This movie was exactly what it should have been, fun and a good watch. I very much enjoyed it. I hope they make some sequels.
Better than the other D&D movies by a lot. It’s fun and occasionally funny, nothing really epic or rewatchable about it. The cast did a pretty good job with their characters, some really captured the their archetype with the antisocial Druid, and too good to be around paladin. The self doubting wizard is way overdone. The speak with dead gag is exactly what would happen, with real gamers but they don’t drag it out till it’s painful.
The totality telegraphed and obvious evil plan was stopped by distracting the towns people away from it’s effects. Couldn’t bother to lock them in or maybe a spell, to trap them if all it takes to avoid your evil master plan is to leave?
There is sorta dungeon crawling and a few dragons so at least they got that right.
I wasnt expecting much of it, but it is a great movie! I hope they can keep the top quality if they go for a franchise
I was expecting something more "wow", and it's just a simple adventure movie full of references to D&D.
Boarders and roleplayers will get a lot more fun from the film than viewers tuned in to fantasy Guardians. We tried to please everyone by showing a small adventure of the party of heroes, not filming Baldurs Gate (eh!) and lowering the entry threshold. The layer of D&D culture deserved more. Dark Elf, Dark Sun, Ravenloft, hundreds of books and their fans are waiting. Maybe a series?
Good CG, but predictable woke feminist formula. Weak writing, e.g. plot and character development.
Honestly a better adventure than I think I was expecting. There was wit, storytelling and the touch of a bard. It was not so much a giant mash of DnD references as much as it was actually listen to the story of a friend’s campaign.
Very enjoyable movie. Good cast. Well worth a watch :thumbsup_tone1:
it was fine , in a way
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I feel like this was a huge miss. Just like all the other Dungeon & Dragons movies. Someday, they'll get it right.
I think that 99% of the jokes, humor and comedy bits all fell flat. There were just a couple jokes that made me smile. But still, it's worth a watch.
The best part of the movie was the cute CHONKY dragon - lol!
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
A surprisingly pleasing movie with lovable characters. Something I will watch when bored. :smiley:
We want to watch this with my D&D group. We all enjoyed it - and what is best, the movie had us thinking about the way we play, as well as brought us inti discussing details what happened on screen. Definitely recommend to any D&D player - even thiugh the movie is not 1:1 to the rules. Expect funny & light D&D experience. Not so much different from the way we play. Making fun of the rules dungeon master prepared, trying to get ariund it. But mostly, enjoy the journey there. The characters and the way they go through movie bring so much. Very relatable to the way a lot of D&D players would play then.
It’s nice to see that the directors behind this are clearly passionate and putting in the effort, but their voice often gets lost in the commercial machinery of it all. At the core of this, we have a very simple fetch quest with mostly flat characters. The comedy is hit or miss; sometimes it’s sharp, sometimes it tries to be a Marvel movie. Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith reinforce that they can’t act, Hugh Grant is in Paddington 2 mode again, Chris Pine is genuinely trying but ends up feeling like your typical, modern movie protagonist. The world looks fine if a little too derivative of stuff like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. The cinematography is surprisingly good, and even the CGI is well done until you get to those typical overblown, plastic action sequences that are required for these things. That’s not to say that there isn’t good action, because the actual combat stuff is very well choreographed and filmed. All in all, I’d say this is at its best when it’s being a fun heist adventure with creative set pieces, and it’s at its worst when it’s focussing on the characters or spoonfeeding pointless exposition. Unfortunately it tips too often in the direction of being unmemorable and bland, and it’s unquestionably too long and too predictable, but the directors certainly tried to make the best out of the cards they were dealt.
A wonderfully entertaining and captivating fantasy film. From start to finish. Absolutely loved it. I laughed, I cried, I even liked Regé-Jean Page's performance in here. AND loved Michelle Rodriguez's character. The movie is THAT good. Reminded me a lot of Guy Ritchie's King Arthur.
Not bad, but could be better. Especially the first half is quite boring and slow. Around the halfway point it feels like the movie changes writers and it got better, even with some clever moments. I also presume one or multiple of the writers have a very fragile ego and he had to belittle or insult every male character in the movie. At least that also disappears in the second half.
The movie is being dragged down by many jokes that just don't land or don't fit the setting at all. Also, the overall randomness was bad. They just need something and something happens, or they find something, all the time. Crazy convenient.
As mentioned, once over the half, there are some really good moments and it was quite enjoyable in the end. But I was not interested in D&D before I saw this movie, and I'm still not interested at all after seeing it.
I'm glad this felt like a D&D campaign, instead of just another fantasy movie. I just wish there was more character development.
The plot was exactly what I was expecting from an American adventure movie of this kind, no surprises, some predictable passages. It mostly manages to recreate the atmospheres of the modern D&D tabletop adventures (not however the ones usually done in the 70s and 80s, that I prefer, more focused on intricate dungeons), with many cliches well-inserted. Some elements were not well-modeled, such as the spellcasters with infinite spells (instead of a more Vancian magic), no rolls to hit or savings throws, and other technical elements a D&D fan would want to find. Irony was there, but not well distributed throughout. All in all, a fair adventure film, worth a watch.
A fun action fantasy. Cannot deny it. The comedy is so-so but the action choreography is pretty good. The story is very D&D like, adventure leading to another, last minute lucky d20 roll saves, and many choices for the characters to make. Since it's Dungeons and Dragons, it's good but I think if it were just a fantasy action film of any other kind it wouldn't have made sense as much. Or I wouldn't have overlooked the flaws as D&D-esque writing.
Like men looking at Star Trek porn, Chris Pine took this solid 5 and made it 6. Small wonder Pine is a kind of wood.
Honestly, this is a decent spectacle with a fair sense of humor, but Pine's presence gives it even more respectability and his talent makes it entirely watchable.
I would say a 8.5 actually.
The villains where pretty cartoonish but I liked the overall goofy feeling of the movie.
A slightly above average movie. There’s a lot of hype over this, so I guess people’s expectations have lowered.
Make no mistake, this is a high 7 out of 10. This has simple story, simple themes and character motivations but it doesn't try to do anything silly, overly complex or woke. It just tells a good story, with good writing, good character motivations that stays true to the world that has come before it. This was great fun. Also great to see A LOT of practical effects.
Closer to an 8.5 than a 9 for me but nevertheless fun movie great time exactly what it is supposed to be
I found the movie pretty much flawless (for my standards anyway). The plot is entertaining, the pace is good, the humor is great and even clever and the cast is remarkable. There's also a ton of good action sequences and stunning visual effects.
Now I don't know much about D&D lore but I caught some references.
It's a very fun watch overall.
Although I found this bizarre “Dungeons & Dragons” adaptation to be far better than expected, it tries a little too hard to impress and make you laugh, resulting in noticeable highs and lows in both the humor and special effects. Given its length, it would have benefited from some cuts to make the quality more consistent throughout. The type of self-deprecating humor that borders on spoof led me to anticipate a twist akin to "The Lego Movie," but instead, the film stayed within the confines of a generic action comedy. Despite lacking that extra spark, the film still leaves a relatively genuine and heartfelt impression, with plenty of room for improvement in future sequels
A mediocre commercial film. The ending battle was somewhat disappointing (it felt anticlimactic), and the plot was a classic cliché, with the forced death of a team member followed by their resurrection. The trailer contained a significant portion of the exciting content.
It was entertaining and fun. It looks like they wrote Chris Pine and Hugh Grant's roles with them in mind. 1 post-credits scene. This homage to the cartoon series
Very enjoyable. The pace drops occasionally so it didn't grab me the way I thought it would. But there are moments in this film that are genuinely inspired.
I desperately wanted to enjoy this. I felt they tried to do too much and the pacing was all off.
Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and D&D?
I'm in.
Fans of the game will find many issues with this movie. This movie was made for people who know about dungeons and dragons only through pop culture shows like strangers things. The producers of the movie openly admitted to emasculating the male characters so that the female characters are uplifted in the movie. I don't understand why you cant let each character reach their potential. How is it the bard did nothing and meanwhile the druid wild shaped 7 times in under a minute? The movie also put a ton of focus on the father daughter relationship between Edgin and Kira. God what a snooze fest. This is something you wouldn't see roleplayed or actually a part of a campaign. The fight at the end was the only redeemable part. It felt true to the speed of a fight in D&D if played out in full speed. Also the staf only had a range of 500 feet but then at end of the movie it conveniently changes to a quarter mile?
I've played D&D for 40 years and the only way I would be disappointed by this movie is if they don't make more of them. Everything I could have wanted it to be and so much better than every past attempt.
If it's half as good as the 80s cartoon I'm in.
Great, they managed to make all men weak and useless. Awesome movie if you're delusional.
Best movie ever absolutely loved it!
I'm not even a D&D guy and I freaking loved it. It's been a while since movies did this... you know, simply entertained you.
While it's not as great as I had expected, it's still a pretty good movie. Having been a die hard D&D fan since the 80's this really appealed to me and you got the flavor of playing D&D even though it was a movie. Michelle Rodriguez steals the movie, honestly, as Chris Pine just does Chris Pine - and he does it very well in this movie, but it's the same guy we've seen since Star Trek.
The trailer looked like ass and completely undersold the movie. This was pretty fantastic! Lot of stealth, great action, some brilliant theming, and CGI + effects that look just good enough.
First it was described as a live action remake of the awesome 80s cartoon, now it's something else again... Bet it's going to be bad
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This is a fun movie that is able to make fun of its source material. There is nothing too crazy regarding the story, but it was enjoyable to watch.