2022 Directed by Nora Twomey
Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship of a lifetime.
Nicole Storck Geoff King Mathilde Vachet Svend Andreas Rothmann Bonde Andrzej Radka Allan Michaut Narissa Schander Lynn Biederer Paulo Passaro
تنّين أبي, Tátův drak, Der Drache meines Vaters, Ο Δράκος του Πατέρα μου, El dragón de papá, El Dragón de Papá, Aitaren Dragoia, Le Dragon de mon père, הדרקון של אבא, Apám sárkánya, Il drago di mio padre, エルマーのぼうけん, 엘머의 모험, Mano tėčio drakonas, Mijn Vaders Draak, Smok mojego taty, O Dragão do Meu Pai, Dragonul tatălui meu, Папин дракон, Min fars drake, มังกรของพ่อ, Babamın Ejderhası, Татів дракон, 我爸爸的小飞龙, 艾摩與小飛龍的奇遇記
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9/10
Netflix please stop not marketing your animation movies and then wonder why viewership is low. I barely even knew this existed and wouldn't have watched it without me being in the animation community in Twitter getting all the news.
Cartoon Saloon is very good at this. The Kilkenny-based studio behind “The Secret of Kells” and “Song of the Sea” has emerged as a powerhouse in recent years. Its evocatively rendered 2D films drawing on ancient Celtic imagery — and the traditional storytelling charm that comes with it — sets its work apart from so much of the craven slop that passes for family entertainment in the age of “Lightyear” and “The League of Super-Pets.” If cinema is a crumbling church, the films of Cartoon Saloon are its lovingly crafted stained glass windows.
That much was already made evident by 2020’s astonishing “Wolfwalkers” (my review of which, I was amused to discover, begins with virtually the same first paragraphs as…
can always count on cartoon saloon to deliver beautiful animation with a beautiful message to go with it! kinda does feel like it’s aimed more for children than their other films but was still definitely worth catching on the big screen
MY FATHER’S DRAGON is another emotionally resonate coming of age fable from Cartoon Saloon. Powerful themes on dealing with life’s more complicated & challenging problems from a child’s point of view. Beautiful animation that feels more polished from the studio than ever before. Jacob Tremblay & Gaten Matarazzo are a perfect match as they combine their best qualities to create an endearing friendship that will break your heart.
I didn't know it, but Dusty Bun Dragon is all I ever wanted.
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7.5/10
Almost had me in tears in the first 15 minutes and then it morphs into the saccharine fantastical adventure we’ve seen a hundred times before. Still has plenty of heart, but I had higher expectations considering it’s a Cartoon Saloon film.
Doesn’t seem like I loved this quite as much as some of peers (I thought it was a little too conventional, and it felt very “child-oriented” compared to more universally-appealing animated films), but the artistry of the animation is admittedly admirable - as is the case with every Cartoon Saloon project - and I’m a big fan of a lot of the voice work as well, especially from Jacob Tremblay. Not quite another Wolfwalkers, but entertaining enough.
Minus 2 stars because they missed the golden opportunity to title it My Daddy's Dragon
Not the most Saturday morning cartoon out of all of Cartoon Saloon's outputs so far getting the most adult title, our kids would love to see it.
#AngRanking
1. Wolfwalkers (Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart, 2020)
2. Song of the Sea (Tomm Moore, 2014)
3. The Breadwinner (Nora Twomey, 2017)
4. The Secret of Kells (Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey, 2009)
5. My Father's Dragon (Nora Twomey, 2022)
