Reign Of Fire (UK)
Fight Fire With Fire
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 105 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
In present-day London, twelve-year-old Quinn watches as his mother, a construction engineer, inadvertently wakes an enormous fire-breathing beast from its centuries-long slumber. Twenty years later, much of the world has been scarred by the beast and its offspring. As a fire chief, Quinn (Christian Bale) is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a small community alive as they eke out a meager existence. Into their midst comes a hotshot American, Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey), who says he has a way to kill the beasts and save mankind - a way Quinn`s never seen done. Directed by Rob Bowman (The X Files), Reign of Fire fuses a medieval past with a post-apocalyptic future in this exciting tale of adventure and survival.
Special Features:
Theatrical trailers
`Breathing Life Into The Terror` making-of featurette
`If You Can`t Stand the Heat` pyrotechnics featurette
Conversations with director Rob Bowman
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
DTS 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English
Dutch
Bulgarian
Directed By:
Rob Bowman
Written By:
Matt Greenberg
Kevin Peterka
Gregg Chabot
Starring:
Scott Moutter
Gerard Butler
Izabella Scorupco
Matthew McConaughey
Christian Bale
Casting By:
Marcia Ross
Priscilla John
Soundtrack By:
Ed Shearmur
Jimi Hendrix
Director of Photography:
Adrian Biddle
Editor:
Thom Noble
Declan McGrath
Costume Designer:
Joan Bergin
Production Designer:
Wolf Kroeger
Producer:
Richard D. Zanuck
Lili Fini Zanuck
Dean Zanuck
Rebekah Rudd
Bruce Moriarty
James Flynn
Derek Evans
Ned Dowd
Chris Chrisafis
Roger Birnbaum
Gary Barber
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Glickman
Distributor:
Touchstone Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
Despite the good cast, the movie`s script is very average and not too interesting.
The video transfer is good. There are very few compression signs and the visuals are pleasing. The dragons` CG varies from good to embarrassing.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are nicely used and create a creepy atmosphere.
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include 3 featurettes, which aren`t that great and a game showcase.
Bottom line - a weak movie and an average disc. Give it a miss.
The picture is very crisp and clear. The colours used are mainly dark and dull ones, apart from the fire. This technique adds to the authenticity that there has been an apocalypse.
The sound is great. We have the choice of DTS or DD 5.1, both tracks are a joy to listen to. The surrounds are well used. There arent many special features. There are 2 featurettes you wont watch because the movie is so rubbish, a theatrical trailer and a trailer for the game.
Overall this was a huge dissapointment as I was really looking forward to this movie, disregarding other poor reviews. I really have to say that this time, the critics were spot on. This is not a movie i`d wanna see again in a long time.