True D&D style movies, comics and anime!

[Viking Bastard]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Well, many of MY games are kinda like that.

 

[WayneLigon]

Let me rephase my oriignal question.
Take all the elements from the core D&D books, like the PHB, DMG and MM 1&2 and which movie that has been made be close or similar to earlier statement.
Lets say if there was a fantasy movie out there be american live action, american animated or anime that had all the elements from the d&D 3 core books which title would you pick?

Disregard Record or Lodoss War series and movies and Lord of the Rings.

Given those criteria, that narrows it down quite a lot. Very few movies have that 'party' structure that D&D has and fewer than that have a magic-weilding 'PC'. That cuts out Ladyhawke, Dragonslayer, Princess Bride, Legend, Krull, Storm Riders, many others.

Willow probably comes the closest to qualifying of any major release: it has (some) magic, magic items, a (very loose) party structure including a main cast member (PC) that is at least potentially capable of magic.

Hawk The Slayer is also close; warrior, a rogue, a wizard (but, as I remember, no real D&D-type casting of spells?), etc; a quest, a magic item, and such.

The D&D Animated series of course qualifies, but barely since we can't really say Presto knows anything about magic. That more than anything ruined the show for me: making the wizard a fumbling little useless bit of monster-fodder.

 

[Aaron2]

My fave is "The Barbarians" from the late 80s. Very stupid and very D&D.


Aaron

 

[Villano]

I saw the Sword and the Sorcerer I think with David Caradine with that three bladed sword. Man, what was I thinking?

I have no idea what you're thinking because David Caradine was never in Sword and the Sorcerer. You're thinking of Lee Horsley.

David Caradine did do a fantasy pic that had a three-breasted woman, though. Can't think of its title for the life of me, and I even have it on tape somewhere...

Hopefully, you were just mixing up the actors and can tell the difference between breasts and swords. If you can't, let me in on one of your games because I bet they're alot of fun! "Suddenly, she whips out her double D's and attacks! You take 1d12 bludgeoning damage!"

 

[Villano]

It's all about Cave Dwellers, yo.

"Ator fliiiiies, and so does my heart"

This, along with Manos and Space Mutiny, is one of my favorite MST3Ks.

"Why is she limping?" - JOEL

"Because she got shot in the arm with an arrow." - CROW

On a serious note, by God, that movie is just like the first D&D games we played as kids! A vague, magical item. 3 characters that are capable of overthrowing an army. A bad guy with no particular motivation. Some side quests.

And a hang gliding barbarian.

 

[Pants]

Anime: Rune Soldier
The main party even consists of the standard DnD party, 1 Thief, 1 Fighter, 1 Cleric, and 1 Wizard (err kinda). Throw in lots of goblins, demons, ruin raiding, gratuitous nudity (errr), panty jokes, and stupid faces and you probably have the most accurate DnD to screen translation ever. Plus it doesn't take itself seriously.

 

[S'mon]

'Good movie' and 'D&D-like movie' are not the same thing!

Eg the second Conan movie was much more D&Dish than the first IMO, although the first is a better movie. 'Hawk the Slayer' is extremely D&Dish, it's a movie I like a lot although some people put it in the 'so bad it's good' camp. It was clearly inspired by D&D and/or the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks of the era, along with Tolkien of course. 'The Fellowship of the Ring' movie, with its orc fighter antagonist, cheesy dwarf and self-consciously 'cool' elf ranger, was very D&Dish, much moreso than the original novel IMO.

Movies and RPGs are different art forms, being a really good movie and faithfully modelling the D&D game may not be wholly compatible...

 

[satori01]

Conan the Destroyer absolutely has the D&D feel, I always know when that movie has been on TV or someone has rented it in my gaming group, as the next session some npc is getting a weapon thrown at them with the words "Enough Talk" being uttered.

Combat obssesed barbarian
Clepto Thief
monkish chick with a quarterstaff
Cowardly befuddled wizard
a room full of enchanted mirrors and a monster
Big summoned Demon via evil queen
and of course the true element of all D&D campaigns:

The Best NBA center of all time wielding a funky exotic toucan sam bird beak.

I still dream of a day were James Cameron will direct Arnold in a third Conan Movie, before age shrinks him down to seth green size.

 

[tecnodemon]

Given those criteria, that narrows it down quite a lot. Very few movies have that 'party' structure that D&D has and fewer than that have a magic-weilding 'PC'. That cuts out Ladyhawke, Dragonslayer, Princess Bride, Legend, Krull, Storm Riders, many others.

Willow probably comes the closest to qualifying of any major release: it has (some) magic, magic items, a (very loose) party structure including a main cast member (PC) that is at least potentially capable of magic.

Hawk The Slayer is also close; warrior, a rogue, a wizard (but, as I remember, no real D&D-type casting of spells?), etc; a quest, a magic item, and such.

The D&D Animated series of course qualifies, but barely since we can't really say Presto knows anything about magic. That more than anything ruined the show for me: making the wizard a fumbling little useless bit of monster-fodder.

No keep Legend in the list for certian reasons. There is few magic but is it close to what I am looking for. Krull maybe, still not sure, but the Cyclops guy was my favorite charcater in the film. Come to think of it, they had a wziard, of course he the fool type who shapeshifts into animals. And of course they had laser guns, maybe that throws people off. That can be said thery were magical rods that shoot magic missles. So those two would fit.

 

[tecnodemon]

Conan the Destroyer absolutely has the D&D feel, I always know when that movie has been on TV or someone has rented it in my gaming group, as the next session some npc is getting a weapon thrown at them with the words "Enough Talk" being uttered.

Combat obssesed barbarian
Clepto Thief
monkish chick with a quarterstaff
Cowardly befuddled wizard
a room full of enchanted mirrors and a monster
Big summoned Demon via evil queen
and of course the true element of all D&D campaigns:

The Best NBA center of all time wielding a funky exotic toucan sam bird beak.

I still dream of a day were James Cameron will direct Arnold in a third Conan Movie, before age shrinks him down to seth green size.

King Conan to a theater near you.. already in the process.