• Login

    • BLU-RAY REVIEW

    Dragon Hunters

    Featured In Issue 141, July/August 2009

    Picture5+
    Sound5+
    WSR Score5
    Basic Information on new release titles is posted as soon as titles are announced. Once reviewed, additional data is added to the database.
    (Studio/Distributor):
    Peace Arch Entertainment
    (Catalog Number):
    NA
    (MPAA Rating):
    PG
    (Rating Reason):
    Some scary images, fantasy action and language
    (Retail Price):
    $22.98
    (Disc Type):
    Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
    (Widescreen Edition):
    Yes
    (Full Screen Edition):
    No
    (Running Time In Minutes):
    82
    (Color Type):
    Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access):
    Yes
    (Closed Captioned):
    Yes
    (Regional Coding):
    Not Indicated
    (Theatrical Year):
    2008
    (Theatrical Release):
    No
    (Direct-To-Video Release):
    No
    (Disc Release Date):
    06/23/09
    (THX® Digitally Mastered):
    No
    (Director):
    Guillaume Ivernel & Arthur Qwak
    (Screenplay/Written By):
    (Story):
    (Music):
    (Director Of Photography):
    (Production Designer):
    (Visual Effects):
    (Costume Designer):
    (Editor):
    (Supervising Sound Editors):
    (Re-Recording Mixers):
    (Executive Producers):
    (Co-Producers):
    (Producers):
    (Academy Awards):
    (Principal Photography):
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio):
    (Measured Disc Aspect Ratio):
    (Disc Soundtrack):
    DTS HD Lossless 5.1, DTS 5.1
    (Theatrical Sound):
    (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
    (DTS Bit Rate):
    (Dolby Digital Bit Rate):
    (Additional Languages):
    (French Language):
    (Spanish Language):
    (Chinese Language):
    (Subtitles):
    (Cantonese Language):
    (Mandarin Language):
    (Japanese Language):
    (Italian Language):
    (German Language):
    (Portuguese Language):

    Dragon Hunters ("Chasseurs de dragons") is an animated fantasy adventure featuring the voice of Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker. Zoe (Mouser) is a little girl who believes in fairy tales. In order to help her uncle Lord Arnold (Jameson) get rid of a terrible dragon, Zoe decides she has to find some heroes. When she meets Gwizdo (Paulsen) and Lian-Chu (Whitaker)—a couple of two-bit, fly-by-night dragon hunters—she decides that she's going to believe in them and sets out on an adventure to bring peace to the land. (Gary Reber)

    Special features include an interview with Forest Whitaker (SD 04:23), a character biography, a dragon gallery, the featurette The Universe Of Dragon Hunters, a Bonus View storyboard presentation, and the trailer.

    The 1080p AVC picture quality is spectacular! Color fidelity is excellent, with fully saturated and vivid hues that convey a warm feeling. Contrast is excellent, with blacks that are deep and solid and shadow delineation that is revealing of fine shadow details. Resolution is outstanding, revealing fine textures and shadings. The character drawings are extremely creative and enchanting. Scenes are dramatically visual and colorful. This is a wonderful animated picture that is fascinating and mesmerizing as a visual experience that is sure the enthrall the entire family. (Gary Reber)

    The DTS-HD Master Audio™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is wonderful, with a holosonic® presence that, at times, fully engages the soundfield. The ADR dialogue is nicely integrated spatially and is convincingly realistic within the scene settings. Surround envelopment is directionalized and often aggressively engaging. Bass extension is deep and, at times, powerful, extending below 25 Hz in the .1 LFE channel. The music score is well recorded, with a deep and wide soundstage that nicely extends into the surrounds, to provide sonic depth. This is a beautifully executed soundtrack presentation that showcases the potential for holosonic surround envelopment that perfectly transports you out of your listening room and into a magical animated world. That magic of believability is what home entertainment is all about, and this soundtrack delivers. (Gary Reber)

    Reason #40 Why Readers Love Widescreen Review:

    I love your magazine and am a subscriber! In order of priority, I read Widescreen in order to: 1) Read about home theatre equipment technology that is on the cutting edge. To see where the industry is going, so that I can make informed buying decisions. As an example, when I saw that the DVD Forum Adopts HD-DVD Format (Feb 04), so(delete) I canceled my plans to buy a recordable DVD player, as I can see High Def DVD players are just around the corner. For the same reason, I am also limiting my purchase of movies on regular DVD as well. 2) Read DVD movie reviews, so that I can see whether a DVD is worth buying or not. If a movie receives poor Widescreen ratings on Picture and/or Sound, I probably will not buy the DVD. Rounders is one of my favorite movies, but I refuse to purchase it based on your poor ratings. 3) Home theatre configuration advice. Thanks and keep up the great work.

    Jim Koury
    26864 Mandelieu Drive, Murrieta, CA 92562 • Phone: 951 676 4914 • Fax: 951 693 2960
    Copyright © Information • All Rights Reserved • www.widescreenreview.com • Web Site Established In 1995 • Privacy Policy • Partners