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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8193053" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>In some ways it really doesn't take much to make a decent movie. The lead actor in 1982's <em>Conan the Barbarian</em> barely spoke English, the dialogue wasn't exactly Shakespeare to begin with, the plot wasn't anything spectacular, and the director had the temerity to ignore the source material from which the movie was based (and got Conan's hair color totally wrong), but it's a genuinely good movie. I'm not saying it's high art or anything but if you take the movie on its own terms it's quite enjoyable. The "perfect fantasy for the alienated preadolescent" as Ebert put it. The awesome soundtrack helps. </p><p></p><p>We have a long history of excellent fantasy movies and I don't just mean in the last few years. I loved <em>Jason and the Argonauts</em>, <em>Excaliber, Clash of the Titans </em>(the original), and of course in more recent years <em>Lord of the Rings</em>. I guess all of those were based on good stories that have stood the test of time. But I feel as though D&D (in its various incarnations and settings) has enough decades of material to mine from to produce a good story for the silver screen. I remain optimistic. I don't expect Shakespeare but I do expect an entertaining show.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8193053, member: 4534"] In some ways it really doesn't take much to make a decent movie. The lead actor in 1982's [I]Conan the Barbarian[/I] barely spoke English, the dialogue wasn't exactly Shakespeare to begin with, the plot wasn't anything spectacular, and the director had the temerity to ignore the source material from which the movie was based (and got Conan's hair color totally wrong), but it's a genuinely good movie. I'm not saying it's high art or anything but if you take the movie on its own terms it's quite enjoyable. The "perfect fantasy for the alienated preadolescent" as Ebert put it. The awesome soundtrack helps. We have a long history of excellent fantasy movies and I don't just mean in the last few years. I loved [I]Jason and the Argonauts[/I], [I]Excaliber, Clash of the Titans [/I](the original), and of course in more recent years [I]Lord of the Rings[/I]. I guess all of those were based on good stories that have stood the test of time. But I feel as though D&D (in its various incarnations and settings) has enough decades of material to mine from to produce a good story for the silver screen. I remain optimistic. I don't expect Shakespeare but I do expect an entertaining show. [/QUOTE]
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