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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Not half bad...
It would have been a lot better with a real actor playing Louis XIV instead of Leonardo Dicaprio. What a dud! His acting was wooden and his pronunciation of D'Artagnan's name horrid; the others in the film managed it OK. DiCaprio managed to sound like he was from New Jersey.
Other than that, it was not a bad flick. Most of the actors worked well together. The character Porthos was especially engaging. I'd recommend seeing the film, though I'd have to say that it is less of a "film" than it is a "movie," meaning that it is less art than entertainment, a sort of a 17th Century Western/James Bond blend and not to be taken too seriously. Especially considering Dicaprio's performance.
Dragon Storm (2004)
Dragon Storm (2003) TV
This film was one of the most disappointing I have ever seen on the SciFi Channel, and that's saying a lot. From the tinfoil crown to the rotten dialogue, "Dragon" was abysmal and full of anachronistic errors. I'm not a stickler for strict reality in fantasy film, but this was wretched, and could have been helped by a little more attention to details. How hard would it have been to find a decent looking crown? Hell, they could have made one from plaster and it would have looked better. I was really disappointed by the performance of John Rhys-Davies; coming off of his superb work in LOTR 1-3, this was a real letdown. If they were trying for a spoof, the didn't manage to make it funny...at least, not on purpose. It's pretty sad when the best actors in the flick were the digital dragons; they were pretty cool.