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I made the mistake of watching this film, after years of evasion, a couple of nights ago. You see, I'd heard this was genuinely scary (albeit not as scary as the original Japanese version). I'd delayed watching it because of the light in the eyes of anyone who told me about it was kind of....unnerving. Now, like several other posters on this site, I can't shut my eyes without playing through sequences in the film. Brrrrr, even writing about it conjures up a series of flashbacks. Having said all that….I still give this 10 out of 10. I love creepy films, but this is more than just creepy, it's insidious and nasty, you keep trying to swerve away from the creepy content and think about the atmospheric believable acting or the cinematography, but the shadow of flies, maggots, spinning chairs and grotesque facial distortions are lurking just out of the periphery of your minds eye. I think I'll give the original version a body swerve for a while longer.

I'm yet another of the "seen this when I was a kid", around the same time that Fox's animated "Dungeons & Dragons" was on TV. I was, and still am, captivated by the integrity of the film. Top marks go toward the story, animation and voice acting. This is well worth a look if you haven't already, especially those with a head for myth & fantasy. The TV series "Dungeons & Dragons" was very similar in style to "Flight Of Dragons" on a smaller scale and I liked to think of it as a progression of the film.I (usually) always sided with Eric.

I love this film mostly because of the absurd humour which, being from the UK, is part of my psyche. Like the part on the Waponis Island when the guys swing into the gongs and are rapidly removed on stretchers. There are so many great lines from everyone (especially the Luggage Salesman) and a lot of first class deadpan acting not to mention a splendid (Marty Feldman) inspired Lloyd Bridges. The Music is another reason I love this film. Like the hauntingly memorable Theme track that pops up throughout most of the film, from the downbeat soulful to the upbeat Calypso like feel of the other tracks that trace the transformation of Joe Banks the Schmuck to Joe Banks the fairly righteous dude. As for Meg Ryan (another reason to see the film "Hubba-Hubba"), there's three of her in here, Yowsa! And they all lived happily ever after....