History YMMV / TheFlightOfDragons

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Smrgol dies.]]

* SpiritualLicensee: Argurably, it's a better Dungeons & Dragons movie than the actual ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'' movie.

** Averted when the VHS video was originally released in the UK - the cover depicted a scene of Sir Orrin-Neville Smythe facing off against Bryagh (with other dragons in the background, presumably supposed to be their final climactic and mutually-destructive face-off), drawn in the same dark and more realistic art style of the film itself.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: With the party slain and the protagonist under a sleeping spell, Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe, the KnightInShiningArmour, is the last one standing at the end, facing down the TheDragon Bryagh. He holds his sword up and recites, "Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell." [[spoiler:He then gets set on FIRE, takes it like a badass and throws his now-flaming sword into the heart of the dragon, who burns to death in his own flames. Then Orrin dies alongside the rest of his slain party and newfound love]].
** Peter, at the end, has an amazing confrontation with Ommadon using only words. He literally talks him to death, bashing him with scientific equations which burn the magic right out of the old wizard.
** Aragh, a talking wolf, takes on Bryagh and causes some pain after Giles and Danille' weapons could not hurt the dragon.

* {{Narm}}: Sir Orrin's HeroicSacrifice would have had more pathos if he hadn't effectively narrated that it cost him his life at the time.
** Debatable but then this is the YMMV page. Some would argue Sir Orrin's big speech beforehand added to the awesome and his parting words made his death even more of a tearjerker.

*** That is debatable. Peter doesn't defeat Ommadon with his scientific expertise. He doesn't even defeat him with his scientific knowledge. He starts [[PuffOfLogic by explaining why things don't work in Spell Logic]], but almost immediately abandons it for the tactic of ''throwing jargon'' at Ommadon, which works somehow. It would have been awesome if he countered each of Ommadon's spells by explaining exactly why they were impossible, instead of listing off several fields of studies and the names of some sciencey-things.

* CompleteMonster: [[BloodKnight Bryagh]], the [[OurDragonsAreDifferent literal]] [[TheDragon dragon]] to [[BigBad the dark sorcerer Ommadon]], stands out as the only wholly evil dragon in the setting. Seven years prior to the plot, [[KnightInShiningArmor Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe]] came across Bryagh [[EatsBabies devouring an entire nest of dragon eggs]], and was only stopped from slaughtering the last one by Orrin confronting him. Orrin grimly injures Bryagh, leaving the dragon to wallow in his own hate for seven years before returning to aid his dark master [[OmnicidalManiac in his ultimate goal of destroying humanity.]] Throughout the plot, Bryagh is shown to be a vicious {{Sadist}} in the skin of a dragon, described as having blood on his mind and relishing the prospect of having his legions "attack, demolish, devour, burn, and grind" his enemies, happily serving Ommadon so long as he gets his kicks out of killing people. He's initially tasked with capturing Peter alive and bringing him to Ommadon; however, upon being pursued by Gorbash, Bryagh drops Peter to his intended death for little reason other than to spite the heroes. In the climax, Bryagh ambushes the FiveManBand and [[HeroKiller proceeds to kill Giles and Aragh]], and tops it off by killing the archer Danielle, who was Sir Orrin's love interest. Bryagh only pauses his assault to sadistically laugh about this in Orrin's face while he mourns, before both off themselves in a MutualKill.

* CompleteMonster: Bryagh is the literal [[TheDragon Dragon]] to his dark master Ommedon and is the only wholly evil dragon in the setting. Seven years prior to the plot, Sir Orrin confronted Bryagh [[IAmAHumanitarian consuming the unborn eggs of his own kin, devouring all but one lone egg.]] After being defeated by Sir Orrin, he returns to aid Ommedon in his goal to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy humanity.]] Later, Bryagh personally kills [[HeroKiller four of the main characters]] in the final battle, including Orrin's love interest and Orrin himself. He only stops to sadistically laugh about the whole ordeal in Sir Orrin's face.

* CompleteMonster: Bryagh is the literal [[TheDragon Dragon]] to his dark master Ommedon and is the only wholly evil dragon in the setting. Seven years prior to the plot, Sir Orrin confronted Bryagh [[IAmAHumanitarian consuming the unborn eggs of his own kin, devouring all but one lone egg.]] After being defeated by Sir Orrin, he returns to aid Ommedon in his goal to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy humanity.]] Later, Bryagh personally kills [[HeroKiller four of the main characters]] in the final battle, only stopping to sadistically laugh about the whole ordeal in front of Sir Orrin.

* CompleteMonster: Bryagh is the literal [[TheDragon Dragon]] to his dark master Ommedon and is the only wholly evil dragon in the setting. Seven years prior to the plot, Sir Orrin confronted Bryagh [[IAmAHumanitarian consuming the unborn eggs of his own kin, devouring all but one lone egg.]] After being defeated by Sir Orrin, he returns to aid Ommedon in his goal to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy humanity.]] Later, Bryagh personally kills [[HeroKiller four of the main characters]] in the final battle, only stopping to sadistically laugh about the whole ordeal in front of Sir Orrin.

* CompleteMonster: Bryagh actually ''ate'' some of his own kind! While they were still eggs!

* SpiritualLicensee: Argurably, it's a better Dungeons & Dragons movie than the actual ''Film/DungeonsAndDragons'':

* CompleteMonster: Ommadon and Bryagh
** Perhaps Bryagh even more so, he actually ''ate'' some of his own kind! While they were still eggs!

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The title track, by DonMcLean. Yes, ''that'' DonMcLean.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: With the party slain and the protagonist under a sleeping spell, Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe, the KnightInShiningArmour, is the last one standing at the end, facing down the TheDragon Bryagh. He holds his sword up and recites, "Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell." [[spoiler:He then gets set on FIRE, takes it like a badass and throws his now-flaming sword into the heart of the dragon, who burns to death in his own flames. Then Orrin dies alongside the rest of his slain party and newfound love.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: With the party slain and the protagonist under a sleeping spell, Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe, the KnightInShiningArmour, is the last one standing at the end, facing down the TheDragon Bryagh. He holds his sword up and recites, "Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell." [[spoiler:He then gets set on FIRE, takes it like a badass and throws his now-flaming sword into the heart of the dragon, who burns to death in his own flames. Then Orrin dies alongside the rest of his slain party and newfound love. [[IGotBetter They all get better.]]]]

* AnimationAgeGhetto: Averted and asskicked; the film is dark, serious, violent, somewhat scary in places and unusually metaphysical, while still able to be watched and enjoyed by children. Unfortunately, no one told the artist for the video cover, who apparently thought the story was about a boy going on an adventure with a jolly wizard and a happy dragon...
** Averted when the VHS video was originally released in the UK - the cover depicted a scene of Sir Orrin-Neville Smythe facing off against Bryagh (with other dragons in the background, presumably supposed to be their final climactic and mutually-destructive face-off), drawn in the same dark and more realistic art style of the film itself.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: With the party slain and the protagonist under a sleeping spell, Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe, the KnightInShiningArmour, is the last one standing at the end, facing down the TheDragon Bryagh. He holds his sword up and recites, "Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell." [[spoiler:He then gets set on FIRE, takes it like a badass and throws his now-flaming sword into the heart of the dragon, who burns to death in his own flames. Then Orrin dies alongside the rest of his slain party and newfound love. [[IGotBetter They all get better.]]]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The title track, by DonMcLean. Yes, ''that'' DonMcLean.

** Melisande's continual screaming is more annoying than either terrifying or piteous.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: With the party slain and the protagonist under a sleeping spell, Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe, the KnightInShiningArmour, is the last one standing at the end, facing down the TheDragon Bryagh. He holds his sword up and recites, "Blade with whom I have lived, blade with whom I now die, serve right and justice one last time, seek one last heart of evil, still one last life of pain, cut well old friend, and then farewell." [[spoiler:He then gets set on FIRE, takes it like a badass and throws his now-flaming sword into the heart of the dragon, who burns to death in his own flames. Then Orrin dies alongside the rest of his slain party and newfound love. [[IGotBetter He gets better.]]]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The title track, by [[DonMcLean Don McLean]]. Yes, ''that'' Don [=McLean=].