LilVixen

When I was seven years old, I was badly injured by a four wheeler that clipped me while I was on my bike. I lost control of my bike and suffered a head injury, hanging onto my bike for dear life over a ditch. I was then rescued by the school bus driver and brought to the general store where I was laid out on the front counter and told to squeeze fingers if I could understand the people around me. I suffered scars, a concussion, and amnesia... all incredibly painful things... But nothing was more painful to me than during my recovery,I asked my dad and brother to pick up a Donald duck video for me to cheer me up. They came home with HOWARD THE DUCK. God knows why they thought this movie would be appropriate for a seven year old, brain injured girl who just wanted to be entertained by DONALD DUCK. If they had read the back of the video box... would the plot summary have convinced them? Maybe it's the cigar smoking duck on the front cover? I don't know, but I do know that we all watched it together as a family. Or at least we attempted to. Between attempting to figure out what the heck was going on, the lousy and distracting music, the weird and uncomfortable sexual "chemistry" between Howard and Lea Thompson, the bad acting and lack of any plot that makes sense, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Even now, 17 years later, the memory of my entire family shaking our cocked heads in disbelief at what we were seeing and dropping our jaws at the incredibly bad acting, bad special effects and horrible dialog, persists in my head. It's rather comical if you use this movie to play a joke on your friends. Tell them your going to see a really good movie. Wait about five minutes for them to say something negative. Then tell them it gets really good a little more in. See how long they can stand this movie before they give up on it and either burst out laughing or run from the room screaming, "this is the worst movie I've ever seen." As a platform for your own entertainment... I guess it depends on how much you like movies that are so bad... their just bad. I personally think, aside from playing that fun trick on friends or family, Howard the Duck, the original copies, duplicates, videos and DVDs? (are there any?) shouldn't even remain on this earth to be destroyed. We should shoot them into space, and hope and pray that the sun will eventually extinguish them from our consciousness.

First off, this movie is not that bad. It's cute, slightly spooky, and a great date movie. I went to see this with friends and my boyfriend and I can tell you that this is a movie that will make mushballs out of guys. Sure it feels a little long and soggy in the middle but there's enough bumps and jumps along with a twisted ending that will make seeing this movie worth it. It's a little sappy but with the choice of movies that have come out so far this year, it's the only one I would contemplate seeing again.

I am by NO means a Kevin Costner fan. I generally find his movies intensely boring and heavy handed with a "gee whiz look how great I am at directing and ACTING" message, but this movie didn't feel like it was just Kevin Costner's show. I thought he played the varying emotions of a broken hearted and grieving man very well. There were times when his dialouge was stupid, "I always wanted to go white water rafting, I've always wanted to see that, white water," Is a perfect example. But costner is believeable as poor, tortured and confused everyman Joe Darrow. The supporting cast is very good and believable if not slightly cliched: Darrow's 3 friends are always at the bar when you need them, his boss is an a-hole, the kid in a coma on the oncology ward is a shameless replica of the kid in "the sixth sense," and the hard nosed lawyer next door with the heart of gold who just happens to be a widowed lesbian played with mediocre pizzaz by kathy bates.

The Story is simple- and yes it could have been a half an hour long w/ out all the filler, but then what kind of a movie would that be? We need to build up the element of mystery so the ending proves that much more satisfactory. Rather than bore you all w/ the details of the movie you could read in any other review below me, I will just simply state this:

Dragonfly is a flawed but sweet movie. It tries hard, chugging along at a slow but steady pace and reaches climax with satisfying results. It's a fun, touching and rewarding way to spend a couple hours of your time. Chances are there will be people that don't like it- so what? Don't let what others say influence the good feelings this movie brings to you in your heart. True Hollywood sacchrine w/out the bad aftertaste. 7/10.

I was just a little tiny girl when I first was introduced to star wars, and I didn't like it one bit. It was loud and long and I didn't understand it. However, after a few years I developed a deep nostalgia for this movie and everything it represents. My heart swells everytime Luke looks up at the starry sky on tattoine and the music just helps carry the mood- that you know something great is going to happen. I kick myself for being so unapprieciative when I was younger, since If i had payed attention I would have bought right into it and had some valuable collector toys to go along with some fantastic childhood memories of this classic, timeless fairy tale about a poor boy, who grows up underprivledged only to find out he's a prince who's destined to be a jedi knight. So pretty much this review is like most everyone elses on here- Thrilling Movie and well worth your time. Watch the whole series in one setting for a fatastic, intergalatic epic that will transport you to a galaxy... far.. far away. 10/10 of course.