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

According to Justice Smith, one of the stars of the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons movie, the film is "action-packed, thrilling, funny as hell".

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In a conversation with Collider, Smith said:

[Goldstein and Daley are] incredible. They’re so funny and they have such clear vision. I loved Game Night. That movie is so good and so funny. 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… it’s all of the things and yet it has a clear idea. That specificity is key in storytelling and John and Jonathan do that so well, being like, "This is the story we’re telling but they’re making it enjoyable the entire time." This is me not trying to spoil the movie in any regards. I’ve given away no details.

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[Zaukrie]

But both can have a good dose of humour in them. And ultimately, it is a D&D movie. If it's nothing like D&D, what's the point of it being a D&D movie?

Most DnD novels are NOTHING like the games. Also, frankly, I've never played in a game that devolved into fart jokes, or continued humor. I don't even understand how this is debatable......the novels aren't like the TT experience. I see no reason the movie should be like SOME table's games.

 

[MarkB]

Most DnD novels are NOTHING like the games. Also, frankly, I've never played in a game that devolved into fart jokes, or continued humor. I don't even understand how this is debatable......the novels aren't like the TT experience. I see no reason the movie should be like SOME table's games.

I've read maybe a dozen D&D novels, including some of the 'classics', and none of them impressed me. I'm certainly not looking to them as something for a D&D movie to emulate.

 

[Zaukrie]

I've read maybe a dozen D&D novels, including some of the 'classics', and none of them impressed me. I'm certainly not looking to them as something for a D&D movie to emulate.

that's not really the point, though......I don't think we'll agree. I want a fantasy movie, about warriors and clerics and thieves fighting monsters in dungeons and elsewhere (and other humanoids)......with the occasional joke like Guardians or Willow.....

 

[BookTenTiger]

that's not really the point, though......I don't think we'll agree. I want a fantasy movie, about warriors and clerics and thieves fighting monsters in dungeons and elsewhere (and other humanoids)......with the occasional joke like Guardians or Willow.....

And I want a more realistic D&D game.

It would involve about 30 minutes in which only one or two characters show up on time and the others are stuck in traffic or running late.

Then they'd spend the next 20 minutes recapping their last adventure and trying to remember what they're supposed to do now.

Then the rest of the movie is them just getting in trouble at a tavern.

Classic D&D!

 

[payn]

Folks are making two mistakes here. Assuming general movie goers are familiar with D&D novels, at all. Also, that movie goers know what an average D&D session full of fart jokes and cheap deaths is like. Likely best for the producers to take as little as needed from each.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I doubt this is going to happen, but I'd love to see a meta-story either as a framing device or a third-act twist, that involved the actors playing the players.

The Lego Movie did this very well.

To me, one of the most important aspects of D&D is how it has helped me maintain friendships for 20 years, and make new friends along the way.

 

[R_J_K75]

But if it's a D&D movie it needs the fart jokes.

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.

 

[R_J_K75]

Thankfully, I have not had a single D&D group descend into Monty Python's Holy Grail since junior high. Even back then, it did not go over well and the group broke up rather than continue to play with the DM.

Thank god mine either. To be honest we rarely if ever quote the movie. Its funny dont get me wrong but not a go to for me when Im looking for a movie to watch. Although I caught on the BBC channel few months back at 4AM and watched it.

 

[Zaukrie]

Folks are making two mistakes here. Assuming general movie goers are familiar with D&D novels, at all. Also, that movie goers know what an average D&D session full of fart jokes and cheap deaths is like. Likely best for the producers to take as little as needed from each.

Who said anything about them knowing about the novels? If me....I pointed out the novels as tone/style, not for content.

I can't imagine many people would go see a movie about a TT experience. If they want a long time franchise, they need it to be more like LotR, than about the TT experience. A tv show could pull off some combo, but not a movie.

 

[Stormonu]

Has anyone seen this movie, know where to find it, "the Dungeon Master"? I cant find it anywhere. Think it was available on iTunes briefly but it seems to have disappeared.

The Dungeon Master (Short 2011) ⭐ 8.4 | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

14m | TV-MA

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

The Dungeonmaster (1984) - IMDb

The Dungeonmaster: Directed by David Allen, Charles Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Michael Karp, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou, Rosemarie Turko. With Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie Wing, Gina Calabrese. A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of...

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Trust me. Don’t watch the latter.

 

[payn]

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]

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

The Dungeonmaster (1984) - IMDb

The Dungeonmaster: Directed by David Allen, Charles Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Michael Karp, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou, Rosemarie Turko. With Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Leslie Wing, Gina Calabrese. A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of...

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]

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

So youve seen it?

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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”