I only watched "Flight of Dragons" already being in adult. "The Last Unicorn", another Rankin/Bass production, is one of my dearest movies as long as I can remember. So one day, I thought the makers must have been producing something similar. And indeed, in the same year as "The Last Unicorn" "Flight of Dragons" was produced. "Flight of Dragons" fascinated me from the beginning, just by having a wonderful theme song (again like "The Last Unicorn" does). And I knew, this would be a movie of my taste. But it does not work in every way for me. It could be a bit more fast-paced. More detailed drawings and a bit more depth in background-sounds would have given the movie a more tangible feeling, though I am aware this is a video-production. (Spoiler) Finally, the conclusion of the last battle is not to my taste. After all, I am fan of fantasy and magic. Science is my work, and still I don't want to see science beat magic. On the other hand do I like the suggestion, that there is still magic in our today's world. (Spoiler end) Fact is "sword and magic"-fantasy is absolutely underrepresented when we discard all the worthless trash made without heart. This story and movie has heart for certain and therefore should be a must watch for friends of the genre.
Review of The Flight of Dragons
