Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God! (Updated: Oct 09/05) Spoiler Free Thread

[Piratecat]

I got the first move for 9 bucks over Christmas. Maybe I paid too much for it

I got it for free over Christmas. I paid too much.

 

[qstor]

I got it for free over Christmas. I paid too much.

Its not at bad as those Sci-Fi pictures movies on the Sci-Fi channel

I guess I'll buy anything with D&D on it! LOL..

Mike

 

[Truth Seeker]

... the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, which is on from May 11th to 22nd. This news comes from the First Look International website.

http://www.firstlookmedia.com/International%20Release/index.html

Scroll down... the info about the D&D Sequel is the fourth one down. (Has a slightly better logo but the movie poster is still too small. They need to show us bigger one!)

Here's the Cannes website but it doesn't make any reference to the D&D Sequel being showcased there, yet. I guess they're keeping it hush-hush.

http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php?langue=6002

Cheers!

KF72

Oh good, too expensive for me to go anyway....

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

... the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, which is on from May 11th to 22nd. This news comes from the First Look International website.

http://www.firstlookmedia.com/International Release/index.html

Scroll down... the info about the D&D Sequel is the fourth one down. (Has a slightly better logo but the movie poster is still too small. They need to show us bigger one!)

KF72

I think I'm more interested in Minotaur. And does anyone think the choice of films is targeted to a specific audience? D&D II, Minotaur for the action, Just Friends to appeal to what so many male D&D players fantasize is their own life, When WIll I Be Loved, another kind of fantasy...

 

[Knightfall]

It'll be shown at Cannes during the festival, I guess, bot not at the festival. More like having a screening somewhere close by, when all those film press is at one place, anyway.

hmm, if you have some insider information on it, do tell. Or are you just speculating while highlighting the negative? Always make sure you report the facts. If you're going to speculate then simply say so.

I think I'm more interested in Minotaur. And does anyone think the choice of films is targeted to a specific audience? D&D II, Minotaur for the action, Just Friends to appeal to what so many male D&D players fantasize is their own life, When WIll I Be Loved, another kind of fantasy...

FYI... First Look International is simple the distributor for the International market. They didn't make any of the moives listed. They simply acquired the internationa sales rights to the listed films. Thus, there really isn't any targeting on the page.

The first two films won't be initially screened at Cannes. Those screenings have already happened, as per the website. "Minotaur" started shooting in late January while "Peaceful Warrior" only mentions a Spring shoot. Only the listings for "D&D II: TEM" and "Cake" mention being a "Screening at Cannes 2005".

The reality is that I'm not surprised they would choose Cannes as the venue to screen the D&D Sequel. The first D&D movie is one of the top ten all time money makers in France. I read a report online several years ago and that was the part that stayed with me. (As to the validity of the report, I can't say as it is long gone. No one should take my word for it. All I can do is state what I read.)

I think the film makers of D&D II and D&D III are counting on International pre-sales to put the movie in the black and will take whatever comes from the US market as gravy. While more people in North America believe the first movie didn't make back it's budget, it actually made $50 million worldwide. (It's budget was $35 million so that's about a 165% profit, if I did my math right. )

Of course, this doesn't mean audiences are going to like it. I'm sure most North American audiences will trash it. The only question to answer now is will the naysayers go and see it just because they want to see if it's going to be worse than the first one? (In Other Peoples' Opinions.) You don't all have to answer this, I already know most of you will say 'no'. It was rhetorical.

I'm going to go see it, but you all probably figured that out already.

Cheers!

KF72

p.s. If anyone wants more info on the movie "Minotaur" then go here: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0415160/

 

[Berandor]

hmm, if you have some insider information on it, do tell. Or are you just speculating while highlighting the negative? Always make sure you report the facts. If you're going to speculate then simply say so.

What part of "I guess" signals to you that I'm not speculating?

I know Cannes is - aside from being a festival that gives out film prizes - also a meeting point for movie business. A lot of movies that are not running for any prize (what I would define as "being shown at Cannes 2005") see the light of day there, some more are conceived during those days. Maybe these screenings are called "being shown at Cannes 2005", as well - I could certainly understand the intent of doing so.

But I don't think anyone, no matter how enthusiastic about the movie, will actually think they're trying to get a Palme d'Or for it. Hence my comment.

Happy now?

 

[Knightfall]

What part of "I guess" signals to you that I'm not speculating?

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But I don't think anyone, no matter how enthusiastic about the movie, will actually think they're trying to get a Palme d'Or for it. Hence my comment.

Happy now?

Ah, I guess I missed "I guess". I was sure I'd read the message carefully. But I was kind of worn out at the time. My bad.

But yes, I'm happier now.

Back to bed to rest my chronic knees and ankles (oww).

KF72

 

[Berandor]

Ah, I guess I missed "I guess". I was sure I'd read the message carefully. But I was kind of worn out at the time. My bad.

But yes, I'm happier now.

Back to bed to rest my chronic knees and ankles (oww).

KF72

Sorry if that sounbded a little miffed. I typed from work

I'm sure as a D&D-movie-watcher you're quite fed up with all the hate.

 

[Knightfall]

I'm sure as a D&D-movie-watcher you're quite fed up with all the hate.

I don't let the hate get to me too much.

 

[Knightfall]

Okay, I was hesitant to post a link to this yahoo group before, as a lot of people here really don't like the first movie.

Dungeons and Dragons Movies Fan Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DungeonsAndDragons-the-Movie/

The group was originally started out as a place, as it says in the header, "For those who enjoyed the D&D movie, and wish to discuss it, where it might lead, etc; all welcome." It is the only current D&D movie yahoo group that hasn't fallen apart due to spammers, and it won't as long as I'm around. We currently have 21 members. (See, there are a "few" of us.)

Thus, as most of you already know, I moderate the group. My plan is to turn it into the place to find out information about all three D&D movies, now that the person who created the gruop is basically letting me run the place. (I'm hoping to improve the "look" of the main page including updating the title, description, color-scheme, and adding a main group image.)

So far, I've compiled all the relevant "good" links for both D&D: The Movie and D&D 2: The Elemental Might. (I haven't heard anything about the third one yet.) This is also the place to find any relevant D&D gaming files about the Empire of Izmer, including my own incarnation, and photos related to the movies.

Anyway, this group will be for those "brave" few who call themselves fans of the first D&D movie and are "actually" looking forward to the second one. It isn't a place to come and flame the movie or its fans, however. (Go to the Damnation Army forums if you want to do that. I'm sure they'll name a legion after you.)

Cheers!

Knightfall1972