Whether or not the movie is any good, the trailer of Reign of Fire has some folks wondering exactly how dragons could take over the world, given current munitions. Some amusing speculation about how they couldn’t (useful only to nerds and gamers, which probably explains why I mention it) here, here, and here.
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Logic be damned! Reign of Fire is a fun movie. It’s an exciting movie. It’s worth watching, at least once, with a cornucopia of bad-for-you snacks. Say no more.
Kewl. I look forward to the DVD …
I only want to see this movie because Christian Bale is shirtless and sweaty in it.
Hmmm. For some reason that wasn’t on my list of reasons.
My favorite comment about the film so far is from bshimoda’s [houseofdragons] rant/review:
“Okay, so apparently, they breed like fish, and for the MILLIONS of
females around the world, there is only ONE male (whose “Home Town”
is London) and flies around, spraying eggs with dragon-goo and
fertilizing them. (That’s not fog, stay away!)”
That’s not fog! Hold your breath! Ewwww!
Fun stuff, although speculating why dragons couldn’t last against modern military hardware reminded me of my favorite “after the movie” story:
I went with a friend to see “Edward Scissorhands.” I fell in love with Tim Burton’s fantasy world. At the end, Edward is making sculptures from giant blocks of ice, and the shavings are falling onto the town below as snow. We left the movie, and I was in sort of a daze because I loved it so much. My friend turned to me and said, “So where did he get those blocks of ice? Did someone deliver them? How did he pay for them?”
Some things — especially from the mind of Tim Burton — do not bear too close examination.