The ever-expanding use of CGI in science fiction and fantasy films has brought the audience amazing and exciting experiences from new and old sources of the literary world. We've seen mythical creatures come to life where the only vision that was possible was either what the audience had in it's mind's eye or bad special effects in a film. Here we're given an opportunity to see a fantasy come to life in modern times, with the battling creatures from legend alive and walking on the streets of Los Angeles.
The ancient battle between good and evil comes alive in modern day Los Angeles when Buraki a 200-meter long evil Korean serpent tries to become all-powerful before his nemesis arrives. The acting is a little stale but that doesn't take away from the true stars of the film and that's the dragons and the other fantasy creatures. Some of the sequences are done so well that its hard to see where the CGI begins and ends, and for a movie like this that is exactly what the audience looks for. With the CGI effects as good as they are you may get the feeling as you walk away that some of what you had just seen could have been real, that's how believable it looks.
The only draw back that this film has is that for people that don't like subtitles some of the characters and story are done in the Korean language, so there are subtitles for those parts. For me, I think it enhances the story into the realm of believability. Other than that this is a very enjoyable and fun ride, with outstanding effects and action sequences that will leave you wide eyed this deserves a lot more buzz than it's gotten so far. If you like fantasy films with mythical creatures this is right for you, and hopefully if this movie is successful we'll see some of the other great stories of legend come to life.
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