"Ritterschlag" or "Knight Games" is a 6.5-minute award winning short film from 2003, so it will soon have its 15th anniversary. The names Sven Martin and Marcus Sauermann already tell you that this is a German production, but don't worry: There is no spoken language in here. Also no English language as it says here on IMDb. Martin is one of the most successful German visual effects artists in Hollywood right now, has worked on many blockbuster films and won two Emmys for his work on Game of Thrones. You can see his talent here as visually that was a pretty good watch. Story-wise, I am not too convinced. We see father dragon teach some tricks to his son and at the very end, there is a bit of a plot twist, but as a whole this was neither interesting nor funny I must say. It's a bit style over substance as this film is really only a good achievement in terms of the animation. Not enough for me to recommend it. Thumbs down.
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So THAT'S what dragons do in their spare time!
planktonrules5 February 2008
This is a really exciting short film due to its marvelous graphics as well as its truly unique story. While there have been many films and books written about knights and dragons, this is unique in that it shows what dragons do in their spare time and is not from the point of view of the dashing knight.
The story begins with two dragons--one is the parent and one the child. The parent is demonstrating the proper technique for dispatching knights and soon encourages Junior to join in the fun. At first, as expected, it's slow going. However, once the youngster gets the hang of it, they are a natural!! There's more to the story than this, but no use spoiling the film.
The movie is so different, so well made that I heartily recommend it. Oh, and don't worry that it's a German film--there is no dialog so language differences are unimportant.
The story begins with two dragons--one is the parent and one the child. The parent is demonstrating the proper technique for dispatching knights and soon encourages Junior to join in the fun. At first, as expected, it's slow going. However, once the youngster gets the hang of it, they are a natural!! There's more to the story than this, but no use spoiling the film.
The movie is so different, so well made that I heartily recommend it. Oh, and don't worry that it's a German film--there is no dialog so language differences are unimportant.
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