Dragonslayer

There are several grisly deaths here. Impaling by spear. Burned alive by fire breath. And, most upsetting, a dead girl dismembered and eaten by baby dragons -- which are then stabbed and decapitated. This is not for little ones. Still, all that lends an air of realism and peril that makes the movie that much more effective overall. Made a decade before "Jurassic Park," this movie has -- without a doubt -- the best stop-motion animated dragon ever put on film. Budding film buffs should see it just for that. Finally, there's an interesting subtext of Christianity vs. magic -- where magic is suggested to be more effective -- that might make some viewers nervous. But there's no preaching either way and most kids (certainly not kids raised on Harry Potter!) won't notice anything except a good, somewhat gory, adventure.