Raffaella De Laurentiis Archives

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

Rating: ★★

Jul 19, 1999Sword and Sorcery

Disappointing adaptation of Robert E. Howard's other barbarian hero. Cast with Kevin Sorbo, it comes out as Kull: The Legendary Journeys and the material is killed by the filmmakers taking an unserious approach

Director: John Nicolella

Actors: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Karina Lombard, Thomas Ian Griffith, …

Category: Fantasy

19 July 199926 October 2020 by Roog

DragonHeart: A New Beginning (2000)

Rating: ★

Aug 30, 2000Dragon Fantasy

A shabby video-released sequel to DragonHeart (the first of several). Although this is quite clearly not being made with the services of Industrial Light and Magic this time

Director: Doug Lefler

Actors: Chris Masterson, Robby Benson, Harry Van Gorkum, Rona Figueroa, …

Category: Fantasy

30 August 200014 October 2025 by Roog

The Last Legion (2007)

Rating: ★★½

Dec 31, 2008Historical Adventure/Arthurian Origins

A not uninteresting historical epic from Dino de Laurentiis that merges the tale of the deposed last emperor of Rome into the beginnings of the Arthurian legends

Director: Doug Lefler

Actors: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai, Thomas Sangster, …

Category: Fantasy

31 December 20083 July 2026 by Roog

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse (2015)

Rating: ★★

Aug 28, 2015Dragon Fantasy

Sequel to a largely forgotten fantasy series. While never transcending formula, this fares somewhat better than the previous sequel largely because CGI effects have advanced since the original

Director: Colin Teague

Actors: Julian Morris, Tamzin Merchant, Ben Kingsley, Jassa Ahluwalia, …

Category: Fantasy

28 August 201514 October 2025 by Roog

What Happened to Monday (2017)

Rating: ★★

Sep 3, 2017Overpopulated Dystopian Future

From Tommy Wirkola, director of Dead Snow and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, a film where Noomi Rapace plays seven identical sisters hiding their existence in an overpopulated dystopian future, A film where neither the scenario nor the central characters end up convincing in any way

Director: Tommy Wirkola

Actors: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 September 201728 April 2025 by Roog

Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)

Rating: ★★

Nov 2, 2017Dragon Fantasy

The fourth film in the Dragonheart franchise. Is there truly anybody out there who was begging for this? Cheaply made in Romania where it seems to be straining to drag the original premise out for another film

Director: Patrik Syversen

Actors: Patrick Stewart, Tom Thys-Harris, Jessamine-Bliss Bell, Tamzin Merchant

Category: Fantasy

2 November 201714 June 2026 by Roog

DragonHeart: Vengeance (2020)

Rating: ★★

Jul 11, 2021Dragon Fantasy

Quite why the largely forgotten DragonHeart has produced four sequels is beyond me. Where does such a loyal fanbase come from that they keep churning out more of these films?

Director: Ivan Silvestrini

Actors: Jack Kane, Joseph Millson, Helena Bonham Carter, Arturo Muselli, …

Category: Fantasy

11 July 202111 July 2021 by Roog