The Dragon Unleashed

I had to skip through it, however the action scenes were basically all 100% authentic grindhouse thriller. The lens effect was obviously a part of this.

The main problem is that it sometimes went down "days of our lives" street. Some scenes lacked character intention/motivation. There was one scene were a guy rode a bicycle into shot for a good 10 - 20 seconds with no emotion... there was a reason for him to feel either excited or upset, even if he is mentally unstable... but there was just aimless riding. Other scenes had too many blank stares.

Another issue is lack of interesting characters that you'd want to see more of (or even could relate to in some way).

Despite what the other review says, this movie is bad throughout: the acting is bad, the plot is very basic, the effects are virtually non-existent. This isn't your classic B- or C-grade movie, this movie is a different level of bad. Don't waste your time.

1. Weapons sound like kid's cap-guns 2. Blood wounds effect; high school level 3. Army Officer uniform built incorrectly. APOLOGIES...I lefr after 15-minutes.

Wow, I couldn't even get past the 35 min mark of the 77 min length.

Writer and director Rene Perez has a bunch of films on his resume (most look like knock-offs from popular films), and all rated pretty much below a 3. I get these are all D-grade low budget independent films, but how about sitting out a few films and taking that money to go to film school. I've seen better writing and directing from a 5th grade drama class.

Right from the start, the outdoor scenes were all truncated from the suns flares. There's a thing called a lens cup, and it has an obvious use. Plus I'm pretty sure the lens needed a good spit and clean lol.

The scenes were all dragged out, mainly pointless, and the plot a huge mess. Way too obvious scene to scene, or jumping into a new scene out of nowhere. Bad editing. The fight (if I can even call it that) scenes' choreography was a joke. The slow motion was lame. The dialogue was even lamer. The acting was just terrible.

I'm giving this film a very generous 2/10 instead of a 1/10 only because I couldn't stop laughing at how bad it was, and because Emily Sweet was looking, well, sweet. Also because I do admire Rene's tenaciousness to keep making films even though they suck. Seriously, please Rene, no more films; save up the money and go to film school.

It all happens at the saw mill. Fair action. Some wry humor tossed in. Were these actors also pro wrestlers, doing a side gig? Maybe. Worth 5 stars.