Plots(1)
After years of war and devastation, peace returns to the mythical land of Altera. The human hero of the war, Lambert, finally reunites with his true love, the beautiful Elf girl Liya, at the grand wedding of Elf Princess Nerwin much to the displeasure of those closest to them. The prospect of a union between human and elf is quickly overshadowed by news of Princess Nerwin's bitter rival, Dark Elf Elena's discovery of the dangerous and powerful Black Dragon gem. A gem so powerful it allows its holder complete authority over the peaceful citizens of Altera. Soon after this discovery, Elena kidnaps Princess Nerwin holding her prisoner as she sets about her evil plans. So begins an epic quest a Lambert and Liya don their weapons and team up with a roguish band of heroes in a battle between humans and beasts, good and evil and love and hatred to, once and for all, restore peace to Altera. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Reviews (2)
I wasn't expecting much from a Chinese-American animated film, so I was quite pleasantly surprised, both by the visuals, which I thought were very good, and by the story, which was quite nice, and there weren't many places that bored me. It's not a revelatory story, but it was good in this rendition.
()
Long Zhi Gu: Jingling Wangzuo - Throne of Elves is the second installment in the Dragon Nest franchise and is a pretty decent fantasy adventure romance movie. It has its shortcomings, and things that I could not really relate to they usually have in Chinese (or even Russian) animated movies (especially the damn "dramatic" slow-motion). However, the narrative focuses on far fewer characters this time, making everything feel much more compact. The narrative is by no means surprising, and according to the genre, it works perfectly fine. The main female antagonist is quite good and also quite sexy, so she is very easy on the eye (and the same goes for the other elves). I liked the animation and the setting as well. The elf city had the appropriate grandeur and beauty, and the other locations looked interesting, as well. The main couple was likable, and I was rooting for them and their love story. It was also quite funny, especially the assertion that even if you are small in stature, you can still have a beautiful view; this amused me. Also, the soundtrack was good. In the end, this movie is not anything that was somehow extremely good, although it did at least seem perfectly respectable to me. 6.7/10.
()
Gallery (42)
Photo © WVG Medien
![Throne of Elves - Photos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/162/048/162048290_80983b.jpg)
Ads