Why 5E may be the last edition of D&D

Charlaquin said:

Depends how you define pirate movie, I guess. It certainly reads as a pirate movie to casual viewers, particularly based just on the original trailer.


Oh, for sure! I definitely think it could be successful if they make the right choices. But it’ll be a big risk any way you slice it, and I do think going campy with it would give it a better chance than trying to chase the tail of LotR or GoT.

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schnee said:

People wanting them is never the issue. It's the studios' ability to execute that's the problem.

Look at the reviews for Mary Poppins. It's obvious the whole cast and crew wanted it to be 'right'. They loved doing it. It didn't work.



That's a really good point. I could see the tone of Guardians working (especially the way they handled the ensemble). Maybe James Gunn will be a bit cheaper to hire now?

Thinking about it more, maybe Thor Ragnarok is an even better example. That one had all the Kirby cosmic weirdness and techno-funky stuff mixed with high fantasy, mixed with buddy movie chemistry.

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schnee said:

People wanting them is never the issue. It's the studios' ability to execute that's the problem.

Look at the reviews for Mary Poppins. It's obvious the whole cast and crew wanted it to be 'right'. They loved doing it. It didn't work.



That's a really good point. I could see the tone of Guardians working (especially the way they handled the ensemble). Maybe James Gunn will be a bit cheaper to hire now?

Thinking about it more, maybe Thor Ragnarok is an even better example. That one had all the Kirby cosmic weirdness and techno-funky stuff mixed with high fantasy, mixed with buddy movie chemistry.

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Parmandur said:

The director is the guy who did the Lego Batman Movie, so wackiness seems likely.

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doctorbadwolf said:

The OG DnD movie would be successful right now, if remade with better effects, and some cleaner up writing and acting. Especially with the talent they got for it.

The tone was fun, the story was sensible and evocative, and the characters were likeable and played well off eachother. Even the main villain was a blast.

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Charlaquin said:

I agree that the tone and Jeremy Irons’ character were fun, but in an ironic, campy way. He was also the ONLY likable character, and the story was anything but sensible. I love the movie, but in a “so bad it’s good” way. It did have some amazing talent in it though, for sure.

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doctorbadwolf said:

The OG DnD movie would be successful right now, if remade with better effects, and some cleaner up writing and acting. Especially with the talent they got for it.

The tone was fun, the story was sensible and evocative, and the characters were likeable and played well off eachother. Even the main villain was a blast.

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Azzy said:

I think you saw a different movie than me.

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doctorbadwolf said:

I think you aren’t seeing past the bad writing and directing/editing.

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doctorbadwolf said:

Also the story is...objectively sensible.

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doctorbadwolf said:

I think you might be missing my point by viewing my post as being about the literal film we saw, rather than the parts of it that should have made a very good movie, and would have with better directing, editing, writing, and effects.

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