Dungeons & Dragons III?!?

[ssampier]

Though I'm a fan of Forgotten Realms, I'd like to see Greyhawk in motion picture. That setting is gettting a bum rap these days. They should have gone with that instead of Courtney Solomon's homebrewed setting.

More importantly, put them in a real dungeon this time around. I'm not asking for something as grand as Moria, but at least shouldn't be a mini-dungeon inside a thieves guild.

I agree! Forgotten Realms has too many fans for a FR movie to work. No matter how good, you're going to disappoint someone ("Drizzt doesn't look like that", "Elminister wouldn't do/say that"). Greyhawk would be good since it is default D&D.

Yes, a dungeon would be great. I'm thinking Castle Greyhawk or parts of the Temple of Elemental Evil (moathouse maybe?).

 

[haiiro]

I agree! Forgotten Realms has too many fans for a FR movie to work. No matter how good, you're going to disappoint someone ("Drizzt doesn't look like that", "Elminister wouldn't do/say that"). Greyhawk would be good since it is default D&D.

I'm not sure this is true -- look at the LotR films: it may not look the way you imagined it (although for me, it does), but they're still damned good films. I don't know many people who liked the books who didn't also like the movies.

Granted, doing the same thing with the Realms would require a good director -- something I don't see happening to the D&D movie franchise anytime soon.

 

[Ranger REG]

It's more than a director, though he or she is the showrunner. You need good screenwriters. The story and character has to matter more than just visual effects. Also, do not put things in the movies that may be blatantly gratuitous like those beholders.

And try to spend more on a decent dungeon this time around, will you?

 

[Keeper of Secrets]

When I think of the phrase 'throwing good money after bad' these films will come to mind.

 

[Acid_crash]

ONe of the things that killed D&D movie was that, to me, it wasn't even finished when they released it. If you watch the DVD and deleted scenes, each and every single scene is a key plot element that NEEDED to be in the final movie. Had they had those scenes it would have at least been a more coherent movie, to me, and it would have gotten a 4 star instead of a 1.

At least Bruce Payne won't be wearing blue lipstick in the second movie. And hopefully no purple skinned races that we don't care about.

As for Dragonlance and FR...they need to do the first three in the Chronicles series and they should focus on the Icewind Dale Trilogy story for FR...at least to start.

 

[Goodsport]

Will Zoe McLellan

be returning in Parts II and III?


-G

 

[Ranger REG]

When I think of the phrase 'throwing good money after bad' these films will come to mind.

The same could be said of numerous Dracula movies.

It's more than just money. You need qualified creative people. It's not like I'm asking for epic-style LOTR type films. It can be as enjoyable as Pirates of the Caribbean.

 

[Alzrius]

So long as, after the fact, Dragon gives us stats for the relevant characters and new magic from the movies, it won't be a total loss (IMHO, since I love official stat-conversions).

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Will Zoe McLellan

be returning in Parts II and III?

Ah...yes, she was quite cute.

How to say this...after a while, the only thing I watched, instead of mugging my friend for his Game Boy, was the female cast.

Brad

 

[Ranger REG]

Will Zoe McLellan

be returning in Parts II and III?

Only if she wants to wreck her acting career. Then again, just anyone is entitled to make one mistake, she's entitled to be in one bad movie.

Oh, wait, she already did.