Quartile rating: 4.5/10 · 1 rating
Ethan learns he carries the spirit of a warrior who battled dragons in 16th-century Korea -- and one day he'll find a tattooed girl carrying the spirit of that warrior's beloved. Years later, he meets Sarah and dragons soon descend on Los Angeles seeking out the two souls of the ancient lovers.
Dragon Wars: D-War is a spectacularly flawed film with a plot that is thin, incoherent, and poorly structured, blending Korean mythology with a Hollywood setting in a clumsy way. The acting is widely regarded as stiff and amateurish across the board, with wooden dialogue delivery from most of the cast. However, the film earns some credit for its cinematography and visual effects work — the large-scale CGI battles with giant serpents rampaging through Los Angeles have a certain spectacle and ambition, even if uneven in quality. Novelty is above average because the film's central conceit — Korean Imoogi mythology transplanted into a modern American blockbuster framework — is genuinely unusual and unlike most Western fantasy fare, giving it a distinctive cultural flavor. The ending is underwhelming, resolving the convoluted mythology in a rushed and unsatisfying manner without earning its emotional beats.