D&D General Survivor Thread: Best D&D Movie

Sacrosanct

Legend
First the obvious caveat: by D&D movie, I do not mean official D&D movie. I mean which movie is the best that captures the D&D feel. If someone asks you, "What movie would you recommend to tell me what D&D is, which is it?" I highly suspect that a non-official D&D movie will win ;)

Rules:
Typical of a survivor thread. Upvote for +1, downvote or -2 points. Update your post in green (upvote) and red (downvote) respectively if you can, and with the updated point total. One vote per day. Cut and paste the list is the easiest way to keep it updated and accurate.

Disclaimer: I fully realize that there might be a movie I'm missing. I've got to keep the list somewhat manageable. This is why anime movies are excluded as well. Live action only. For similar movies part of a trilogy (like LoTR or even the 1970s Harryhausen Sinbad movies), they are one entry. The only difference is for movies that are presented very differently, like Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer. Both have Arnold, but they are much different in presentation. Parodies are also out, like the Gamers. As are series (like Witcher).


List:
Conan the Barbarian (2011)--20
Conan the Barbarian (1981)--20
Conan the Destroyer--20
LoTR--20
The Hobbit--20
Harryhausen Sinbad (1970s)--20
Clash of the Titans (1981)--20
Clash/Wrath of the Titans (2010)---20
Percy Jackson Films--20
Dungeons and Dragons (2000)---20
Wrath of the Dragon King (D&D)--20
Book of Vile Darkness (D&D)---20
Excalibur--20
Willow--20
Sword and Sorcerer--20
Hawk the Slayer---20
Beastmaster---20
Legend---20
Dragonslayer--20
Pirates of the Caribbean series---20
13th Warrior--20
Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail---20
Dragonheart---20
Seventh Son---20
A Knight's Tale---20
Headhunter---20
Mythica series---20
Warcraft---20

The Top 5 at the time they went from 6 to 5, ranked in order

LoTR

Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
Krull

Willow
 
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Sacrosanct

Legend
For me, it has to be

Conan the Barbarian (2011)--20
Conan the Barbarian (1981)--20
Conan the Destroyer +1 (21)
LoTR--20
The Hobbit--20
Harryhausen Sinbad (1970s)--20
Clash of the Titans (1981)--20
Clash/Wrath of the Titans (2010)---20
Percy Jackson Films--20
Dungeons and dragons (2000) -2 (18)
Wrath of the Dragon King (D&D)--20
Book of Vile Darkness (D&D)---20
Excalibur--20
Willow--20
Sword and Sorcerer--20
Hawk the Slayer---20
Beastmaster---20
Legend---20
Dragonslayer--20
Pirates of the Caribbean series---20
13th Warrior--20
Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail---20
Dragonheart---20
Seventh Son---20
A Knight's Tale---20
Headhunter---20
Mythica series---20
Warcraft---20
 

Aldarc

Legend
Conan the Barbarian (2011)--20
Conan the Barbarian (1981)-- 20+1 = 21
Conan the Destroyer --- 21
LoTR--20
The Hobbit--20
Harryhausen Sinbad (1970s)--20
Clash of the Titans (1981)--20
Clash/Wrath of the Titans (2010)---20
Percy Jackson Films--20
Dungeons and dragons (2000) 18
Wrath of the Dragon King (D&D)--20
Book of Vile Darkness (D&D)---20
Excalibur--20
Willow--20
Sword and Sorcerer--20
Hawk the Slayer---20
Beastmaster---20
Legend---20
Dragonslayer--20
Pirates of the Caribbean series---20
13th Warrior--20
Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail---20
Dragonheart---20
Seventh Son---20
A Knight's Tale---20
Headhunter---20
Mythica series---20
Warcraft--- 20-2 = 18
 

Conan the Barbarian (2011)--20
Conan the Barbarian (1981)-- 21
Conan the Destroyer --- 21
LoTR--20
The Hobbit--20
Harryhausen Sinbad (1970s)--20
Clash of the Titans (1981)--20
Clash/Wrath of the Titans (2010)---20
Percy Jackson Films--20
Dungeons and dragons (2000) 18
Wrath of the Dragon King (D&D)--20
Book of Vile Darkness (D&D)---20
Excalibur--20
Willow--20
Sword and Sorcerer--20
Hawk the Slayer---20
Beastmaster---20
Legend---20
Dragonslayer--20
Pirates of the Caribbean series---20
13th Warrior--20
Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail---21 - sorry, but this is closest to D&D as it is actually played
Dragonheart---20
Seventh Son---20
A Knight's Tale---18 - you could do a sports-based campaign, but it's far from typical
Headhunter---20
Mythica series---20
Warcraft--- 18


Good list. My vote is not a comment on the quality of the movies.
 
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toucanbuzz

No rule is inviolate
Conan the Barbarian (2011) 20
Conan the Barbarian (1981) 21
Conan the Destroyer 21
LoTR 20
The Hobbit 20
Harryhausen Sinbad (1970s) 20
Clash of the Titans (1981) 20
Clash/Wrath of the Titans (2010) 20
Percy Jackson Films 20
Dungeons and dragons (2000) 18 - 2 = 16
Wrath of the Dragon King (D&D) 20
Book of Vile Darkness (D&D) 20
Excalibur 20
Willow 20 + 1 = 21
Sword and Sorcerer 20
Hawk the Slayer 20
Beastmaster 20
Legend 20
Dragonslayer 20
Pirates of the Caribbean series 20
13th Warrior 20
Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail 21
Dragonheart 20
Seventh Son 20
A Knight's Tale 18
Headhunter 20
Mythica series 20
Warcraft 18

There are SO many of these movies that need to be dropped into a deep, dark Abyss, burned, sealed up eternally, and forgotten. At least the 1980s movies could claim we didn't know what we were doing. The D&D 2000 movie makes me want to hurl. I support Willow because it's the reluctant hero, light hearted adventuring, and has the best line of "I stole the baby...while you were taking a pee pee!"
 





aco175

Legend
Conan the Barbarian (2011) 20
Conan the Barbarian (1981) 21
Conan the Destroyer 21
LoTR 20
The Hobbit 20
Harryhausen Sinbad (1970s) 20
Clash of the Titans (1981) 20
Clash/Wrath of the Titans (2010) 20
Percy Jackson Films 20
Dungeons and dragons (2000) 18 - 2 = 16
Wrath of the Dragon King (D&D) 20
Book of Vile Darkness (D&D) 20
Excalibur 20
Willow 20 + 1 = 21
Sword and Sorcerer 20+1=21 This one defined the genre for me. I might have low standards though.
Hawk the Slayer 20
Beastmaster 20
Legend 20-2=18 This one did not.
Dragonslayer 20
Pirates of the Caribbean series 20
13th Warrior 20
Monty Python, Quest for the Holy Grail 21
Dragonheart 20
Seventh Son 20
A Knight's Tale 18
Headhunter 20
Mythica series 20
Warcraft 18
 

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