Altamont Ravenard
Explorer
Hello all,
Yes, yes, I am a terrible man. I have seen the new D&D movie (the elemental might). It doesn't excuse anything, but I will be buying it when it does come out.
I'm not terribly gifted at writing opinion pieces, so bear with me. Here's my account of the movie in question.
First of all, I must say that the movie gains a lot from not being an american movie. That is to say, it's very much different from the 1st one. Different as in better.
For those who said that you can't make a RPG system into a movie, well, I'd say you're wrong. What D&D is has been used effectively to create a coherent world. Magic has definite rules. Creatures have recognizable characteristics. Plus, they use they D&D mythos as part of the backdrop of the story very well. There are even a few references to existing modules. There are a lot of magic items, most of them recognizable and used to good effect.
The story is taken seriously and is coherent. There aren't any stupid characters that make you want to rip out your own spleen and beat yourself unconscious with it. The scenery is pretty good. The CGI is... well, it's adequate.
There are a few flaws that are not unique to this movie. Long BBEG soliloquies happen often, and while they serve to explain the evil dude's motivation, usually make no real sense, ie no evil guy will talk aloud to himself and say "and one day I shall destroy them all!".
There are some bumps in the script, but nothing major. The actions scenes are okay (of Xena level, say). In the beginning, I was afraid that the movie would be a little sappy, or that it would be aimed for a young audience, but when the proverbial fecal matter hits the fan, it's not always pretty.
The acting is adequate, and sub-par for certain characters.
Overall, I'd say that it's much, much better than the first movie, and that's it's totally worth the rental. IMO, it doesn't miss much to be worthy of theatrical release. I hope it does well, and I'm not afraid that it won't.
Now, if you have some questions about the movie, I'd be happy to answer them a little later this evening.
AR
PS: yes, pirating movie is wrong. As soon as the movie comes out, I'm buying it and deleting this movie from my PC. I'm also not going to "distribute" what I have.
Yes, yes, I am a terrible man. I have seen the new D&D movie (the elemental might). It doesn't excuse anything, but I will be buying it when it does come out.
I'm not terribly gifted at writing opinion pieces, so bear with me. Here's my account of the movie in question.
First of all, I must say that the movie gains a lot from not being an american movie. That is to say, it's very much different from the 1st one. Different as in better.
For those who said that you can't make a RPG system into a movie, well, I'd say you're wrong. What D&D is has been used effectively to create a coherent world. Magic has definite rules. Creatures have recognizable characteristics. Plus, they use they D&D mythos as part of the backdrop of the story very well. There are even a few references to existing modules. There are a lot of magic items, most of them recognizable and used to good effect.
The story is taken seriously and is coherent. There aren't any stupid characters that make you want to rip out your own spleen and beat yourself unconscious with it. The scenery is pretty good. The CGI is... well, it's adequate.
There are a few flaws that are not unique to this movie. Long BBEG soliloquies happen often, and while they serve to explain the evil dude's motivation, usually make no real sense, ie no evil guy will talk aloud to himself and say "and one day I shall destroy them all!".
There are some bumps in the script, but nothing major. The actions scenes are okay (of Xena level, say). In the beginning, I was afraid that the movie would be a little sappy, or that it would be aimed for a young audience, but when the proverbial fecal matter hits the fan, it's not always pretty.
The acting is adequate, and sub-par for certain characters.
Overall, I'd say that it's much, much better than the first movie, and that's it's totally worth the rental. IMO, it doesn't miss much to be worthy of theatrical release. I hope it does well, and I'm not afraid that it won't.
Now, if you have some questions about the movie, I'd be happy to answer them a little later this evening.
AR
PS: yes, pirating movie is wrong. As soon as the movie comes out, I'm buying it and deleting this movie from my PC. I'm also not going to "distribute" what I have.
