The Film: The NeverEnding Story (1984)

How They’re Shown As Heroic: Falkor saves noble warrior Atreyu (Noah Hathaway) from the swamps of sadness and generally saves on bus fare by flying him around Fantasia.

Why We Think They’re Rubbish: This furry joke of a dragon presents himself as a kindly, helpful friend. But he’s utterly incompetent – he even makes Atreyu fall off at one point. Way to go, jackass.

Oh, and he’s a giant monster with the face of a dog. Do you want to be the one sitting on him when something that size needs to answer the call of nature? Good luck picking up after that…