New D&D Movie Announced

[Moleculo]

Oh man, that movie was a complete riot, what a joke. Am i the only person who almost fell out of their chair laughing when Marlon Wayans died? Holy Crap, that movie was so bad, that i almost liked it in the MST3000 kind of liking a movie. I am gonna see it, i just hope they dont make it "mediocre", as opposed to "terribly" or "well."

 

[Nephet]

Maybe it'll be good. They have to know that the D&D fans who saw the first one and got burned won't go see the new one without some decent reviews.

 

[Walter_J]

Laughing? OH, man, that doesn't even begin to cover my reaction. I went to the theater to see IT. I'll admit, I was a little learly, especially after Dragon mag felt the need to compare the IT to the cartoon and bash the cartoon. That's pretty bad. But, I figured, hey with modern technology, some decent actors and actual money behind it, it might not be that bad. I came home from the theater angry and I rarely get angry, especially from something as trivial as a movie, but I was ticked. The whole ride home I kept wishing I had a copy of IT on video so I could force other people to experience just how bad IT was. Even the score was horrible. IMO, you really shouldn't notice the score if the movie is good--you note it if the score is bad, overdone, or the best thing about the flick. That thing doesn't even rate MST3000.

What really sucks, is if there is a sequel, I'll probably watch it. It might be a payperview deal or a video rental, but I'll have to see it.

 

[William Ronald]

I count myself lucky in having only seeing bits and pieces of the film on cable. The production values seemed comparable to the 1980s TV show Wizards and Warriors. The acting seemed lame, and the plot confusing. I have had some friends call it unintentionally funny and a time waster. (Why was that fighter running around with blue lipstick, anyways?)

I think WotC and Hasbro should try to gain some control over the project. Have a good director, good script, and decent actors (give some unknowns a break). Maybe set in one of the campaign settings, Greyhawk or the Realms. Create characters and a story line that people care about, and maybe throw in a few surprises.

Honestly, I think that a good Dungeons and Dragons movie is possible. Just ignore the previous ones.

 

[pogre]

I skipped the first one after I saw Marlon Wayans on Letterman. As I recall he said he did not know what the movie was about and that it would not win any Oscars. He was making the rounds to publicize the film at the time!

Now, after so many people have told me how terrible it is I'm drawn to it. Perhaps a double feature with Cabin Boy is in order.

 

[EarthsShadow]

Perhaps a double feature with Cabin Boy is in order.

Oh the agonizing torture!!! God man, if you are upset with a group of players make them watch these two movies back to back and tell them that if they upset you again they'll watch them again.

 

[EarthsShadow]

If the title of the movie is D&D: The Sequel then it's gotta be a spoof, right? Oh, wait a minute, the first one was a spoof of fantasy movies...

 

[Mark]

I skipped the first one after I saw Marlon Wayans on Letterman. As I recall he said he did not know what the movie was about and that it would not win any Oscars. He was making the rounds to publicize the film at the time!

Now, after so many people have told me how terrible it is I'm drawn to it. Perhaps a double feature with Cabin Boy is in order.

If you rent the movie, some of that money gets back to the people who made it. Please don't do that. For just, or nearly as cheap you can buy the DVD used from a used DVD/CD shop and no money will return to the makers of it. Don't add to the limited success, if any, of the first D&D film by adding to their coffers...

 

[Darrin Drader]

I look at it this way. The catastrophe that was the D&D movie is the final legacy of the bad business decisions made by T$R. On the other hand, the quality of the movie is a self evident mockery of the guy behind it. The only people that could possibly enjoy it are the ones that don't know the first thing about D&D or taste in movies.

Of course, after having said that, I should mention that I own it on DVD. What can I say? I'm both a tool and a completionist.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

Sometime, I'm gonna have to post my in-depth review of the D&D movie, even if I'm the only one that'll read it, most likely. Basically, the film probably would have been much better had it been released post-Fellowship of the Ring. For one thing, Jeremy Irons would've seen major actors like Ian McKellan and Christopher Lee actually take their roles seriously, and elevate them into Shakespearean territory, rather than into the awful scenery-chewing dementia of Irons' performance. Plus, the dialogue probably would've been recognized for how bad it was, and been put through another few rewrites.

There were a few decent things about the film, mostly some of the actors - the lead actor, who played Ridley, actually had screen presence and knew how to look at ease on camera. The actor who played the dwarf deserved more screen time also. Zoe McLellan was also charismatic.