Anyone seen it? Is it awful?
My group and I went and saw it together, and the consensus from us 6 is that it was awesome!
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I had a great time with it! Showed it to friends who knew dnd and some who didn’t and they all had a blast!!
I loved it. It was fun.
As others have said. It's a very fun movie. Try to spot all the Easter Eggs ;)
I didn't think it was. I'd definitely be down for more movies in the dnd universe though if this was an example of what they'd be doing if that helps at all. Probably not a theater level movie but a good home movie or fun with friends watching for sure.
It's good in a cheesy, nerdy way
It's actually really good. I highly recommend it. It's a fun fantasy movie on its own, plus it has good comedy and satisfying references
as someone who casually plays D&D, I loved it. It seemed chock full of references and was genuinely funny
My wife and I really liked it!
great movie, loved it.
Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter is about intelligent nobility and mostly rich guys doing good things whereas D&D has always been about dirtbags trying to scam a buck. It has more in common with Conan, Jack Vance's Dying Earth, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser, Elric of Melniboné (and outright stolen concepts from everywhere).
Yeah the new one is great, I was afraid they'd water-down any violence or horror too much. Didn't make a lot of money :(
The saddest part is since it didn't do spectacular nor did it blow away sales like Stranger Things or Critical Role did I imagine some scumbag executive will say movies like this aren't profitable and resort to some cookie cutter structure if there ever is a future reboot.
Best case scenario is it becomes cult status like Scott Pilgrim or something and becomes a long term return to prove it's worth.
I used to have Chris Cox's business card I wish I still had it to call and ask to keep Studio One (he is the new CEO)
That reminds me. I need to buy the movie. Everyone in my house has already seen it but I'm hoping DVD sales improve the margins a bit
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really fun movie. Even friends who had zero exposure to DnD enjoyed it.
Great movie. A lot more fun than I expected with some terrific action and legit good laughs.
Is it high art? No. Enjoyable? Very much.
While it might not be high art, and while it was clearly never trying to be, I'd argue that it does have more nuance and clever writing than many other action/fantasy movies recently.
Tldr: It's not high art, but it's still art.
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The druid uses a sword. Made of metal.
Other than that it was entertaining, however from a critical standpoint it seems like they tried to fit too many storylines into a movie that wasn't long enough to support them. Could have easily been 2, or 3 movies worth of content.
It's so good, fun, funny and exciting. Loved it.
I thought it was great! It was enjoyable for me (D&D player) and family/friends who have never played D&D.
It's not. Really fun and well made
I loved it and thought it was worth the price of admission.
The movie was actually really well made, and with a crew and writing team that clearly have played DnD or are familiar enough with TTRPGs. In fact, the fight scenes are choreographed so that each character does something every 6 seconds, in the same order
It wasn't awful. It was just OK. I have no need to watch it again. I've been playing D&D for 42 years. I wish they would make a D&D movie that I wanted to see more than once. :)
Have you seen "the gamers dorkness rising"? It's on YouTube and I consider it the most rewatchable d&d flick before honor amongst thieves (which is rewatchable for the high budget stunts and visuals alone imo)
I'd say it's okay, not bad and not particularly good.
I loved it, saw it with my DM. It was very funny