Mazes & Monsters: Any Good?

[Angel Tarragon]

I'm contemplating some DVD purchases and Amazon has M&M on the cheap. I'd like to know how some of my peers think about it before dedicating the money to it though.

 

[miscreationist]

I liken it to Jack Chick's Dark Dungeons in purpose. It shows what some people think about our hobby and how dangerous it can be to let yourself escape for a bit of fun. It's like one of those afternoon specials on the dangers of roleplaying. It's good for a laugh, but as a made for television movie, it is not Tom Hank's best role by far. My wife picked it up for me on a whim, thinking I would like it. It was good for a laugh, I guess.

You might want to check out the RPG.net review as well:
http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3410.html

 

[Vigilance]

It's horrible. Watch it only if you want to get really, really, mad.

 

[Jasperak]

It's total crap with absolutely no redeeming qualities.

 

[Crothian]

I'm not sure how it would make one mad. It's not a well done movie. The writing is bad, the acting is bad, it is not even funny bad like some movies luck into.

 

[Mark]

It was good for a laugh, I guess.

Yup. It's nothing to get worked up over it. Just a badly done made-for-tv movie that happened to have Tom Hanks (early in his career) and catered to the fear of RPGs that was rampant at the time. I named an NPC cleric Pardue who always introduced himself "I am Pardue, and I am a holy man." in honor of the movie. I wouldn't spend more than a buck or two on it, since you can get it cheap in discount bins if you keep your eyes open.

 

[el-remmen]

It's total crap with absolutely no redeeming qualities.

I take exception to this.

If it had not been for Mazes & Monsters I likely would never have discovered D&D. I saw the movie as a kid and read the associated newspaper article fluff-pieces at the time and thought to myself, "I HAVE to play that!"

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

I'd like to know how some of my peers think about it before dedicating the money to it though.

Are you a drinking man? If so, hammer some back and tear it apart like in Mystery Science Theater 3000 fashion. Or, turn it into a drinking game, like hammer back a shot when something stupid happens.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Its a movie about mental illness. Roleplaying just gets caught in the crossfire.

 

[Fast Learner]

I think it's a fascinating sociological/anthropological artifact, but a lousy movie.