Vermithrax is the name of the dragon from 1981's Dragonslayer. It's a fun movie, set at the end of the age of magic (which wasn't quite the cliche it has become these days). It features the last dragon and a wannabe sorcerer learning his trade. It's a pretty well made movie. It is more grounded than some of the other fantasy films of the time. The hero wasn't sure of himself at all, but also got cocky when he really shouldn't have been. Nothing was very clean, meaning that the villagers looked kinda grimy. It's a different take on a dragon fighting magician, for sure.Even the dragon got some pathos. After Galen kills her children you can understand her rage completely. It's a great looking beast, and the models and full size puppets match up really well. It's hard to tell a difference. These days, I wish the dragon had lived, along with her children.
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