However, this is tame kids stuff that will kill an hour or two of family time if you didn't walk in hoping to see 'Lord Of The Rings'.I remember seeing this movie when it first came out in theatres some 30 years ago,and it is enjoyable today as it was when it came out back in 1985.

Plasticky and extremely limited, we're talking about the kind of CGI work that we're used to ten years ago, so without the backing of a more solid and entertaining story, the appearance of the dragon is fatal to the movie. While the committed cast did give their best despite the most predictable of predictable scripts, the biggest problem with 'The Last Dragon' is chiefly its lead star - the dragon. Playing a bumbling temple caretaker is Jordan Chan, whose key contribution to the movie is his Eastern marketability, expressed here in repeat refrains of 'Oh, my Buddha!' and his jumpy disposition. In 'The Last Dragon' (originally 'The Dragon Pearl'), Sam Neill revisits familiar 'Under The Mountain' territory - this time not battling dark forces with two kids underneath Auckland volcanoes but finding out about an ancient dragon underneath some Chinese ruins together with his young son Josh (Louis Corbett) and his friend, a local girl (Li Lin Jin) who holds the key to solving a great archaeological mystery.

What kind of movie has mis-adventuring veteran 'Omen' thespian Sam Neill and 'Young And Dangerous' Hong Kong star Jordan Chan starring together? It's a curious Australian-Chinese joint production and if you're wondering why you haven't heard much about it, there's a good reason behind it. Watch this if you liked: “Jumanji”, “ Zathura”, “Spiderwick Chronicles”, “Under The Mountain”

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