I saw it and thought it was pretty good. The main characters poke some fun at each other but it didn't feel quippy and no one is being an asshole. The stakes were personal and everyone has a good arc as they would on a campaign.
I think the fights were better than a superhero movie since its more sword fighting than bad CG
The best part is
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platonic love between the leading man and woman. They didn't get together at the end for no good reason! I can't think of another example of platonic co-parents in this kind of movie
as they would on a campaign
i believe the people involved said giving it that "campaign feel" was their main goal. if they succeeded at all i think it sounds like a worthwhile watch, if not high art.
for sure. i remember seeing something about one of the characters is a bard who never uses any magic, and he was explained as being "that dude who doesn't really read his character sheet and just kinda shows up to chill"
i recognize it's partially an excuse but it does incline me towards believing that they have some knowledge of the subject, because i know i have never personally played a tabletop without one or two of Those Guys around.
If you like marvel's general pacing and and humor, you'll probably like the DnD movie. If you hate the Josh-Whedonification of media, you'll probably hate it.
I hate that that style has taken over everything, but I feel like a Dungeons and Dragons movie is a place it works
Based on the trailer alone it reeks of when studios were going hard on trying to make any IP they owned into the next MCU type success.
My favorite from that was Universals short-lived Monster Universe that only lasted one movie.
I had completely forgotten about this movie, but I did remember this fucked-up trailer!
My favorite from that was Universals short-lived Monster Universe that only lasted one movie.
:( I really wanted that to succeed and there is still hope for a good Dracula/Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein. Invisible Man was not terrible.........(don't polygraph me!!!)
I did too tbh but it reminds me of that scene from The Critic. Jay Sherman's talking to an executive who responds with unintelligible babbling for a full minute. Jay then looks over at a framed article behind the executive that reads, "Smartest Man in Hollywood."
I'm going to see it tomorrow with the other people from my current campaign. I'll report back.
If you thought the trailers were cringe, you’ll probably think the whole movie is cringe
I think the trailers presented the movie as a comedy or parody but the movie itself was more adventure with a few jokes sprinkled in
Idk. There were like two little blips and one longer bit that were funny. I think if you've played a lot of D&D and are old enough to remember how absolutely bizarre the first two D&D movies were, this could be scientifically satisfying/cathartic. But yeah in and of itself the movie has that immediately-forgettable quality all the Marvel stuff has.
Yeah I'm pretty sure, don't think it got a theatrical release though. I never saw it, my teenage brain was too scarred by the first one lol
Reporting back as promised: I thought it was a lot of fun! All the folks from my campaign agreed it was a good time. Is it the best movie of the decade? No. Is it a good time? Yes.
It was nice. I think they could've gone through a couple more revisions of the script to tighten things up, improve some dialogue etc. But this is a criticism I have of a lot of modern movies, especially the big budget ones. If they had fixed some things this could've been a 9/10 for me. As it is, it's about a 7/10. Decent way to spend the time if you don't have anything else going on for a couple hours. And if you know some D&D lore or have played it, there'll be moments for you to go "Oh, I got that reference." which is always a bit of fun.
