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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: First Look Pictures
Salesrank: 13694
Released: April 17, 2007 |
| Our Price: $4.47 |
| Used Price: $1.87 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The first crusade to free the Holy Land has ended. A mass of weary knights, squires, soldiers of fortune and priests are making their way home across a Europe that has changed forever. An age of legends and mystery is about to unfold.
George, a handsome English knight, unsettled by the horrendous bloodletting he witnessed in Palestine, desires to hang up his sword and settle down to a quiet, peaceful life. On returning to England, George heads north where he’s heard the land is good and the population sparse and of a kindly King named Edgaar.
He finds King Edgaar in a terrible state. His beautiful daughter, Lunna has recently disappeared. In return for a small plot of land, George agrees to search for Princess Lunna. With Edgaar’s faithful servant, Elmendorf, George sets out.
George discovers both the princess and the truth behind her strange disappearance. The quest now set before them ends in a love, a lie and a legend that has lasted a thousand years.
George and the Dragon Reviews:
It was ok 
2009-11-08 - It had a good cast and acting was well done. Had great cameos. It had a interesting storyline, some parts reminded me of Robin Hood Prince of Theives. Was hoping to have more humor than what it did. The CGI was ok, not the best but not the worst I've seen. It's work a watch.
St George and the Cuddly Dragon
2009-10-09 - The knight George comes home from crusade with a Moorish friend (shades of Prince of Thieves) and has to rescue a sassy Princess from a Dragon. But nothing is as it seems for the hapless band...
This film resembled Blackadder in terms of silliness, and comic content. George and his men have to fight 'picts'. Here they are blue painted neanderthals with fuzzy red hair who communicate in grunts, and stand waiting for the knights to hit them.
The princess is the typical fiesty fantasy villian, who hits George over the head with a large bone, in an effort to stop him killing her cute little pet dragon that she has named Adelaide.
She resembles and environmentalist, trying to save the endangered dragons.
George was rather a sappy wimp at the beginning, but develops towards the end, and everyone seems to be a pacifist.
The late Patrick Swayze stars as an arrogant and obnoxious knight, who spends much of his time swaggering about grinning. Yet he plays the part wonderfully.
I enjoyed it, in the way I often do these silly and far-fetched fantasy movies, but if you are looking for something realistic, and faintly accurate avoid this one.
Certainly one for the kids though, and grown ups who just want to relax.
Great Escapist Fare! 
2009-05-05 - I really enjoyed this movie. The only thing that could have used improvement was the special effects (the dragons). James Purefoy was a sheer delight. He is one of the most natural actors I have seen and really becomes his character. There is a good bit of violence but not much bloodshed.
Fun medieval flick
2008-08-31 - This fine bit of fluff starts with a war-weary knight returning to his homeland, wanting nothing more than to settle down into peaceful obscurity. The princess has gone mysteriously missing, however, and he takes on the quest to recover her.
That princess turns out to be the petite but spunky Lunna, played by Piper Perabo. She's doing quite nicely until some oafs started getting underfoot and trying to save her. The fact that she treats dragons as an endangered species and that the knights are the danger just adds to her problems. Throw in some bad guys, some good guys in surprising places, and a suit of chain mail tailored to Piper's compact and curvy form, and the story stands well away from the ordinary.
It's a great popcorn movie, kid-safe but with plenty to amuse a grown-up who's willing to be amused.
-- wiredweird
George and the Dragon 
2008-08-20 - What an adorable and entertaining movie this is!! James is absolutely gorgeous in this and his acting is superb. This definitely is a must for Purefoy fans. The cast is awesome also. I highly recommend this movie.
