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Six Bite-Your-Head Brilliant Dragons from Science Fiction

Although the flying, fire-breathing, lizard-esque creature known as a dragon usually appears in fantasy stories full of elves and magic, the scaly beasts show up in scifi too. Sometimes they're apocalyptic killing machines, like the "ancient species unearthed by subway digging" in that Christian Bale flick Reign of Fire, and sometimes they're more like a psychic alien version of the horse from Black Beauty. And frankly, they are always freaking awesome. Check out our list of six brilliant dragons from science fiction — all of whom are ready to bite your head. More »

9:30 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Annalee Newitz
6,330 views, 94 comments

Latest by Chiper: @femto: It's unlikely we'll see any good movies from her books after she's dead either. more »

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Dragons vs. Helicopters - Who Wins?

This is probably my favorite giant monster scene ever, just because it shows dragons fighting helicopters. I'm not sure why it's so satisfying, but my heart just leaps when that huge snakey dragon BITES A HELICOPTER. With his MOUTH. Oh, you need back story? This is a clip from D-War, AKA Dragon Wars, which is about some ancient prophesy blah blah blah dude from Roswell stars blah blah DRAGONS FIGHTING IN DOWNTOWN LA. On that cool round US Bank building! First there's the big giant dragon, and then his little buddies come to help out. This is such a great fucking scene. I don't understand why this movie didn't become a blockbuster. [D-War]

5:15 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Annalee Newitz
4,713 views, 87 comments

Latest by broomstick: Saw It the other night: it is at the same time the worst thing and the best thing I have seen in a while :D more »