Dragon Wars

For some reason filmed in English with an American cast, this farcical Korean monster mash is based on a myth about dragons and snakes and a young woman whose destiny it is to do something for some reason. Answers on a postcard please for whatever that thing or reason is, because Dragon Wars is incomprehensible to the point of lunacy, helped not a jot by flashbacks within flashbacks that try to explain the legend. With an enormous reptile tearing apart Los Angeles looking for the heroine (Brooks), it’s basically just a giant snake movie and not even a good example of that exalted genre. Occasionally the effects impress, but Shim is mostly content to assault us with explosions and Lord of the Rings-inspired CG beasties, as rampant incompetence, atrocious dialogue and worse acting combine for a truly hilarious experience that, if you're in the right mood, makes Dragon Wars so bad it borders on unmissable. [Paul Greenwood]