D&D Movie/TV D&D: Honor Among Thieves Open Discussion [Full Spoilers]

[Seramus]

One thing they got wrong, Paladins don’t steal.
But in the movie the Paladin steals every scene.

I love that he's a walking parody played so straight that even being the straight man is a nod to bad paladin tropes.

 

[Undrave]

I like the practical nature of the effects. Not CGI'ing everything, there's a earthiness to the non-human creatures.

Same, though the Tabaxi looked a little too plushy for my taste.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Same, though the Tabaxi looked a little too plushy for my taste.

I would have let that slide if they actually spoke. Every other language in the movie is subtitled, but Tabaxi just purr and grumble.

 

[Dioltach]

but Tabaxi just purr and grumble.

Sounds like most cats of my acquaintance.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Sounds like most cats of my acquaintance.

I mean admittedly, it sounds like me, but still.

 

[Undrave]

I would have let that slide if they actually spoke. Every other language in the movie is subtitled, but Tabaxi just purr and grumble.

The Tabaxi looked a little too close to this viral cat costume:

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Maybe it was a late addition to the movie unlike the Dragonborns and Aarackroka and they didn't have as much time to design them?

 

[Dioltach]

I mean admittedly, it sounds like me, but still.

I gave up on the purring long ago. All I do now is grumble.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

That's what halflings were like in the 1980's Dragon illustrations: well-proportioned small people.

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One thing that struck me is that the movie's halflings were just sort of tossed in as just a bunch of small people. Whereas LOTR made sure to establish the signature look of them (curly hair, big furry feet, waistcoats, etc.) so that even if none of the big folk were around, you still knew you were looking at a hobbit.

Granted, the D&D movie didn't have the same time to dedicate to a couple of minor characters, but with D&D having moved away from the hobbity look of halflings, without those visual touchstones, we run into them just looking like small humans.

 

[Bolares]

The only practical effect I didn't like was the tabaxi mom. She looked wierdly curved and stiff. It screamed puppet to me.

 

[OB1]

One thing that struck me is that the movie's halflings were just sort of tossed in as just a bunch of small people. Whereas LOTR made sure to establish the signature look of them (curly hair, big furry feet, waistcoats, etc.) so that even if none of the big folk were around, you still knew you were looking at a hobbit.

Granted, the D&D movie didn't have the same time to dedicate to a couple of minor characters, but with D&D having moved away from the hobbity look of halflings, without those visual touchstones, we run into them just looking like small humans.

I think one of the big issues with the Bradley Cooper scene is that he was a last minute replacement of the original actor and shot the scene by himself on a green screen and then was superimposed into the scene. I'd also say that in LotR, the hobbit scenes where they're mixing with big folk got a lot worse in the last film (like when they're dancing on tables after the battle of Helms Deep) when they were doing that instead of using practical lens effects.

I thought the parole board halfling (gnome? I thought I saw pointy ears), fit a lot better into her scenes, and wasn't nearly as distracting.

 

[Seramus]

The only practical effect I didn't like was the tabaxi mom. She looked wierdly curved and stiff. It screamed puppet to me.

She looked like one of those cosplay suits where the person is peeking out of the neck.

 

[Demetrios1453]

I think one of the big issues with the Bradley Cooper scene is that he was a last minute replacement of the original actor and shot the scene by himself on a green screen and then was superimposed into the scene. I'd also say that in LotR, the hobbit scenes where they're mixing with big folk got a lot worse in the last film (like when they're dancing on tables after the battle of Helms Deep) when they were doing that instead of using practical lens effects.

I thought the parole board halfling (gnome? I thought I saw pointy ears), fit a lot better into her scenes, and wasn't nearly as distracting.

I think gnome as well for her (I think they wanted to get in as many races in as feasible), and yes, she did fit in much better in her scenes.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I need her to be a halfling so the movie remains good, pure and gnome-free.

 

[pukunui]

I think one of the big issues with the Bradley Cooper scene is that he was a last minute replacement of the original actor and shot the scene by himself on a green screen and then was superimposed into the scene.

That makes a lot of sense! There was something about him that didn't quite feel right. If he was green screened and then superimposed, then the issue I was sensing was that the lighting wasn't quite right, and he did indeed look a bit superimposed.

 

[pantsorama]

When Holga goes home to visit her ex-husband. It's a 30 second joke stretched to four or five minutes.

What? This was the best scene. It had me in stitches the whole time.

 

[Vaalingrade]

What? This was the best scene. It had me in stitches the whole time.

I wouldn't say best, but its was funny and oddly sweet and also provided an opening to show Edgin and her bond when he goes to sheer her up. In fact, the song this scene introduced is directly called back at the end of the movie.

Also another big, strong lady who appears to be a sweetheart is never out of place.

 

[cbwjm]

What? This was the best scene. It had me in stitches the whole time.

I loved it when his new wife came in, I immediately thought "He has a type" then you get to the end and Holga and the halfling that gives her the medal make eyes at each other and I thought, maybe halflings and barbarians are just into each other.

 

[Umbran]

I got to see it yesterday, and had a great time.

I found the final fight sequences a cool nod to how much is actually going on in a fight that only lasts a few combat rounds.

 

[pantsorama]

On the topic of whether the Cartoon D&D characters are dead, they could be alive. Edgin when they arrived at the allegedly safe cage take one look at it and say that anyone in there at the end will die. The people in there heard him, they had time to leave. Furthermore Sofina starts her evil death magic rite above the observation chamber above the arena. I reckon the people in the cage would have time to see the crimson cloud draw the correct conclusion and scarper. Especially that anyone else in the arena has left to follow the loot. There would be no one to stop them.

Yeah. I am pretty sure that when we see the overhead of the arena, the cage is gone. I just assumed it descended into the sub-arena.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Yeah. I am pretty sure that when we see the overhead of the arena, the cage is gone. I just assumed it descended into the sub-arena.

Another thing to look out for on a rewatch.