of the B-52 for lifting research planes like the X-15 was not mentioned at all. There was and perhaps there is no other plane available to transport a research aircraft to the stratosphere and launch it. By sacrificing some of the unnecessary lengthy footage on how to wreck a B-52 there would have been enough time to add this important aspect of the plane's career. I also did not like the small print of the titles because on a TV screen they are hardly recognizable.
The Last Dragon (2004)
Dragons: Fact or Fiction
The plot of this movie is about a scientist who believes dragons to be real. The first indication is a scorched skull of a T-rex in his museum. Then he is able to explore a cave in the Romanian mountains where the frozen bodies of medieval knights and the remains of an unknown creature were found.
By examining the carcass he finds evidence for an unknown animal that can fly and spit fire. They cococt 'scientific' explanations for these impossible abilities. Everything is underlined by views on the dead bodies and very realistic computer animated scenes of the life of 'real' dragons.
I have to admit having some problems with the genre of this movie. Despite being called a 'documentary' it is pure science fiction. The scientific explanations for a dragon being able to fly and spit fire sound good but do not stand close examination. There is no space here to give detailed comments on this topic.
However I liked this film, because it is innovative despite a simple plot and above all the animated scenes are very realistic. They are at least equal to 'Jurassic Park'.
Altogether everything looks so real and sounds so rational, people without scientific background may think that it is a true story.
The end of the movie is open, we might see Dragon's World II sometimes in the future.