Despite being set predominantly in the United States and having a cast that mainly consists of Americans, “Dragon Wars: D-War” is actually a South Korean giant monster movie. It’s like watching the Michael Bay “Transformers”, the “Godzilla” franchise and “Reign Of Fire” all rolled into one. It’s ridiculously cheesy with poor acting but somehow, I just could not resist this goofy film.

A legend from the Korean peninsula warns that giant snakes creatures will return in a bid to become transformed into a celestial dragon. Ethan (Jason Behr “The Grudge”) and Sarah (Amanda Brooks “Flightplan”) are reincarnated lovers living in Los Angeles that get brought together when a giant snake appears in search of Sarah. The plot is nonsensical and just an excuse for lots of monster mayhem.

The characters in “Dragon Wars: D-War” are pretty darn terrible. There is no chemistry between Ethan and Sarah so I was unconvinced about them being star-crossed lovers in anytime or place. However, you are not here for the humans, you are here for the monsters. The title is a little misleading because not many dragons show up but there is a nice variety of creatures. The effects for the creatures are not amazing but they are pretty good and we get to see a lot of them. It’s clear that the computer technology has come a long way from the unimpressive brief glimpses of the snake in “Anaconda” only a decade earlier.

If you want to see giant snakes scaling buildings and battling helicopters then this is the film for you. There is no denying that a lot of it feels amateurish but the action is very satisfying. I feared that this would by like one of those films made for the small screen where the monsters scarcely appear but we get to see a lot of the creatures here.