D&D Movie/TV D&D Movie: Action Packed, Funny as Hell

payn · Sep 15, 2021

R_J_K75 said:
I had a buddy clear the room one time, that thing had some hang time, it was like a poltergeist, it still stunk 20 minutes later.

They could really take advantage of surround sound systems in theaters with this. Even pipe in a skunk smell to get the full effect. Pretty sure this would sell lots of tickets.

J.Quondam · Sep 15, 2021

Stormonu said:
Whew, for a moment I thought you had linked to this failure of a movie:

The Dungeonmaster (1984) ⭐ 4.5 | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

1h 13m | PG-13

www.imdb.com

Trust me. Don’t watch the latter.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that.

R_J_K75 · Sep 15, 2021

Stormonu said:
Whew, for a moment I thought you had linked to this failure of a movie:

So youve seen it?

Twiggly the Gnome · Sep 15, 2021

Dispite an increase in popularity, D&D just doesn't have the cultural penetration for a resonant parody film aimed at a mass market, much less a Holy Grail style farce.

My hope is a good fantasy movie with action, character based humor, and in-fiction D&Disms. If they must include a scene of the actors around a table playing their characters, I'd prefer it be limited to a post credits easter egg.

GMMichael · Sep 15, 2021

Morrus said:
In a conversation with Collider, Smith said:
. . . And it’s such a clear, specific story. It doesn’t try and be anything that it’s not. I think they approached this the same way. I can’t spoil too much but it’s action-packed, thrilling, funny as hell…

So it's a two-hour-long episode of Critical Role? I hope the special effects budget is decent.

Blue · Sep 15, 2021

R_J_K75 said:
Hopefully they didnt rely too much on the funny part. Humor sprinkled in here and there is good but if this is an action packed comedy that has me a little apprehensive. "Funny as hell" is relative depending on who you ask, so we'll see.

The commercial success of a good number of the Marvel movies would show that comedy and action co-existing is a well developed and well received style.

R_J_K75 · Sep 15, 2021

Blue said:
The commercial success of a good number of the Marvel movies would show that comedy and action co-existing is a well developed and well received style.

Yes if used sparringly. The quote "funny as hell" makes me think that theres alot of it.

Parmandur · Sep 15, 2021

Blue said:
The commercial success of a good number of the Marvel movies would show that comedy and action co-existing is a well developed and well received style.

Yeah, they pretty clearly are going for the Marvel tone here.

Oofta · Sep 15, 2021

I'll withhold judgement until I actually see the movie. Which, let's be honest, unless the reviews are that the movie is absolutely horrendous, will probably be within the first week of it's release.

Stormonu · Sep 15, 2021

Parmandur said:
Yeah, they pretty clearly are going for the Marvel tone here.

I hope so, but I would not describe most of Marvel as “funny as hell”* - mostly, ”An action movie with lighthearted moments”

* except Guardians, which I would describe as “Irritating, but funny as hell”