D&D Movie/TV Rate the D&D movie

[Stalker0]

A solid 8. Great humor, it felt like dnd without being too cheesy or too "wink at the camera" when people were noting certain dndisms.

I had a few friends with me that don't play and they were thoroughly entertained.

 

[Clint_L]

7.5. The pacing is a bit uneven, especially during the first act, but it's a quality action comedy. We had fun!

 

[Sacrosanct]

7. Decent movie. Had a few issues with visual effects, but overall an enjoyable one. For a D&D movie, a 7 is actually high praise!

 

[werecorpse]

7, quite cartoonish in tone which was fine, entertaining though fairly forgettable. The D&D monsters and magic effects they portrayed looked good and the humour worked for the most part. The ensemble party were all pretty good, the two main characters both did a great job.
From a gamer perspective the part that was most consistent with the game: The Paladin was OP. The part that was least consistent: The party adventured without a cleric.
I felt it was pitched to a young adult audience, so not me, and think I may have given it only a 6 partially for the, not my cup of tea reason, if it wasn’t a D&D movie.

 

[Quickleaf]

8.5, I enjoyed it as a popcorn film but my 11yo nephew absolutely loved it. They did more right than they did wrong, there were pacing issues & missed opportunities for character development, but there were a couple stand-out scenes and lots of chuckles. Left me with a couple ideas to play with in my next D&D game.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I gave it a 7. With a script polish to remove Basil Exposition at the beginning and cut out 50% of the Forgotten Realms IP mentions (they were excessive and stilted, IMO), it would have been a solid 8.5.

 

[ccooke]

8. It's not perfect, but it's fun to watch and I'd enjoy seeing it again. If it stands up to rewatching, I'll happily compare it to things like Indiana Jones - great fun, action and comedy, not a masterpiece but also not trying to be - it wants to be a fun film that lots of people enjoy.

I'm leaning towards yes on that now, but I enjoyed seeing it once and maybe on a repeat viewing it won't work. But at least I want to try that.

 

[Nebulous]

I gave it a 7. Was fun, lighthearted, and did (mostly) feel like a D&D session. Chris Pine really held it together. Well, the whole cast was good. I wasn't bowled over by the movie, but it was certainly good enough, and I expect they will get some sequels and spin-offs.

 

[Nebulous]

I think they went the correct route in making a widely acceptable D&D movie for mass appeal. Personally, I would want a grittier D&D movie more like Conan the Barbarian,. but that's just me.

 

[Lidgar]

A solid 7. Way better than I expected. Some clunky bits, but overall a thoroughly enjoyable romp. Lots of little details for the gamers too. Looking forward to seeing it again at some point.