
Age of the Dragons is a re-imagining of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a mythical realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner joins their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession is to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew... (Full plot summary below)
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Age of the Dragons is a re-imagining of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a mythical realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner joins their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession is to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael.
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| Radio TimesKaren KrizanovichFans of How to Train Your Dragon will certainly be disappointed, much like everyone else. |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferWatch the opening sequence, skip everything that else that follows. |
| IGN DVDR.L. ShafferWatch the opening sequence, skip everything that else that follows. |
| VarietyCharles GantHerman Melville's Moby-Dick gets a landlocked remix courtesy of ill-conceived action-adventure Age of the Dragons. |
| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonThere is some truth in advertising - Age Of The Dragons does drag on for an age. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerDreadful Moby Dick adaptation that squanders its perfectly decent set-up and is further let down by a terrible script, atrocious acting, poor action sequences and some extremely dodgy special effects. |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbySadly, any car-crash appeal is undercut by the cardinal B-movie sin: dullness. |
| Little White LiesMichael LeaderEntirely forgettable and somewhat unhealthy, lingering on the palate like an impulsive, Friday-night kebab. |
| What CultureShaun MunroWhen the dystopian future envisioned in Blade Runner finally comes to fruition, Age of the Dragons will be used to distinguish humans from replicants, because if you're not in teary despair by the film's end, you probably aren't human. |
| User ReviewXi-Ying WDecent "retelling" of Melville's story... |